Mr. Douglas, I agree, although I do celebrate because my family does. The few I’ve spent alone, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed. I also celebrate Jesus all year and am very grateful for what his coming has meant to me personally, and to humanity as a whole. But I dread December every year and just wince through the whole month. I also get much poorer! Maybe I’m just at that age (bah humbug sixties).
I think that is part of it (I’m 63). But I think our culture is tiring of it as well.
You and I attack it the same way.
However, you brought up something that I forgot about. My negativity is not entirely benign. The “much poorer” part hits it. Back when I was about 30, I started seeing the whole thing as a scam to get us to buy a bunch of stuff for each other that we don’t really want or need. I decided to refuse to play. I absolutely HATE being manipulated. And hate it more when I participate anyway due to peer pressure.
I forgot about that. I LITERALLY see the whole US Christmas thing as the equivalent of the money changers, who’s tables Jesus overturned.