Learners do not need to be actively celebrating Christmas or another seasonal holiday to take part in this class. We will take a scientist's approach to observing, concept-mapping, and measuring aspects that people consider important to 'holiday spirit' rather than promoting any particular religious worldview. 

As the teacher, I will provide some examples of things that are commonly associated with christmas/holidays, but this will be done in an objective way, and learners are welcome to adapt their own 'christmas spirit' scale to include their own traditions and ideas. We will acknowledge the idea that religion is an important aspect of holidays for some people while focusing on the secular traditions important in determining the "christmas spirit" we've all heard about in festive movies.