When it comes to anything related to Christmas, do you find it making you feel more happy or depressed? Not asking if you celebrate it or not but does it have a more positive or negative effect on your emotions.

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Definitely depressing. Especially because you get to think of your old self (as a child) who used to find it not depressing. Then there's meeting the relatives, big family dinners, trying to get a jolly mood and failing miserably.

Both. Christmas is a dreadfully tiring affair; it starts off as absolutely fantastic, with the whole atmosphere of it, but by the day actually rolls along I just want it to be over...then it IS over, and I realise I've got a whole year to wait before I get to experience the pre-Christmas atmosphere again.

I'm happy about at first. then I get depressed that no one cares about Christmas anymore

i LOVE christmas. x3 just thinking of it makes me happy.
i love the atmosphere, the cookies, the lights outside when it's dark.. the snow, decorating the house, especially decorating the christmas tree *____* and the christmas songs ofc!!
i even like going to church on christmas days even if i'm not really religious.
just because it gives me the feeling that one day everything in my family seems perfect. or at least they try to pretend it.
but i don't care 'cause christmas has this really special something i can't describe.
omfg now i wish it would be christmas already :3
i'm gald that almost everyone in my family still cares about christmas time.

I like Christmas!
I gotta admit though that it's not like it used to be.Now that we're all grown up you realize that it is so commercial.And there are no longer cool special events.T_T.At least for us who have grown up.Although it was fun at school when we set up the Christmas tree.
I think what is lacking is the true Christmas spirit and creativity.I think I have maintained my love of Christmas because I used to sing Christmas carols and knock on doors so ya.That was fun on its own way.

i like christmas very much before because of all the fun, fireworks and get togethers. but nowadays, christmas got boring because of laws prohibiting fireworks in our country. also, stopped get togethers so during christmas our house is so silent. well the song silent night fits us perfectly haha

depressing, why do you ask?

I used to enjoy it alot as a kid...

As an adult all I can do when I un-wrap the t-shirt and or bottle of cologne im given is the gigantic Christmases I used to have as a kid where I got piles of videogames and other awesome stuff.

Maybe im greedy but Christmas is usually just a time of melancholy for me these days.

happy cause I get double presents cause my bday is a couple days beforehand. ;3 ;)

A little bit of both.

Both really. Or depending on what situation that individual is on. Like for example; anyone can have a bad memory or trauma they've faced in the past. This question in general has different point of views on each person. Basically, it's really hard to give a valid statement or opinion.

Both: Not everyone celebrates this holiday; nor do they have the same conditions.
So I'm saying this from what I experienced over the years.

1). The first Christmas when you understand what it's about is always the best. The family, the songs, the pretty decorations and presents; the nervous excitement of waiting for santa to come merrily into your home and devour the cookies and milk you've left for him who works so hard. Just the wonderment of it all was precious. Growing up as a Christian I of course knew about the whole meaning behind the Holiday. It wasn't presents, or hot chocolate; those were just bonuses.

2). As you grow older the sudden dreams of knowing Santa doesn't exist being forced upon you. The fact that money does not indeed grow on tree's and your presents become less and less. Your family starts to grow apart and only drift back together on a few occasions. Perhaps religion failed me?

3). My first Christmas as a mother and as a mature adult.
Bitterness became wonder. Happiness bloomed anew knowing I had a special little boy to share all those christmas joys with. Whether or not I believed anymore was no longer the point. The point was sharing love with another; and trying my best to make his Christmas as beautiful as mine had been at that age. I could not give enough to my precious boy. Nothing could amount to the gift of having him in my life. I raised him to know God, and I do not regret that. I am not a believer; however I wish my son to be able to make his own choice when he is old enough. I wanted to raise him in Faith and hope perhaps he could hold onto something that I lost.

So yes, Christmas is Both. Sad and yet beautiful.
I wouldn't honestly change any of it.

Both: Not everyone celebrates this holiday; nor do they have the same conditions.
So I'm saying this from what I experienced over the years.

1). The first Christmas when you understand what it's about is always the best. The family, the songs, the pretty decorations and presents; the nervous excitement of waiting for santa to come merrily into your home and devour the cookies and milk you've left for him who works so hard. Just the wonderment of it all was precious. Growing up as a Christian I of course knew about the whole meaning behind the Holiday. It wasn't presents, or hot chocolate; those were just bonuses.

2). As you grow older the sudden dreams of knowing Santa doesn't exist being forced upon you. The fact that money does not indeed grow on tree's and your presents become less and less. Your family starts to grow apart and only drift back together on a few occasions. Perhaps religion failed me?

3). My first Christmas as a mother and as a mature adult.
Bitterness became wonder. Happiness bloomed anew knowing I had a special little boy to share all those christmas joys with. Whether or not I believed anymore was no longer the point. The point was sharing love with another; and trying my best to make his Christmas as beautiful as mine had been at that age. I could not give enough to my precious boy. Nothing could amount to the gift of having him in my life. I raised him to know God, and I do not regret that. I am not a believer; however I wish my son to be able to make his own choice when he is old enough. I wanted to raise him in Faith and hope perhaps he could hold onto something that I lost.

So yes, Christmas is Both. Sad and yet beautiful.
I wouldn't honestly change any of it.


I know that it sounds obvious in my mouth but I must say it: Danse, My Love,you know as talk. With your words I come back to my Christmas Days and I'm totally agree with your description about it.
Your son is lucky, 'cause got you as mother.
I'm sure that he'll appreciate all that you are doing for him, totally sure.
As you said at the end of your post: "I wouldn't honestly change any of it."
Great post, great words. Thanks ...

Simply neutral

I'd say happy. It's basically the best time for me to go visit family and friends that lives in the Caribbean. It also makes me happy being able to get out of the cold weather.

Well, Christmas is nice, the ambient, atmosphere and everything but since we're all free of work we're all at home and don't know what to do with ourselves, so we get nervous and there's pressure to decorate the xmas tree, make cookies and everything, hang out with your family... we always end up arguing and it's not very nice and ideal as on the movies.