BAH! Humbug!

[Devious Boomer]

I think people hate Christmas because they know they are supposed to be happy. It amplifies our misery knowing that we should be having a good time. Suicide and depression ratings both go up at Christmas. I'm personally not a huge fan myself, and I have had bad luck for the last 6 years over the Christmas period, breakups, deaths, crushing depression and abandonment being the main themes, but it seems to be enjoyable so far this year.
Although the music is killer. I work in a restaurant, and we have the same twenty songs over, and over, and OVER again. For two months. I love the Pogues, but now Fairytale of New York makes me want to hit people. To be fair though, that's work's fault, not Christmas.

And as much as I hate Christmas, watching my Mum open her presents from me always makes me happy that it exists. Girlfriends come and go, nieces and nephews grow up and become as jaded with the whole thing as myself, but a Mum is for life.

Besides, you can always just get really drunk.

First of all, poor you...but good on you for looking at the positive side of things!
For me, Christmastime is one of the few joys of the year and probably the one I look forward to most. The daily grind is too fast-paced, not personal enough. At least the holiday season gives me a moment's reprieve and reflection. Makes me sad, but glad in a way.
Anyway, I wish you all the best for now and the year ahead.

 

[Vacancie]

The never-ending carols

 

[ninja555]

Every single christmas movie that isn't a christmas carol(the only decent one of the lot of them) but unfortunatly there just going to keep making them and remaking a christmas carol even though they already have made the best one a few years ago.

 

[x0ny]

I don't like the thought that Christians hijacked the pagan's version of Xmas. Cmon, it's probably the least Christian season. Pigging out, not working, over spending on crap people don't need.

 

[dont_blink]

Probably the way people like you keep trying to kill my Christmas spirit.

a man after my own heart.

 

[paiged]

Bruce Springsteen's version of Santa Claus is Coming to Town.
And egg nog, most definitely.

 

[Cosmic Humor]

Honestly, I hate the idea of fakey-'true meaning of spirit' bullshit that goes on that is usually ultimately undermined by everything going fine in the end.

The real important things about Christmas are friends and family, and gifts are only symbols of the connections you've built with people. This is why I think cash/general gift cards are some of the worst gifts ever. It basically says 'Oh I don't know much about you but I feel obligated to get you a gift.' Things like specific gift cards to places like Barnes & Noble are ok because at least it says 'I know you like books.' I can't help but feel insulted when I just get cash.

 

[DasAShinyGolash]

Probably the music. They play it repeatedly over the tannoy at work. Whether it is Slade, or the soundtrack of 'The Snowman' it just goes on and on.

I hate those same thirty or so songs that play every...fuckin'...year. We've know Deck the Halls, Rudolph, White Christmas, Jingle Bells and all those other songs since we were three, that doesn't mean you should play them every facking Christmas.

I think of this when I read this:

Spoiler

Retail (a comic strip) copied that.

 

[DasAShinyGolash]

Every single christmas movie that isn't a christmas carol(the only decent one of the lot of them) but unfortunatly there just going to keep making them and remaking a christmas carol even though they already have made the best one a few years ago.

they're were a quite a few good ones actually (at least in my opinion) Scrooged was amazing, a Christmas Story was a classic, thats just a few. They get really mushy at times, but there enjoyable. But i know what you mean, i can't watch tv anymore!

Sorry for the double post

 

[Daedalus1942]

Lets cut the crap people, despite what facade we may put out there's something about the Christmas season that drives us bonkers and leaves us only one tiny thing away from slaughtering everyone within eyesight.

So, what do you hate about this season? What makes you want to exclaim, "BAH HUMBUG!"

The fact that Christmas if merely just a commercial holiday that's based around what originally was just a Pagan festival, and had the dates bastardized to coincide with the so called "birth of christ".
There's nothing to celebrate about Christmas, it's based on false beliefs, and it's just basically a time for companies to sell you crap that they wanted to get rid of months ago.
That and the fact that 4 months ago they were selling Christmas chocolates, and gifts (long before it even was Christmas). It's like the rest of the year everyone is looking forward to Christmas, have they nothing else to look forward to? -.-

 

[Numb1lp]

My family is always so cheery.

 

[InsertWittyName]

Isn't this the 7th Humbug thread this week? I'm getting tired of explaining what I dislike about Christmas.

Hmm so maybe Christma's killed the creativity of people??

DAMN YOU SANTACHRIST!

FUCK YOU, SANTACHRIST LIKES PANCAKES AND PLAYED BASS FOR AEROSMITH, YOU DON'T FUCK WITH SANTACHRIST.
mmm, references.

 

[Cherry Cola]

Isn't this the 7th Humbug thread this week? I'm getting tired of explaining what I dislike about Christmas.

Hmm so maybe Christma's killed the creativity of people??

DAMN YOU SANTACHRIST!

FUCK YOU, SANTACHRIST LIKES PANCAKES AND PLAYED BASS FOR AEROSMITH, YOU DON'T FUCK WITH SANTACHRIST.
mmm, references.

They are so tasty.

[sub]Let's see if you catch this reference[/sub]

OK, OK, I like Christmas now. Long live Santajesus!

 

[Twilightruler]

Mine is essentially that people keep trying to ruin a good mood with very bad moods. My entire family gets ridiculously pissy during the holiday. My mom goes into OCD overdrive and verbally beats us to a pulp if we so much as look at her the wrong way. My sisters start getting pissed because they don't know what to get people in the family and proceed to take it out on me. So basically, I try to be happy, but I get beaten by the Humbug Hammer(copyrighted)until my ass turns purple...

Christmas music I can deal with, I have very nice, very massive headphones which I keep around my neck at all times in case I hear christmas music...But in actuality, my mood never really changes throughout the entire year until christmas eve night...So I suppose I don't really have a christmas spirit...I certainly don't run around in a Rudolph sweater, caroling at random strangers houses, ooohing and ahhhing at any relatively well put together christmas light display...

 

[ninja555]

Every single christmas movie that isn't a christmas carol(the only decent one of the lot of them) but unfortunatly there just going to keep making them and remaking a christmas carol even though they already have made the best one a few years ago.

they're were a quite a few good ones actually (at least in my opinion) Scrooged was amazing, a Christmas Story was a classic, thats just a few. They get really mushy at times, but there enjoyable. But i know what you mean, i can't watch tv anymore!

Sorry for the double post

Exactly, tv around this time is pretty much garbae now with every channel just showing mushy christmas movies and you can't find any of the decent versions of a christmas carol on tv.

 

[Summermute]

One thing I really hate is Carol singers. Although I DO like to fuck with their heads.
When they ask for a donation, try looking them in the eye, and telling them that you're unemployed, and that your whole family is dead. If you can, take a picture of their faces. It's fucking priceless.

I would like to state that I am not a bad man, I just like to ruin the happiness of fake, overly cheerful people, and remind them that other people are suffering.
Maybe one day they'll understand WHY they're taking donations for the suffering, other than because it makes them feel good about themselves.














And because I'm a bad man.

 

[Acaroid]

Lets cut the crap people, despite what facade we may put out there's something about the Christmas season that drives us bonkers and leaves us only one tiny thing away from slaughtering everyone within eyesight.

So, what do you hate about this season? What makes you want to exclaim, "BAH HUMBUG!"

Im so anti-xmas i dont even buy people presents..

but I have to say xmas shopping... It pains me, i just want to grab some bread and milk and I have to fight 1000's of people in the shopping center FFS, cant get a park and all the screaming kids >.<

 

[DanDeFool]

What do I hate about Christmas? I hate remembering the Christmases I used to have when I was a kid, and having to live with the realization that Christmas will never be as fun or exciting as it was when I was 12 years old.

Then again, I've never been much for holidays in general. I got over Halloween when I was about 8. Got over Easter when I was 10. Thanksgiving when I was 13, and Christmas dried up last at about 16.

And yes, the music. I'd hate to have to work in retail; you poor bastards are probably all on the verge of gouging out your eardrums just to get some fucking peace.

I think when you get to be my age, you look forward to New Years more than Christmas anyways. Forget Christmas, I think New Years has much better spirits.

 

[Caliostro]

Yes, very clever, you are correct. But these are dickweed athiests complaining that we're trying to make it about us. Uh yeah, no shit we are, it's a Christian holiday. I suppose in the US they're going for the whole "non-specific" thing but I am not there and I maintain you are not allowed to complain if you get a goddamn holiday because of Christianity and it actually tries to use it for the purpose it made it.

Also, if anyone thinks that most religions brainwash, I worry for them.

Eheh... You're like, 15 aren't you?

It's not really a Christian Holiday anymore if we wanna be completely honest. See, just like the christians stole it from the Pagans, capitalism stole it from christians. Move over baby Jesus, it's all about the Coca Cola Santa.

Most of the world doesn't care about the christians much in the same manner christians don't care about the Pagans they ripped off. It's ironic. Poetic even.

 

[Jory]

Considering my life is falling appart, my relationship is on the verge of breaking down, my grandmother is ill... I can safely say BAH HUMBUG and may CHRISTMAS ROT IN HELL!

I can see how that would be all Christmas's fault.

I hate hearing The Pogues 10000 times a day.

But The Pogues are awesome. And Irish!

No one is THAT irish