Happy Commercialized Holidays

The holiday season is once again upon us. The time to be with families, eat lots of food, exchange some wayyy too expensive gifts that no one ever actually needs, its the time of year to celebrate the birth of Christ...oh wait that isn't what Christmas-I mean the holiday season is about anymore. It seems to me that Christmas has become so commercialized. Everyone runs around the stores grabbing for everything for those they want to give gifts to, maybe getting a few things for themselves in the process. I am afraid that the true meaning of Christmas has been lost even to those who know what it is. Don't get me wrong I love decorating the Christmas tree, listening to the music, finding that gift for my favorite people. Its just that why we celebrate Christmas seems to have gotten lost somewhere in the midst of all the hustle and bustle of the season. We can't even call it Christmas anymore. Why not? Isn't that what we are supposed to be celebrating, Christ? If we take Christ out of Christmas it is like we are taking the love and joy out of it. I love the season but it breaks my heart to see what has happened to the joyous holiday that it is.