OH boy, this thread turned out much better than I expected.
Right now I'm smiling this plastic surgery smile. ->

lovehurts
Chill down, man, you already stated your opinion quite a while ago.

You know, lovehurts, in all honesty I think guys like you have completely misunderstood the season in question.
It's not really about commercialism or whatever, Christmas is actually supposed to be a time of joy for everyone, and I'm afraid the only ones who can truly appreciate it are small children.
I remember staying up forever the night before Christmas Eve (we don't celebrate Christmas Day in Sweden, everything takes place during Christmas Eve).
I would fall asleep surprisingly late for a kid, something like 12:30 AM, and wake up about 5:00 AM.
Everything was magnificent, and the whole atmosphere totally rocked.

Nowadays everything feels so... watered down.
Everybody complains about everything, time passes way too fast, and I just don't get the chance to catch that special feeling anymore.
Growing up really isn't that cool.