I don't personally celebrate Christmas, mainly because I'm not Christian. But, it's impossible to ignore the most festive season of the year in the UK (unless you lock your doors, stay indoors and turn off your TV, social networking sites and the internet between now and Xmas). I have to say, I quite like this time of the year- Xmas sales, cards, presents, decorations and stuff. Whatever the weather, there'd be people on the high street and in shopping malls and supermarkets, all buzzing with excitement and anticipation. It's only November but some stores like Tk Maxx have already started playing the traditional same-old Xmas songs, and not to mention, Sky Movies is now showing
In my opinion, you don't have to be Christian to celebrate it, except going to Sunday mass and stuff. Xmas is becoming more and more of a secular festival each passing year. I think it's be fair to say that it's now a tradition rather than a religious festival for Christians.
One of the best things about Xmas is the adverts. No kidding, I think this year's got the best ads. Each of them costs about millions of pounds to produce but at the end of the day, the amount of profit that they make from selling their products is far greater. I don't know about other countries but it's really nice watching them-instead of seeing the usual annoying ones like GoCompare and Cillit Bang cleaning products.
John Lewis (retail store)
with Monty the penguin
Sainsbury's (supermarket)
This one is done also in commemoration of 100th anniversary of WW1 when the Germans and British soldiers joined hands on Christmas Day.
M&S (retail shop)
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