If gift giving wasn't a part of Christmas, would you care about the holiday?

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It would just be a second thanksgiving then...

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Johnny_Rock

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Allicrombie

Spongebob just made me appear so! :)

I'd save some serious coin.....but I'd still celebrate Christmas...yes.LJS9502_basic

Amen... um, (cough) I mean Right On, brother!

As long we still get time off. As you get older, you care less about the gifts.

It would just be a second thanksgiving then...

Pirate700

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It would just be a second thanksgiving then...

soulless4now

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It would just be a second thanksgiving then...

LJS9502_basic

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="soulless4now"]My thoughts exactly. I'd have no problem with that. ExoticAnimal

Yes, My mom and dad work hard everyday and it's the time they have off and get to relax and spend time with family.Thanksgiving and Christmas only happens once, cherish it with the people you love.

Just realized I didn't answer the question...yes I would still celebrate it. I still love the spirit of the season, the food, the music and putting up the lights.

But with a tree....right?LJS9502_basic

I don't even look forward to Christmas anymore. I am an impulse buyer so when I want something I buy it pretty soon after I decide I want it, That means I don't ususally get good gifts yet I am still expected to spend tons of money on other people

I wish there were no gifts. People waste money buying crap for me that I don't want, which means I have to waste money (and more importantly, time) buying crap for people that they don't want.

You know who knows what I like? That would be me.

I wish there were no gifts. People waste money buying crap for me that I don't want, which means I have to waste money (and more importantly, time) buying crap for people that they don't want.

You know who knows what I like? That would be me.

cybrcatter

Exactly. The only gifts that I like anymore are money or gift cards. Even if I tell someone exactly what I want they will find some way to f*** it up.

And with friends its stupid to buy gifts because I'll just say "I'll spend $50 on you", so we each buy theo ther something that is $50 that neither of us really wanted, and we could have saved the $50 to buy something else for ourselves

don't celebrate Christmas - at least not as a Christian. I have exchanged gifts and celebrated it when invited to be with family or friends. Good times :)

I do very much enjoy the holiday spirit atmosphere that Christmas has.

But most years Christmas to me is "The Day Everything is Closed" :P

If the gift giving part was not in it, it wouldn't change anything for me.

Now if you were talking about Eid Al-Fitr, where in my extended and immediate family treat it with gift exchanging, and you took away the gifts. I would probably care less about the holiday.

nope.but it would be a great excuse to say oh holiday dude time off

Christmas is a sham and giving gifts is a shame. I'll buy stuff for my family and take them out for a nice meal, but it's because of the goodness of my heart, not some fake crappy holiday created to sell crap to sheeple.

It would just be a second thanksgiving then...

Pirate700

Yes I would, I love the atmosphere of it all. Plus I don't even get presents on christmas, just little things like pens and a lot of chocolate

Yep. Absolutely.

I would still get time off, so I guess it would be ok.

There are many things from which I might have derived good, by which I have not profited, I dare say, Christmas among the rest. But I am sure I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round - apart from the veneration due to its sacred name and origin, if anything belonging to it can be apart from that - as a good time: a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time: the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow-passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys. And therefore, uncle, though it has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe that it has done me good, and will do me good; and I say, God bless it! - A Christmas Carol

AMEN + 10!

christmas has first and foremost for me always been about visiting with family who i dont see very often and having a good time, the presents are nice and all but ive never had a christmas where the higlight of it was a present, it has always been the time i spent with my family which was the highlight for me

My family and I don't give gifts anymore around Christmas. We haven't for around 5 yrs now. We enjoy the holidays more now, cause we're not running around trying to find that special gift or that best deal on anything. Making the holidays stress free so you can enjoy company more.

As others have said, the gifts are really a very small part of the Christmas experience for my family.

But on the topic of Christmas time gifts, I'll say that it is the perfect time of year to give a little something to people that we appreciate. In my case, my town has a terrific Sanitation Department (no, they are more than just garbage-men). So, even though there really isn't anything stopping me from giving the guys a little token of appreciation at any point throughout the year, Christmas time just seems to make sense. Same for the mailman and the broads over at our Veterinarian's office.

Not religious, so no. I want to get a job so I quit feeling like a butthole for not getting anyone else anything...

it would be thanksgiving²

Its more then about gifts of course, its about being with your family, relaxing from work (hopefully), and celebrating the birth of Jesus (if you are big on being a Christian).

Of course I think now its more the first two since everyone always mentions how it was a Pagan holiday before adopted by the Christians for the birth of Jesus, despite evidence that his birth was closer to April. Still, I think it means a great time to relax and be with friends and family, regardless of any religious connotation (though I wish I knew for sure what Jesus' birthday was, so I wouldn't have to say "happy birthday Jesus" every arbor day as a compromise).

I'm not even religious, I just like saying happy birthday to people. On Halloween I say "happy birthday Satan!"

I also think that December in general and the winter holidays are all about being with family. Hanukkah has the same goal, but also for Jewish people.

There are many things from which I might have derived good, by which I have not profited, I dare say, Christmas among the rest. But I am sure I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round - apart from the veneration due to its sacred name and origin, if anything belonging to it can be apart from that - as a good time: a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time: the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow-passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys. And therefore, uncle, though it has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe that it has done me good, and will do me good; and I say, God bless it! - A Christmas Carol

AMEN + 10!

Detroit222

It would make my day to just not have to buy crape no one wanted in the first plays. Also to not get crape i never will use. That is what this haoladay has become a giant money sink. if there under the age of16 then i have no problem getting them somthing. But as an adult I need nothing and if i want it i will go to the dam store my self and get it.I got junk i will never use as gifts.Wast of time and money for person buying. DO NOT GET ME STARTEDON MONEY AS GIFTS NOW THAT IS JUST STUPIDthey give you a $100 then you give them money $100 or less What is the point in that.