Selling Christmas: The Commercialism of the Holidays

Ok, so let’s recap. One, Christmas is too commercial. Two, People ditch the real meaning of Christmas for this media-made overly commercial alternative. But why does this happen? During the long time between December one year and November the next, people just decide that they don’t want to be civil to each other anymore, and Christmas slowly gets pushed to the back of everybody’s heads. If we just kept that Christmas spirit all year long, this wouldn’t be a problem. Everyone would get along all year, and there wouldn’t be a need for the lords-a-leaping or the drummers drumming to get us in the spirit of Christmas. But how can we keep that Christmas spirit all year long? This proves to be difficult for everyone. Even after the Christmas treaty, the troops quickly went back to shooting and dropping chemical bombs on each other. One way we could do this would be by keeping our Christmas lights up all year long. While some people find this to be really annoying, a few Christmas lights can go a long way. They give you that feeling that Christmas is just around the corner, even when it’s July. Eventually, it would always look like Christmas, making people believe it actually was Christmas. It would also reduce the number of deaths each year that result from falling off the roof. It’s just the little things like this that could help to make every day feel like Christmas.

You see, if everyday felt like Christmas, there would always be a Christmas treaty. The world would be a much more peaceful place, and there wouldn’t be a need to suddenly act good around Christmas to get the present you’ve wanted all year. The stores wouldn’t be inclined to use sales to get people to spend large amounts of money every winter, and people would begin to realize that Christmas isn’t about the presents, but about the time we spend with others. I leave you with the words of Mr. Crosby, “What a blessed place the world would be, if we had that Christmas feeling all year.”

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