[MalteseFalcon]

It's nearly Christmas. Months of planning and stressing over and done with in a matter of minutes (presents certainly). Now for new year to hurry up and come round so we can forget all about the madness until next August.

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And before people call me a Scrooge, I loved Christmas. But now it is so commercialised and starts so early that by Christmas Eve I have had enough of it for the year. Why can't we go back to how it was decades ago when it was more about spending time with family and loved ones, not about how much money we spend on presents and whether poor little so and so has the same game, phone or trainers as their friend who gets all the latest designer gear for Christmas every year.