You can't walk a city block without getting jingle belled or ho-ho-hoed these days, and soon, everyone will be wishing you a "Merry Christmas" whether you celebrate the holiday or not. So, this week's sound-off shouts out to anyone who doesn't celebrate the Navidad: What's there to do in this town on Christmas (and Christmas Eve) if you're not slurping egg nog around the tree?

E-mail us at soundoff@staff.onmilwaukee.com and if picked, we'll post your response next Sunday. Only submissions that include your full name and where you live will be considered.

Last week's question: Can Milwaukee support a Major League Soccer team?

Soccer is around 24/7 and for me and when I started reading articles about the possibility of a soccer stadium in Milwaukee, my eyes lit up. I would love to have an atmosphere like that of Chicago, Los Angeles or even London right here in Milwaukee. I think it would also serve as an economical booster for our city.
D. Schwid
Milwaukee

It seems to be an uphill struggle ...The stadium requires an enormous field and stands, it is a really slow sport viewer-wise, and it competes against an already-crowded summer sports and activities calendar. There are other Milwaukee sports/entertainment proposals out there that have a much greater likelihood of success.
Stephen F. Thiel
Milwaukee

MLS in Milwaukee is a natural fit. The Wave and the Rampage (now the Wave United) have set attendance records within their respective leagues in several seasons. With a centralized, high-profile downtown stadium, a Major League Soccer team in Milwaukee would have a very good shot at being one of the most popular teams in the league. At the end of the day, Milwaukee only has two major league teams at the moment and studies show that they could support one more. In a city with a large European heritage (and notably successful soccer teams that reflect that, like the Milwaukee Bavarians who have competed for the US Open Cup in recent years), as well as a fast-growing, foreign-born populace whose youth play and follow primarily one sport: soccer, Milwaukee is just about overdue for an MLS team.
Nicholas La Joie
Milwaukee

Definitely. Plenty of "soccerphiles" up there. And there are lots of us who will be happy to drive up for games against the Fire.
Rey Phillips
Chicago

Milwaukee turned down an opportunity to host an NHL team. We have one of the best IHL teams in the league, and ticket sales are still struggling. The Wave is not a major draw in Milwaukee, and MLS in general never fairs as well as it's pro counterparts do. To take a sport in which ticket sales are low, members of the local championship team are rarely ever talked about in the paper or about town, and make it a pro team ... I just don't see it working.
Jacob Mueller
Milwaukee

I support the Chicago Fire and you could count on me to be at both Fire/Milwaukee games in Milwaukee each year (even midweek games). I'm not qualified to determine my personal economic impact on the city by those two visits -- but I'd bring my voice and passion for the Fire and thus start to hold up the Fire end of what surely would be a budding local rivalry. Likewise I'd expect a big traveling contingent from Milwaukee to makes its way down for something other than Cubs/Brewers games.
Desi Leyba
Chicago

Yeah, Milwaukee could support it if there is a decent venue in a decent location. Since the Packers tickets are so hard to get, Milwaukee could embrace an upstart MLS team given the diverse (and growing more diverse) demographics of the city. The key is to make the venue (and surrounding area) a destination area so that more than just the team can be the attraction (aka Wrigley Field). Easy transit/parking would be needed as well. Lastly, make it somewhat affordable for families so that you can start growing your fan base at a young age -- these will be customers for life.
Mark Spirk
Milwaukee

Not on your life. Put a little more money into the fine arts and less into just another ho-hum sports team.
Bea Turkowski
Milwaukee

I think we SHOULD have an MLS soccer team. Soccer is so big here, with Milwaukee being such a multi-ethnic rich community. I think it would go over awesome!
C. Simonz
Milwaukee

I think it would be a great idea. I also think a downtown stadium would have a positive impact on Milwaukee's economy.
Lee Ward
Chicago

Milwaukee could absolutely be a thriving MLS city. All the aforementioned aspects of soccer culture are already in place here. If they'd just put in place a nice, intimate soccer-specific stadium, the league would have to consider it strongly.
Mary Fraas
Milwaukee

Milwaukee is a great American city and we need to promote soccer in great cities that understand the sport so that MLS can flourish and so that soccer can flourish in America. The presence of a strong franchise only 90 minutes away in Chicago -- home of many traditional rivals -- will help create buzz around the games and provide plenty of opportunities for Milwaukee fans to get a swift introduction to the league and enjoy some nice traveling games. After years of lackluster achievement (and indifferent ownership) by the Milwaukee Brewers, it is time for sports fans in Wisconsin to get an alternative: MLS soccer!
K. Woodard
Milwaukee