When the holiday season rolls around, some interfaith households <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Ftopics%2F891452">celebrate a combination of holidays</a>. Christmas and Hanukkah, dubbed by some as Chrismukkah, is one example. Find out how these families celebrate this blended holiday.
What does Chrismukkah look like? —
When the holiday season rolls around, some interfaith households celebrate a combination of holidays. Christmas and Hanukkah, dubbed by some as Chrismukkah, is one example. Find out how these families celebrate this blended holiday.
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Rebecca Kopelman and her husband began celebrating Chrismukkah in their first year of dating, as he's Jewish and she's Methodist. It's a tradition they've been <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-893989">celebrating for nine years</a>.
What does Chrismukkah look like? —
Rebecca Kopelman and her husband began celebrating Chrismukkah in their first year of dating, as he's Jewish and she's Methodist. It's a tradition they've been celebrating for nine years.
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Back in 2006, when the Kopelmans got married, they bought their first Chrismukkah tree. "I was so excited to get our own Christmas tree, but wanted a way for my husband to be excited about it too ... thus the blue and white lights and more ornaments for him," she said.
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Back in 2006, when the Kopelmans got married, they bought their first Chrismukkah tree. "I was so excited to get our own Christmas tree, but wanted a way for my husband to be excited about it too ... thus the blue and white lights and more ornaments for him," she said.
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When an Episcopal woman and a Jewish man fell in love, they learned to <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-894273">celebrate two holidays</a>. "We've called it Chrismukkah ever since the television show 'The OC' had an episode in which one of the characters began calling it Chrismukkah," said Jill Erickson.
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When an Episcopal woman and a Jewish man fell in love, they learned to celebrate two holidays. "We've called it Chrismukkah ever since the television show 'The OC' had an episode in which one of the characters began calling it Chrismukkah," said Jill Erickson.
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One of Erickson's favorite Chrismukkah decorations is a Shalom stocking adorned with jingle bells. "We try to have a good sense of humor about the whole blending thing," she said.
What does Chrismukkah look like? —
One of Erickson's favorite Chrismukkah decorations is a Shalom stocking adorned with jingle bells. "We try to have a good sense of humor about the whole blending thing," she said.
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Erickson and her partner celebrate Christmas with this Advent calendar while lighting a menorah for each day of Hanukkah.
What does Chrismukkah look like? —
Erickson and her partner celebrate Christmas with this Advent calendar while lighting a menorah for each day of Hanukkah.
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<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-893431">Michelle Frantz</a> and her husband, a "Brooklyn Italian and Texan Jew," didn't really celebrate either holiday until the birth of their 2-year-old son, Leo. "We sing 'Jingle Bells,' we light the Chanukah candles and open gifts when we feel like it!" she explained.
What does Chrismukkah look like? —
Michelle Frantz and her husband, a "Brooklyn Italian and Texan Jew," didn't really celebrate either holiday until the birth of their 2-year-old son, Leo. "We sing 'Jingle Bells,' we light the Chanukah candles and open gifts when we feel like it!" she explained.
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Frantz says no one in their family objects to their blended holiday traditions; she says they all do it. "My sister is in the same situation as me: 'Daddy Christmas and Chanukah Mama.'"
What does Chrismukkah look like? —
Frantz says no one in their family objects to their blended holiday traditions; she says they all do it. "My sister is in the same situation as me: 'Daddy Christmas and Chanukah Mama.'"
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"For me, Chrismukkah represents our relationship at its best," said Cassie Pham, who is <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-893909">celebrating the holiday</a> for the first time this year. "We blend our two cultures and lives together not just during this time, but through the year and different events in our families."
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"For me, Chrismukkah represents our relationship at its best," said Cassie Pham, who is celebrating the holiday for the first time this year. "We blend our two cultures and lives together not just during this time, but through the year and different events in our families."
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