Christmas' Corruption of Consumerism

The Curse of Christmas Consumerism | by Merle van den Akker

But we also know about the blatant crimes against humanity by the rich on a global scale. Christmas used to be a holiday about gratitude, ...

Christmas has always been about consumption - Marketplace.org

We tend to believe that Christmas today is a horrible, terrible commercial corruption of what was a warm, loving family holiday that before ...

Consumerism Christmas – the sustainability dilemma - The Guardian

It is our job as a consumer to stop focusing on gift giving, or if you feel the compunction to give, then give foods that the recipient will want and eat. Also, ...

Christmas consumerism blues : r/Anticonsumption - Reddit

There would be caroling, town gatherings, movies. Then on Christmas morning, my family gathered to open presents, and I felt a hollowness and ...

Christmas' Corruption of Consumerism - The Blazer

Between its enchanting lights, harmonic carols, and festive spirits, Christmas, a cultural holiday, was once celebrated as a time when ...

Why I'm curbing my Christmas consumerism — even though ...

Just because over consumption starts at the top with the Pentagon, doesn't mean it has to go all the way down to me.

Consumerism vs. Religion: Christmas in the United States

The “Christmas trees” brought over by German Americans swept the nation, leading to new businesses in tree cutting and ornamentation. Less than ...

How to save Christmas from consumerism | Grist

In many cases, holiday buying habits are driven by a need to meet imagined expectations, an attempt to bring happiness to loved ones. While ...

Opting Out of Consumerism at Christmas - No Sidebar

Here are 6 ways to choose Christmas, not consumerism: · 1. Question your purchases · 2. Practice detachment through generosity · 3. Focus on people, not ...

Holiday spirit is corrupted by corporations | Opinion, PantherNOW

That's what Christmas is becoming, a time to empty our wallets and drain our bank accounts while extinguishing the true holiday spirit.

Has Consumerism Corrupted The Holidays? - the skier scribbler

The culture of consumerism in America and around the world has corrupted the holidays into capitalist's heaven, and the working class nightmare.

Consumerism's effect on Christmas isn't entirely negative

Indeed, there are many components of the consumerist aspect of modern-day Christmas that make the holiday season stressful for many, and it's ...

Christmas is about more than consumerism, fa la la la la la la la la.

For Christians, Christmas is a culturally sanctioned time to celebrate an answer to the most fundamental of questions — an answer about God ...

We've been complaining about Christmas's consumerist decay since ...

In 1890, an article in Ladies Home Journal worried that “the Christmas of our youth is degenerating into a festival of the store-keepers.”

Christmas consumerism: A symbol of materialism or generosity?

But amid the opportunities for creative service and extravagant generosity, competing temptations of materialism abound, threatening to twist ...

Don't confuse holiday consumerism with a 'giving spirit' - UTD Mercury

The original charitable giving and familial celebration aspect of the holiday has been put on a backburner; whether it be purchasing lavish ...

Don't let consumerism consume your holiday - Earth Day

What's the problem with a little material overindulgence, though? Well, aside from the adage that money can't buy happiness, this overindulgence ...

Consumerism is ruining holidays in America - The Pirate's Eye

During holidays in America, companies experience massive increases in sales as consumers flood stores to find gifts for friends and family.

The materialistic present and the ghost of Christmas past - The Boar

This type of behaviour seems natural when we are constantly being shown unachievable lengths of holiday merriment. It would appear that the ...

Can We Separate Christmas from Consumerism? – MIR

Christmas sees consumerism heightened during the holidays, but the Christian religion paradoxically preaches against a preoccupation with ...