Today's Christmas is no longer a
celebration of Christ and happiness, but is a celebration of a now fake,
commercialized, overweight Santa Claus. The idea of eating yet another turkey
dinner while watching a forgettable Disney movie on television brings tears of
pain, not joy, to one's eyes. The main virtues of the holidays have gone from
an idealistic white wonderland, to a migraine-causing festival of greed.
The Christmas of the past was once a
beautiful celebration of the birth of Christ. Families would come together to
enjoy the holidays together in a peaceful, loving environment. Children ran
around in a pine scented home, clamoring over the presents that Santa had
brought the night before. Even if the family was struggling, children would
appreciate the hard work and thought put into each gift. At night mothers,
fathers, brothers and sisters would curl beside a blazing fire and watch a
classic Christmas movie called, "It's a Wonderful Life". This is what
the true spirit of Christmas should be.
The Christmas of the present is not
what it used to be. What once was a delightful, Christmas caroling time is now
a chaotic, screaming in someone's face nightmare. Relatives avoid each other
for fear of actually reliving bad childhood family moments.
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