And then the whining begins "it's not a real tree if it's outdoors."
Tag: christmas
No Christmas Tree, No Christmas Trees
Any strip mall parking lot offers trees for sale now, but as a kid, Christmas tradition included packing the car with 4 kids and dog to build memories at the tree farm. Out in nature, family together, frosty air – a carol in the making except that through some sort of physics and perspective anomaly,… Continue reading No Christmas Tree, No Christmas Trees
Throwing Out Christmas (aka How Soon is too Soon to Toss the Christmas Tree?)
Today January 5 between 7 am-8 am, I threw out Christmas.
Selling Christmas – Best and Worst of Holiday TV Commercials
Nothin’ says Christmas like a mad dash to the mall. At least that’s what the “Holiday” ads will tell you. And for the most part true emotion, religion and family are so removed from the holiday (better not call it Christmas)that ads try to exploit whatever they can to create some sort of visceral reaction from viewers. It is not, however, always their intended reaction. Here is my list of the best and worst of holiday ads over the decades.