Christmas sucks.
In the Novemeber 7th Monroe Evening News "Letters To The Editor" column, I saw this:
Well, (name withheld by me), you've at least got it partly right. I agree that Christmas should be about celebrating Christ instead of giving gifts and getting a sales boost. But where I differ is, there are celebrations in the month of December that aren't Christmas, believe it or not. Just because they're not as "popular" doesn't mean the one should outshadow all the others. Plus, Christmas needs to stay in its own damn month. This year, I saw "seasonal" (read: Christmas) decorations going up as early as the week before Halloween, though these offending stores continued selling Halloween paraphernalia. However, I don't remember ever seeing a store ever putting up Thanksgiving decorations. They seem to have forgotten all about it.
I've never heard a turkey say "Ho ho ho," nor have I ever been witness to 'Santa' going "gobble gobble." So why, I ask, are there "seasonal" decorations going up, when there's suppose to be a major holiday before? Thanksgiving is an important part of American history, and rightfully needs to be celebrated with the respect it deserves. Sadly, it seems to have become a pause in people's "holiday" shopping. A day to pig out and get the day off before heading back to the mall to find a present for that last person on the list. It's my opinion that Thanksgiving should be exalted much higher than Christmas, given how much more important it is.
Just who is this 'Mr. Holiday' anyway?
I have noticed in the past two years that places of business have been having mroe and more "holidays" sales and using more and more "Happy Holidays" signs in and around their stores, and I wonder who is this Mr. Holiday whose birthday that we are celebrating? Whenever anyone greets me by saying, "Happy Holidays," I answer by saying, "And a Merry Christmas to you, too!"
I am only one person, but I am going to call the managers of every store and tell them that if they insist on taking Christ out of Christmas, and refuse to change their signs and ads, I for one will not be doing my Christmas shopping in their establishment ever again! If anyone out there (and I know there are plenty of you) agree with me, please call the stores and let them know how you feel. And to those of you who don't agree, I wish you a blessed Christmas season anyway.
(name withheld by me)
Well, (name withheld by me), you've at least got it partly right. I agree that Christmas should be about celebrating Christ instead of giving gifts and getting a sales boost. But where I differ is, there are celebrations in the month of December that aren't Christmas, believe it or not. Just because they're not as "popular" doesn't mean the one should outshadow all the others. Plus, Christmas needs to stay in its own damn month. This year, I saw "seasonal" (read: Christmas) decorations going up as early as the week before Halloween, though these offending stores continued selling Halloween paraphernalia. However, I don't remember ever seeing a store ever putting up Thanksgiving decorations. They seem to have forgotten all about it.
I've never heard a turkey say "Ho ho ho," nor have I ever been witness to 'Santa' going "gobble gobble." So why, I ask, are there "seasonal" decorations going up, when there's suppose to be a major holiday before? Thanksgiving is an important part of American history, and rightfully needs to be celebrated with the respect it deserves. Sadly, it seems to have become a pause in people's "holiday" shopping. A day to pig out and get the day off before heading back to the mall to find a present for that last person on the list. It's my opinion that Thanksgiving should be exalted much higher than Christmas, given how much more important it is.
posted by Corragh at 04:04
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