Thank you for this. I scream at the TV with the word “holiday” inserted into ads fifty times in a single commercial break with not one “Christmas.” I love Christmas, but despise their dreadful generic “holiday” they won’t even mention but laughingly sell items for.
I remember jostling in the crowds at a mall — absolutely jam-packed, everyone’s arms full of packages, with huge decorations everywhere and Christmas music playing.
It was a struggle, but it was also part of the excitement of the season.
Now the mall is dead, scheduled to be torn down.