The sentiment does tend to make me grumpy around this time of year just because it seems like it's pushed everywhere.
It's the relentless cheerfulness and the overwhelming sentimentality that turns me off. When I go to the mall and I have to listen to The Little Drummer Boy for the ten thousandth time, I really do want to join the War on Christmas!
I'm an atheist but I don't think my dislike of Christmas has much to do with my beliefs. It's just too crass and false. Sending Christmas cards to people one actually doesn't like. The fact that it has virtually nothing to do with actual Christianity is one of its few redeeming features for me!
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Date: 2009-12-17 01:11 pm (UTC)It's the relentless cheerfulness and the overwhelming sentimentality that turns me off. When I go to the mall and I have to listen to The Little Drummer Boy for the ten thousandth time, I really do want to join the War on Christmas!
I'm an atheist but I don't think my dislike of Christmas has much to do with my beliefs. It's just too crass and false. Sending Christmas cards to people one actually doesn't like. The fact that it has virtually nothing to do with actual Christianity is one of its few redeeming features for me!