To me, it seems that Christmas gets more and more money-making/commercial orientated every year... it oculd just be that I'm getting older though! What's everyone else's thoughts?

i'd say here in France, It's so much of a race for shoppers trying to get something at anycost, too much business could make people forget about what matters most- the family spirit and sharing times of happiness

I thought like that too up until this year when I gave birth to my baby boy... all of a sudden the magic of Christmas has come flooding back to me!