Anyone Dislike Christmas?

I dislike consumer-mas with a passion... 20 years in retail does that to you. :-)

But I do like the idea of a mid-winter festival celebrating the fact the shortest day is over and spring's on its way again. I also absolutely love the fact that even in built up areas there are a few, precious hours when you can open your door and hear... nothing. No traffic, just the sound of the world as it used to be before the 20th century.

Then a plane goes overhead and the illusion's shattered. But I'm old enough to remember when Sunday was a quiet (and often blissfully dull!) family day for just about everyone. Now the only day that's true is Christmas Day.

Which might be just as well for most families. :-)

Of course the main purpose of Christmas is to prepare you for New Year's Eve... the most depressing day of the calendar. You drink to forget, not celebrate. ;-)

Andrew McP

PS Glad I'm not the only one who always feels uncomfortable with the whole present thing... both giving and receiving.
 
I like it. Some nice gifts, a great meal, see family you may not have seen for a while. Everyone's always happy at Christmas :D
 
Like the thought of it and the feeling and the fact every does the same thing and feels the same, dislikes the money side of it, just got all my nieces presents out of the loft and she has about 30 probably £700 worth of stuff from family members and friends

Winter would be crap if we had nothing to look forward to.
 
£700 is obscene and I would nip that in the bud straight away.

There is just no valid reason for that amount of presents for any child at christmas.
 
It's more of a hassle. Going to mams then dads etc bit of a journey about.

Looking forward to spending holiday times with a fit girl friend, aww never that seems to be impossible
 
easyrider said:
£700 is obscene and I would nip that in the bud straight away.

There is just no valid reason for that amount of presents for any child at christmas.
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Not really, thats 30 presents, think the most expensive was £60, still crazy she is the only child in the house and my sister got divorced from her dad years ago and she is my parents only grandchild and my only niece.

What rich people would spend £700 on one presents lol
 
i really really can't be arsed with it any more. i'm fed up with the whole thing, having to skint myself finding things for people i really don't care about for the same price as they spend on me. pretending to get on with the family while they all do the same. I've already told them i'm not celebrating it next year, maybe my views will change when i have a family of my own but to me it all just seems so trite and forced.
 
Every Sunday for about 5 hours, hes not got her anything yet, he cant drive lost his licence a few years ago to drink driving so his parents have to pick her up to take him to her and never got it back,he promised her a Nintendo DS a few other things. But we treat her extra special due to him breaking up her home and family life.
 
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