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Top reasons to hate the Christmas season
Brian Lancaster
Issue date: 12/3/08 Section: Opinion
I just hope that on the death certificate for this poor soul, the doctor wrote "maddening consumerism" as the cause.
Reason number two: my birthday
I am fairly sure I'm not alone when I say that December birthdays suck.
First of all, it's the same month as Christmas, so people tend to blend your birthday and Christmas into one event. Also, depending on when in December the birthday is, it's either during finals or during break, so no one wants, or is able, to celebrate with you.
Seriously, the only good thing about having a December birthday is the fact that people can get you stuff for cheap because of all the holiday specials.
Reason number one: holiday music
The most maddening aspect of the holiday season is the repetitive and awful Christmas music that is played over the speakers of department stores and retail outlets across America.
Every song has been remade (horribly, by the way), and is set to play every 20 minutes or so on the "Christmas album" that every department store receives.
Original Christmas music is, somewhat surprisingly, not at all upsetting to me. Trans-Siberian Orchestra? Cool. Mannheim Steamroller? Sounds good. Awful remakes of "Frosty the Snowman?" No thank you.
There are many more reasons why I hate the holiday season, and I would love to rant about them for pages and pages, but, sadly, I am out of room.
And for all you political correctness lovers out there, I know I said Christmas a lot in the article, where you maybe felt I should have said holidays. I would like to say that I don't really care about political correctness, and I celebrate Christmas, so I write Christmas instead of holidays. So there.
Brian Lancaster is a senior English major. His column appears Wednesdays in the Collegian. Letters and feedback can be sent to letters@collegian.com.
Reason number two: my birthday
I am fairly sure I'm not alone when I say that December birthdays suck.
First of all, it's the same month as Christmas, so people tend to blend your birthday and Christmas into one event. Also, depending on when in December the birthday is, it's either during finals or during break, so no one wants, or is able, to celebrate with you.
Seriously, the only good thing about having a December birthday is the fact that people can get you stuff for cheap because of all the holiday specials.
Reason number one: holiday music
The most maddening aspect of the holiday season is the repetitive and awful Christmas music that is played over the speakers of department stores and retail outlets across America.
Every song has been remade (horribly, by the way), and is set to play every 20 minutes or so on the "Christmas album" that every department store receives.
Original Christmas music is, somewhat surprisingly, not at all upsetting to me. Trans-Siberian Orchestra? Cool. Mannheim Steamroller? Sounds good. Awful remakes of "Frosty the Snowman?" No thank you.
There are many more reasons why I hate the holiday season, and I would love to rant about them for pages and pages, but, sadly, I am out of room.
And for all you political correctness lovers out there, I know I said Christmas a lot in the article, where you maybe felt I should have said holidays. I would like to say that I don't really care about political correctness, and I celebrate Christmas, so I write Christmas instead of holidays. So there.
Brian Lancaster is a senior English major. His column appears Wednesdays in the Collegian. Letters and feedback can be sent to letters@collegian.com.
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