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I asked once why and was told that their store is used by other Macy stores as the model that they copy. I'm sure that by the time Christmas is over the employees breath a sigh of relief. Three months of Christmas is too much of a good thing.
I asked the saleslady what it was about and she explained it to me. People from other stores come and take notes (every year there's a different theme). Then they go to their respective stores and decorate them accordingly. Can you imagine the poor employees listening to almost 3 months of Christmas music?
I once worked one holiday season at the flagship store in Manhattan. By the time New Year came around I hated The Nutcracker.
In my case I didn't have to listen to it continuously because I wasn't on the main floor. I pity anyone in jewelry, cosmetics, perfume or accessories. The main floor is a circus anyway, but having to listen to The Nutcracker on a loop all day long must have driven them bonkers.
It fits so well in this part of the discussion...
Enjoy!
appreciate that.
I don't celebrate that holiday and most of the others for the same reasons, including Hallwe'en. Although, when I'm with other people and they start wishing each other "Happy (insert a holiday here)" to each other, I wish them Happy Hallowe'en for all of them.
It's just part of my charm.
I Have a rule about x-mas I only buy the deals after the holiday and if your over 14 santa died, It is all about guilt-ing people into buying other people crap to add to the corps bottom line on an annual basis, Pretty Jaded I guess, But the truth is in front of our face. 
Then it would be in the intention of the holiday, Let me add that I do love the food and x-mas "Spirits"along with family and friends,Never the less I refuse to participate in the corp/commercial orgy of profit in the guise of a "religious" holiday, Sorry I know I'm a grinch but thats how i see it.
Meri Kurisumasu the Japanese way...and yes, that includes a bucket...
As a matter of fact, I drove up to KFC a little while ago and bought a bucketful. I've spent the last hour or so picking out the very BEST pieces and wrapping them up individually in BEAUTIFUL boxes (bow and everything!) for the people on my list.
Oh, how happy they'll be when they open them in 50 days or so! 
(I hope this will make up for the year I gave everyone a pair of surgical gloves and a tube of K-Y Jelly.)
Tell her "Konbanwa" from me! 
You're killin' me! 
The way you were doing it before is normal.
How can you be done with Christmas chores????
I have family and friends spread across the globe. I usually write the overseas cards first, then the out of state, then the ones within the state and finally the ones within the town. I also have to hand deliver cards to coworkers, neighbors, the stylist, hail salon, etc. It's never ending. I'm tired just thinking about it. I go through boxes and boxes of cards.
I just depressed myself.
I think that I need a drink.
I'm old fashioned when it comes to cards. An email won't do it, it's not classy. It seems like an afterthought, that someone couldn't be bothered to write and mail a proper card.
I may write a lot of cards, but I also get a lot in return. They are fun to read and some are so pretty.
Right now I'm having a Yuengling with a slice of pizza. Yummy............
You glued a bug to the card? LOL!!! I wonder who got that card...........
grandkids at Christmastime because we don't live close to each other and it's one of few times we can all get together. However, buying gifts for so many is hard. This year I am making earrings for the women.
Example:
if there's any positive at all in Christmas, it's the lights.
Everything else sucks. Except for time with family.
But yeah...when it's called The Season of Light, I can handle that.
To quote George Costanza: "Birthdays, Christmas, Mother's Day, Father's Day. Can we please have one month off?" 
So for me, Christmas is my version of the ancient natural celebration of the winter solstice, when the days begin to get longer. And if you have kids around who are between the ages of three and seven, it's way more fun.
I love giving presents and love my pretty Christmas tree, pretty colored lights, and the sparkly colored tinsel I put all over my house. I make holiday food, and sample all the great different Winter Ales that are brewed during the solstice season.
IMO, if you can pretty much avoid the commercialism, Christmas rocks.
Another way of looking at it is that January 1st is just around the corner 
gopiscrap
I like christmas it is a time when familiy and friends (the few I have) can come togheter, have a feast with traditional cristmas food - Not that I eat to mutch of Lutefisk - but hey, it is traditions and maybe even have some fun in some of the darkest days in the year... It is allways a reason to came togheter for some good food at least, even if you do not celebrate christmas as sutch?
Diclotican
I started this one in 2005,i think:
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People, food and no excuse to get the hell out of there.
Humbug!
Had a great time handing out candy to all the scary little ghouls on Samhain night! The locals have a huge bonfire celebration, but act shocked when I tell them they are celebrating the ancient pagan ritual of November coming fire! Told some friends that on x-mas I want to decorate like Halloween and put gravestones in the yard! (here lies jesus christ) They werw more than a little shocked. Guess I'd better move back to Seattle for that if I don't want a bonfire of my own(flaming cross) in my front yard!
