Christmas became the biggest holiday of the year a long time ago and it seems like everyone looks forward to it with great anticipation. Often you see Christmas decorations being sold in stores even before Halloween, people are buying Christmas gifts months in advance and are planning where they are going to celebrate it with the people they care about.
But it’s not all just excitement and anticipation. There is also anxiety, exhaustion and loneliness. People without families or who aren’t close to their relatives feel lonelier than ever because Christmas is considered a family holiday. Also, there is the whole hassle of finding gifts and it’s scary how commercialized it is, leading people to buy things nobody needs and becoming even more wasteful.
There are more things that the bright Christmas lights don’t allow us to see that are not than fun about this holiday season and redditors are sharing what are the things they dislike about it in an r/AskReddit thread where perfectnegligence asked “what do you hate about Christmas?”
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#2 Elf On The Shelf
Elf on the Shelf. I have an irrational hatred for that creepy little bastard.
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143points
#3 How Commercialized It Is
How commercialized it is. It has essentially become a big marketing event for companies that guilt you into buying things you normally wouldn't .
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140points
#5 Expectation Of Gifts Even If They Know You're Struggling Financially
The expectation to still give gifts to friends or family who are very aware that you are struggling financially (ie behind on utilities and getting food from pantries). ESPECIALLY hate the mandatory employee contribution to gifts for the boss
124points
#6 The Waste
The waste. Buying and receiving presents no one will use. All the wrapping paper and boxes going into landfills.
118points
#7 Christians Not Knowing The Origins Of What They Are Celebrating
that 99.9% of Christians don’t know the real origins of all the traditions.
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112points
#8 People Taking Getting And Giving Gifts For Granted
That some people don’t understand that being able to give and receive gifts is a privilege and shouldn’t be expected
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103points
#9 Not Having A Family
My parents and all my relatives have passed away, so no Xmas shopping, parties, and dinners. No cards. No calls. No gifts. Just getting through the whole month of December, as they ram happy family entertainment into your senses 24/7.
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100points
#10 Grandparents Loading Kids With Cheap And Useless Toys
Grandparents loading my kids with toys. It sounds really nice, but when you have multiple grandparents just going crazy, they end up with a lot of cheap Chinese c**p. Like seriously, don’t get 7 or 8 $5-$10 toys, get one nicer toy. Or throw some books in there. If it has pictures, they’ll like it, I promise. Or clothes. Ask me their sizes, and get a shirt or something. But PLEASE no more cheap toys that aren’t age appropriate or aren’t their interests or that break as soon as they use it. It’s so wasteful and it turns Christmas into an endurance run just to satisfy your own ego because you never actually visit.
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98points
#11 The Music
The music. Having worked retail for 5.5 years I despise all Christmas music.
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85points
#12 That The Song "Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer" Teaches A Wrong Lesson
How the lesson of tolerance in "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" is flawed: he is treated with respect only after showing his practical value. This has bothered me for as long as I can remember. Largely because of how very popular the song is.
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72points
#14 Disregard For All The Other Winter Holidays
The blatant disregard for all the other holidays that happen this season. I’m pagan, I say happy holidays and the amount of people who get pissed is astounding.
It gets worse when my reply to their tantrum is “I don’t celebrate Christmas”
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61points
#15 Fake Love
When people are faking they love each other on Christmas, but the rest of the year they hate each other.
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58points
#16 That It Seems To Get Bigger Every Year
That it seems to get bigger every year. When I was a child Elf on the Shelf wasn’t a thing. Advent calendars? Like why? Special Christmas Eve gifts? It’s not enough to just buy presents anymore, it’s never ending.
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51points
#17 Seeing Family Out Of Obligation
Having to go to 4 other houses to make sure family does not get upset that we didn't come see them on Christmas.
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49points
#18 Radio Stations Playing Nothing But Christmas Music
When certain radio stations play nothing but Christmas music when you just want to listen to some Alt Rock on the way to work.
49points
#19 Secret Santa
Secret-f**king Santa
Every time I did it, the a**-hat that would pick my name would not get me anything, because they “forgot”. Now any time that person in the office would come around asking if I want to sign up, I tell them my feelings about the practice. Luckily this year we’re all wfh this year, so I don’t have to deal with getting asked this year.
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48points
#20 Pretending To Like A Gift
trying to be fake happy over a gift you don’t really like
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43points