Christmas - a commercial tradition?
[this is just a rant]
Many kids are already counting down the days: less than five weeks till Christmas. They are excited for the Christmas cookies, the snow, the holiday, and, of course, the presents.
But year after year I hear the same complaints about Christmas. It's boring and annoying, redundant and pure commercial. Of course, there are a lot of people who make a big bunch of money out of the yearly Christmas business. Many people feel bombarded by the whole Christmas idea. You can already see Christmas light in November, the Christmas market is about to start too. And why should we buy something for people anyways, some ask. Christmas presents become more and more expensive. Christmas decoration more and more extravagant. Christmas sucks, we don't want it, we don't need it.
Hearing people talk like that actually makes me sad.
Why do so many people always have to look at the bad side of things?
First of all, Christmas is a traditional holiday. It actually means something for a lot of people. If we get rid of more and more old tradition then how should our culture survive? Christmas brings people together. The whole family maybe meets once a year to celebrate that special holiday together. You light up candles, you dim the light, and you listen to Christmas music. I know it's not like that in all families, but many families still celebrate it like that.
Christmas bears a lot of positive values that we should keep. Charity, altruism, and family and friendship values are just some of them.
Thanks to Christmas a lot of people actually have a job. And the economy that deals with Christmas stuff does not only work around Christmas. It's a business that is going on all year. Imagine canceling the whole Christmas business, do you dare to imagine how many jobs we would loose, how much it would hurt your countries' economy?
And don't you love the smile you bring onto people's face when you give them a small present? I love it. I love Christmas for so many reasons. It doesn't matter if you have a big or a small present for someone, it doesn't matter if you have a present at all. What matters is that you think of someone, that you share some special time with them.
I love the smell on Christmas, I love the candles and the romantic atmosphere. I love going on the Christmas market and drink mulled wine, meet up with friends and have a good time. Look at all the happy smiles in the kid's faces.
And you know, everything is commercial nowadays, Christmas is just as commercial as love or friendship. You don't have to join that commercial trip. Be individual, celebrate it your own way.
People have to learn to not be too bitter about everything. Life is full of so many bad things. We should keep and save the peaceful things we have in life.
Many kids are already counting down the days: less than five weeks till Christmas. They are excited for the Christmas cookies, the snow, the holiday, and, of course, the presents.
But year after year I hear the same complaints about Christmas. It's boring and annoying, redundant and pure commercial. Of course, there are a lot of people who make a big bunch of money out of the yearly Christmas business. Many people feel bombarded by the whole Christmas idea. You can already see Christmas light in November, the Christmas market is about to start too. And why should we buy something for people anyways, some ask. Christmas presents become more and more expensive. Christmas decoration more and more extravagant. Christmas sucks, we don't want it, we don't need it.
Hearing people talk like that actually makes me sad.
Why do so many people always have to look at the bad side of things?
First of all, Christmas is a traditional holiday. It actually means something for a lot of people. If we get rid of more and more old tradition then how should our culture survive? Christmas brings people together. The whole family maybe meets once a year to celebrate that special holiday together. You light up candles, you dim the light, and you listen to Christmas music. I know it's not like that in all families, but many families still celebrate it like that.
Christmas bears a lot of positive values that we should keep. Charity, altruism, and family and friendship values are just some of them.
Thanks to Christmas a lot of people actually have a job. And the economy that deals with Christmas stuff does not only work around Christmas. It's a business that is going on all year. Imagine canceling the whole Christmas business, do you dare to imagine how many jobs we would loose, how much it would hurt your countries' economy?
And don't you love the smile you bring onto people's face when you give them a small present? I love it. I love Christmas for so many reasons. It doesn't matter if you have a big or a small present for someone, it doesn't matter if you have a present at all. What matters is that you think of someone, that you share some special time with them.
I love the smell on Christmas, I love the candles and the romantic atmosphere. I love going on the Christmas market and drink mulled wine, meet up with friends and have a good time. Look at all the happy smiles in the kid's faces.
And you know, everything is commercial nowadays, Christmas is just as commercial as love or friendship. You don't have to join that commercial trip. Be individual, celebrate it your own way.
People have to learn to not be too bitter about everything. Life is full of so many bad things. We should keep and save the peaceful things we have in life.
I love the smell of tinsel. It smells like Christmas..
vonny, November 21st, 2007 at 11:25:05pm
Christmas isn't supposed to be about presents anyway. It's supposed to be about Jesus Christ. But GOD NO WE CAN'T HAVE THAT CAN WE.
So, they commercialize it.
Andreanus., November 21st, 2007 at 11:02:55pm
thanks :D
lishaaaaa, November 21st, 2007 at 10:29:03pm
Christmas makes people happy by just having a great feel and i think thats whats important .The commercials help with that in my opinion and so do the lights, candlel ,trees ect
I have always loved christmas just because everybody is so happy and excited.
Meerkat, November 21st, 2007 at 09:58:18pm
The Coca Cola Christmas commercial = LOVE xD
I cheer every time I see commercial that says "Christmas" or have like a Christmas theme to it, I jumps and squeal like a little girl seeing My Chemical Romance on tv xD
I'm not even kidding.
But that's mostly cause they mention Christmas at all, and I LOVE Christmas.
Everything about it (duh, I've made like two blogs about it), and yeah, it is kinda sad that people have a very bad relationship to Christmas. But y'know, they're allowed to hate Christmas and it's like.. their loss, so yeah xD
Haha
o.o
that was mean
but yeah
Christmas is awesome ^^,
Wino Forever, November 21st, 2007 at 09:41:51pm
aww i'm happy for you iceboxx!
Love, November 21st, 2007 at 09:22:25pm
Christmas just makes me feel really happy. I don't even want any gifts this year, which is new for me o_o I already get what I want, and I don't want any material things. My sisters come home, the house is constantly clean and smelling nice, everyone around me is happy, and all of those things are good enough for me. I guess the reason why I don't want anything for Christmas is because...well, I didn't really have any friends until this year. I wanted a lot of things to make me not as lonely and to "fill the gap" or whatever. When I started making friends, I never felt lonely and I never needed anything else to make me happy. I'm actually really excited about this because I've never called someone and asked "What'd ya get for Christmas?" and I'm just really looking foward to talking to someone my age about Christmas =]
ok, wow, that didn't have anything to do with this blog...but that's how I feel about Christmas =]
lishaaaaa, November 21st, 2007 at 08:53:46pm
I love the cheesy christmas songs andthe lighthearted fun.
and of course the presents :D
i don't see anything qwrong with being excited about christmas.
i LOVE it
NiMrOd_1995, November 21st, 2007 at 06:21:19pm
I would be ok without presents.... I love the trees, and the music.
:]
The music always has good, light moods and happy feelings
Shorty of Suburbia, November 21st, 2007 at 05:54:34pm
to me, christmas means the coke advert.
that and arguing with everyone over money
and buying rubbish for people i dont even like
christmas had no religious meaning to me
or most people i know
Yay!, November 21st, 2007 at 04:54:35pm
Coca Cola Christmas commercials make my year.
The Doctor., November 21st, 2007 at 04:54:07pm
For me, Christmas is a love hate relationship.
Love because of all the cheers, the lights etc.
And hate because of those stupid commercials.
brompton cocktail., November 21st, 2007 at 02:56:17pm
I agree with you
I love Christmas i get to spend time with my family and my Grandma (who might idk yet last for a next christmas or so) I love going shopping for my family too. Christmas is so much fun.
I wish sometimes Christmas never end so quickly
Great blog
I love it ^^
Rain, November 21st, 2007 at 02:17:10pm