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sunshinefizzy · 12-19-2011, 02:25 PM

Anyone else besides me just not feeling Christmas?

The Great One · 12-19-2011, 03:20 PM

I still like Christmas but commercialism definitely has taken out a lot of the fun of celebrating the holidays.

AB · 12-19-2011, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by The Great One

I still like Christmas but commercialism definitely has taken out a lot of the fun of celebrating the holidays.

^ Very true, the stores start putting out Christmas merchandise before Halloween to try to get everyone to spend more. So by the time Christmas rolls around we're already tired of it & the holidays really don't feel as special.

Retro4Life · 12-19-2011, 05:23 PM

I have great memories of Christmas as a kid but really haven't felt that old magic for a very long time. After my dad passed, things were different, and now with my mom and brother gone, it's just something I kind of get through. No "poor me" speeches or anything...it's just that there's so much hype and materialism surrounding it, that without a family I don't feel the spark. I'm happy for everyone who does, and will not be a Grinch.

Just don't make me listen to some of those sad songs...

MrCleveland · 12-19-2011, 05:34 PM

I felt it last weekend.

Just don't let me see The Cleveland "Browns" Lose...again, or have me record it, they're The Mets of The NFL!

treky · 12-19-2011, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by AB

^ Very true, the stores start putting out Christmas merchandise before Halloween to try to get everyone to spend more. So by the time Christmas rolls around we're already tired of it & the holidays really don't feel as special.

exactly!

Penny Lane · 12-20-2011, 04:36 AM

Because of in-laws and work/school schedules my family always does the Christmas thing before Christmas.We pick a day when everyone is available. In fact tonight I am having my family over for dinner then opening gifts after. Then on Christmas Day my Mom has dinner and most of my siblings and their families come. So by having my Christmas a few days earlier it kind of is a letdown by Christmas Day. But usually I manage to keep the spirit.

Regulus · 12-20-2011, 07:17 AM

I IGNORE the

COMMERCIALISM

, doing most of my Christmas Shopping while I'm on Vacation (I look for locally-made Handicrafts and Jewelry wherever I'm at).

Earlier this year, I was on a Mission Trip with my Church in Brazil, and we stopped at a Craft Shop where I wiped out my list in less han an hour!

I have been spending the last three weeks ENJOYING all of the Holiday Festivities, including Two Tree-Lighting Cerimonies, Two Concerts, Five Parades and a Simulation of the Town of Bethlehem. This Saturday I will attend three Christmas Eve Services at three differant Churchs before celebrating Christmas with Friends and Family

I also visited two Theme Parks to check out their Christmas Festivities.

PS. I be doing next year's Christmas Shopping in New Mexico!

old grouch · 12-20-2011, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by sunshinefizzy

Anyone else besides me just not feeling Christmas?

To be honest, I just want it to be over with.

The Great One · 12-20-2011, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AB

^ Very true, the stores start putting out Christmas merchandise before Halloween to try to get everyone to spend more. So by the time Christmas rolls around we're already tired of it & the holidays really don't feel as special.

Since the stores started putting out Christmas merchandise before Halloween it now feels like we all miss the celebration of Thanksgiving because of Black Friday.

catlover79 · 12-21-2011, 01:58 AM

I'm not feeling it either - with yet another job rejection, among other things, I haven't felt this depressed in a long time.

comedyfreak · 12-21-2011, 06:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retro4Life

I have great memories of Christmas as a kid but really haven't felt that old magic for a very long time. After my dad passed, things were different, and now with my mom and brother gone, it's just something I kind of get through. No "poor me" speeches or anything...it's just that there's so much hype and materialism surrounding it, that without a family I don't feel the spark. I'm happy for everyone who does, and will not be a Grinch.

Same here no family either and I'm finding that I really don't fit in anywhere either. I'm low on funds right now which doesn't help.

tiredmike59 · 12-21-2011, 01:26 PM

One thing to be said about Christmas, I hear from people that I almost forgot about (Christmas cards). But each year I get fewer as people pass away. I had an uncle on the west coast that I would exchange cards with each year,I didn't get one from him last year, His daughter wrote to tell me he had died. If it wasn't for christmas I would never had known that. It can sure get depressing this time of year.

catlover79 · 12-21-2011, 03:01 PM

I hear that - in the past couple of weeks, two people from my church have passed away (one of them a 4-month-old baby boy who had SIDS) and yesterday we got word that my great-aunt suddenly died. It doesn't exactly help one's morale.

AB · 12-21-2011, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Great One

Since the stores started putting out Christmas merchandise before Halloween it now feels like we all miss the celebration of Thanksgiving because of Black Friday.

Yeah, it's really a shame too since Black Friday gets more attention than the actual holiday of Thanksgiving.

12-19-2011, 02:25 PM	#1
sunshinefizzy Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 27, 2006 Location: Craptown Posts: 2,054	Bah humbug! Anyone else besides me just not feeling Christmas?

12-19-2011, 03:20 PM	#2
The Great One Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Aug 29, 2006 Posts: 6,378	I still like Christmas but commercialism definitely has taken out a lot of the fun of celebrating the holidays.
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12-19-2011, 05:23 PM	#4
Retro4Life Accept No Substitutes Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 04, 2009 Location: IL Posts: 6,708	I have great memories of Christmas as a kid but really haven't felt that old magic for a very long time. After my dad passed, things were different, and now with my mom and brother gone, it's just something I kind of get through. No "poor me" speeches or anything...it's just that there's so much hype and materialism surrounding it, that without a family I don't feel the spark. I'm happy for everyone who does, and will not be a Grinch. Just don't make me listen to some of those sad songs...
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12-19-2011, 05:34 PM	#5
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12-20-2011, 04:36 AM	#7
Penny Lane Butter Pie Forum Icon Join Date: Jul 03, 2001 Location: Beneath the blue suburban skies Posts: 51,423	Because of in-laws and work/school schedules my family always does the Christmas thing before Christmas.We pick a day when everyone is available. In fact tonight I am having my family over for dinner then opening gifts after. Then on Christmas Day my Mom has dinner and most of my siblings and their families come. So by having my Christmas a few days earlier it kind of is a letdown by Christmas Day. But usually I manage to keep the spirit.
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12-20-2011, 07:17 AM	#8
Regulus Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 07, 2011 Location: Port Orange, Florida Avatar - Poiuyt Posts: 3,374	I IGNORE the COMMERCIALISM , doing most of my Christmas Shopping while I'm on Vacation (I look for locally-made Handicrafts and Jewelry wherever I'm at). Earlier this year, I was on a Mission Trip with my Church in Brazil, and we stopped at a Craft Shop where I wiped out my list in less han an hour! I have been spending the last three weeks ENJOYING all of the Holiday Festivities, including Two Tree-Lighting Cerimonies, Two Concerts, Five Parades and a Simulation of the Town of Bethlehem. This Saturday I will attend three Christmas Eve Services at three differant Churchs before celebrating Christmas with Friends and Family I also visited two Theme Parks to check out their Christmas Festivities. PS. I be doing next year's Christmas Shopping in New Mexico!
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12-21-2011, 01:58 AM	#11
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	I'm not feeling it either - with yet another job rejection, among other things, I haven't felt this depressed in a long time.
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12-21-2011, 01:26 PM	#13
tiredmike59 Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 05, 2010 Location: OUTLAW STATE {MO} Posts: 1,868	One thing to be said about Christmas, I hear from people that I almost forgot about (Christmas cards). But each year I get fewer as people pass away. I had an uncle on the west coast that I would exchange cards with each year,I didn't get one from him last year, His daughter wrote to tell me he had died. If it wasn't for christmas I would never had known that. It can sure get depressing this time of year.

12-21-2011, 03:01 PM	#14
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	I hear that - in the past couple of weeks, two people from my church have passed away (one of them a 4-month-old baby boy who had SIDS) and yesterday we got word that my great-aunt suddenly died. It doesn't exactly help one's morale.