Zorac (zorac) wrote,
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  • Music: Anything but Christmas tunes...

It's the most rantiful time of the year...

I was going to post this yesterday, when the timing would have been a little more auspicious, but hey ho. The target of today's rant is the earliness of Christmas - yes, christmas stuff has already started appearing in the shops - three months ahead of time. Doubtless, in another month or so the decorations will be going up, the holiday music will be playing and the shelves will be packed with naff gifts. Oh, joy.

It's just wrong

I may be a confirmed atheist, but that doesn't stop me from finding the over-commercialisation of Christmas tacky in the extreme. The fact that we're bombarded with it for around a quarter of the year robs the day itself of being anything much special. If I had my may, they wouldn't be allowed to go all Christmas until December - and having the decorations up beyond twelfth night would be not only unlucky, but downright illegal.
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I Confess

huskyteer

September 26 2003, 07:25:33 UTC 17 years ago

I can't get enough of Christmas. I start looking forward to it immediately my birthday's over, and I'm already thinking about ordering this year's selection of cat-related cards. Sorry.

dejaspirit

September 26 2003, 08:02:59 UTC 17 years ago

And the choir says "AMEN!"

imc

September 26 2003, 09:43:54 UTC 17 years ago

Tesco has had christmas puddings for a couple of weeks now.

I have to admit we've had our christmas tree up all year <g> but as it's 18 inches high and made of chrome-coloured wire it isn't all that christmassy really.

hermorrine

September 26 2003, 10:24:38 UTC 17 years ago

I know that my agreeing with you on most everything may seem pathetic to some, but I really agree with this. You know that you and I celebrate Christmas with the same non-religious mindset, but I still think of it as a special time and seeing the over-commericialization thrown in everyone's face so early really lessens it for me.

leiabelle

September 26 2003, 11:29:10 UTC 17 years ago

Dude, this confirmed Christian finds the over-commericialisation tacky in the extreme too. Same thing with all the other holidays -- do they really have to start advertising for everything 2 months or more in advance. Grr argh.