A controversy continues to brew over the red cup introduced by Starbucks to kick off the holiday season: Is the new cup design in line with the Christmas spirit?

The coffee company describes the cup’s color as a simple, poppy red “that shades into a darker cranberry.”

“We have anchored the design with the classic Starbucks holiday red that is bright and exciting,” Jeffrey Fields, Starbucks vice president of design and content, said in an official statement. “The ombré creates a distinctive dimension, fluidity and weightedness.”

Each year, Starbucks unveils a new cup design for the Christmas season.

“In the past, we have told stories with our holiday cups designs,” Fields said, according to the Starbucks release. “This year we wanted to usher in the holidays with a purity of design that welcomes all of our stories.”

The absence of such traditional elements as snowflakes and ornaments has left some in the social media world blowing up over a “war on Christmas”—for what others say is a non-issue. Some note that the green and white Starbucks logo on the red background has a Christmas feel. 

“Starbucks has become a place of sanctuary during the holidays,” Fields said. “We’re embracing the simplicity and the quietness of it. It’s [a] more open way to usher in the holiday.”

Here are 24 tweets about the controversy that left some threatening to boycott the coffee chain.