Has Christmas lost it’s true meaning?

What does Christmas mean to you? To me it means spending time with my family, catching up with friends and enjoying the holiday for what it is. I am not a religious person as such but I do believe that Christmas is a time to be spent with ones loved ones.

Traditionally Christmas Day celebrated the birth of “Jesus Christ” and became a religious holiday for many. Over time Santa Claus was introduced and although he is based on a real person the true meaning of Christmas has been forgotten and children actually believe more in Santa Claus than they do in Jesus Christ. Although this has happened over thousands of years and new cultures have made their own interpretations of Christmas, you can not help but wonder where the idea changed over the years.

Over recent years the emphasis of Christmas has shifted from seeing family & friends to how much money we can all spend. Additionally we all like to drink and eat more than we really need to and everyone always regrets it in the new year.I know Christmas is a time for giving and receiving but surely it is more about the thought and effort that has gone into the gift than how much it cost. I can not help but wonder where the idea that spending endless amounts of money on people came from. More >