Christmas

in the beginning of dec, i put it off as long as possible,

my christmas shopping actually comes late probably the last 3 days before christmas.

I used to do my Christmas shopping in October and put everything on layaway and get it out in time for Christmas. I don't use layaway much anymore and not it seems I shop more in November. But I cannot leave it to the last minute, it would cause me terrible stress. What is my biggest complaint....commercialism. I want Christ back in Christmas.

I usuualy try to do my Christmas shopping through out the year, so as to avoid the holiday rush. I think its sad how people seem to lose their minds during the holiday season. I remember watching the news last year and they showed someone being trampled when the shore opened up, and no one there seem to care. they didnt help the person up or anything.

I usually start my christmas shoppin in de first or second week of dec. I jst luv 2 go on a shoppin spreee buyin whatever i feel like vil look good on me nd ma house for christmas.

I usually do it a few days before christmas. The stress is terrible but I still do it every year LOL. my biggest complaint is when stores start playing christmas carols in september!

I am slmost finished except for "Santa" presents...I shop all year long and just hide it away...

My biggest complaint this year is that I do not have enough money to get people what I would like to get them. I'm the poorest one in my family and it just feels ludicrous trying to buy something for my sisters who have everything they could possibly want already.

Forgot about my biggest complaint re Christmas rituals. Probably the commercialism of it all - I have no religious beliefs but I like to think of Christmas as a celebration of "goodness" and I dislike the way it's used as a justification for over-consumption and greed.

I don't begin to even think about Christmas presents until the start of December and usually don't buy any until a couple of weeks before Christmas.

I usually start my Christmas shopping around September or October so that I don't have to do it all at once. I usually have some good ideas from listening to family members throughout the year about things they'd like to have. Plus, the closer you wait towards Christmas, the more you're likely to impulse buy, and blow the budget. The biggest complaint I have about Christmas rituals is the fact that ACLU has taken it upon themselves to remove Christmas symbolism out of everything that has to do with the public. It used to be that it was a ritual for our town to have a creche in the square, but now it is not allowed anymore. Geez, Christmas is all about the birth of Christ, not just a holiday celebrating winter. Schools can no longer have Christmas programs that sing traditional Christmas carols. What a shame, in my opinion!