Anyone else dislike/hate Christmas?

Indeed. Time for a reset.

Sure it's only once a year, you get to eat turkey and pull crackers, what's not to like!

Well in fairness it definetly started before Halloween this year. I mean WTF Christmas shopping in October??

No.

You're on your own, ya auld Grinch ya.

Buy a present for someone you don't like and make their day.

Not particularly bothered. Or at least by the bits you list.

Shops are always full of some cheap tat - Valentines, Paddys Day, Easter, Halloween…

Radio is always the same songs over and over. Consumerism never stops. Domestic violence is ever present in society.

So noticing any of these in particular at Christmas rather than noticing/ignoring year round - might be more a you thing?

I quite enjoy some aspects of Christmas and New Year. But we avoid following blindly after tradition too. Never once did the Santa thing with our kids for example. Though 2 of our 4 kids are over 10 now. Nor any desire to have Turkey. We keep geese at home all year to slaughter instead.

I don't dislike it as much since becoming self employed a few years ago. No more forced fun. I usually go back to work on the 27th now which suits me fine.

Always have despised it even as a kid. Spent last Xmas with my daughter out in Perth and it was a breath of fresh air. No in your face or constant adds, music, talk about it on radio/TV, cheap tat everywhere etc… just spent a nice day cooking a dinner and going for a lovely walk in the evening.

The amount of absolute idiots who go overboard here putting up their tree in November, going into debt buying gifts etc.. is truly pathetic.

In the line of work I'm in you see a different side to Christmas. Domestic violence does indeed go off the scale at this time of year. Its a nice time for children, but adults ruin it with greed and stupidity.

Some people put people on ignore because they find them annoying and they want to enjoy the internet a little more.

They dont use the Internet/forums for debate.

Don't really like it anymore. Two close loved ones are gone now. Plus the consumerism on steroids is off the charts, it depresses me. It seems to me to be a predominantly an Irish thing? Speaking to people from other European countries, the emphasis is on quality not quantity and handmade gifts. That said I do enjoy the 26th to the 1st like other posters have said, it's relaxation time!

being agnostic, the ould chap that died on the cross, just done that, twas nothing to be doing with us, we ve read a bit too much into it, but if its your bag, rock on!

yea we ve made a right mess of this whole Christmas thing, destroying our minds and the planet with the rubbish created.

but if we want to reduce consumption ,we re gonna have to introduce much more significant welfare protections, as it creates a shite load of jobs!