WOW, what a bunch of miserables we have turned into that we gripe about such a beautiful holiday invading our lives in what we perceive to be an excessive way.
Is this an adult thing? I remember as a child, teenager, young adult looking forward the Christmas. I admit in my middle ages I now look at it as a bit of a burden dealing with the stress of making sure I buy appropriate gifts, juggling in-law and my own family demands, plus a lifetime of horrific family experiences as a child and teenager during this holiday (some of which will make your skin crawl). I also hate the same Christmas songs being played over and over and over again.
That said, those are MY problems, and not Christmas’ fault.
I don’t RESENT Christmas itself, and I don’t get the hate for it being celebrated so early.
I almost wonder if we now have a cynicism where we are like “Why are we nice to each other only during Christmas?” but if you look at human nature, we really aren’t. To me the holiday is but a yearly reminder of how we SHOULD be to one another, all year long, and that is the Spirit of Christmas, and its up to us whether we carry that forward the rest of the year or not.