Anybody not in the mood for christmas?

[scorpa]

I'm not usually a christmas party person...or christmas person in general really but my class had a christmas party and to liven things up the person hosting it rented dance dance revolution for playstation! Now that was fun. First christmas party I've been to that hasn't sucked. It was the greatest party ever.

 

[J77]

I bought a tree today, it's resting on the balcony...

 

[jim mcnamara]

- Christmas is the season where most people spend the most money. In Europe and The United States, we are talking maybe thousands of billion of dollars.
- Suicide rates and depression increase manifold during the Christmas.
- Christmas makes people get more loans to pay for it.
- Business loose income and productivity over Christmas.

Is it really worth it?

Gee, are you one of those people who hate holidays? Even so-called "primitive people" are smart enough to have several fun festivals every year. It's largely Americans that make a profession of hating this stuff. IMO.

 

[LightbulbSun]

Gee, are you one of those people who hate holidays? Even so-called "primitive people" are smart enough to have several fun festivals every year. It's largely Americans that make a profession of hating this stuff. IMO.

There's only a few festive holidays: christmas, thanksgiving, easter and labor day. Should we love all the holidays? What about Columbus Day? Would I be a big old grump if I hated that day?

 

[Huckleberry]

I'm surprised I got two cards this year. I wish people would stop sending these things and just call and say what's up. I don't want any cards or gifts, and I don't want to send them. I only tolerate it because I'm sure they get some sense of relief for including me. Why won't they let me eat my ramen in peace!

Bah Humbug!

 

[Mk]

I don't really like festivities, and don't really like getting cards. Jeez. It seems silly and immature to me, and every year I am astounded to the fact that we, after thousands of years, the most developed humans still have an annual winter rituals and celebrations to the sun god.

 

[Moridin]

Gee, are you one of those people who hate holidays? Even so-called "primitive people" are smart enough to have several fun festivals every year. It's largely Americans that make a profession of hating this stuff. IMO.

If you are prepared for the sacrifice of human lives, productivity, accumulation of debt and so on then I see no problem with it. Happy holidays.

 

[G01]

Well I'm slowly getting into the Christmas spirit, at least a tiny bit:

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Still not looking forward to the party though!

 

[arunma]

I think this holiday is over-the-top and hyped up by the media way too much. To me , christmas is just another excused to waste money on useless items that you will probably replaced the next time christmas comes around! To me christmas is no more different than Valentine's day : There all just another excuse to boost the economy. Not that I'm against practicing capitalism. But please see this holiday for what it is and its certainly not magical . There isn't anything magical about it capitalism at its peak. I The only people who will enjoy christmas the most are people under twelve. College students will also enjoy christmas the most because they get a month off to stray away from school for awhile to relax. I don't understand why people over 25 who don't have any children enjoy this holiday so much. You can be around family anytime of the year . In fact, I don't think I want to be around a lot of people in the winter; I want to stay in bed for awhile and not talk to anybody until their isn't an inch of snow left on the ground.

Yeah, I know what you mean. Christmas has more or less been an orgy of capitalism for the past fifty or so years, hasn't it? If it makes you feel better, I don't do much for Christmas either. I only observe the religious aspects of Christmas, but as someone who is already pretty active in the church, this isn't much of a departure from the norm for me. The upside: I didn't have to get up early on Black Friday!

I think I'm one of those danged Puritan that Jim Mcnamara alluded to.

I thought the "Festival of Lights" was a Jewish tradition.

I think you may be thinking about Diwali, the Indian Festival of Light.

 

[J77]

Overnight, it's turned into a winter wonderland in Amsterdam.

Frost on all the trees, small canals frozen over... proper brass monkeys weather

Will decorate the tree later. Have the feeling it will snow...

 

[kewlpseudonym]

I think this holiday is over-the-top and hyped up by the media way too much. To me , christmas is just another excused to waste money on useless items that you will probably replaced the next time christmas comes around! To me christmas is no more different than Valentine's day : There all just another excuse to boost the economy. Not that I'm against practicing capitalism. But please see this holiday for what it is and its certainly not magical . There isn't anything magical about it capitalism at its peak. I The only people who will enjoy christmas the most are people under twelve. College students will also enjoy christmas the most because they get a month off to stray away from school for awhile to relax. I don't understand why people over 25 who don't have any children enjoy this holiday so much. You can be around family anytime of the year . In fact, I don't think I want to be around a lot of people in the winter; I want to stay in bed for awhile and not talk to anybody until their isn't an inch of snow left on the ground.

i NEVER used to like christmas, because people hustle and bustle around getting useless ornate objects and my under-privileged family couldn't afford much... but i liked the blinky lights on the christmas tree and i loved sneaking in the gifts or trying to find where my mom might have hid them... i joined the military reluctantly [still hating it] and now I am clear across the country longing to be home just for the taste of yummy cookies and putting the angel on the tip of the tree. I am working christmas, just like i work thanksgiving and they want me slaving away on new years too. i would kill for the holiday spirit. enjoy what you got, even if its a phoney christmas card with no money inside and signed "love somebody" inside because its better than being away from anyone and everyone and working on a day people normally have off.