When I was a kid, Christmas was my favorite holiday, for obvious reasons (as I think it's probably most kids' favorite), but, as I've grown older Christmas is certainly a humbug. Today, my most favorite holiday is the one that's run roughshod over in order to get to Christmas- Thanksgiving. It's a fairly humble day, not yet completely commercialized, full of family and fun and food. Even with its historically
inaccurate mythology, it's still a good day. Christmas (and its related ethnic counterparts, Channukah and the contrived Kwanzaa) has lost whatever meaning it may have had. Originally set to commemorate the birth of Jesus (which is NOT December 25th), Christmas has returned to its pagan roots. No longer a sanctified day, it's now filled with all sorts of
over-commercialized drival. It's become a day I dread. The music is annoying, the crassness of "gift giving" is nauseating, and all of the assorted effluvia that identifies with it is enough for me to want to hit something. In my opinion, there are only two good things about Christmas: a paid holiday and "A Christmas Carol", the one starring George C. Scott. I think if Scrooge were alive today, he would say,
"Screw it, Christmas is STILL a humbug!".
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