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Why Christmas Consumerism Might Not Be the Villain

Why Christmas Consumerism Might Not Be the Villain

Thursday, December 11, 2025
Villains despise Christmas. Scrooge found it a poor excuse to pick a man’s pocket. The noise, noise, noise drove the Grinch so mad that he wanted to steal it. The White Witch kept Narnia always winter and never Christmas. But it’s not just the bad guys. Often those of us who should love Christmas the…