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Christmas became the biggest holiday of the year a long time ago and it seems like everyone looks forward to it with great anticipation. Often you see Christmas decorations being sold in stores even before Halloween, people are buying Christmas gifts months in advance and are planning where they are going to celebrate it with the people they care about. 

But it’s not all just excitement and anticipation. There is also anxiety, exhaustion and loneliness. People without families or who aren’t close to their relatives feel lonelier than ever because Christmas is considered a family holiday. Also, there is the whole hassle of finding gifts and it’s scary how commercialized it is, leading people to buy things nobody needs and becoming even more wasteful.

There are more things that the bright Christmas lights don’t allow us to see that are not than fun about this holiday season and redditors are sharing what are the things they dislike about it in an r/AskReddit thread where perfectnegligence asked “what do you hate about Christmas?”

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Folks In This Online Group Share 30 Things They Are Repelled By During The Christmas Season The fact that it now begins in October.

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Sarah Richardson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Try working in retail, Christmas starts as soon as the Back to School stuff comes off the shelves in early September

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Folks In This Online Group Share 30 Things They Are Repelled By During The Christmas Season Elf on the Shelf. I have an irrational hatred for that creepy little bastard.

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Beth Bartel
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Me too!! There's a special place in hell for that elf and for the idiot that came up with it!

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Folks In This Online Group Share 30 Things They Are Repelled By During The Christmas Season How commercialized it is. It has essentially become a big marketing event for companies that guilt you into buying things you normally wouldn't .

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's the biggest reason I decided to stop celebrating Christmas - the horrific commercialism! (The other biggie is the need to avoid my awful relatives.)

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Folks In This Online Group Share 30 Things They Are Repelled By During The Christmas Season The expectation to still give gifts to friends or family who are very aware that you are struggling financially (ie behind on utilities and getting food from pantries). ESPECIALLY hate the mandatory employee contribution to gifts for the boss

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have never expected gifts from people. One of the loveliest gifts I ever received from somebody who actually had no money at all, was a beautiful, perfectly ripe mango freshly picked from the tree (we lived in Africa), wrapped in a page of yesterday's newspaper. It is always, always the thought that counts.

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Folks In This Online Group Share 30 Things They Are Repelled By During The Christmas Season The waste. Buying and receiving presents no one will use. All the wrapping paper and boxes going into landfills.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We only buy gifts for the three of us in our family. We use the same bags every single year. We make sure to get stuff that will get used. It works for us.

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#7

Folks In This Online Group Share 30 Things They Are Repelled By During The Christmas Season that 99.9% of Christians don’t know the real origins of all the traditions.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yep, Jesus was born in September, not December, Christmas is a holiday stolen from the pagans. :')

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Folks In This Online Group Share 30 Things They Are Repelled By During The Christmas Season That some people don’t understand that being able to give and receive gifts is a privilege and shouldn’t be expected

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Mommy, why does Santa give the mean rich kids such good presents?"

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Folks In This Online Group Share 30 Things They Are Repelled By During The Christmas Season My parents and all my relatives have passed away, so no Xmas shopping, parties, and dinners. No cards. No calls. No gifts. Just getting through the whole month of December, as they ram happy family entertainment into your senses 24/7.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There must be many people in the same boat. If you don't know anyone, you could host a post-Xmas party, where everybody brings leftovers, and you can do one of those gift exchanges where everyone brings a gift they didn't want, and you do a mystery gift swap. That would cost you one dish, one gift and you could have a lovely time.

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Folks In This Online Group Share 30 Things They Are Repelled By During The Christmas Season Grandparents loading my kids with toys. It sounds really nice, but when you have multiple grandparents just going crazy, they end up with a lot of cheap Chinese c**p. Like seriously, don’t get 7 or 8 $5-$10 toys, get one nicer toy. Or throw some books in there. If it has pictures, they’ll like it, I promise. Or clothes. Ask me their sizes, and get a shirt or something. But PLEASE no more cheap toys that aren’t age appropriate or aren’t their interests or that break as soon as they use it. It’s so wasteful and it turns Christmas into an endurance run just to satisfy your own ego because you never actually visit.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would start in November with, "I've started planning my shopping for the kids' presents this year. I know how hard it can be to choose gifts, so if you would like me to send over a couple of choices, please let me know."

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Folks In This Online Group Share 30 Things They Are Repelled By During The Christmas Season The music. Having worked retail for 5.5 years I despise all Christmas music.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've worked retail, so I get it. But I still love Christmas music. Except "Last Christmas". That song just sucks.

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Folks In This Online Group Share 30 Things They Are Repelled By During The Christmas Season How the lesson of tolerance in "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" is flawed: he is treated with respect only after showing his practical value. This has bothered me for as long as I can remember. Largely because of how very popular the song is.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I never looked at it either of those ways. Santa saw Rudolf being bullied and gave him the "line leader" job and made his "flaw" into a bonus in front of all the bully reindeers.

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Folks In This Online Group Share 30 Things They Are Repelled By During The Christmas Season That I have to see my family

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Folks In This Online Group Share 30 Things They Are Repelled By During The Christmas Season The blatant disregard for all the other holidays that happen this season. I’m pagan, I say happy holidays and the amount of people who get pissed is astounding.

It gets worse when my reply to their tantrum is “I don’t celebrate Christmas”

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In Scandinavia we say God Jul. We mean Merry Christmas, but Jul is technically the old pagan name for the winter solstice celebration (it's pronounced yule- and is where yule log comes from, I believe).

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Folks In This Online Group Share 30 Things They Are Repelled By During The Christmas Season When people are faking they love each other on Christmas, but the rest of the year they hate each other.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's a reason we don't hang out the rest of the year.......

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Folks In This Online Group Share 30 Things They Are Repelled By During The Christmas Season That it seems to get bigger every year. When I was a child Elf on the Shelf wasn’t a thing. Advent calendars? Like why? Special Christmas Eve gifts? It’s not enough to just buy presents anymore, it’s never ending.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Advent calendars used to be more religion-based, focusing on Baby Jesus. Now it's secular and all about the trinkets or candy inside

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Folks In This Online Group Share 30 Things They Are Repelled By During The Christmas Season Having to go to 4 other houses to make sure family does not get upset that we didn't come see them on Christmas.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not to offend anyone, but one of many reasons I enjoy NOT being married or in a relationship. I celebrate Christmas Eve with my family and then it's just me and my dog on Christmas day and I LOVE IT.

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Folks In This Online Group Share 30 Things They Are Repelled By During The Christmas Season When certain radio stations play nothing but Christmas music when you just want to listen to some Alt Rock on the way to work.

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Folks In This Online Group Share 30 Things They Are Repelled By During The Christmas Season Secret-f**king Santa

Every time I did it, the a**-hat that would pick my name would not get me anything, because they “forgot”. Now any time that person in the office would come around asking if I want to sign up, I tell them my feelings about the practice. Luckily this year we’re all wfh this year, so I don’t have to deal with getting asked this year.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I once got a used sharpie and an empty duct roll tube. I was 9. Never doing secret santa again.

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Folks In This Online Group Share 30 Things They Are Repelled By During The Christmas Season trying to be fake happy over a gift you don’t really like

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've always been genuinely happy that someone thought of me and gave me something. So I don't have to fake being happy.

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Folks In This Online Group Share 30 Things They Are Repelled By During The Christmas Season It’s the end of the year and a cold, harsh reminder that another year has gone by and I haven’t done a f**king thing that was at all meaningful

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As someone who spent the last two years working in an ICU during a f*****g pandemic, I ask you please, you are living a peaceful life, take a moment to appreciate what you have! That's what a good life is really all about, loving whomever or whatever you love, doing work that is valuable if it isn't appreciated by everyone, living a life that is hopefully high on peace and low on crisis and tragedy. Life doesn't have to be full of accomplishments to be valuable, existence is a miracle whether it's glamorous or humble, and believe me it can be too easily lost. Please, everyone, protect yourselves and everyone around you, and appreciate the miracle of life, your own beautiful life.

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Folks In This Online Group Share 30 Things They Are Repelled By During The Christmas Season The guilt from receiving nice things

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I get this. I feel much more comfortable giving gifts than I do receiving them.

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Folks In This Online Group Share 30 Things They Are Repelled By During The Christmas Season Opening gifts in front of family members. It’s extremely awkward.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My friend chose to give her then fiancé a photoalbum of boudoir (and fully naked) pictures, on the first Christmas she celebrated with the in-laws. He was not amused. (He also turned out be gay, but that's a whole nother story)

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Folks In This Online Group Share 30 Things They Are Repelled By During The Christmas Season Putting the lights on and taking them off the Christmas tree.

I LOVE Christmas trees and I LOVE sparkly lights, so when I do my lights I do them right. Every singe branch is wrapped, from the trunk out, and the entire truck is wrapped too. I like the sparkle to come from within. No for needle is spared.

For example, I did my moms tree a couple years ago when she was sick and couldn’t do it herself. I put 6000 lights on a 12ft tree. She said everyone who saw it was like holy s**t, it’s so bright! My mom thinks I should do it professionally, but I hate putting the lights on and taking them off. It’s soooo time consuming, but the pay off is worth it.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We do the same thing. Not just stringing around the perimeter, but throughout the entirety of the tree so the whole thing sparkles. Totally worth it.

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Folks In This Online Group Share 30 Things They Are Repelled By During The Christmas Season Peppermint Mocha and Mint Chocolate flavoured foods and beverages

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Folks In This Online Group Share 30 Things They Are Repelled By During The Christmas Season Not knowing what your getting

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Funny, I am the opposite. I understand the appeal of things like Amazon wish lists, but it does feel a little impersonal. I like getting something that I didn't ask for, didn't even know I wanted, that is perfect, and surprising.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Me and my sister play the game where you try to figure out what it is, but inside we both know it’s more fun to be surprised.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love surprises, I would rather not know what i am getting.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A gift is a gift. If I desperately want something I buy it myself. The whole spirit of gifting gets muddied when people have expectations, I feel.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's the fun part. However in this family people are asked to give a list that we can pick from. Some people refuse to participate, but fortunately I pay attention to their interests. If I don't know you that well, you get cozy, or novelty socks.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As I get older I usually know what I'm getting (though I generally don't expect things at 26 but try telling my mother that xD) but I still love a surprise, but when you're a kid the surprise is part of the magic!

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Folks In This Online Group Share 30 Things They Are Repelled By During The Christmas Season Tree shaped cookies

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why? What did tree-shaped cookies ever do to you? They're cookies that happen to be in the shape of trees.

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Folks In This Online Group Share 30 Things They Are Repelled By During The Christmas Season Everything stops and shuts for at least a day

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