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Wow. Way to ruin my day. I wish we could go back to the previously agreed upon start date of the day after Thanksgiving to start with Christmas stuff.

In my book the only legitimate timeslot to start it is between the first sunday of advent and december the 6th and it must end by january the 6th otherwise you're liable to be dragged down into hell by the music demon or whatever

I’m going to go insane the first time I hear Christmas music while it’s 90 degrees out. Summer heat lasts here until like, October, so goodbye sanity!

34 more weekend days until Christmas!

I'm going to the front lines of the war on christmas... on the side of Halloween

Costco is already selling wrapping paper here

I've always said that I envied people who can just believe in a religion without immediately being disillusioned. I'm out here just rawdogging existential dread. Lol

All I'm waiting for is one singular shred of evidence. Something explicit and undeniable.

You'd think that someone all powerful who could read my thoughts and intentions would understand that but apparently not...

Also, "Christmas at Ground Zero".

Damn... Can't believe you oppressed Christmas like that.... 😓 Jesus will be very sad 😠

Wow, that's absolutely terrible. And Little Drummer Boy is a fantastic song with a good message (give from the heart) regardless of your religious beliefs.

It's because Christmas is more consumerism friendly.

I think it's important to realize that Christmas has lost a lot of it's religious connotation in the West. Don't get me wrong, everybody knows it's a Christian holiday meant to celebrate the birth of the Christ. However, there is no assumption that because you celebrate Christmas then you must be a Christian. That isn't the case for Easter. People who celebrate Easter in the West are typically Christian. This makes Christmas the more publicly celebrated holiday, which feeds back into it's own popularity.

I am not super familiar with eastern Christianity, so I could be wrong. It may be that Christmas has the same religious connotations in the East as the West. If that's the case, then disregard my previous point.

Here are some other perspectives:

Jesus was the Christ before he was resurrected. The resurrection is all good fun, but once Jesus was sent to earth, the whole train was set in motion and salvation became inevitable. The incarnation of a God bringing salvation is something to celebrate.

Historically speaking, I'm pretty sure Christmas is bigger just because it co-opted all the Saturnalia festivities as a concession to the pegans so that more of them would join Christianity. Saturnalia was all about partying and beating up Jews, so it was obviously immensely popular and helped Christianity grow much quicker than if they required the pegans to give up their festival. With all the Greek and Roman influence on the West, it shouldn't be too surprising that they treat Christmas in the same way - but hopefully with less ethnically charged violence.

Finally, it's easier to tell cute stories about a birth than an execution and subsequent resurrection. "Look at the cute little baby with the animals" vs "look at the immortal zombie man with holes in his body". This matters a lot in a hyper consumerist society.

Jesus got presents, so we get presents. Imagine if he got healthcare. If only there was a part in the Bible about helping the less fortunate

That's because most Christians are not very good Christians.

Christmas is a holiday to consumerism and that is what is important.

Horny

the song does incorporate critiques of materialism, so broadly "i want shit"

All of the above. Apotheosis.

I think that falls into the "shnackered" category

I would put that under "I want shit"

Bitter. Only way left to get it is to refuse to let yourself be forgiven, while simultaneously refusing to acknowlege that for which you could be condemned. The two halves of that sentence are two sides of the same coin, and refusing to go quietly into the night, alone, does not keep death at bay.