This...the commercialism just has me dreading it. Also the people(mostly at my job) who are assholes most of the year and then want to wish me a "Merry Christmas"(those same motherfuckers get all bent when you just say "Happy Holidays" because they are supposed to be religious- where was that "religious goodwill" the rest of the year when you were showing your whole ass?); retail uses the holiday to push more crap consumerism...it's like it all feels fake af at times- but I try to get in the spirit.
I love putting up the tree(I get an artificial tree so that I can use it again the next year and not contribute to the relentless harvesting of real trees), but I hate taking it down...
This as well. I kind of do get a little weirded if decorations/trees are still up by late January.
I guess at one time in my life I used to love the Christmas season, but now it just feels...rushed.
Though I will never get tired of "O Tannenbaum" by the Vince Girardi Trio(from A Charlie Brown Christmas album- I LOVE jazz)