I am very glad that I have a small immediate family who aren't interested in the popular Christmas culture. I've noticed recently (before that I was in Asia for a few years and no one really cared about Christmas) that people really stress out about buying presents. And if they are not stressing out now, they will soon because so many of them spend beyond their means (why would you want to go into a new year with credit card debt?). How unfortunate for these individuals who require materialistic giving and receiving to be satisfied with Christmas. In the end, Christmas is about spending time with family; there really is no point in all this gift giving formality. Ultimately I'm the type of guy who doesn't need a special day to give; if I see something that a family member should have, they will get it without having to wait till December.
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I completely agree. It has become a "commercial" holiday. Kids don't even know why they celebrate Christmas. They only know they don't need to go to school and that they'll get loads of gifts.
Spending time with family and close friends is more important than any material gift.
Merry Christmas!!!
I thought Christmas was to celebrate the Birth of Christ. Hence CHRISTmas.
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