What don't you like about Christmas?
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Pshaw. It's obviously free health care.
If someone says that I am wrong about what's going on religiously in the US I wanna learn what my mistake is in order to be able to learn from this very mistake.
Or, in case I made no mistake, tell me to stop the bullsh*tting.
Or you could agree to disagree and leave it at that. Trust me, it works.
I love Christmas, for the most part. It's worth all of the extra work and cost it brings, as far as I'm concerned.
But - the things about the season that suck:
- starting the season before Thanksgiving. When it's 90 in October, I don't fucking want to hear Christmas music or see Christmas displays.
- most modern Christmas specials. They're either gloomy or have some perky chick seeking True Luv that makes me want to do something rather unChristmasy, like push her off of a cliff.
- car commercials. Argggh. I am SO sick of car commercials. Who the hell buys their sig-other a car for Christmas? I guess I'm truly not of the 1%. Or even the 5%.
- most modern Christmas songs. Showing my age, but pretty much any new Christmas song past Feliz Navidad of the 1970s sucks. I like the traditional carols plus what someone on FB called the Baby Boomer songs - new Christmas songs from the 1940s to the aforementioned 1970s. Minus anything Elvis did, or the Beatles.
- people bitching about having to celebrate it. Do, or don't. If you don't want to, don't, but shut up and let the rest of us enjoy the holiday. If you're atheist, realize that it's pretty secular. If you're an evangelistic, realize that it's pretty secular. Adapt accordingly. Strip out the religious meaning if you're so inclined, or do away with the things that are too unreligious if you're so minded (bye bye tree then, you know?)
- town displays. Put up Christmas, Hanukkah, Eid (if they do stuff like that), Solstice or (meh) Kwanzaa. Those are the typical December holidays. No silly pop culture stupidity, no atheist "I hate Christmas" protests. Get over yourselves. As a Christian, I'm perfectly cool with Hanukkah stuff (good thing, where I live) and stuff from the other holidays at this time of the year. The more, the merrier, even if it's not "my" holiday. I celebrated plenty of Jewish holidays as a kid when I went to schools that were about 95% Jewish. It didn't hurt me; it was fun and I learned *gasp* tolerance.
- lack of cold weather for Christmas down here. *sigh*
- people who *only* put up white lights. Don't bother. You look like some store at the mall or other storefront. I want COLOR. However, tacky is out. Don't overdo it. It's not necessary to cover every square inch of the house/yard with lights or other accessories.
- undecorating. That is the very worst part of Christmas.
But - the things about the season that suck:
- starting the season before Thanksgiving. When it's 90 in October, I don't fucking want to hear Christmas music or see Christmas displays.
- most modern Christmas specials. They're either gloomy or have some perky chick seeking True Luv that makes me want to do something rather unChristmasy, like push her off of a cliff.
- car commercials. Argggh. I am SO sick of car commercials. Who the hell buys their sig-other a car for Christmas? I guess I'm truly not of the 1%. Or even the 5%.
- most modern Christmas songs. Showing my age, but pretty much any new Christmas song past Feliz Navidad of the 1970s sucks. I like the traditional carols plus what someone on FB called the Baby Boomer songs - new Christmas songs from the 1940s to the aforementioned 1970s. Minus anything Elvis did, or the Beatles.
- people bitching about having to celebrate it. Do, or don't. If you don't want to, don't, but shut up and let the rest of us enjoy the holiday. If you're atheist, realize that it's pretty secular. If you're an evangelistic, realize that it's pretty secular. Adapt accordingly. Strip out the religious meaning if you're so inclined, or do away with the things that are too unreligious if you're so minded (bye bye tree then, you know?)
- town displays. Put up Christmas, Hanukkah, Eid (if they do stuff like that), Solstice or (meh) Kwanzaa. Those are the typical December holidays. No silly pop culture stupidity, no atheist "I hate Christmas" protests. Get over yourselves. As a Christian, I'm perfectly cool with Hanukkah stuff (good thing, where I live) and stuff from the other holidays at this time of the year. The more, the merrier, even if it's not "my" holiday. I celebrated plenty of Jewish holidays as a kid when I went to schools that were about 95% Jewish. It didn't hurt me; it was fun and I learned *gasp* tolerance.
- lack of cold weather for Christmas down here. *sigh*
- people who *only* put up white lights. Don't bother. You look like some store at the mall or other storefront. I want COLOR. However, tacky is out. Don't overdo it. It's not necessary to cover every square inch of the house/yard with lights or other accessories.
- undecorating. That is the very worst part of Christmas.
"Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays" by *NSync is undeniably the best Christmas song ever made.
Back away from the squiffy cigarettes, man!
My roommate and I went out drinking a few weeks ago, and the entire drive, we played that song on repeat, singing along to every single word. It's amazing.
"Fairytale of New York" is one of the best Christmas songs.
You tolerate BS, I don't. I have no problems with agreeing to disagree, only with BS.
You tolerate BS, I don't. I have no problems with agreeing to disagree, only with BS.
What are you talking about? I'm so confused.
I'm beginning to think he doesn't actually have an argument.You tolerate BS, I don't. I have no problems with agreeing to disagree, only with BS.
What are you talking about? I'm so confused.
You tolerate BS, I don't. I have no problems with agreeing to disagree, only with BS.
It isn't so much that I tolerate BS as that I know that this is an internet message board where I converse mostly with strangers and therefore isn't worth any ire or raised blood pressure, and that my opinion is of no more importance than anyone else's. Different priorities, not different levels of tolerance. See the difference?
Not really because I think that discussion should be about exchanging arguments, not about bullsh*tting. I don't mind to get ripped apart, I just mind falsefully claiming that somebody has no idea about something when he actually invested quite some time and thought to write lengthy posts.
But I get the point between the lines, I will shut up and no more interrupt the thread with my nonsense.
But I get the point between the lines, I will shut up and no more interrupt the thread with my nonsense.
It's also the only song where I can stand listening to Michael Buble.
The stress that makes people flip out. I saw two screaming incidents just a few hours ago, one cyclist vs. driver and one dude completely irate because someone didn't open the door for him. I'm certain Xmas intensifies these situations since there's so much to do with so little time.
General urban entitlement is a factor as well. I live in Toronto, or as I like to call it, the "get out of my way" city.
General urban entitlement is a factor as well. I live in Toronto, or as I like to call it, the "get out of my way" city.
Ooh, good choice!
On this side of the pond the ones that tend to get air time
"All I want for Christmas is You"
"Last Christmas"
"Fairytale of New York"
"Driving Home for Christmas"
"Do They Know It's Christmas"
"Merry Xmas Everbody"
"Misletoe and Wine"
"Walking in the Air"
"Santa Claus is Coming to Town"
"I wish it could be Chrismas Everday"
"White Christmas"
"Stop The Calvery"
"Loenly this Christmas"
"Step Into Christmas"
"Happy Xmas (War is Over)
"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
The more cheesy it is the more often it gets played. Ah the days before Pop Idol and X Factor twas the season for the cheesy songs to try and get the Christmas Number 1 slot.
"All I want for Christmas is You"
"Last Christmas"
"Fairytale of New York"
"Driving Home for Christmas"
"Do They Know It's Christmas"
"Merry Xmas Everbody"
"Misletoe and Wine"
"Walking in the Air"
"Santa Claus is Coming to Town"
"I wish it could be Chrismas Everday"
"White Christmas"
"Stop The Calvery"
"Loenly this Christmas"
"Step Into Christmas"
"Happy Xmas (War is Over)
"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
The more cheesy it is the more often it gets played. Ah the days before Pop Idol and X Factor twas the season for the cheesy songs to try and get the Christmas Number 1 slot.
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