“I-iiiiiiiiiiiiii don’t want aaaa lot forrrr Christmas”
I groaned, ignoring the “what’s your problem?” looks from the
people in that coffee shop. Admittedly, even I had to check myself. I mean, it
was only November. And it was the first instance of the holiday season where I was
hearing Mariah Carey’s popular “All I Want For Christmas is You” (though now my
count has reached the 30s, all thanks to radio and department stores).
And that’s when I knew I wasn’t feeling Christmas this year.
Jingle all the way? More like whining all the way as I went
about my December activities. Not even shopping or donating to a homeless
shelter could lift me out of this funk. It got so bad that I even began to
sympathize with those melodramatic tales from people not having that “special
someone” to go do December-y things with: gift shopping, hot cider drinking,
snow frollocking, and ice skating. Typically, I respond to such lamentations
with a big LOL and a “that’s ridiculous.” But this December, as I put on my
happy face and thinking cap to buy presents, it took all I had to bite my tongue
and withhold cynical points of criticism at the slowpoke couples standing in my
way of that last scarf.
And as I went about December, I couldn’t help but wonder if
other people were experiencing the same thing. Are there others who don’t like
the holidays? Do the typical December activities turn off some? Is loneliness a
widespread feeling during December? How do people get into the spirit of the
holiday season?
Now, with it being Christmas Eve, I feel resolution as I sigh
relief go and realize I have made it through the holiday season. Now comes the
easy part: nom nom-ing on delicious food my parents make and unwrapping the
clothes I helped cast as my presents in the production of Christmas Day.
But as soon as Mariah starts singing next November, will I
be in the holiday spirit?
You are not alone, I hate Christmas as well. I even took two extra shifts so that I could be working during Christmas. And maybe it would be different if I had people to share the holiday spirit with but I don't so I've just accepted the fact that I don't care about this particular holiday. I'll be cheery when it's Halloween or St. Patrick's Day :P
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