Christmas Vote

OK do you or don't you, and why?

i will add my answer to this after everyone else has had a chance to vote and answer it .....

Yes I do. I believe that it is a magical time of year, to celebrate the miracle of the birth of Jesus.

I also believe that it has been horribly commercialised and ruined by a capitalist society.

Yes. The miracle of the Holy birth. A time to think of the many blessings received. To cherish those loved ones that are with us and those that have passed on.

Yes i believe in christmas, in the way, its the time of year to celebrate the birth of our lord!

I dont believe christmas is all about money and who can buy the biggest most expensive gift each year!

I agree with above, its been commercialized too much that if you ask a young child of today what christmas is all about, they would have a clue about its true meaning which IMO is a great shame and loss to our younger generation! :(

The cynic in me says no, simply because of the way it's commercialised.

However, looking back on my own childhood, even though money was in short supply, we always had a 'magical' Christmas. My dad died when I was 7yrs old, yet my older brothers still made Christmas great for us young ones, (my parents had 8 kids). We 4 youngsters used to make our own tree decorations, garlands etc. and looked forward excitedly to Christmas, even though we knew we weren't getting much, and we appreciated what we got too.

Also, winter brought decent snowfalls allowing us to make slides or have massive snowball fights with the neighbouring kids, and cosy coal fires and home-made soup waiting for us when we got called in.

I have some truly wonderful memories of my early Christmas's, and I suppose kids of today will be forming their own 'magical' memories so on that basis I voted for Yes.