What's the most annoying thing about Christmas

[norepubsin08]

[Richard D]

1. Christmas music everywhere

[Shiver]

25. Oh, sweet 1920's Gangster Jesus...

The grocery store where I work plays nothing but Christmas music for about three months straight. And not even good Christmas music - it's all unknown people singing well-known songs, only about 1/5th as well, or unknown people singing unknown songs with no talent...

[Quantess]

30. Christmas music---obvious #1 choice.

I'm very surprised it's not in the poll.

I could get through Christmas season without any grief if it wasn't for the dreadful, annoying, repetitive, cloying, Holiday music.

[Blue_In_AK]

41. I agree,

and unfortunately my dear husband loves it and even had it on the day before Thanksgiving. Thank goodness he's got his own little office where he can listen to it all day long to his heart's content and I don't have to deal with it. I really despise Christmas music.

[qwlauren35]

55. Yup. That's mine.

There's just too much of it, especially when I don't feel like hearing it.

[Liberal_in_LA]

75. I love Christmas music. Gonna listen to some NOW.

[Cronus Protagonist]

2. The repetition

Year after year, the same damn movies on TV, the same damn hats, people with bells wringing money out of guilty people, the insatiable greed of children, the shopping madness.... year after year after year... ad infinitum... bah humbug!

[ThomWV]

6. Every time I hear a fuggin' "Chip-monks" christmas song I want to kill.

[TahitiNut]

10. Best reason to have a shotgun in the winter. If I EVER see Alvin in my yard, I'll blow him away.

:grr:

[Greyhound]

48. Any Chipmunks, or even squirrels, that show up around here wearing hoodies are toast!

Fortunately we have lots of crows to dispose of the evidence.
:rofl:

[rucky]

116. Especially when they do Gregorian chants.

[Bucky]

22. You remind me of another annoyance

Too many direct rip-offs of the "A Christmas Carol" plot. Why can't they make a rip off of some other Christmas seasonal classics, instead? You know, like "Diehard"--that was a great Christmas movie and the only "Jacob Marley" moment was when Bruce Willis wrapped the giant link of chains around that German terrorist's neck.

[DireStrike]

56. "people with bells wringing money out of ... people"

Very nice turn of phrase. I approve.

[flvegan]

3. People acting even worse to each other in general.

Seems to me that when the holidays roll around, people act like even bigger assholes. In the store, in traffic...

Peace on earth and good will to man...so long as that man is me.

[seabeyond]

9. every year on this board we go thru all this. i hear people say this and i dont see it at all

i have fun with people during holidays. i have fun with them year around. but i put a lot of smiles on others faces this time of year and it is reciprocated.

sorry you dont get that.

would bum me too. just isn't my world.

[flvegan]

24. People around me (work, family, friends) I agree with you.

It just seems that in general passing folks get worse. You're lucky that you don't experience it where you are. Makes me jealous.

[blondeatlast]

4. People finding stuff to gripe about the holiday. Maybe I'm evil; but I happen to enjoy the season

and with my family not being together for this one, I appreciate it even more.

[Warpy]

35. I think it's the idea that we

must enjoy the holidays, no matter what our life circumstances are.

I'm out of step the rest of the year. The enforced gaiety of the holiday season just rubs my nose in how out of step I really am.

No, Blondie, this wasn't directed specifically at you. It was directed toward the larger culture.

[madamesilverspurs]

37. Right there with you!

All the Scrooges have eleven non-Christmas months every year, yet they gritch about the one month that WE have. What's up with that?

[Canuckistanian]

89. Agreed. Radios can be turned off. Malls can be avoided.

I just enjoy knowing I'll be with my family on Xmas day. I actually enjoy hearing all my favorite Xmas songs.

And there are a few quirky traditions I practice that I look forward to.

[mondo joe]

90. Me too. NT

[Skittles]

5. definitely the jump-on-the-bandwagon charity assholes

people who do it only to make themselves feel better

[norepubsin08]

73. or for a fucking tax deduction

[seabeyond]

7. geez, everyone one of these annoyances can be avoided if they annoy

except being bothered about others use of electricity and that doesn't bother me, so there was not a single thing for me to vote on

about the only things is the traffic congestion in areas that i now work on avoiding. so i guess even that i have taken care of the annoyance.

nothing on your list

merry christmas, lol and happy new year

[norepubsin08]

11. If people light up their houses that effects me

because it is the total accumulation of energy that is used. Just think if all of these Christmas' since electricity was discovered, we didn't have all these extra lights on, we'd have a lot more energy in reserve than we do now. EVERY little bit of conservation helps!!!! I hate fucking Christmas!!! I have tons of freinds and a great time the rest of the year...I hate the phoniness of the season, also I work in the Church and this is absolutely nuts time for me. Last year I sang 78 times in 19 days and was at or presided at 41 services in 23 days. By the time Christmas day noon rolls around I don't want to anyone or anything...I just want to sleep.

[seabeyond]

16. as i said.... (reading comprehension, that is what annoys, lol) that is the ONLY thing

that one doesn't have control on in your list of annoyances. and it doesn't bother me. not saying it doesn't bother anyone, only me.

[sandnsea]

40. Oh fer chrissake, bitch about Vegas

Now THAT is a hideous waste of electricity. Christmas lights? Not so much. :eyes:

[norepubsin08]

47. they both are!!!!

[sandnsea]

8. jeebuz, get some fucking anti-depressants

this is ridiculous to have to be miserable during a time of year when most people are enjoying each other. If you're miserable at Christmas - it's a problem with YOU, not the holiday.

[qwlauren35]

57. That isn't exactly the Christmas Spirit.

Christmas is a time of car accidents when many lose loved ones. The weather can also trigger deaths around this time. Sometimes, Christmas is an especially lonely time, or simply has very, very painful memories. Christmas makes some people acutely aware that they don't have family, loved ones, money, etc.

I try to be very, very respectful of people who have d*mned good reasons for getting depressed around Xmas.

As for the charity events, if they were organized at other times of the year, people would probably participate. We are not necessarily heartless people, just somewhat thoughtless and in need of reminders.

[sandnsea]

59. Right, people have personal problems

and so they need to get help with those problems, not wallow in them and dump them all over everybody else. Too tough? Sometimes that's what it takes to get people to see themselves.

[pipi_k]

87. Thank you for understanding....

that there really are some people who have good reasons for being depressed around the holidays.

Like I said somewhere else, it's the Christmas music I hate.


And I especially cannot listen to one particular song which is like 50 years old but they always manage to play it anyway

Connie Francis singing "Baby's First Christmas"

My last child was supposed to have been born on Christmas, 1974.

She was six weeks premature.

We had one Christmas with her. She died two months later.


I absolutely cannot bear to hear that song.


No pill on earth is going to take that pain away.

[sandnsea]

103. Everybody has pain, it's got nothing to do with Christmas

It's got to do with your loss. If you're blaming Christmas, then maybe a group that helps parents deal with loss would be more appropriate. Everybody has a song or a tv show that reminds them of a loved one. You can't stop life because you lost someone.

[Lilith Velkor]

61. DEPRESSION DOES NOT TAKE A HOLIDAY ON CHRISTMAS YOU STUPID FUCK

And most anti-depressants have side effects that defeat the entire fucking purpose of taking them!

The "Holiday Mood Police" are the most fucking annoying thing about the holidays by FAR. :grr:

[sandnsea]

63. Which is why people should GET HELP

Because none of this shit has anything to do with there being a holiday. you stupid fuck.

[Lilith Velkor]

66. Do you give people in wheelchairs shit for not getting up and dancing on the holidays?

GETTING HELP would be more HELPful if people would stop being ASSHOLES to people who are HURTING.

[sandnsea]

68. No, but if they were running people down

with their wheelchairs because they were mad other people were dancing when they couldn't, I'd sure as hell tell them that THEY were the one with the problem and to get some fucking help.

[Lilith Velkor]

71. Well, if some ignorant fucking asshole pushes them onto the dancefloor, some of them might get mad

and run people over.

But you would probably say they're still the one with the problem, and should go to the doctor to take care of that "inability to fucking walk, let alone dance."

Wouldn't you?

[sandnsea]

91. Christmas Gestapo??

I don't see any threads demanding people be joyous about Christmas. If you don't want to celebrate -- don't. Kind of like the TV, if you don't like what's on, turn the channel. You don't have to make a cazillion endless threads about the evils of television or the evils of football or the evils of whatever harmless activity that you've decided you're superior to.

[Lilith Velkor]

94. Nobody made a cazillion endless threads about it

you lying sack of shit.

You yourself - on this thread, in post #8 - demanded that people take anti-depressants and "enjoy each other."

Not everybody wants to, and not everybody is able to, so deal with it and stop being an ignorant fucking asshole. Kthxbai.

[sandnsea]

96. Your first year at DU?

There will be at least 5 threads a day on this and have been every single year. And I didn't START a thread demanding that anybody do anything. I responded to somebody else's whining. Maybe you want to figure out where your hostility is coming from, since you have a need to call me filthy names with every post.

[Lilith Velkor]

99. Posting a poll is not "whining."

And I have pledged eternal hostility to all petty tyrants who use "holiday cheer" as an excuse to kick people when they're down. There's at least one in every depressed person's family, and swarms of them on the internet.

Oh sure, you'll claim it's for their own good, so that they get help, but that's just a bullshit excuse to act like a douchebag.

Maybe - just maybe - YOU are the one who should seek help.

[sandnsea]

105. Complaining about "annoying" things

is not whining? In what world? Maybe it's therapeutic for you to vent your animosity - so please fill your next post with all the venom you have saved up all year. Maybe it'll save the next person who wishes you a happy holiday.

[Lilith Velkor]

109. That's the idea.

And I do feel better, now that I've thoroughly chastised someone who clearly deserves it.

Thanks, and happy holidays! :party:

[sandnsea]

112. So dumping your shit on everybody else

is the goal, you admit it - which means YOU are the one with the problem, which is what I said in my first post. Fix your problem. Don't dump on the rest of the world.

[Lilith Velkor]

113. So now you equate yourself with "the rest of the world?"

Maybe you need to look into those delusions of grandeur. :rofl:

[pipi_k]

82. Most people are not enjoying each other

This isn't the "Hallmark" classic movie hour.

People don't live in Brady Bunch families...or Wally and Beaver...or Ozzie and Harriet

It's not all a nice little Norman Rockwell/Thomas Kinkaid feel-good painting

Sometimes people have issues that go way beyond anything that can be helped by popping a fucking pill or two and waiting for the nice little bluebirdies and rainbows to start.


People who are hurting on Christmas, why can't they be allowed to feel what they feel without being SHAMED into feeling guilty on top of it?

I mean, what's it to YOU how someone else feels?

Worried that Joe Blow down the street who hates Christmas is going to "infect" you with his "disease"?


People who enjoy Christmas...god bless you...enjoy it. I envy you all.

Just have fun and stop trying to make people who don't like it feel like we're going to poison you with our sadness.

[leftofthedial]

12. DU Christmas polls.

[Bucky]

13. Crappy music.

There are some great Christmas songs, but most of them are either blah or they're cloying retreads of earlier hits. For God's sake, radio programmers, you don't have to play only Christmas songs for the two weeks before and after the 25th. It won't spoil my holidays if you play normal music and just slip a few not-shitty Christmas songs into the rotation.

[WI_DEM]

14. commercialism.

[seabeyond]

21. no one can make us. i use to argue this teens and thru twenties. then

in thirties and babies and maturity, i saw what christmas truly is. and that argue does nothing anymore. cause commercialism does nothing on the individual that doesnt have it in their life and does nothing to lessen family, love, spirit during holiday season if we dont embrace and live it. our choice. cannot be forced on us

[fortyfeetunder]

43. I agree

just tired of being bombarded with it...and it's an added pain when there are kids who go gimme gimme....

[mitchum]

15. That red and green color scheme...and the shitty music

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

17. Elves.

God damn, I hate elves.

[IndianaJohn]

78. What about elf bowling? n/t

[caty]

18. Sending out Christmas cards.

Spending hours addressing and putting stamps on envelopes. Also, putting Christmas decorations away after the holidays. Putting them up isn't so bad, but taking them down and storing them always seems like such a chore.

[H2O Man]

19. Other

[MineralMan]

20. Hmm....I can't find anything much annoying....

except, maybe, by people who look for things to be annoyed about.

Let's see:

1. I don't go shopping the day after Thanksgiving, but I don't mind if others do.
2. I really like all my relatives. Some of them are in their 80s. Who knows when I'll see them next.
3. I watch little television, but selling stuff is how people have jobs.
4. I don't usually watch Christmas specials, so they can't annoy me.
5. I never listen to anything Bush says, so that doesn't bother me.
6. I spend what I can afford, and no more. I shop carefully to find things recipients will like. Sometimes I even make gifts.
7. Too much food? I eat until I'm not hungry, then stop.
8. I'm glad when people help, anytime. I won't fault them for helping during the holidays.
9. I like Christmas lights. Mine are LED lights. Not much use of electricity, and they last for years.

Other

Christmas give me an opportunity to visit with distant friends and relatives. That's a good thing. It also reminds me to correspond with folks I don't see, or see only rarely. It makes me happy. Happy is good.

[seabeyond]

27. except, maybe, by people who look for things to be annoyed about..... lol, ya. lol

that is exactly how i was thinking as i read down the list of annoyed. i know i wasnt annoyed as i slept this morning, with all the shoppers out and about day after thanksgiving. lol.

but is funny cause reading down your list i said each one of these things myself.

[MineralMan]

32. Yah, there are some

Grumpy Gusses around here, it seems.

"Bah!" he said, "Humbug!"

Oh, well...I'm heading over to my mother-in-law's place. My wife's sister and brother-in-law flew in on Wednesday, and they're a couple of hoots. Maybe we'll watch a stupid football game and laugh a lot. That'll show 'em! :toast:

[seabeyond]

36. bah hahaha. enjoy.

:toast:

my husband is the one that is enthused with every holiday. he is the one that spreads the cheer. this morning, first thing, he picked up all christmas decoration from storage, brought them home, and sittin upstairs ready to put thru out house.

halloween has gotten bigger and bigger. now, neighbors come to house and sit on porch as we hand out candy. the house, with carved pumpkins webs, cemetary, coffins, and much more.

easter, fourth of july, doesnt matter. celebration with family.

i am not like that. but it is fun that he is.

[cboy4]

23. The Salvation Army bell ringers wanting my money

when they discriminate against gay people.

Yea, my change goes somewhere that upholds Christian values .. it certainly doesn't drop into those red kettles .. I can tell ya that.

[madamesilverspurs]

39. That's news.

I'll mention it to my friend who has worked at a Salvation Army store for years, one of their best employees. And he got the job after after telling them he'd been fired for being gay.

[cboy4]

50. Hmmm. I'd be interested to hear what your friend has to say

As you may know, the Salvation Army discriminates against gays and it does so (or at least tries to do so) with public money. In 2001, the Washington Post discovered that the Salvation Army and George Bush had a backroom deal: If the Salvation Army backed Bush's faith-based initiative, Bush would push for regulations that would allow the Salvation Army to discriminate against gays when filling taxpayer-funded jobs and providing domestic-partner benefits. See http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/w...A37723-2001Jul9

(Btw, the Salvation Army also discriminates against non-Christians. In 2005, the Salvation Army won a court case that allowed it to fire non-Christian employees, even though those positions were funded by the public. See http://www.religionandsocialpolicy....splay.cfm?id=38)

http://forums.thestranger.com/showthread.php?t=13133

[PufPuf23]

26. Christmas as an issue in culture wars

Has decreased my enjoyment of Christmas and the season of giving and family and friends and and song and decorations for pleasure.

My perspective is as a member of a predominantly Christian culture where I have never been a "Believer"
nor was I raised as a literal "Believer".

[KittyWampus]

28. Almost everyone thinks it ends on Dec 26th.

[hughee99]

29. The church and state controversies...

I can understand why people of all religious (and non-religious) stripes make an issue out of church and state issues, and I'm fine with that. What I hate about the "christmas version" of it is listening to one group of people complain that because some town they've never heard of can't put up their christmas tree, christmas is ruined and there's a all out war on christmas. At the same time, there's another group out there yelling that it's not right that they have to be exposed to all this christmas stuff and that their 1st amendment rights are being violated, as if a bunch of trees with lights on them and a few people's "merry christmas" greetings are going to turn them into a Christian against their will.

[XemaSab]

31. Word

n/t

[seabeyond]

33. you are right on. the last handful of years, THIS is what is really pissin me off

and then i get pissed off that i am allowing ALL these assholes to piss me off. lol. wink.

so last year i made a HUGE effort to ignore the assholes and didnt experience the anger like i did for a couple years

it is BOTH sides.

grow up to those that cant handle a santa or manger, .... and STFU to the right saying i have to say merry christmas instead of happy holidays.

[Zhade]

107. We're not giving up our right to be free of government-sponsored religion just because it annoys you

So sorry.

Grow up yourself.

[seabeyond]

118. kids singing rudolph.... govt sponsored religion..... waaaaa. n/t

[PufPuf23]

34. You said much better what

I was trying to state.

[norepubsin08]

38. Bullshit

I happen to work for a mainline church denomination and have planned and executed many a very elaborate Christmas service...however my position is: if one penny is spent in my name on Christmas then it is against my will and my constitutional rights. I shouldn't have to be exposed to a certain religious belief and I CERTAINLY shouldn't have to pay for it and by having a "town" Christmas Tree that was paid by the city to city workers to put the tree up and take it down and pay for the electrical usage of the lights on that tree then it violates my constitutional rights. On the other hand...you should see my house...it has Christmas all over it!

[hughee99]

44. I agree...

I don't think a town should pay for christmas stuff, but then, that has very little to do with my issue.

I'm not taking issue with the fact that christians and non-christians have legitimate issues with the things that go on, I'm taking issue with the "christmas is ruined" vs. "making me christian against my will" mentality that seems to come out.

[blondeatlast]

65. Amen! (It means "So be it," gang--ever done the NYT crosswords?)

You nailed precisely what is wrong with the whole damn issue.

[Zhade]

106. Yeah, I hate when people fight for their right to freedom from religion.

:sarcasm:

[hughee99]

108. So do I.

:sarcasm:

[TrogL]

42. Demands for "Christmas spirit"

First off, I'm Anglican. We celebrate Advent (which is on Sunday) and almost ignore Christmas, so all the people demanding "Christmas hymns" need to go look at their religious calendar again.

I see no need to populate my yard with Christmas crap. I put up a string of lights around the roof line but that's more for illumination than anything else.

When Christmas activities at the office start biting into productivity, it's time to take a step back.

[cherokeeprogressive]

45. Other: People who want me to enjoy only that which THEY enjoy.

[POAS]

46. Other: Polls about annoying Christmas things!

[phusion]

49. Other: All of the above! n/t

[onehandle]

51. People who tell me I can't enjoy it. nt

[stuntcat]

52. I picked the waste of electricity

:hi: but everything about the mass-consumption really gets to me. Our Super-Christmas is unhealthy for the whole rest of the planet.

[DeepBlueDem]

53. IN-LAWS!!

[Berry Cool]

54. The DU "holiday shitter brigade" that tries to guilt people out of celebrating any holidays at all

by telling you (in lengthy and excruciating detail) about the evil, oppressive-to-a-marginalized-group, greedy and exploitative origins/aspects of each and every holiday, but really swings into gear when it comes to Christmas, and also goes into lengthy detail (as if you hadn't heard any of this before) about how Christmas is just a Christian co-oping of ancient pagan rituals ("Surprise--we have scientific proof that the mythical fairytale Jesus wasn't born on December 25!") and therefore no one should celebrate it at all, period, end of sentence, because if you do, that automatically makes YOU evil, oppressive, greedy and exploitative.

Oh, and they'll cite every piece of bad news that comes down the pike that's even remotely connected to Christmas as a reason why it's so virtuous of them to personally not celebrate Christmas. You know--every time someone kills someone else fighting over a toy in a store, or some father murders his whole family and himself on Christmas, they'll use it as an occasion to say "See! That's WHY I DON'T CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS!!"

To me, that's the most annoying thing about Christmas.

[JANdad]

60. Whoo Hoo

Bravo! Well Said!

[Two Americas]

58. it is all great

I can't think of even one down side - although I do hate to see parents struggling financially. That could be solved by raising people's wages, not by abolishing the holidays.

There are bigger challenges during the holidays, because it involves dealing with people. But while the challenges can be great, so can the rewards.

Junky muzak in workplaces and stores - that is annoying all year to me.

Trashy merchandise - that is true all year 'round.

Commercial hustles and rip offs - when are those not happening?

Go spend time in the eldercare facilities, soup kitchens and hospitals. Many lonely people there for whom the season means something - family and friends who they cannot be with or have been lost.

So many wonderful concerts this time of year. Get out and hear Handel, or one of the Bach Passions, or the Nutcracker.

[norepubsin08]

72. Dude I do spend time in soup kitchens

I WORK as my employment and vocation in the feeding programs and homeless shelters. I work for a major church agency and I still hate fucking Christmas

[Two Americas]

115. lol

Go ahead and hate it. I don't care.

[harun]

62. Other: people buying stuff for people who already have too much stuff

instead of giving something to people who don't have anything.

[sandnsea]

64. A gift is about expressing love

Just because someone has a lot of things, it doesn't mean they don't appreciate a thoughtful gift or shouldn't get any gifts ever again. Maybe the reason some people are so miserable over the holidays is because they're the ones who put too much emphasis on gifts, while pretending that it's "the rich people" who do it.

[seabeyond]

67. you know. .... i hear ya. this bitchin about the gift thing? gifts not even

a reason for the joy of the season. so low on the list. it is all the things in the gathering of and presenting of and experiencing of that is the neat of christmas.

hubby playing hookie from work while kids at school and holding hands, wandering thru shops looking for something, anything, nothing.... for the kids that have and dont need or want. then sharing a lunch as i bust out in christmas song and cheer, and he rolls his eyes in love

yup

what is in a gift, .... anyway

[BB1]

69. I voted B.

I don't really have any relatives that annoy me, but I always vote B on polls.

[LWolf]

70. The expectation that it's not a holiday

without a significant investment in gifts.

And the overload of slow-poisonous sugary foods.

And the commercialization.

And the belligerent demands that people support the false proclamations about christmas having something to do with the jewish prophet Jesus.

The music, some of the decorations the cold, the dark, the smells, the laughter, the enjoyment of community and the looking forward to the return of the sun...all good.

[Starry Messenger]

74. "Novelty" Christsmas music. n/t

[depakid]

80. Like Jingle Cats!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHD4bcZWZdc

[Starry Messenger]

86. Not. Clicking. That.

You is baaaad.

[Heathen57]

76. For me, it is a combination of several of those things.

We make most of our Christmas giving surrounding food. We bake enough cookies, breads, fudges, and other goodies to give to all the neighbors and family. We even take enough to the firehouse down the street so all three shifts get some. It probably costs just as much as giving presents, but there is a lot of love put into each one.

I simply cannot go to the malls and superstores this time of year. I get too angry at the way I see people treat each other all in the name of their Holy Day. The arguing, being inconsiderate to others, all really get me down.

Most of our shopping is online, and then it tends just to be small things, more symbolic than flashy and expensive.

Anyone else find the circus surrounding the 'Holidays' to be depressing to one's spirit?

[Blarch]

77. The hypocrisy.

It's disgusting.

[IndianaJohn]

84. I don't like the commercialization of Christmas or the increased

traffic around malls and other shopping areas. However, I can easily avoid these annoyances by not driving in certain areas of town, avoiding television, shopping online, etc.

When I avoid these things I rather enjoy the holiday season. There is a certain general good feeling I have this time of year that has nothing to do with religion, gifting, eating, visiting, or whatever. I especially like the feel of Christmas day when so much is closed, roads are relatively quiet, and I am sitting in the soft glow of the tree with my two children nearby. And a little snow falling outside doesn't hurt.

on edit: this is suppose to be a reply to OP.

[pipi_k]

79. Holy shit I thought I was going to be the only one

complaining about the Christmas music.

I fucking HATE it

Never did really like it, even as a kid

as an adult, I loathe...despise...fart in the general direction of...Christmas music.


That's complaint number 1



complaint number 2 is feeling like I'm supposed to be happy when I don't feel happy.


Christmas sucks.

[Danmel]

81. Rockin Around the Christmas Tree

Not just Christmas music- that song in particular. I seem to hear it everywhere I go and it always makes me want to puncture my eardrums.


Tis the season to use your I-Pod

[pipi_k]

83. OK I did manage to think of one Christmas song I liked...

"Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer".


That's about the only one that really cheers me up.

[Lilith Velkor]

95. My favorite Christmas movie is "Silent Night, Deadly Night."

Do rent it if you haven't seen it. Cheers me up every time. :popcorn:

[tammywammy]

85. The freaking jewelery commercials

"Every kiss begins with Kay" and "He got it at Jared's"

They make me wanna puke and gouge out my eyes!

[SalmonChantedEvening]

88. How I almost miss it.

Religious or non-religious as I am at this time of the year, I often forget why I celebrate it. It's a reminder of who I all too often forget to be. Selfless. Seeing the world through the eyes of others, putting them before myself.

Introspective. Looking inward to see my faults before rashly judging those of others. To be better than those human instincts of violence and anger that we all inherit. Sacrifice. It's a celebration of how we should be.

In 50 years, it has often passed forgotten, what Christmas is. A call to outstreched arms, and outstretched hearts. A gentle nudge in the direction our paths should always be walked.


The lights. Oh let's not forget the lights.

After all this time, I'm still 9 when I see a house lit up. Especially when the lights are smiles. ;)

[blondeatlast]

102. Yup; now that I have a kid of my own it's like reliving the magic all over again.

I love the decorating and dress my own yard up for the daytime as well as night. People are nicer, IMHO.

This year especially I'm enjoying it as my life is about to change drastically and my spouse may not be here for Christmas. We aren't giving gifts (since we are making a major league move) and it's just as good, if not better, than it ever has been.

I'm a sucker for the lights too--and I don't apologize (plus I love holiday music, I just bought a Mahalia Jackson Christmas album--whoah!)

[Midlodemocrat]

92. Other.

Bullshit threads like this.

[mondo joe]

93. Really, nothing about Christmas annoys me. A lot of people are annoying for the

same reasons they are during the rest of the year.

[defendandprotect]

97. Stores playing ridiculous "Xmas" music starting weeks ago---!!!

"Rudolph" -- "Jingle Bells" ---

You need to run out of the store --

Gawd ... we need new music ---

[Lydia Leftcoast]

98. The way stores push the shopping season earlier and earlier

Pretty soon it will be the whole year.

[Lilith Velkor]

110. It'll be a shooting war by then.

Lock and load.

[spanone]

100. i like christmas

nwmhtt

[pitohui]

101. yes another vote for "the shitty music"

sweet baby jesus, why can't the "silent night" actually BE silent?

[Zhade]

104. The rampant christianity. It's not even their holiday!

They stole it from the pagans, since if their savior even existed (which is in question), he wouldn't have been born at this time of year per their holy book.

[Celeborn Skywalker]

114. So?

Many, if not most, people could give two shits when (if) Jesus was born. And why should I care if one theistic group stole it from another? To me, the religious aspects are all bullshit. I think it's a fun holiday nonetheless.

[Bucky]

111. People who bitch about the Christmas season bumming them out bother me

If people don't like it, they should just do something else. Someone else's blinking lights don't have any power over you.

[norepubsin08]

117. other than the fact that they are using electricity which ups

the demand and makes mine more expensive and also if it is public utility, then I should have to pay for it!!!

[norepubsin08]

119. Wow I never thought I'd get such a response on this thread

[Stinky The Clown]

120. Congenital Scrooges.