Christmas Theme

 

It's a holly, jolly season. Time to spread love and joy, lights blinking, trees trimmed, decorations are up. Malls are packed with busy shoppers trying to find the perfect gift to put a smile on the receiver´s face.

It's the time for Christmas songs to be played in stores, in TV commercials and sometimes on the radio. Although I'm starting to wonder whether people nowadays have Christmas playlists and how popular they are. Does it make sense to listen to these tunes at any other times of the year? I guess not.

On cable TV there are two channels that have been showing Christmas movies nonstop 24/7. There are days when I just turn on the TV and watch two or three in a row. Snow, hollies all over the place, stockings on the mantle, sleigh rides, people dressed in red and green, funny Christmas sweaters, gingerbread houses, cookies, nutmeg, lights, lights and more lights, wreaths, candles, snowball fights, and snowmen. In addition to all of this, in each of these movies if not all of them, there are broken relationships overdecorated homes in state cities overly happy people who see the cup half full and miraculously at Christmas time everything falls into place- people make up, fall in love, and resolve their issues.

The message is loud and clear. Christmas is the time for love and joy, a time to patch up loose ends and fix whatever was broken before the new year begins. I'm no expert in the subject, but it makes me question how people make amends just because it's Christmas. Don't get me wrong. I love what the day represents - the birth of baby Jesus. But then there is the hustle and bustle of gift giving , which is just the capitalist way of celebrating this holiday.

For many it is not such a happy occasion due to the loss of a loved one who will be missed even more during the festivities. During the gift giving, frustration and disappointment may arise because of an unwanted gift. Hugs that are exchanged but not felt. While some are surrounded by family and friends, others are alone. It's funny how when you choose to spend the holiday alone, for whatever reason it may be, people get upset about it. People go through phases, be it physically or mentally, and at those times being yourself is better than pretending to be different just because tis the season.

However you decide to spend the holiday, may it bring you peace.

Written December 18, 2021

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