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It used to be you wouldn't hear or see Christmas music or ads until after Thanksgiving. I believe most people observed Thanksgiving for its riginal purpose but over the past 30 years or more the reason for celebrating it has diminished and it's become more of a family and friends celebration. Christmas, too has lost its original purpose and like Thanksgiving it's become a family and friends celebration.

We've become programed by the media through the corporations that we have to spend money during this time period because it's the "American thing to do" as part of the celebratory process for us to be happy. Hence, Christmas music and ads become part of the process of Thanksgiving celebration and it reminds us to be happy we need to go out and buy presents.

I quit celebrating Thanksgiving and Christmas over 30 years ago and I'm as happy or happier than before. No pressure for buying the right gifts, decorating the home, making large meals or attending holiday dinners, etc... For me, they're just another day I can sit back an relax.