It is easy to become, in this age o...

It is easy to become, in this age of rampant superconsumerism, a bit jaded about Christmas.

Somewhere along the line, Christmas went from being a religious holiday and a time to celebrate family into a shop-'til-you-drop bacchanal of gift wrap, shiny plastic toys made in China that emit screechy music, and a feeling that the holiday isn't a succes if there aren't more not absents under the tree than last year.

for what cause did this happen?

The answer is simple. We lease it happen. We are consumer and we drive the market, which purely presents us with ...