What is the "Christmas House" you may be asking yourself? The "Christmas House" is the one house in your local neighbourhood that is owned by the family that has been so overtaken with the Christmas spirit that they must exude their joy for the season through the medium of their home. No expense is spared as this family goes all out to put as many flashing green and red lights on every nook and cranny of the exterior of their home. Creating a display of blinding holiday radiance that confuses airline pilots as they fly over. Weeks before the unveiling, I can see this family huddled around a table in their dimly lit basement going over the schematics for their joyous plans.
DAD: All right team, 'Operation Christmas Beacon' is now in motion. Billy
you handle the laser light show.
BILLY: Check!
DAD: Sally, you polish up the Santa signal.
SALLY: Check!
DAD: Honey, you make sure that the animatronic reindeer are in perfect
working order. We don't want another Rudolph incident like last year.
WIFE: Check!
DAD: I'll be handling the fireworks display and the maintenance of the
portable generators. Remember family to keep yourselves grounded at all
times and lets make this the best Christmas ever!!!
FAMILY: Huzzah!
I feel sorry for the neighbours of festive families such as these. Bill Nextdoor has decided to put a single string of lights around his bay window and a simple Christmas wreath on his door. Simple elegance. The message is clear. Meanwhile his neighbour is manning a giant crane trying to find that perfect spot to place the enormous inflatable gorilla dressed like Santa on his roof.
Everyone makes an extra effort to do more during the holiday season. We spend a little more. We eat a little more. We drink a little more. We try to be more giving and understanding. There is a certain point however when you have to take a step back and realize that you may have done 'more' than enough. I'll admit that I'm not the biggest fan of the holiday season. I celebrate it, but not to the degree of other people. When you mention to people that it's not your most favourite time of the year, the reactions I've received are not unlike a vocal Nazi leper trying to voice his opinions at a local synagogue. Not everyone likes Christmas and not everyone celebrates it either. Of course I'm not telling everyone to take down their lights and stop wearing sweaters with reindeer on them but there's a difference between celebrating the holiday season and ramming it down everyone's throats with a gigantic candy cane.
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