Too much Santa Claus?

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Do you think that Santa Claus is almost being turned into a minor deity in our culture? What bugs me the most are those movies and TV shows for kids with plotlines about “saving Christmas.” Saving Christmas turns out to be saving Santa because, if some misfortune befalls Santa Claus, he can’t make his rounds and there won’t be any Christmas.
 
Oh good post! I fully agree and have made a point of concentrating on the nativity with my family and trying to make being together the spirit of Christmas rather than gifts. I also make a point of sending out religiously themed cards both personally and from the business.
 
I agree with you on premise… we are Christians and we don’t focus on Nativity (on TV) enough…

But look at what your talking about here… Should hollywood be teaching your children about Christmas/Nativity…?

If your other than Christian is it an issue?

I am all for programs that do an honest portrait of The Holy Family, but me thinks we expect too much from the wrong or inappropriate teacher…

What do you think?
 
I think every holiday is a halmark, corporate holiday. Nothing is sacred any more. Its all a money grab. That is why I have asked my parents, should they give me presents, give me something useful. They give me food (collge student) and I give some away to food drives. Don’t buy the latest toy on the market, that isn’t the christmas spirit. Save that for the other 364 days, I’m sure the bing money grabbers of the world can survive.

I work in a department store and as it is nearing christmas, i’ve never seen more greediness in my life. Kids screaming at their parents that they want this toy not that. I think if everyone taught their kids the real meaning of christmas, the world would be a much better place.

Can you tell I have a huge beef with holidays…christmas, easter, even remembrance day here is Canada became a corporate money grab (something I find incredibly disheartening. I’m disappointed by the way of life many lead today. I hope that i can raise my kids better than that.
 
How old are your children? The Wiggles Christmas DVDs are great.
 
I don’t have any, I’m saying when I do. It just saddens me to think that christmas is so greedy when it should be the opposite.
 
I agree. Most people don’t even know the meaning behind the symbols of Christmas, i.e. the tree, wreaths, and the star on top of the.
 
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I think every holiday is a halmark, corporate holiday. Nothing is sacred any more. Its all a money grab. That is why I have asked my parents, should they give me presents, give me something useful. They give me food (collge student) and I give some away to food drives. Don’t buy the latest toy on the market, that isn’t the christmas spirit. Save that for the other 364 days, I’m sure the bing money grabbers of the world can survive.

I work in a department store and as it is nearing christmas, i’ve never seen more greediness in my life. Kids screaming at their parents that they want this toy not that. I think if everyone taught their kids the real meaning of christmas, the world would be a much better place.
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Boy, do I agree with you! I spent a few years moonlighting in retail. I worked in Young Men’s (teens) dept. One of the more memorable stories I have is of the elderly couple I helped out during the Christmas shopping frenzy (that’s exactly what it is, too!) They were the sweetest couple, and they both had to be about 85 years old. They were looking for a particular style of clothing for one of their grandsons, probably more like a great-great-grandson. They showed me the list the kid gave them. Everything on the list was the latest trendy clothing and it wasn’t cheap ($75 jeans, anyone?) And, they everything had to be a specific color (the Silvertabs with the red stripe, not the blue stripe, yada yada). In a way, I felt really sorry for this couple. They told me how they had been to this store and that store looking for this stuff…they were *killing *themselves running around (running?..they could barely walk without assistance!) from store to store to find these specific, expensive items! I suppose they felt that they HAD to do this. The-kid-wants-it-and-we’re-obligated-to-buy-it sort of thing.

Good thing their grandson wasn’t part of my family…my parents were from the “you’ll get what you get and like it” school and it had better not cost more than twenty bucks, either. And we always had a nice, happy Christmas time, too. Simple, inexpensive, enjoyed being with other family members…no shop til you drop and spending the equivalent of some third world country’s GNP…
 
I am the grandmother of 6 and I know just how bad it can get. I used to worry myself sick about buying the perfect present for each child and grandchild! I got to where I hated our gathering on Christmas Eve, six children acting like sharks in a feeding frenzy. Normaly when you give them a gift on a one to one basis they are all polite and well mannered, but put them all together and you’d think they had no manners at all! Last year we said enough, we bought one present per grandchild, and a gift cards for the adults, and made reservations for a nice hotel out of town for ourselves. We had a wonderfully quiet dinner Christmas Eve, and the hotel was only a couple of blocks away from a beautiful Catholic Church. This year I have already booked our reservation for a wonderful hotel, this year in historic Charleston SC, and I’m already checking the mass schudle for the Catholic Church right around the corner. Some people might not agree with what we are now doing, that’s o.k., I’m regaining my true joy for this holy season, not dreading it with my stomach in knots.

Linda H.
 
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