Why I Hate Christmas

I hate Christmas! Ba Humbug!

[@TylerG7777]

It’s Christmas Eve 2024. This video is 8 yrs old. But glad I found it. I agree. I hate Christmas and dread it every year. The pressure to buy gifts for everyone, the consumerism, watching all the neighbors putting up the same holiday lights and decorations every year, all the commercials with jingle bells in the background, fake snow, Lexus cars with red ribbons around them. I hate it all. The happiest day of the year: December 26th. Glad to see all these comments and know that I may be in the minority as a person who despises Christmas, but I’m not alone. I just fake it. I love summer.

[@incertosage]

Just nodding along to everything said.

[@Mr.Mallardduck]

Me too. It’s a nightmare to be endured.

[@TylerG7777]

@ Pain is a universal human experience. You are not alone.

[@julielabrouste6344]

I stopped gift-exchange completely. I told my loved ones, who are my honey and my surrogate Mom, who is my honey's Mom, that I don't want any gifts ever for anything and I am not getting gifts for anyone for anything ever. No birthday gifts, no Christmas gifts, none for valentines, etc. None! Once I did that, and it took a long time to finally get it done, I was far more happy. I detested buying gifts! Even if it was just a symbolic whatever gift, I hated doing this for a variety of reasons. But what I hated even more was trying to get meaningful and sensible gifts! It was way too much work. Forget it! I'm ecstatic to be rid of this. If I feel like getting a gift I may still get it for someone, but not for some "holiday" and never under "social obligation".

[@averyyoung9088]

If you have kids I seriously wish the best for them.

[@Sebastian-ss8lo]

Totally agree. It's just guilt tripping. If you need me to get things for you to symbolize love, find somebody else.😂🙄

[@crazierthan-u7571]

Julie: A really meaningful gift does take a lot of work. I had a young boy I used to babysit who was my best friend, like a grandchild to me. One Christmas I wrote him a poem starring him doing battle with an evil green elf. Other times I made treasure hunts, where each clue was a little rhyme leading to yet another clue. The most elaborate one I did required him to listen to part or most of certain Beatle songs. There were big envelopes with cartoons pasted on them that corresponded with a lyric of each song. Some were simple, like a walrus, a yellow submarine. They got more difficult as it went on. A labor of love, sure, but exhausting nonetheless. Doing something like that for everyone on a gift list would be impossible. Generally speaking, just figuring out what to get people is big headache. The term "holiday" is a misnomer. You might get time off of work, but man you need it -- to cook, shop, boil and decorate eggs; endure some big family gathering. If you're married, double that. There are only two holidays worthy of the name: Memorial Day and Labor Day. The family gathering may still loom over some of us, but by and large, you get a day off work without having to cook a bunch of shit, exchange gifts, send cards, decorate anything or wear a costume. It's nice to have a genuine day OFF.

[@aaronzywicki8683]

Nice

[@wcstevens7]

I agree 100 per cent...When I was a kid I really LOVED CHRISTMAS..Now I am older and wiser, I realize that it is just a money making scam.

[@EmpereurdeLan3000]

Elizabeth Reign Castillo it is a Hustle created by capitalists !

[@88keyz.69]

@@Boss-wh8zw keep sleeping you average imbecile.

[@TuaDeezNutz]

A money scam? I guess you don't like to see your kids and family happy.....guess you don't like your jobs Christmas bonus....you prob don't even have a job 🤣 that's why you hate Christmas cause you're poor and pathetic. Misery loves company go hang out with the Grinch

[@TuaDeezNutz]

@@EmpereurdeLan3000 🤣🤣 a hustle....we found the commie!

[@TuaDeezNutz]

@@xKatie_2x You don't have to have money You can make presents for your family.... You're just a Scrooge

[@Therespectlessone]

On Christmas I’m in my room sleeping and playing games but I’m force to go downstairs and open presents with family…. People were like “why are you being so quiet and miserable” and I just quickly opened stuff then went straight to my room and slept and everyone tried to guilt trip me to go celebrate Christmas which is rude but they tried and failed. Christmas is not my interest.

[@Dontae_777]

I have the same experience like bruh i dont care about Christmas man. Yay thank for the gift i guess. But why just this one day it could of been anyday that you could of gotten me this.

[@Paul-010]

Christmas these days is nothing more than one big commercial "con" I, for one, don't get taken in by it!

[@wcg3975]

ikr

[@TuaDeezNutz]

Poor boy. Your family must hate you for being a miserable turd for the holidays

[@inesamaro2811]

Exactly my experience, I try to cope with all the Merry Christmas shit, but I feel absolutely nothing , but when I try to explain my point of view, I´m just the negative one in the room... Can´t wait for the 26th!

[@jamiek1714]

The problem with Christmas is the gift giving. It's alot of stress and obligation.

[@heleniyahabukarsh513]

It is empty and it is the most suicidal time of the year.

[@thomasbaden-riess332]

I’m hoping it will change soon

[@AK-jj3cp]

This my 3rd year not celebrating christmas and I'm happier for it

[@AK-jj3cp]

@@cianosullivan4982 I'm not going to lie to you it's going to be tough especially the first year is going to be the toughest not celebrating but as the second year comes along and then the third year and so on and so on and so on it becomes a lot easier. The reason the first years tough is because you're going to be stating your opinion to your family and friends that you do not celebrate Christmas and your reasons will be placed here_______. You're going to feel amazing for standing up for yourself and doing something for yourself. Not doing it just because everybody else is doing it🤷

[@AK-jj3cp]

@@cianosullivan4982 of course there may be conflict between your family and friends because of this new decision you have. But if you stay true to yourself and voice your opinion then eventually they will get used to it

[@AK-jj3cp]

@@cianosullivan4982 your going to tell your fam and friends "I'm not celebrating christmas because_______." After that you may get many different reactions. Some will be flabbergasted as to the fact that you don't want to celebrate christmas!!!?😱LOL best advice i can give you is ride the wave. Hear what they have to say be respectful and calm but then when its your turn to speak be truthful to yourself and confident in your actions. Like i said that 1st year will be tough! But the relief you get is amazing for doing what you want and not going with the flock☺ i hope this advice helps. To the best of luck my friend

[@bocaj3213]

I wish I could not celebrate Christmas

[@AK-jj3cp]

@@bocaj3213 you can!

[@austin6735]

I'm the same! I've just grown out of liking and celebrating Christmas, now that I'm older. Don't care about it anymore. The only holiday I will celebrate now is Thanksgiving

[@Pfsif]

Christmas forces you to spend time with people you would rather not (family). Moved 1200 miles away to get away from it (them).

[@mattiacicchetti4728]

You did the right thing

[@EmpereurdeLan3000]

When I was a little boy, I used to love Christmas. Until one day I was grounded and I was not allowed to celebrate Christmas with anyone...that was my punishment and I HATED MY PARENTS FOR THAT ! Then, as a teenager I started to REALLY HATE Christmas!!!! Each year I would tell my self “next year Xmas will be better...” but it never did. And I never loved Xmas again. And I’m grateful I never did ! Now as a grown man, I hate it even more. You have no idea how much money I saved by Not buying the gifts, the presents, the food, the new clothes, the candy and the chocolate ! I HATE XMAS ! A stupid commercial holiday invented by capitalists

[@e.h2994]

Its envented by God

[@shamikasolomon1230]

Exactly!!!!

[@shamikasolomon1230]

@@e.h2994 no it’s not 🤣😂 it’s written in Jeremiah , why we are NOT supposed to celebrate paganism.

[@crazierthan-u7571]

Good God, man, what did you do to get grounded from Christmas? You can't ground somebody from CHRISTMAS. I don't wanna dis your parents, but who does that?

[@Desertwind-e8m]

Amen. Totally agree with you

[@thisexisted2325]

100% agree. I hate Xmas mostly because it's all fake; The 'Merryment' the 'Ads' also how we are supposed to behave act & to eat! Hate it !!!!

[@EmpereurdeLan3000]

This Existed I hate it More !!!

[@EmpereurdeLan3000]

Thomas Baden-Riess you’re talking about the Jim Carey Bullshit movie ?

[@Un7uckyy]

I fully agree with your commentary and I would also like to add how some family members try to force upon us the need to buy gifts against our will just to look "good" on a christmas eve dinner or christmas morning, when we really don't have any interests on that matter.

[@proph8772]

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[@g.h2259]

AND I HATE YOU

[@GandalftheWh1te]

I hate the fact that people don't even care or KNOW what they are celebrating. And look down on you for not following to rest of the sheep and just accepting it. I dream that future generations will think for themselves.

[@e.h2994]

No its not its wrong

[@e.h2994]

People celebrate Xmas because it is Gods birthday and people DO care because they love and belive in the Xmas spirit and God

[@Hekinsieden]

@@e.h2994 People pushing their religions are just as bad as people pushing their holidays.

[@chris7285]

@@e.h2994 yeah I’m pretty sure you’re overlooking a huge chunk of people who only celebrate because they feel forced into it or only enjoy the materialism side of it. The materialism is what sickens me more than anything. Americans are exploited by businesses every year because of the Christmas season. It raises kids to be materialistic.

[@astro5558]

i cant stand christmas. Because its all lies, and if you dont cellebrate it, or hate it youre called bitter and twisted, and im not, i just dont believe in celebrating the whole THING AS IS SUCH A WHOPPING LIE !!

[@mallen1317]

You’re almost forced to celebrate it cause NOTHING is opened, there’s nowhere to go except maybe the movies - I’ve saved so much $$ after ending all the madness

[@Kraggypandapops]

Christmas is buying presents you can't afford for people that don't need or want them and for them to sell or give away afterwards.

[@MarvinThiessen]

Christmas sucks. Days are too short, weather is shitty, traffic is bad, people are stressed out. The only positive is Christmas dinner. I keep gift giving simple, and it works. Screw TV.

[@mariahfrancois9517]

I hate Christmas even more people call me a grinch the fact is my dad died on December. so every time I feel depressed

[@Soulos-oq7ij]

I with you bro. My dad died 2 weeks ago. Today i decided not to get out of bed and turned my phone off. Christmas is dead to me.

[@margot57120]

I totally understand you. My mother died 11 years ago on December. Since then I'm pretending to be happy when we spend the holidays with other relatives but I'm so exhausted to act like this.

[@zavala4148]

I feel you, christmas to me was always going to see my grandparents and my cousins, four years ago they died in December/January and since then I just hate it, hate how I feels, hate how unfair is it but I don't wanna drown myself on my pity, I wanna kill it.

[@Desertwind-e8m]

I don't like Christmas either, I actually dread it each year. Too Much pressure to buy presents for people and see family members I choose not to see any other time of the year. Father Christmas is a Lie Why are parents still telling their children this when it's not true ? It's forced on to you, and there is nothing Merry about it.

[@Blindswordsman1994]

The cold weather, the manic crowds, the empty wallet at the end of the month - not for me

[@lenom1289]

I do not celebrate the birth of any imaginary friend. Compulsory gift offering is not my idea of generosity. I like to offer gifts for no reason at all. If I could disappear on a desert island from December 1st to January 5th, I gladly would.

[@phoebegale2488]

"bringing it all home to you how empty and devoid of meaning your life is" this man is spitting some facts. I always hope it'll be different but I spend the whole day crying and trying not to scream at everyone

[@aarfaesra3871]

Exactly happening to me rn

[@miczkas7139]

I'm really happy i found this video. I'm only 17 years old and I already hate Christmas... I hate the fact that everyone around me puts on an artificial mask of happiness and make an illusion of being nice, close family ( which is definitely not true :/). The only thing they care about is to BUY as much as possible and EAT as much as possible. They don't understand when I'm trying to reason with them. For me, Christmas lost it's whole spirit. The only thing I like is the song "Last Christmas" 😅😅 I had thought there must be something wrong with me, because everyone around absolutely LOVES it... until I watched your video and read the comments. Thanks 😉

[@thomasbaden-riess332]

I still love ALL the Christmas songs!

[@shannonkennedy1750]

When your a kid it's the most magical holiday. As an adult it's just another way for yohr bank account to be drained

[@jenncara.]

Yup, completely stopped 'celebrating' years ago. It helped but having it shoved in your face everyday by others is gross.

[@Dlj71]

Every year i dread this particular event....i mean i loved it as a child all those years ago but not now. I feel like we are forced to accept it as a compulsory order. As soon as the end of August approaches before the kids go back to school, the shops start advertising and the bloody annoying adverts and crap on the tv? Dont get me started on that. Yes xmas might be nice for some but just remember there are others who really dread it as it often reminds them of loss and grief and isolation. #xmas sucks

[@truthseeker7244]

That was like my soul talking back at me. I've often thought it was strange to be so overwhelmingly depressed at Christmas time, especially after enjoying it so much as a child. I thought it must be to do with my lack of personal relationships but it's probably something on a deeper level. The realisation of the futility of life in general as another year rolls around and nothing changes.

[@TuaDeezNutz]

No it's something deeper. You gotta be a pretty big Scrooge to hate Christmas the most wonderful time of the year were everyone is happy and joyful and wishing everyone a merry Christmas and you get to visit with relatives and drink egg nog and eat turkey and open presents. You people have to be miserable to hate Christmas and we all know misery loves company ....

[@shamikasolomon1230]

Same here it’s because we are not supposed to celebrate it! I hate all holidays!!!

[@shamikasolomon1230]

@@TuaDeezNutz you are lost, sucks for you! 🥴

[@TuaDeezNutz]

@@shamikasolomon1230 You hate all holidays wow you must be fun at parties You scrooge

[@TuaDeezNutz]

@@xKatie_2x Yeah tell me an event in the summertime when everybody gets together and exchanges presents?

[@lef2617]

I used to love christmas as a kid but have grown to hate it as an adult now. Of course, you loose a bit of the magic because you "see behind the scenes" and have to prepare stuff but it's not that. It's actually my family who makes it annoying for me. Helping with preparing everything is not the problem, it's the fact that it's mandatory. It's not "can you help me this?" "Not now, but later" "thank you" it's rather: "can you help me with this?" "Not now, but later" "oh come on, I bet you can do this one thing. Don't be so lazy." Also, my mother and grandmother invite my uncle and cousin. I don't have a problem with that, it's nice seeing them from time to time. But then my grandmother tells them that they don't have to drive and someone will pick them up so that they can drink at our place. Only after that does she ask me if I would be okay with driving them. It's too late to say no then and a no would cause an argument. Christmas dinner gets longer and longer every year. My uncle and cousin don't leave at like 9 or 10 pm, they stay until 1 or 2 am. I am a person who gets tired as soon as it gets dark, so at like 5 pm. They're also drunk at that time and can't keep personal space. Even though they're not "my" guests, I can't stand up and leave earlier as I would get yelled at for that. The next day will also be fully planned out, with more dinners, more work for me ecen though I didn't do the plan and just get dragged along, and no time for myself at all again. Third day is the same. I want tje simplicity of old christmas back, where guests wouldn't stay so insanely long and I didn't have to go somewhere for anorher insane amount of time. Old christmas where I was allowed to leave early and say no without feeling guilty. Old christmas that I was excited about and didn't dread.

[@leudwigvonshwartsenhelm3624]

It's because Christmas is for kids, for adults it's not really the same.....

[@Chris17198]

If I had my way I would abolish Christmas …period !!

[@maltesetony9030]

Don't follow the psychobabble - I just loathe Xmas.

[@deefitzsimons4491]

When I was 21 my boyfriend committed suicide on Xmas day while I was at work. I had no idea he was so down, I’ve never forgiven myself for not knowing. I’m now 46 and I wish xmas didn’t exist. I stay on my own, I don’t like been around anyone xmas day. Doesn’t matter where I am or who I’m around there is no escaping how I feel.

[@jamieborg4547]

I'm sorry to hear that.

[@thomasbaden-riess332]

That’s terrible but I’m sure you shouldn’t blame yourself in any way.

[@rizonza5060]

Damn, That is fucked up. I don't expect to see dis kind of depression on here.

[@ianoian1]

Well, as a Buddhist, and from the Buddhist angle, Xmas is meaningless. And I watch TV news programmes and they are all banging on about Xmas as if it was a world-healing time of the year. And I bet the majority of those people haven't been in a church in their lifetimes!

[@1tinMan]

Not only do I agree, but would add that everyone telling you to get over yourself and join in anyway. Really makes it a bitter time. It's disturbing that they can't see that there's any other side to it than theirs. One could make a case that I'm the bigger person for seeing the two sides and over coming my pain in it to placate their selfish want of a happy holiday. I hate Christmas.

[@tracyperry3595]

I haven't seen a decent Christmas since 1982.

[@andyx6248]

I’m with you I hate Christmas…what we need is a pandemic to wipe out all the false cheery people in the world, bring on the apocalypse 🧠

[@sethlinnell2514]

Xmas is strange you spend time with family who you don't like and seem to have fights about every issue that happened during the year. I usually retreat to my room to avoid the stress and torture of dealing with them or go for a walk etc.

[@gedhuffadine1873]

People pretending they like each other

[@Carcass-3332]

I can relate. Not only has Christmas lost its' magic for me but my birthdays are also generally sad and stressful. My birthdays and Christmas feel equally bad. I like these videos where you just talk about whatever.

[@thomasbaden-riess332]

thanks

[@jameslesley223]

Christmas is commercial and based on a pagan holiday, yet christians aren't interested in hearing this. lol

[@MeadeSkeltonMusic]

Wrong. Pagans stoled Christmas from early Christians.

[@zabzab6128]

@@MeadeSkeltonMusic And Christians stole other things lol who cares?

[@MeadeSkeltonMusic]

@@zabzab6128 Christmas was never "stolen"

[@zabzab6128]

@@MeadeSkeltonMusic I haven't said that 🙃

[@rodneybever9583]

@@MeadeSkeltonMusic check your history bub. Yule was around long before Christmas. In fact there is no Christian holiday that was not usurped from pegan traditions.

[@benmiddleton9984]

Christmas in the 21st century isn't about celebrating holiday cheer or even being with family or friends. Christmas is all about consumerism and buying shit that you don't need with a credit card that you will go deeply in debt for. That's Christmas

[@TuaDeezNutz]

That's Christmas for imbeciles like your self who hate life! Misery loves company! I'll enjoy my self with my family watching them laugh and smile and be grateful when they open presents. You must have a shitty spoiled brat attitude of a family.

[@Sebastian-ss8lo]

@@TuaDeezNutz you need to stop lmao. The name calling won't change shit

[@TuaDeezNutz]

@@Sebastian-ss8lo they deserve it for being a Grinch and hating the most joyful holiday on the planet

[@lordshenfan6625]

I hate Christmas to. When you are an adult it's stressful, tiring, anoyying, boring, and just too much work especially when you work in a job that requires more work then normal.

[@lanadecker8800]

I don't mind spending money, but literally no one cares what you got them or what they got you. It's about obligation to get something, not to make you happy. And their presents show you how little they know you or care about you, really.

[@lizrain2210]

After turning 30 I found the most rewarding Christmas gift was my family pooling all our money together and giving gifts or money to people who are more needy than we are.

[@catherinebirch2399]

I loathe the way everybody starts going on about Christmas in September or even August, just for 2 or 3 days of eating and drinking too much, getting into debt and squabbling with their families. I'm glad I don't have many family members left, and I don't have any contact with those that are still alive. I spend Christmas on my own and have a peaceful relaxing time.

[@jjonesbanking]

You have stated exactly how I've felt for the past 10 years. I put on a happy face, but I hate Christmas. For me, it just reminds me how I'm not good enough, I have nobody, and that something must be wrong with me because everyone else is so happy. Like you, after enduring the depression of Christmas, I feel hope as the new year begins. I think that's my brain's attempt to pull me back from the brink of suicide. Lol! Anyway, I work in healthcare, and I sign up to work every Christmas. Being with those who are sick, and are more depressed than me-being in service to others, gets me through.

[@pizzanerdjaydubsgaming4053]

Well for my case during the holiday time for me I'm around family so much and there's some times where I just don't want to be around them or just every year that we have some time to spend during the holidays with family it doesn't end so well I'm always getting into an argument with someone

[@lazarusblackwell6988]

You perfectly explained how i feel bro.

[@KirstenLauryn]

Wait I feel the same way to the point where I’m trying to go on a retreat to not be bothered by anyone this year.

[@jchisholm1968]

Christmas is forced on people & if you don't like it its like you are a social outcast. It can be a very difficult time for a lot of people who may not have family or who are struggling with money. And from a religious perspective it is completely inaccurate as Christ wasn't even born on the 25th of December. I think it's time attitudes changed to this festival & we started teaching Children the truth. Isn't that what Jesus would have really wanted!

[@MeadeSkeltonMusic]

How do you know that Jesus Christ wasn't born on December 25th? We really don't know his birth date, but that isn't even the point of Christmas. We honor and celebrate his birth at that time.

[@jchisholm1968]

How come you don't know? Its common knowledge that the 25th of December is actually the Winter Solstice. The Romans changed the date they believed was Jesus's Birthday to a Pagan Festival to facility the masses acceptance of the new faith. This allowed the people to continue celebrating their pagan festivals. Easter is another example of this. I am sure that Chocolate Eggs & Bunny Rabbits have little to do with the Crucifixion of Christ & more to do with fertility. And of course you are more than welcome to celebrate whatever mumbo jumbo you like on any day of the year you choose. Equally so I will choose not to!

[@MeadeSkeltonMusic]

And you would be wrong. And you have it backwards, too. Pagans stoled Christmas celebrations from early Christians, not the other way 'round. Pagans were worried about the spread of Christianity and wanted to take over their traditions. Regardless, most of our modern day Christmas traditions come from 16th Century Germany under Martin Luther. Everything from the Christmas tree to the lights on the tree- all Christian symbols. Even if Jesus wasn't born on December 25th , what would that matter? The point is to acknowledge his birth and celebrate it. In tradition, Christmas is not just one day, but actually 12 days of feasting and gift giving.

[@jchisholm1968]

Originally Emperor Constantine changed the date of Jesus's birth to coincide with the december celebration of Sol. However this was made official by Pope Julian in the late 4th Century. The original festival was called Dies Natalis Solis Invicti means 'birthday of the unconquered sun' and was held on December 25th. So the Birth of the Sun was replaced by the Birth of the Son. Hence the reason that Christians worship on a Sunday. Solstice means the Sun stays still & on the 21st or 22nd of December the Sun appears to stay still on the Southern Crux (Cross) Constellation for 3 days. Ring any bells! And on the 25th the Sun is reborn!

[@MeadeSkeltonMusic]

You miss the whole point of Christmas.

[@lazarusblackwell6988]

I hate christmas since a few years ago.

[@Punkpsychobilly]

Same here man. Christmas was the best when I was a kid. All through my 20’s I didn’t particularly love it, but I liked it. I still looked forward to it. When you start working for a living, Christmas loses some of its magic, it’s not 2 weeks of playing games and vacation anymore. All through my 20’s I had a girl at Christmas. The last one I dated for 7 years, and I loved spending holidays with her. This year marks 10 years since the last time I was in a good relationship around Christmas, since then it’s been nothing but misery. I’ve never had anyone around that I wanted to spend time with, I became increasingly more unhappy and depressed when thanksgiving would come around, and the last 3 years I was involved with a woman that I loved. Head over heels was in love with her, and she turned out to be a head case. Suffered from NPD and Borderline, she made the last 3 years of my life an emotional rollercoaster of absolute misery. I now have a 6 year old son, which helps a little around Christmas, but every time this holiday comes around, family togetherness and happiness is shoved down your throat, and at 40, I see that family life that I wanted so badly slipping away forever. I’ll never have that, and that’s the worst part about it for me. Being depressed and having everyone around you telling you to be happy and thankful. Plus I hate Christmas music.

[@BK-cf5zy]

I'm 21 and I had zero xmas trees and I'll keep up this tradition 'till I die. It's all aboult the economy and not aboult altruism...

[@theghanastar]

i hate that most things are closed on christmas day feels like your in a prison for the day

[@TorontoNeurospicyGirl]

OMG if I can just sleep from Nov 1st to Jan 1st that would be fantastic. I would even settle for a medically induced coma at this point. The stores might as well play "give us all your money you pathetic losers" seriously. and why oh why is everything so tacky overdecorated AF all over. Like, do you need 1000000 bows and snowflakes and stupid glittery shiny plastic shit everywhere. UGH as someone who has embraced minimalism, has decluttered the entire apartment... and is now transitioning to a "zero waste" sustainable lifestyle...this Christmas just makes me want to scream. There is just too much of everything and I feel overwhelmed... too many sales, and too many adds, too many people and everything is noisy, too much music and decorations... to much hustle and bustle and traffic and too many events.. too much drinking and eating and small talk. Just kill me now. Christmass is almost here and I am fucking exhausted just fro all the "anticipation"

[@AdrianMMable]

Happy New Year.

[@JulieWillard-v2y]

I would like to sleep through mid December to Jan 1st!

[@Misteriphone_The_Gnome]

Me too, I hate Christmas too

[@GMarieBehindTheMask]

I hate Christmas because I do not have a healthy functional family

[@dilligaf700]

Christmas is one big scam and I'm pissed with it.

[@MorbidlyObeseChell]

I always hated Christmas because my abusive mother always took off, religon was shoved down my throat more, and I never got good presents only lectures. I hate holiday seasons in general and I feel better admitting to myself how much I hate christmas

[@Th33Vultur3]

Me too, these retailers play it earlier and earlier every year. Its pathetic! On Nov 6 a a local Walmart, they were already playing Christmas music! Can we please get passed Thanksgiving first! The next thing you know, they will be playing it at or before Halloween.

[@LDT7Y]

I know I've finally got 'old' as I've stopped enjoying christmas. I used to love it, then loved just making my little niece and nephews happy. I still do that now as I want them to enjoy it. But this year was the first that I really just wanted to be over so I could be left alone. Life is sh*t in general, so maybe that's why. But the magic has completely gone.

[@MissButtonmoon25]

I also hate Christmas i dread it , so depressing 😢

[@crazierthan-u7571]

I suppose I loved Christmas as a child because of the many presents. But even then, there was a small feeling of emptiness in the pit of my stomach. I've known all along that there was something terribly wrong with Christmas; I just couldn't articulate it. Something my mother told me might have offered a clue. She heard on the news that a woman shot and killed her friend for refusing to loan her money so she could get Christmas gifts for her kids. Another clue: A terrible dream I had about the 2-year-old twin sisters of my playmate down the block. It was a snowy night, and the twins were put in an ambulance that drove away slowly with no lights flashing. There was no sound in the dream save soft Christmas music. I was just old enough to participate in the dreaded Christmas shopping experience when I saw a woman who had collapsed in the middle of a packed department store. Her little girl was crumpled beside her on the floor, bawling her eyes out. Then I had my own little girl. The wrongness of piling lie upon lie to keep the Santa Claus myth afloat, the anxiety over possibly disappointing her. Then in 1993, at 17, my only child died in a car accident. This began an odd statistical cluster of mostly immediate but a couple of secondary family members dying. The only good thing about it has been the freedom from participating in this EVIL holiday disguised in sparkles, lights, ribbons and bows. Christmas is an abomination. If its namesake were here today, he'd be chasing people through Walmart with a whip of cords.

[@thomasbaden-riess332]

I’m sorry to hear about you losing a child. That’s seriously horrific. I can’t imagine how bad it must be.

[@crazierthan-u7571]

@@thomasbaden-riess332 Thank you, Thomas.

[@crazierthan-u7571]

And here's another thing! Even if you have managed to extricate yourself from taking part in xmas, you can't escape the inconvenience. If you have to go to any store for any reason, you'll be facing epical, biblical traffic and crowds.

[@thomasbaden-riess332]

😅😅😅That’s true!

[@maxoggle11]

I don't like the commercialisation of it. I really think it's ridiculous to try and buy people presents who knows? It's an awful waiste of money generally but children should get something. You get distant relatives you don't hear from in months phoneing you up. It's so false, most of the year no thought at all but as it's christmas I presume they start thinking about goodwill to all men and all that festive stuff. I supose it's as most of the year there's no pressure to be caring or think of others. The anagram of santa is satan so is that just a coincidence? It's nice that people get a break from work. I just think it's disapointing people generally are so influenced by media.

[@fredfredrickson5436]

I want to stop, but no one else will let me.

[@viloscohaagen4230]

I hate Christmas because one year my farther disguised himself as Santa got stuck in the chimney & died & the fire brigade had to smash down the chimney stack to get to his corpse, oh no sorry that was gremlins!

[@thomasbaden-riess332]

Are you a Rothschild agent as well??

[@viloscohaagen4230]

@@thomasbaden-riess332 I wish.

[@thomasbaden-riess332]

Hmm

[@shirleyc285]

I can relate to EVERYTHING you say! I absolutely Hate it. I have no mental energy to think about presents , second year running I'm not doing the presents thing. TV is absolutely dire too, I can remember last year there wasn't one single good thing on. I'm child free and I laugh at the parents spending hundreds on presents, it's pretty sad i think.

[@petersmith4202]

It's just for kids

[@joniheisenberg6691]

Wow. This is exactly how I feel.

[@thunderc4542]

One of the problems is it is annual. If you made it every four years, but at an odd number to avoid the World Cup, Olympics and Euros we could really go for it

[@TuaDeezNutz]

You can't give gifts to your family once a year? Sad

[@JulieWillard-v2y]

I find it so stressful. I have 4 grandchildren which is expensive. Each year I am earning less then I feel the stress more to buy them presents and other family members. I have friends who have a lot of money and that is what it all about for them buying buying buying. I am relieved after Boxing Day. Luckily as I have a small house I don’t host Xmas but find family want to go out and eat Xmas day which costs lot of money. I opted out this year and having a quite day at home just me and hubby.

[@Alyssa18633]

I have family & I spend Christmas with them but I always feel so incredibly lonely during Christmas & the entire holiday season.

[@riffmagos]

Pre-transformation Ebenezer Scrooge is my hero. Almost twenty years of customer service has eliminated my festive spirit.

[@janhansen554]

I just hate xmas. I have only once got a decent gift in my childhood. It was a Stiga hockey board. At age 10, i got 12 pairs of socks.... Today, my socalled family, just want me around, and they dont talk to me... I will do xmas alone this year. It will be a great day with a new movie and beef to dinner...

[@aaronzywicki8683]

It's All About Consumerism . That's What It Should Be Called Consumerism ,,We All Know Jesus Was Not Born On Christmas. I'm A New Years Person.

[@Otto8845]

When I was 18, I started stating to my family that I hate Christmas. I'm 20 years old & I still loathe that namby-pamby holiday. The reasons why I hate Christmas is because When I was a little boy, I would often be berated for believing in Santa Claus, I also find the Rankin-Bass Christmas specials to be so stupid & I even hate that people still believe the lie that Jesus Christ was born during it when we all know for a fact that he wasn't. Palestinian Winters are too cold & the sheperds wouldn't have spent time outside. It actually came from the Roman Holiday Saturnalia where Ancient Romans would exchange gifts, beat their wives, drank & other things. I also hate it because one time, I had a nitemare during the same holiday back in 2016 where I died & I went down to Hell for eternity & I felt so bad about it. I also believe your statement was One Hundred Percent accurate.

[@dynjarren5454]

Why christmas is bunk: Jesus wasnt even born in December or so they claim. The confusion alone makes me feel its a waste of money time and energy

[@sundaysmith5942]

Christmas is for kids and the adults who still feel like a kid remember how it was getting presents and watching Christmas movies,you sound more like a grinch, just like my husband who hates the Christmas, every year he is a grinch,and makes me so sad, I try not to ruin it for my boys who are now young adults

[@stacey-lee2657]

The thing I don't like about Christmas is the lie surrounding Santa. And now the whole elf on the shelf stuff. Parents tell their kids not to lie but then they go tell one of the biggest lies which can go on for years.

[@loombaron]

Christmas is for kids and as an adult it makes sense if you have a family on you own. If you don’t its like any other family reunion. Thats the way I see it.

[@romancetips365]

Thomas. Most if this can be solved by having snowball fights with other adults

[@thomasbaden-riess332]

😂😂😂

[@jchisholm1968]

Just one further example of the hypocritical aspect of this festival. I recently read that a homeless man was found dead near the Bullring Shopping Centre in Birmingham. By all accounts he froze to death. I wonder how many of the shopping Zombies that walked past him gave him a second thought. Peace & good will to others my arse!

[@krystingrant6292]

I hate it the scents. The ugly arse colors. The cold

[@lazarusblackwell6988]

Happy Christmas to you too (2022) And a Happy New Year

[@thomasbaden-riess332]

Happy Christmas to you too my friend!

[@Gregory-f4z]

I hated Christmas after working in retail for 10 years. I saw the absolute worst in people and ever since then, never got into the holidays. Working at Toys R Us will do that to you.

[@ashtonogwigglesfan]

I hate Christmas too.

[@rasmussejersen9255]

There wasn't a single thing you said I couldn't relate to - 100% accurate

[@dantaylor7344]

I 100% agree with you mate, thought I was the only one, your experience is a mirror of mine. I think what makes it worse it the UK radio stations playing xmas songs in NOVEMBER! The rage!

[@JulieWillard-v2y]

Planet Rock doesn’t! 😂😂

[@universaltruth2025]

Omg this sums up exactly how I have felt for years. I HATE xmas!!!

[@e.h2994]

Dear people who hate Xmas , Christmas is not stupid , dumb, silly or weird , so stop being haters of Xmas . People who celebrate it ( like me ) are very happy and when they do it they get a lovely warm feeling inside and they feel loved and cared about , so next year , why not give it a try and see if you like it . Well im not forcing you to do it but if you would like to try it out then buy a tree, buy presents , and buy lots of decorations and nice food . I hope you enjoy your Xmas next year , Bye !! From A christmas lover ❤️❤️

[@greetingswhelp1375]

Thank you but honestly I agree with this guy 100%. Nothing you stated overturns what Christmas actually represents.

[@e.h2994]

Ok your opinion

[@hauntboy]

My earliest vivid recollection of Christmas is 1961 aged just 4. I was very excited on Christmas Eve, so I must have had some recollections from the previous one in 1960, though I can't recall it anymore. It always began with making the tree and putting the decorations up a week or so before, which was exciting, and it stayed that way up to and including 1968, then, what with grandparents dying and fewer people around by now, it slowly got worse and worse, until by the late 70s I was living alone and began to despise it, especially as it held such fond memories during the 60s. I've never put up decorations since leaving my childhood home in the 1970s. I also find that some people send me poorer standard cards, and you know it's sent as one of the least inspirational cards in the pack (a fucking candle for eg) because that's how they value me in their pecking order.... but then you feel obliged to send them one in return.... and you sense that when they open it they'll be disappointed because they were rather hoping it was from someone they valued more. Then there's the people who don't really know you who ask you what you're doing for Christmas, and then they'll ask you if you had a good one afterwards, and you know they say that to everyone and couldn't care a toss... but you feel obliged to make a similar comment in return. But as a child it was great, and the looking at the TV books at what was on over the period was so exciting too, because there were only 2 or 3 channels back then, and throughout the year transmission began later in the day and ended before midnight, but then suddenly you had all this extra stuff on at Christmas. I wrote a song in 1982 looking back, and called it Young Snow Song: Sing me a song of so long ago When years were long and I loved the snow Take me by night to a Christmas so cold One that stays white in lonely hearts that grow old White were the roofs and dark were the skies I watched his moves, I saw with my eyes Take me along, come reindeer and oh, ... I loved you , I loved you, I loved the snow. I would be there if my wish were upon a star Young and free there, but my wishes don''t get that far, a memory's all you are Chilly winter sky, cold weather Time will pass me by, should snow ever fall again. Solo + Now and then I see that star... but a memory is all you are... So sing me a song of so long ago When years were long and I loved the snow Take me by night to a Christmas so cold One that stays white in lonely hearts that grow old One that stays white in lonely hearts that grow old It stays white in lonely hearts, hearts that grow old.

[@hauntboy]

Thanks. Yes, I did have some up, but I made them all private some time ago.

[@hauntboy]

I don't have that song up anyway. I had a few others, but they weren't getting hardly any views. Then you get into a row on a totally unrelated video with some troll and they check your channel out and make a negative comment re your music, so I just took them all down in the end. The only people watching were people I didn't want to be watching.

[@anarchistatheist1917]

December 2021 will be the 8th Xmas I will not be observing. I haven't been observing it since 2014.

[@thomasbaden-riess332]

I observe it because everyone else does, but it doesn’t bring me joy like it used to

[@schneiderjudit2650]

Christmas is for the rich. Christ our Lord, God, Savior is for all! Praises to Him! The Gift of God to all! Best News Ever Forever! Eternal life through the Lord and Savior of all, Jesus the Christ. Best gift ever! The Heck with Christmas! You heard that right! They say they are celebrating the birth of Christ.. but why not leave it at that? Foget the -Mas. WE don't need to add anything onto Christ!!!.. Christmas does not save! JEsus saves!!!! The Christ saves! All must be saved by Him. NOw THAT is WORTH every second of our life celebrating! The one who gave HIs life to us! So we sinners can live through Him forever. I celebrate Christ MINUS the -mas. Lets spread the TrUth the REAl good news. Why settle for a fake Santa clause when Jesus God our creator loves us so much He even saved us despite us being sinners! Despite being the enemies of God! The Gift of God to All! Costed God's life for us sinners. I praise God that I may live forever because of Jesus life sacrifice for me and you .Out of love He became the sacrifice for my sins. and for yours. In His blood i am washed. cleansed from all sin. and so are you. I believe this. do you?May all belive in theThe Holy Blood Of Jesus. in which we have forgiveness of sins. The Christ, The friend that sticks closer than a brother. God is not far, because of Jesus. We are children adopted into HIs Heavenly Kingdom, born again into HIS Heavenly KIngdom.. purchased by the Holy Blood of Jesus..Celebrating Christ God's Life in t he flesh (being God the Son)who died to take away the sins of the world. died so we may be forever reconciled to to Jesus (to God) though Jesus the Christ's Life sacrifice on t he cross.. Jesus and the Father are One. Jesus is God manifested in the flesh. God the Son who came down from Heaven to his own creation to us. God walked among us! He put on Flesh. The Almighty God who died for us to redeem us with His Holy blood. May all believe and know Him. Please may all go to Him for Life For He is the way, truth and Life. He will in no wise cast anyone out. He came to save you , not to condemn You. No greater love than the Love of God towards us personally by Giving us God the Son.. so we may be reconciled forever to God and adopted Into HIs Heavenly Kingdom FOREVER , purchased by Christ's Holy blood. The Gift of eternal LIfe. Jesus abolished death. He came to destroy the works of the devil. I celebrate YOU! Thank You LOrd. You alone can save! YOu are retuning. My all belong to You and acceot the Gof of Your Life and Your blood. YOu Save from Satan. From Hell. Thank YOu Jesus!! Forever!+ Jesus the Christ is real. He loves you with all His life. Youw ere created for Him. May all got o Him for Life. For He alone IS the LIFE.Jesus the Christ is the everlasting covenant between man and God. God the Son , Jesus the Christ intercedes for the transgressors. He alone is The eternal sacrifice for our sins. The New Testament. The GOspel of the Lord Jesus Christ if the gospel of immortality. WHo cares about Christmas , when you can have Christ (God)?. When Christ came so we can be with Him forever?God's love toward us is his Son. Celebrating Jesus the Christ, God the Son (God manifested in the flesh) who paid the price for our salvation,Eternal Life with The LOrd. All must be saved by Jesus. Celebrating the one Who loved us first. Not that we loved God be he loved us. With all His life. May all belive in Jesus the Christ. And through HIm pass from death onto Life... Life everlasting reconciled to God through Christ Sacrifice on behalf of our sins. Thos ein Christ will live forever!!! COme to HIm today! I dont know where Christmas came from.. But it is CHrist that we all need .. NOT Christmas! Jesus the Christ Is God. He saves form Hell . He loves you. may no one perish but belive in Jesus. 25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. 26And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?

[@dongaddis8727]

It's the day after Christmas 2024 and thank goodness it is over. I enjoyed Christmas as a young child, but as I became older, with each subsequent year, the ailments of life just sapped every ounce of joy and happiness from it. I've reached a point where I absolutely dread the holiday. I wish I could press a fast forward button on life and skip past it. My mother has Alzheimer's and her memory started to get worse just before the holiday this year- the holiday just added more stress on her and everyone trying to help her. In addition to that, every single person in my family is experiencing various serious health issues that coincide with aging. Parkinson's, complications from diabetes... someone is trapped in a unhappy marriage, etc... Over it, over it, over it- done.

[@DaddyOfTheSugarVariety]

I totally relate. I could pass on any family gathering (I try to get to most) they only get butt hurt if I miss christmas.

[@gedhuffadine1873]

You are me talking

[@sweetooth1967]

Great video bud i dont bother with it anymore despite the media pressure 👍

[@deusintus2440]

Think I was five when I had enough, It's totally beyond me why people would want a tree indoors and crap around the house. Take the father Christmas, presents the food and drink and bury the lot under the bloody tree outside. I never give or accept presents on specific days. I do not like to be told when I should give a gift to someone. You never know if you or that person is going to be around to give or receive it. Christmas is just like every other day.

[@chrisgill2478]

I agree with you entirely. I hate watching the parasites going out and doing their Christmas shopping buying a huge array of shit for their spoilt bratty children. Senselessly getting up to their eyes in debt. I hate how obsessed Britain is about Christmas. It’s consumerism gone mad. I’m not religious but the whole thing is supposed to be about the birth of Jesus.

[@JulieWillard-v2y]

You are right. My grandchildren now get December boxes, Xmas Eve boxes and all the huge array of presents Xmas day from family. They get hundreds of stuff. It makes me sad that when I was a child I got very little but just loved being with family watching films and it wasn’t about stuff!

[@newsdropz5361]

Feel exactly the same Thomas. I couldn't have described it better myself - and was nodding all along. Actually gives me some kind of relief, to know that someone somewhat likeminded feel the same. Great videos, keep it up. More on the McCann would be great. Did you check Richard D Hall's work out on the McCann case? Best of luck in 2017.