I see. I believe, so.

[He knew Americans had some oddball beliefs and customs sometimes, but...wow.]

But wait . . . must be a newer tradition? Patrick Swayze is the name of a Hollywood actor, isn't it? Or did the actor take a stage name from a figure in Christmas folklore?

[You'll have to forgive him, Crow. He's probably actually even younger than YOU are, and a fraction as genre-savvy.]