Couple of questions Whats everyone getting for christmas? Or do you prefer not to know. What would be your perfect present? (Didn't really know where to put this but I figured here seeing as I'm British.)
i want people to be happy at christmas. concerning material things, i know i'm getting the book "inside out" by nick mason from me 'rents.
I'm just happy to go home for Christmas and spend the holidays with my friends and family. I haven't seen any of them in about three months, but it feels like forever.
far too commercial. im not giving out hundreds of gifts... im giving gifts to those who deserve and need them this year (eg a little girl i know whos family is going through a messy break up) And ive not asked for anything.... because theres nothing i NEED.... things id like... yes i guess but nothing i need.
Christmas is really commercialised now and most of the methods of celebrating it have very little to do with commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. One of my friends thinks I'm contradicting myself because I will be giving and recieving presents, money or gifts at christmas time, but I don't consider myself to be christian or any other official religion. My arguement is that many people are going to run themselves into huge financial problems and lots of stress for the sake of 'a season of goodwill' (which is actually, a season in which suicides and stress levels reach their peak in 'christian' nations), therefore, I see that as having little relation to celebrating the birth of Christ (I think a cheap, joyous, non debt-inducing 'happy birthday Jesus' party would be more appropiate) so wether it can be seen as a christian celebration or festival or not is debateable. Indeed, many people take it upon themselves to choose how they celebrate xmas (i.e. going to church, having a dinner, going on a pubcrawl, having a psychedelic trip, etc, etc) so on that token I think the individual can rightly take it upon themself to choose wether a certain act, be it putting up a tree, buying presents or eating turkey, is to represent a celebration of christmas or not. Furthermore, look at halloween. Loads of people celebrate halloween in various ways, and yet halloween is a pagan festival. How many people are really aware of that? How many of those who celebrate halloween think of themselves as pagans? Hmmm, not very many. I for one don't.
i celbrate christmas as a christian and dont celebrate halloween at all :S this christnas im spending with my surrogate family in croydon..it shall be strange to not be with my real family but i think itll be great...i have spent ttoo much money i dont have on presents for people because i love buying presents! it so uch fun especially when you see the perfect something for someone...this year i really want a tool box but i dont think presents are happeing xxxxx
I am working christmas day but will hopefully get home in the evening to see my family...Will be nice to just chill out with them all and that....Material wise I am getting some books and a camera...
i think im getting some new art stuff, lotsa my paint has run out and i need nu stuff to start a nu project. my perfect prezzie wood be my ex bf michael to call me up on xmas day and tell me he loved me after all. hehe
is it just me or is anyone else continually tempted to put two ss on the end of christmas? maybe i slipped into another dimension when i was young where the only difference in reality was one less S in christmass. actually.....i can think of many more differences between the realities.... ~
Christmas is definately over-commercialised now. I would like some new camping equipment, gonna make this summer a summer to remember. Whether I get it I don't know, I don't really ask for anything anymore. Oh, also I would like snow, I live in a place where it hasn't snowed properly in years and now, if it does it just 'slushes', so that would be really cool.
