“X”-ing out X-mas: How Business is Cutting off Christmas Hey Virginia‚ there is more than just a Santa Claus. Nowadays‚ Americans have either forgotten or ignored Christmas traditions put in place over 1500 years ago. They would rather indulge in the gifts and shopping to please their family than sit back and enjoy the holiday. This new mindset has led Christmas‚ Hanukkah‚ and other seasonal festivals to lose their religious intent through the past centuries by the hands of both people and markets
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The Art Centre Theatre in Plano‚ Texas showcased a marvelous play based on Tim Burton’s movie‚ The Nightmare Before Christmas. Originally generated as a poem‚ this tells a story about Jack Skellington‚ a citizen of Halloween Town‚ who coincidentally tumbles upon a portal that leads to Christmas Town and becomes determined to celebrate the holiday with barbarous and witty repercussions. The cast and crew members of the Art Centre Theatre executed the play miraculously. When entering within the theatre
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Is Christmas Commercialized? I feel that Christmas is a day when you spend time with your family and exchange gifts. Christmas has its positives and negatives. Commercialized means to emphasize the profitable aspects of something‚ especially at the expense of quality. In my opinion‚ Christmas is too commercialized. I think this because the retailers start sales too early‚ products are massively advertised‚ and there is too much pressure for decorations. Every year retailers start
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Nightmare before Christmas The Plot Halloweentown is a fantasy land overflowing with ghosts‚ vampires‚ and witches. Jack is the leader of this town and is known as the “Pumpkin King”. Jack realizes he has grown tired of the same routine‚ and is faced with an identity crisis. As Jack wonders through the forest he stumbles upon a doorway to Christmastown‚ he is impressed by the excitement and feeling of Christmas. Jack shows Halloweentown what he has found and tries to explain Christmas. He decides to
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The Origin and History of Christmas Christmas is the most popular festival globally. Christmas is an occasion that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. The origin and the history of Christmas have pagan roots. It is said that the origin of Christmas began 2000 years ago when the birth of Christ took place. History mentions that Jesus was born to Joseph and Mary in a manger and it is said that a star guided the three Magi who traveled from the East to Jerusalem to shower gifts on baby Jesus. It
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A Christmas Carol Essay By: Maggie Jordison Morality plays were most popular during the Medieval and Tudor eras. A morality play is a performance where the protagonist is faced with personifications of moral attributes that try to convince the protagonist to choose a life of good‚ rather than the evil path they were heading towards. The story A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a morality play in the form of a novella. The author uses allegorical characters and a relatable hero to promote
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The Christmas Story was narrated by a nine-year-old boy‚ Ralphie‚ the stories main character. The story is set around Christmas time‚ and Ralphie had only one goal‚ and that was to make sure he got a Red Ryder B.B. gun for Christmas. He first started this mission by attempting to put an ad for the B.B gun in his mother’s favorite magazine. This action however this did not work. Ralphie’s mother did not approve of a B.B. gun for Christmas. She was scared that Ralphie would shoot his eyes out! Ralphie
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When I grew up‚ I noticed around Christmas every year that families put up their Christmas tree and decorations inside and outside of their homes. Reflecting back on this‚ I question why do people spend more money on decorations for this particular holiday compare to other American holidays. What are the reasons for putting up more decorations for Christmas‚ and why do certain people spend more for these decorations? The number and type of Christmas decorations have greatly divide which people are
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Christmas is one of the most known holidays around the world. It is celebrated by more than 160 countries around the world! Christmas is originally known to be the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. It started in the 4th century in Western Europe Catholic churches. Today‚ however‚ we look at Christmas at a time for family and gift-giving. Which isn’t bad but‚ most people have lost sight of the real celebration of the holiday. When did Christmas change into more of the idea of exchanging gifts
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THE THREE SPIRITS OF CHRISTMAS “A Christmas Carol” written by Charles Dickens is known all over the world‚ and is also translated into many different languages. This story is usually told around Christmas time. People use it as an allegory to remind each other the lessons that the three spirits of Christmas teach Ebenezer Scrooge. First of all‚ the purpose of the apparition of the three spirits is to give Ebenezer Scrooge the lessons about the true meaning of being human‚ the valuable of each
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