During the holiday season ABC Family contributes to the holiday spirit by presenting the 25 Days of Christmas. In this segment ABC Family shows Christmas cartoons and movies throughout the month of December. While watching one of the many cartoons involving Santa I thought about the meaning of Christmas. On Christmas Day Christians, like myself, are supposed to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. It has brought me to question: Why are the stations showing more movies surrounding Santa than the birth of Jesus? Although Jesus Christ is the original celebration of Christmas, the holiday has become the biggest money making holiday of the year.
One of the most well known fictional characters around the globe, Santa, has made businesses consume an enormous amount of profit. Taking pictures with Santa, watching Broadways involving Santa, and movies of Santa have profited many businesses. While attending these shows and buying extravagant gifts people are not finding the time to think about the the true meaning of Christmas. This selfishness has brought me to think that today's society is solely focused on materialism. People are too consumed in buying multiple gifts and celebrating Santa than to celebrate Jesus Christ. I think it is awful that so many Christians let these materialistic items overshadow one of the most important people in their religion. This also leads me to believe that people are losing there way of faith.
A study reported on CNN has proved that Americans have become less religious than they were twenty years ago. More Americans that are Christians have begun to follow their life by these words: "I don't want to be told what to do with my life". People are slowly becoming more atheist and losing their path with God. It is horrible that the materialism part of Christmas has brought Americans to lose the meaning of Christmas - which leads them to lose path on their religion. Christians should celebrate Christmas for Jesus Christ's birth rather than celebrating the icon of Santa and the gifts that come along with it.
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This is so true! As a society we are often beginning to loose the true value of Christmas. Christmas is not about the gifts that we get, but it is a time to come together as a famiy. Our generation no longer appreciates the idea of spending time with the people who love us, we are often to consumed with our materialistic values.
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