What’s with all the Scrooges? Just the mere mention of the word Christmas and I see shoulders hunch, arms cross and the frowns furrow on people’s faces. I’m talking about the grinches of society - those who say ‘Bah humbug!’ when December is upon us and the countdown to Christmas has begun!
We all know a Scrooge. The grumps who sit there looking all sombre and moody and moan about all aspects of Christmas: the songs, the colourful lights adorning many a street, the present-buying... The whole season just seems to send them into grump mode!
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But Christmas is such a special time of year: the gathering of family and friends, a day of feasting and merriment, the pretty decorations... What’s not to love? The Christmas season is a wonderful time of year; the chance to spend time with those who mean the most to you, indulge in lots of culinary delights (including the traditional Christmas dinner and pudding) and the exchange of cards and gifts!
The shopping centres are buzzing with crowds of people doing Christmas shopping to the sound of Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’. It’s also the time of year when the Frankfurt Christmas Market hits Birmingham, and we can enjoy browsing picturesque chalets offering treats that vary from German beers and pastries to dolls and jewellery.
Not to mention, the classic films and songs that supplement the month of December. Nothing beats a bit of Wizzard’s ‘I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday’ or settling down on the sofa on a chilly night with the fire on and indulging in ‘A Muppet Christmas Carol’ whilst feasting on a Christmas cookie. And the inner child that is unleashed once the Coca-Cola Christmas advert appears on television for the first time- that definitely marks the beginning of the Christmas season!
But you always get those who whinge and whine about the Christmas period, and I just don’t understand why! They try to bring down everyone else’s festive spirit with their negative mumblings about how they despise Christmas and roll their eyes when they hear Christmas songs being played and turn over the radio sharpish. But what’s the problem? It only comes once a year, and it’s a season which should be enjoyed and embraced, not complained about and denied.
Well, to all the Ebenezer Scrooges out there, I say: stop moaning, grab yourself a mince pie, whack on some Band Aid and surrender to the joys of Christmas- ‘tis the season to be jolly, after all.
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