Winkler doesn't particularly like Christmas of its own accord. He's always been more of a Thanksgiving guy, and he resents the constant push earlier in the year that Christmas always makes. Like, let him enjoy his annual remembrance of brutal genocide in peace, please. You can't truly enjoy pecan pie without at least a little bit of deep-seeded ancestral guilt in there somewhere, and Jingle Bells just ruins that completely. I suppose "Last Christmas" fits that bill somewhat. The Native Americans "gave us their heart", and the very next day (or however many years later) we "gave it away" by slaughtering them mercilessly and driving them from their homes of countless generations. This year, to save them from (Trail of) Tears, they'll give it to someone special. Anyway, Winkler always tries to push back against the rising Christmastide by celebrating Thanksgiving until AT LEAST the end of November, which also happens to be his birthday. Recently, he's been hosting birthday parties with a Thanksgiving theme in order to raise awareness. Partygoers' impressions of the informational fliers he hands out as party favors seem mixed, but the Turkey pot pie in place of birthday cake is always a big hit. Okay, not always a big hit. In fact, some people are borderline mutinous when he reveals it, but what are they gonna do? NOT eat birthday pot pie? Yeah, that's what he thought. Happy Thanksgiving, motherfuckers.
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