If taken on my own terms
rather than having the commercialness of it all shoved down my throat, Christmas is lovely. I get to see family I don't often see, I get to cook stuff I don't often get to cook, I love the colours and smells and the crispy cold weather and twinkly lights and the excitement of getting presents, and thinking about what to buy people to make them happy even if I don't have a lot of cash. I agree completely that family time and generosity and whatnot shouldn't just happen once in a year just because 'it's Christmas' (like you shouldn't only show your partner you love them on Valentines day) but, I don't know...generally people seem a little happier and kinder and nicer.
I even quite like cheesy Christmas pop.
(berk, Mon 22 Nov 2010, 22:48, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Santa will bless you this year berk
you see, you hold christmas properly. I salute you.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 22 Nov 2010, 22:49, Reply)

Birmingham has the most incredible
Christmas market as well. I went at the weekend and went all 'eeep, christmas is coming!' bouncy giddy.
*salutes back*
(berk, Mon 22 Nov 2010, 22:59, Reply)

I fucking hate Valentines day as well.
And don't get me started on New Years Eve.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 22 Nov 2010, 22:52, Reply)

Kill yourself Jeff, It's the only way out.

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 22 Nov 2010, 22:55, Reply)

Yes, but probably
only because they're both overhyped and overcommercialised. If you ignore all of that and just enjoy them on your own terms...gosh, you might even have fun!
(berk, Mon 22 Nov 2010, 22:56, Reply)

Enjoy them on my own terms?
Stay in and have a wank you mean?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 22 Nov 2010, 23:08, Reply)