The problem with the holiday season is its lack of variety. Not only do we tolerate the same songs, the same color schemes (red and green or blue and white, and such) and the same consumerism, it seems that every year we are in more of a rush than ever to tire ourselves of them all long before 12/25. This year they started with pre-holiday hype in October, for crying out loud.
We spend eleven months paying down the debt from one December, only to rack up more the next. We put up with commercials that all seem to focus on one thing: put some jingling bells in the soundtrack, and it’s a holiday commercial. I do like one of the ads, though: the Hershey Kisses ringing “We Wish You a Merry Christmas,” which has been around forever. And maybe the M&M guys meeting Santa, which is also a classic. Since they took off the Norelco spot with Santa dashing through the snow on an electric razor, I’ve never felt the same about Christmas commercials.
All the charities come out for fund raising this time of year, but I wonder what happens on December 26 through the rest of the coming year. People can’t wait 365 days to eat or get a fresh winter coat or shoes on their feet (or socks, as I noted previously).
That’s why I save some charitable work for January through November.
When I do get home from helping others, I enjoy those M&M guys that much more.
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