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"Christmas is about giving, not receiving"
Yes, it's well over a month before Christmas, but that doesn't stop the advertisers.
On the surface, it seems like a nice little altruistic message. But the problem is that it is often used in a way that still puts emphasis on material goods. So instead of enjoying getting a whole bunch of toys to throw away the next day, you now get the responsibility to give everyone you like a whole bunch of toys. And advertisers couldn't be arsed either way; you're still buying their crap. Worse, since when is giving supposed to make people so stressed out?
Ironically, I think that Garfield Christmas special got it right: "Christmas: it's not the giving, it's not the getting, it's the loving."
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I think that's what was originally meant by Christmas is about giving, but advertisers warped the message
A celebration.
lol jk of course.
No, really, I'm okay with it, and I wonder why people aren't.
I like it
Lullay, Thou little tiny Child,
By, by, lully, lullay.
Lullay, Thou little tiny Child.
By, by, lully, lullay.
O sisters, too, how may we do,
For to preserve this day;
This poor Youngling for whom we sing,
By, by, lully, lullay.
Herod the King, in his raging,
Charged he hath this day;
His men of might, in his own sight,
All children young, to slay.
Then woe is me, poor Child, for Thee,
And ever mourn and say;
For Thy parting, nor say nor sing,
By, by, lully, lullay.
My rabbit was lucky. He wasn't fixed so he ran away with a wild female rabbit
...My rabbit also liked the taste of meat
It warms my heart to imagine a pack of rabbits descended from my rabbit chasing down prey and slaughtering it for a feast
^ That reminds me of the vicious rabbit from Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
Christmas for me is about seeing my family, not having to go to work, and also having an excuse not to go to church because there's loads of carol services on TV. Actually, from a religious point of view, Easter is more important.
This.
Maybe.