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That Christmas Christmas [Christ's Mass], in the Christian calendar, feast of the nativity of Jesus, celebrated in Roman Catholic and Protestant Churches on Dec. 25. In liturgical importance it ranks after Easter, Pentecost, and Epiphany (Jan. 6).  gift you hated but couldn't bear to return last year could be perfect for somebody special on your list this year. And most people wouldn't disapprove dis·ap·prove  
v. dis·ap·proved, dis·ap·prov·ing, dis·ap·proves

v.tr.
1. To have an unfavorable opinion of; condemn.

2. To refuse to approve; reject.

v.intr.
 if you passed it on. Harris Interactive Harris Interactive (NASDAQ: HPOL) is an American market research company that specializes in public opinion research using both telephone and surveys on online panels. The company is the product of a 1996 merger between the Gordon S. Black Company and Louis Harris & Associates. , a market research firm, found that 78 percent of American adults believe it is acceptable to re-gift and that 52 percent have or would re-gift, reports Reuters Reuters

British cooperative news agency. Founded in 1851 by Paul Julius Reuter, it was initially concerned with commercial news but began to serve a growing newspaper clientele after the London Morning Advertiser subscribed in 1858.
. Most re-gift givers have good intentions, with 77 percent saying that the item was perfect for its new recipient. Here are some very Christian Christmas gifts that surely won't be re-gifted:
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Title Annotation:catholic tastes
Author:Sweas, Megan
Publication:U.S. Catholic
Date:Dec 1, 2006
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