Is Christmas Too Commercialized?
Is Christmas Too Commercialized?
You finally crash through the doors to Wal-Mart with a large lady stepping on your hand. You look around. In the corner, there are two ladies getting in a fist fight to get the last outfit in their size. After an hour of pushing and shoving you finally get what you want: a plasma screen TV on sale, but you definitely had to pay the price. You left the store with a black eye. The madness starts on black Friday and continues through the holiday season. Everyone is willing to give up their Thanksgiving JUST so they can get a special deal. That’s just wrong. People stress over presents, holiday feasts, and impressing everyone with your lights strung all over your house. Is this what the Christmas season is all about?
Years ago, Christmas used to be just right. There was more focus on the meaning and reason than presents and trees. Thanks to new technology and the greed for green, slowly the holiday evolved to more of a commercialized Christmas. People started waking up at the crack of dawn or staying up late to get deals that are supposedly worth it. Today, people are even skipping occasions like thanksgiving to get that certain price on a holiday gift. Before I try to convince you on how Christmas is so over commercialized, let me give you some examples. Usually around the holiday season, commercials air 24/7, showcasing electronics, cars, and other “necessary” items of the holiday. Rarely will you find commercials showing what the holiday is supposed to be about. Another example of over commercialization is through the holiday movies. You see all these flicks supposedly on the meaning of the season yet they all have themes like,” is Santa Claus real?” or, “will they fall in love by Christmas?” Sure all of these are good for entertainment but do they really portray the real meaning of Christmas? Christmas is supposed to be a time of thanking, remembering, and giving. So then why
You finally crash through the doors to Wal-Mart with a large lady stepping on your hand. You look around. In the corner, there are two ladies getting in a fist fight to get the last outfit in their size. After an hour of pushing and shoving you finally get what you want: a plasma screen TV on sale, but you definitely had to pay the price. You left the store with a black eye. The madness starts on black Friday and continues through the holiday season. Everyone is willing to give up their Thanksgiving JUST so they can get a special deal. That’s just wrong. People stress over presents, holiday feasts, and impressing everyone with your lights strung all over your house. Is this what the Christmas season is all about?
Years ago, Christmas used to be just right. There was more focus on the meaning and reason than presents and trees. Thanks to new technology and the greed for green, slowly the holiday evolved to more of a commercialized Christmas. People started waking up at the crack of dawn or staying up late to get deals that are supposedly worth it. Today, people are even skipping occasions like thanksgiving to get that certain price on a holiday gift. Before I try to convince you on how Christmas is so over commercialized, let me give you some examples. Usually around the holiday season, commercials air 24/7, showcasing electronics, cars, and other “necessary” items of the holiday. Rarely will you find commercials showing what the holiday is supposed to be about. Another example of over commercialization is through the holiday movies. You see all these flicks supposedly on the meaning of the season yet they all have themes like,” is Santa Claus real?” or, “will they fall in love by Christmas?” Sure all of these are good for entertainment but do they really portray the real meaning of Christmas? Christmas is supposed to be a time of thanking, remembering, and giving. So then why