The Price Tag of Christmas– What will it latch on to next?

Anthony Lee, reporter

On Christmas day, it is expected for everyone to be at home with their family, cozing snug near the fireplace. However, there are still people walking and shopping around, hustling and bustling across the streets of Walmart and other largely advertised stores. This affects the before and after of holidays. Stores begin opening their Christmas sales before Thanksgiving, using Black Friday as a time to sell possible gifts to loved ones and still continue even during the Christmas day. The world is slowly becoming a big advertising ploy for national business and stopping it would be difficult. A holiday has more meaning than just offering gift-bought gifts and decorating the house with an overload of unneeded decor. After the holiday, people usually store their Christmas decorations deep in their closets or throw them away and to buy new ones next year. People that throw away their decorations are falling to the lure of over-commercialization. With a holiday such as Christmas, people lost the true meaning of the holiday and instead changed it to a holiday of buying and selling gifts. Money should not be the essence of these holidays. Although some store-bought items could help you get in the mood, such as wreaths, lights, and a small pine tree, companies and big businesses are relying too much on these products. Nobody deserves to be caught in this maelstrom of the crowd or be seen shopping on Christmas day, both extremes are looked down upon.. These products are also being released in stores months prior to the actual holiday. For example, Christmas merchandise could be released in stores before Thanksgiving comes long. It would not be unusual to see huge blockbuster stores stocking up on Christmas trees way before you see the turkey selling. Holidays do not need to spent materialistically, it could and needs to be spent, alone and talking with love and emotion from the ones you love. When do you do your Christmas shopping?