ITS TIME FOR ABSOLUTE ■■■■ MUSIC
Danny GET THE SPEAKERS
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Behold. Henceforth, all my murderings shall be of the jolliest sort.
Until new years.
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I love Christmas, love both gifting and receiving pressies.
Though I do admit get annoyed, when shops start selling Christmas tat from October, and people have their trees up in November.
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Weird Arsonist Family traditions-
We do all our regular stuff early, on Christmas eve usually starting around 4-5 for dinner then gifts. At 6 we shoot fireworks in an effort to “shoot down santa” since everyone got their presents early.
Christmas day me and a BFF have a longstanding tradition where we go to a movie and eat at a 24 hr diner. The last few years have been star wars, with the only downside being we usually have to put cotton in our ears to avoid spoilers for two weeks.
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I love Christmas, however Thanksgiving is my fav. Already got the tree up. 
Now it’s, keep Lilith and Brick from messing with tree. 
Oh, and my 4 year old Son.
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I’ll be honest, I hate Christmas. Not for it itself, but for what it has become. To that end, let me start a buildup list:
FAMILY/FRIENDS: I’m no longer close to much of my family, and this is due to either my being out of touch for with them whatever reason, or them being no longer here. I’m not uncaring of this, it’s just a simple fact.
My friends all have their own stuff to do.
And I don’t do well around large groups, even if it is among family/friends.
BUSINESS: Dear God, make it stop. The preparations go up as early as late September/early October, but that’s not the problem – the real problem is that when the decorations go up, the music starts playing. And it don’t stop till C-Day.
MUSIC: There’s little variety to it. 99% of the songs have literally been palette-swapped over the years.
When there’s a new one that isn’t a cookie cutout, GFD it’s a bloody relief…until the fact sinks in that it’s just another Christmas song.
VARIETY: Same old thing, every year:
December 25th? Check.
Holiday decorations? Check.
Holiday music? Check.
Months-long musical torture? Checkmate.
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Totally understand where you’re coming from with a lot of this my friend!
I’m not looking forward to Christmas this year. I basically want to cover myself with leaves (pine needles would be fine) and drink alcohol. I’m heading over to France to spend it with my American family, and it is a really lovely gift from them to have us. It’s just my own overzealous anxiety is at boiling point about undertaking this. I love my family very, very much, but I do find Christmas stressful, and going to spend it in a new place with lots of complex travel arrangements… I’m having kittens about it (metaphorically, I wish I actually had some kittens). I’m also bad in larger groups, being a committed introvert, even around my family sometimes. I don’t want to spoil everyone’s fun or seem ungrateful though. 
Honestly my main problem with Christmas is the expectation that you need to have fun, which somehow makes everything more fraught, because if you’re not having fun (which is often entirely understandable) it feels like a huge failure. That’s why I prefer to do as little as possible… other than drinking and maybe reading some bad romance novels.
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Don’t forget people complain to a business if they DONT play it
@Piemanlee I’m sorry but I’m 100% serious
You get used to it sadly
Please tell me That’s a joke
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Oh don’t you dare say Happy Holidays in recognition of other religions, Pie. America - nay, Christianity will fall!
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I’m confused on your stance, but I’ll say this
Happy holidays should be said to someone who
A. Says it to you
B. You know doesn’t celebrate Christmas
C. A group of people.
If they are a Christian then merry Christmas should be used.
I personally don’t care, becuase i celebrate Christmas as a family holiday not a religious one
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Yeah agreed I like it as just a get together and to wear ugly ass sweaters
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As a none religious person that’s how all holidays are for me, minus the sweaters😂
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It was ironic. The ‘war on christmas’ myth is revolting.
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Oh i see. Now that you say that, it is pretty stupid. The war on Christmas thing i mean
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I bought some stuff from Tipsy Elves dude
And I have more…and yes I am mentally an 11 year old
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Yeah it’s stupid and also rooted in the idea that Christianity is naturally superior to other religions (although the apparent panic that even acknowledging some people don’t celebrate Christmas is threatening Christianity suggests a subconscious insecurity about the faith in my opinion!)
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I agree, but i feel we should move to a different thread. If you want to stay on the topic of religion
@HeavenlyAnarchy nice sweaters 
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… This proclaims itself to be the ‘war on Christmas’ thread. I don’t have much to say about religion, just that stupid phenomenon that’s become as much a part of Christmas as Slade.
As to Christmas jumpers, @Funkjunkie found the best… if only I were American and could have bought myself this
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