More on the new trend toward “socially-conscious” and otherwise whiny and dreary Christmas songs:
I think the reason they irritate me so much is because the implication is that if you actually have the audacity to enjoy Christmas — rather than, say, spending the entire day being depressed because of the war, or all the dying, poor people in the world, or “overcommercialization”, or the baby whales, or whatever — then you’re some sort of sub-human wretch who doesn’t understand the “true” meaning of Christmas, which is, of course, complete and utter misery for all (and for all a good cry).
If I’m going to spend my holidays being miserable, I want it to be from overeating.
