What's your opinion on Christmas?

A materialistic holiday? A time to help others? Get drunk on eggnog?

i love christmas.

great family time.

decorating the house.

putting up and decorating the tree

christmas music throughout the house.

baking cookies.

homemade buckeyes

homemade chex mix.

just good times all around. the only real time we have alot of family time.

I love Christmas. I'm not religious, but yesterday my mom and I stopped into the Salvation Army thrift store (jesus lovin' people, they had a display up with a bible open and pictures of jesus on the walls) and I actually found myself REALLY wanting some of the cute little tree decorations they had of camels and mangers and stuff. The Christmas story is, to me, just a story and has always been. It's the same as the Charlie Brown Christmas story to me, and it's a nice one to hear, even if I'm agnostic.

I think I love the holiday so much because it's a time when people can be happy and enjoy each other's company. Indulge in things, and spend quality time. I love buying gifts, getting gifts, baking, wrapping presents, decorating, the TV specials... It's just a really awesome feel-good time of year and even depression can't take that away from me. The holidays are the one time of year I can forget I'm depressed and want to die.

I cannot WAIT til I have my own house and kids and can have people over for dinner. Pinterest has made me giddy, I'll be decorating like mad and making tons of delicious things and memories with my family.

EDIT for GS making my post a wall of text.

I think it's a stupid tradition. People act like it's so important to be loving/caring/charitable/friendly/etc. on that one day out of the year. If they truly believed in being like that, and if they had integrity, they would act that way every day.Laihendi

I hate it. And not in a bah-humbug kinda way.

If it was one day, it would be fine. Fun, even.

But it's a fvcking month-and-a-half.:evil:

I had to listen to Jingle Bells and Winter Wonderland in the grocery store today. IN THE MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER!!!:|

:cry:

LOVE Christmas. Gonna put the lights up next weekend probably.

LOVE Christmas. Gonna put the lights up next weekend probably.

Pirate700

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LOVE Christmas. Gonna put the lights up next weekend probably.

KiIIyou

The only three things about Christmas I dislike are:Zeviander

I think it's a stupid tradition. People act like it's so important to be loving/caring/charitable/friendly/etc. on that one day out of the year. If they truly believed in being like that, and if they had integrity, they would act that way every day.Laihendi

The only three things about Christmas I dislike are: 1. Christians claim it to be "their holiday" despite aside from the date being falsely attributed as Jesus' birth, it is entirely pagan in origin and features nothing about the Christian moral code in it's celebration. It celebrates excesses in harvest and wealth, worship of trees, and features gorging on food and liquor and reveling in hedonistic behavior. 2. The commercialization of a family holiday. Purchased gifts are advertised as mandatory, and we are engrained to believe that the more we give of a company's products, the better we should feel. I have no problems with gift giving... but it should be a thoughtful gift, not a bunch of gift cards. 3. Xmas music. :evil:Zeviander

[QUOTE="Laihendi"]I think it's a stupid tradition. People act like it's so important to be loving/caring/charitable/friendly/etc. on that one day out of the year. If they truly believed in being like that, and if they had integrity, they would act that way every day.l4dak47

It's loads of fun. Unless you're in OT, then it's about liberal users getting upset with wishing others a Merry Christmas.

[QUOTE="l4dak47"][QUOTE="Laihendi"]I think it's a stupid tradition. People act like it's so important to be loving/caring/charitable/friendly/etc. on that one day out of the year. If they truly believed in being like that, and if they had integrity, they would act that way every day.Pirate700

The only three things about Christmas I dislike are: 1. Christians claim it to be "their holiday" despite aside from the date being falsely attributed as Jesus' birth, it is entirely pagan in origin and features nothing about the Christian moral code in it's celebration. It celebrates excesses in harvest and wealth, worship of trees, and features gorging on food and liquor and reveling in hedonistic behavior. Zeviander

Pretty sure most ancient festivals around the solstice were to celebrate the return of the indomitable sun, rather than actually worship of trees. The way I understand it, people brought evergreen trees in and decorated them because they were the only green things left, and with the sun climbing back toward spring they were just praying for $hit to grow.

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LOVE Christmas. Gonna put the lights up next weekend probably.

Pirate700

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[QUOTE="KiIIyou"]Don't burn down your house!KiIIyou

Lame once you become an adult. Only thing to look forward to is time off work/school.

Lame once you become an adult. Only thing to look forward to is time off work/school.

Blue-Sky

Ok, you crossed the line with #3. Christmas music rocks. Listening to it right now actually. :lol:Pirate700

The same 100 songs... over and over and over and over and over and over until you are ready to puncture your eardrums to end the inanity.Zeviander

100 unique songs is about twice as many as most radio stations routinely play.

An enjoyable environment and atmosphere, in which I enjoy greatly. It is completely a materialistic holiday, regardless of the "true meaning of Christmas" is to some people.WSGRandomPerson

Perfect way to put it. And to me I dont care about the religious part at all. I'm not Christian but I still enjoy the lights, music, food, friends, parties. Especially right after daylight saving time ends and its depressing how early it gets dark. Forget all the crap and just enjoy it.

People are already putting their lights up here. I've got my work cut out for me this year if I'm going to compete. :P

ive got a christmas sig i made today with Carrie Underwood in it.

been thinking about putting it up early:P

ive got a christmas sig i made today with Carrie Underwood in it.

been thinking about putting it up early:P

konvikt_17

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ive got a christmas sig i made today with Carrie Underwood in it.

been thinking about putting it up early:P

Pirate700

indeed.

It's fun.

It's a nice time to spend with your family and friends.

It's sad that stores try to cash in on it two months before but the solution to that is simple, only buy from them what you need and ignore'em.

It's a worthless holiday that's just there for people to have an excuse on spending money.

[QUOTE="Zeviander"]The only three things about Christmas I dislike are: 1. Christians claim it to be "their holiday" despite aside from the date being falsely attributed as Jesus' birth, it is entirely pagan in origin and features nothing about the Christian moral code in it's celebration. It celebrates excesses in harvest and wealth, worship of trees, and features gorging on food and liquor and reveling in hedonistic behavior. 2. The commercialization of a family holiday. Purchased gifts are advertised as mandatory, and we are engrained to believe that the more we give of a company's products, the better we should feel. I have no problems with gift giving... but it should be a thoughtful gift, not a bunch of gift cards. 3. Xmas music. :evil:Pirate700

It's always been big in our family because my mom's birthday is on Xmas. We go all out starting with the tree and so on.

I think it's a stupid tradition. People act like it's so important to be loving/caring/charitable/friendly/etc. on that one day out of the year. If they truly believed in being like that, and if they had integrity, they would act that way every day.Laihendi

We do things a little differently...

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Reason to get my family presents without them Bishing o3o

[QUOTE="Laihendi"]I think it's a stupid tradition. People act like it's so important to be loving/caring/charitable/friendly/etc. on that one day out of the year. If they truly believed in being like that, and if they had integrity, they would act that way every day.Kage1

I agree it's sad how people use the excuse of lets have this day be special to be nice and caring to people/family. That should be almost an everyday thing, not a ******* holiday once a year.

Also **** mom and dads who brain wash their kids about santa, that is just sick.

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[QUOTE="Laihendi"]I think it's a stupid tradition. People act like it's so important to be loving/caring/charitable/friendly/etc. on that one day out of the year. If they truly believed in being like that, and if they had integrity, they would act that way every day.Ballroompirate

I agree it's sad how people use the excuse of lets have this day be special to be nice and caring to people/family. That should be almost an everyday thing, not a ******* holiday once a year.

Also **** mom and dads who brain wash their kids about santa, that is just sick.