in that i meen have we lost the connection with what the holiday really meens?? doing good, being grateful, helpful to those less furtunate??????
2006-11-23 03:01:17 · 9 answers · asked by jason s 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
it's only commercialized if you let it be! if everyone else has lost the true meaning of christmas it doesn't mean you have to too.
2006-11-23 06:35:01 · answer #1 · answered by melz 2 · 8⤊ 2⤋
DaClint and gert14, I totally agree with you. We have lost the true meaning of Christmas here. It's become way to commercialized, and we've become a "gimme, gimme, I don't want the $10 toy, I want the $100 toy that will put my parents in debt" I always feel kind of sad because around this time, you see a lot of people that obviously don't have wads of money, and so they're buying a lot of cheap toys that the kids will just chuck, rather than spending it on one thing they'll really enjoy. It's become quantity, not quality. We all need to just take a step back, and realize why we have Christmas in the first place. And there is no need to have Christmas decorations up on November 1, like my boss did...it's just not right. Or playing Christmas tunes in the middle of Nov, when you're employees are going to be listening to it every day for a month and a half, I don't think I can listen to Elvis sing about a White Christmas any more! Or Julie Andrew's Favourite Things. Enough with the Schnitzel and Noodles already....*shudders*
2006-11-25 14:24:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Great question!! Each Christmas seems to be more extravagantly commercial than the previous year. I read, recently, that over $3 billion will be spent on gifts for pets! I can hardly bear to go into the stores at this time of year... even the food stores have big displays of gifts. It's just too much.
There is a movement called Buy Nothing Christmas. It is working to restore the original focus of the holiday, which was, as you said, doing good, being grateful,helping those less fortunate, as well as sharing food and music with others. This can all be accomplished without shopping for 'stuff'. the website is
http://www.buynothingchristmas.org
2006-11-26 03:51:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
human beings completely miss the which ability of the holiday journeys now because of the fact of each and all the commercialism. it would be advantageous to come back to the fundamentals and remember what this holiday is all approximately - and all the different holiday journeys besides! And tell whoever to resign becoming new holiday journeys like grandparents day, and chum day and etc.!
2016-10-17 10:47:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes very commercialized. Stores want to bring in the big bucks, enticing people to buy early. Its a beautiful season, but why do we celebrate ? If it wasn't for Christs' birth, there would be no holiday at all. Take time to think about the real reason this year....
2006-11-23 03:38:42 · answer #5 · answered by gert14 2 · 5⤊ 4⤋
I agree.
And remember, we can't say Christmas anymore because anyone not Christian reading this question may be offened, according to the government.
It make me mad that we have to say Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas!
If I wasn't Christian, I wouldn't care if someone told me Merry Christmas.
I wouldn't care if Jews told me Happy Hanukkah or Africans told me have a great Kwanzaa. It'd make me feel good.
And I've noticed you never see Christmas Carolers anymore. Where'd they all go!?
2006-11-23 03:15:19 · answer #6 · answered by DaClint 5 · 9⤊ 3⤋
Yes it's wayyyyyyyy too commercialized. I absolutely hate it when the Christmas stuff is dragged out before Thanksgiving. We have neighbors already running their Christmas lights at night. I truly wish there was a law against that...
2006-11-23 03:06:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 4⤋
Yes!
I bet half of Americans forgot Christmas is Jesus' Birthday.
2006-11-23 03:09:15 · answer #8 · answered by catholicvball09 1 · 4⤊ 4⤋
yes it has
2015-05-17 11:04:08 · answer #9 · answered by Leslie 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋