Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly has repeatedly shed light on the country's "War on Christmas". Because of this, more of the general public has come to know what is going on. Basically, organizations like the NAACP, and ACLU have declared a "war" on Christmas because it offends too many people. Let me just clarify one thing.. wishing someone Merry Christmas does not mean that you are shoving Christianity down their throats!!!!!! Yes, the true meaning of Christmas is that Jesus was born to save the world and we are thus celebrating that, but we have commercialized Christmas to the point of no one even remembering what the true reason for the season is. So, even if you don't believe that, then go ahead and celebrate Santa and the elves. Just don't take away from my Christmas.
Now, this being said, I feel like I've been stuck in a Happy Holidays rutt.
I am most definitely not in the Christmas Spirit, for a few key reasons:
1) school is stressing the hell out of me. I have projects up the ying-yang and this is making that magical day of next Thursday when I FINALLY get to go home for Christmas seem ages away.
2) my school cut this year's Christmas break down to only 2 1/2 weeks. ughhhh! I think I rightfully deserve my full 3 weeks off!!
3) I've yet to do any of my Christmas shopping because I'm so poor. the way my school does payroll really, really sucks. everyone I work with is always complaining that it is too long between paychecks. it's awful :(
4) my apartment is hardly decorated for Christmas, always smells, is rarely clean, and currently has a rodent in it. isn't that fabulous?
5) i miss my family.
I have got to get out of this funk! I want to be filled with the Christmas spirit to the point where I annoy people, not in this Scrooge state that I'm currently in. I know that when I get home I'll be in the Christmas spirit, but that seems too long to wait! that means only being in the Christmas spirit for only 6 days. NOT acceptable.
oh well, I guess there isn't anything I can do but try and see the goodness and happiness in each day. even if it seems like everyone around me always puts me in a bad mood (especially this mouse issue, if they don't come hunt this little beast down and kill it by tomorrow, i am going to raise absolute HELL, the Kathleen in me will definitely show itself!)
anyway..
through the midst of all of my "holiday" depression, I have managed to compile a pretty sweet Christmas playlist on iTunes.
Here are a few of my favs:
-santa claus is comin' to town: bruce springsteen
-ave maria: celine dion
-merry christmas, happy holidays: *nsync
-christmas (baby please come home): death cab for cutie
-happy xmas, war is over: john lennon
-baby it's cold outside: bing crosby and doris day
-the entire john berry christmas cd
-the entire kenny g christmas cd
-please come home for christmas: the eagles
-santa baby: eartha kitt
may these bring Christmas cheer to everyone who reads this. (is that anybody?) okay, enough with the pessimism.
merry Christmas :)
