Personal Greetings for Xmas and New Year

[P.O.D.]

A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year especially to:

all residents of Christchurch, New Zealand. 

[cynic grinch]

The yearly season is overhyped and commercialised. Crazy consumerism and forced gaiety at its peak. Ugly competition (@ parking lots, trying to jump long queues at cash registers, ugly grabbing and wrecked remnants of store displays) brought to the fore.

No one should need a seasonal excuse to show appreciation, love or to buy gifts.

Rudolph the song sums it all up for me - far too many people need to prove they're special and demonstrate clout just to gain friendship. Before they attract like-minded, similar shallow company.

SAD.

Hope and peace to all, whatever you celebrate.
May the new 2012 be a more enlightening one.

[Dear Cynic]

But it's also about traditions, remembering old traditions with generations past and celebrating those traditions with generations future. I miss my family most !!!

Merry Christmas.