Well that didn’t take long.
Americans were barely done polishing off the Thanksgiving turkey left-overs when various media outlets began targeting, of all things, Christmas. Apparently, this is clickbait.
Here are more than a few samples you can find:
25 reasons why Christmas can be the worst time of year
Why Do Some People Hate Christmas? It's Actually More Common Than You Think
Why Christmas Might Not Feel Like Magic Anymore—But It’s Not Your Fault
Why I Hate Christmas
The Grinch has it right.
9 Reasons Why I Don't Like Christmas, And That's Fine With Me
I just really don't like holidays. Sue me. I guess I'm a Grinch.
13 reasons why Christmas is officially the worst day of the year
All The Reasons Christmas Is Actually A Far More Horrifying Holiday Than Halloween
Top 10 Worst Things About Christmas
Christmas is a great holiday, but there are definitely some strange and frustrating aspects to it.
Is it a Sin to Hate Christmas? What Does the Bible Say?
Many Christians decry the commercialization or secularization of the holiday today, a far cry from the original story and meaning. But is it a sin to hate Christmas?
“I Hate Christmas” – 6 Reasons Why Some People Hate The Holiday Season
One could go on-and on and on and on, with similar examples out there from the seemingly endless pool of “hating Christmas” stories in the media.
There was a time -- as hard as it may be to realize -- when the Internet didn’t exist. No one other than Charles Dickens’ beloved (and fictional!) character Ebenezer Scrooge seems to have been the only person out there who quite decidedly hated Christmas. With Scrooge famously dismissing it with scornful repetitions of “Bah! Humbug” And thanks to three Christmas ghosts even old Scrooge finally came around!
But now, as is evidenced in those unlimited stories about hating Christmas, today’s media is all too quick to get into the Scrooge-like “I hate Christmas” spirit.
The trouble with this is that as little boys and girls start growing up and find themselves swimming in a sea of “I hate Christmas” media stories some -- maybe much more than some -- will begin to believe these stories are not only reality but that they should be reality.
With Christianity itself beginning to fade as "the reason for the season," Christmas can sound more like let-it-snow winter festival than a celebration of the birth of Christ.
Alas, no one has a crystal ball on something like this. But as it is at this moment, there is a serious media cavalcade out there annually pushing negative stories about Christmas. Not good. Not good at all.
But Merry Christmas!
