How many people hate Christmas?

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I hate xmas, and I am a very committed Christian.

Besides the fact that Christ was not born in the winter, and that xmas is nothing more than a disgusting pagan festival, the whole thing just makes me sick. Christians claim they're glorifying God and observing Christ's birth by spending money they can't afford to spend just to buy a bunch of gifts for people who probably don't need them, eating too much food and candy, and telling their kids a ridiculous lie that some fat man in a red suit will magically come down the chimney to bring them gifts. What baffles me the most is that this celebration that supposedly honors Christ prompts us to cancel church. I hate the whole thing. I commemorate the birth of Christ on Sukkot (the Biblical feast of tabernacles), when it actually happened. As for xmas, it is a complete farce.

I don't necessarily hate Christmas, it's just that now that I'm an adult, it's sort of become yet another stress/anxiety-creating event in my life. I like it better when I'm doing something that sort of rekindles the magical Christmas feeling I felt as a kid - watching all the Christmas movies I used to watch, and that sort of thing.

I don't hate Christmas, but when I'm depressed (which I'm not this year) I hate the fact that it's there and I have to celebrate it. I get really resentful of having to go to all this trouble for this big happy holiday when I don't care if I live or die. The thing is, if it was just me by myself, I wouldn't have to celebrate it. But we have kids, grown kids (17, 18, 20, 24) but still kids who want Christmas, and my husband wants Christmas and this year I have a grandbaby that I'll get to see on Christmas too.

If you are depressed during Christmas, people just don't understand that the Christmas-happy isn't going to rub off on you and you aren't going to have some Hallmark TV Christmas Special Miracle and suddenly feel better. It doesn't work like that and the fact that they don't understand that it doesn't adds the pressure of their expectations for you to get happy right on top of everything else happy in the world.

Usually though, on every one but one or two that I was depressed during, I would cheer up right on Christmas day and wish that I hadn't been so depressed. I say "cheer up" cause that's what it was and the next day my depression would be back. I was a bit cheerful, not back to my old self and taking care of things or getting them done or even caring if they got done. I'd just be happy about my family for a few, then go back to bed.

Even on the years when I'm not horribly depressed, I tend to get down some during Christmas and wish that it would be over with. This year, I don't know what it is, but I'm a little excited. I'm not all over the top excited like when I was a kid or right after I first got married or right after I had my first baby, but I'm a little excited. I don't resent it at all this year. I don't know whats wrong with me, I'm feeling like a normal person this year

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I love Christmas as a holiday, I really do, but I DESPISE the emphasis everything and everyone puts on buying gifts. Not that gift giving is bad at all, but like others have said, it's been commercialized a lot now. This year I'm just not as excited about the holiday as I usually am, but that's mostly in part because of other factors.

I don't really like Christmas. Too much sensory stuff and break of ordinary day.

I like it. I am not a fan of the commercialism and materialism that accompanies such a season and the vicious Darwinism of people fighting over the best deals in stores. However, it is pleasant to see people happy and enthusiastic and it is nice that family relationships are somehow strengthened by the fact that it is Christmas. Plus, having a roast dinner is always good. Some people would say 'well why can't people manage to be happy and jolly all year round and show people compassion'? But I suppose it is far easier when there is a collective obligation.

If anything, watching A Charlie Brown Christmas and Frosty the Snowman can brighten up any day or night for me.

I like it.

I like giving people gifts--meaningful ones. I like thinking about gifts that signify care and affection. I like cooking celebratory meals.

We are having a Dickensian Christmas this year--hardly any money at al, but plenty of positive spirit. I will prepare our small Christmas Turkey this evening and roast tomorrow morning for lunch...

Other people in my family get a bit stressed, because of visiting relatives and such, but I take a simple (possibly childish) pleasure in the whole thing--also, I find it relaxing to focus on preparing food, packaging gifts, etc. I can get into doing those things well and forget other considerations. Very relaxing. And lovely when the house is full of good smells and everyone is happy and so busy digesting they sort of forget the typical urgent talking for a while.

We did decide to celebrate a little - giving a few presents and we put up one string of lights. We were going to get a very small tree, but decided against it. Everything is artfully arranged on the "Christmas table."

Now that Christmas is over, I'm kinda sad because now the days are back to normal and I have to go back into work.

I like to deal with my anger by laughing at the problem. Maybe that helps?

I always liked Christmas and it is for reasons other than giving and receiving gifts. If we did away with the giving and receiving gifts, except maybe gifts for children in the family, I would be quite happy.