December 06, 2004
PLEASE PUT THE SILENT BACK IN SILENT NIGHT
Blogdaughter Tammi of Road Warrior Survival is in agreement with Alan of You Can Call Me Al that militant atheists & other wet blankets should just shut up and let the people who WANT to celebrate Christmas have their good time and not be so damn Grinchy about the whole thing:
Christmas is not a government mandated celebration. No one makes you take those days off and get presents from people. If you don't wish to participate, fine.
While I agree with the sentiment, I still have to register the following complaint.
People who love Christmas obviously don't work in jobs that pipe Christmas music into the workplace 8 hours a day.
How do I know this?
Because I have to hear 5 different versions of White Christmas EVERY SINGLE DAY, sometimes within an hour of each other, and I'm THIS FREAKIN' CLOSE to grabbing one of John of Argghhh!'s toys and using it as a screwdriver.
By which I mean using it to remove those speakers installed in the ceiling.
Look, I know it's for the benefit of the customers, and it's probably really nice for them. They walk in, hear one cute song, and they can go back to their happy little lives.
Me, I'm stuck in the bank listening to some lisping little snot whine about his two front teeth.
Hey kid, why don't I just knock the rest of 'em out for you and you won't have to worry about dental issues any more?
Ok, fine, I'm a little tense. You can go ahead and put up your lights and I really don't even care if you put a huge nativity scene in front of the county courthouse.
All I ask is that you gag the singing Santa.
A novel use of the Arsenal, Harvey. I'll have to keep you on the "check twice" list if you ever visit during the holidays!
I've always wondered how people can stand those carols over and over and.... GAK! I can mostly ignore them when I'm out and about (and I love Christmas carols, just not continually!)
But hey, what do I know... I work at home, alone, and in blissful silence most of the time. My difficulty with even instrumental music is that I stop to "listen" to it and then my work doesn't get done. So, I keep it quiet.
I did forget about that. It's been years since anyone has dictated what music I listen to and it IS irratating as hell.
As a not very big Christmas fan I can honestly say. I don't mind people celebrating it. But I hate having it shoved down my throat. And as for not having to take the days off... well Yea, I kind of do because work closes down the building. So unless I want to take a part time job for two days (and who the hell would), I have to take those days off. What gets me about Christmas is that:
1) The people in my office that celebrate it think everyone is a christian and views it as the most important holiday of the year. While myself and the other non-christians view it as just another two days in the year.
2) I am expected to participate in the corporate themes and contests involving Christmas. Again I don't care if other people decorate their desks and areas, but dammit don't expect me to.
3) I don't pitch a hissy fit when Holidays I really enjoy and observe are not recognized by other people. Why can't I get the same courtesy?
Now with that all said. My wife and I still do little christmas traditions. It's not a religious holy day for us. We do it more for our kids and also for our parents.
I listen to music at work through my computer and guess what?
Yep!
It's Christmas Music right now! 9 hours a day, 5 days a week.
I.can't.get.enough.of.it!
I.LOVE.IT!
I would listen to Christmas music 365 days if my husband wouldn't hide the CD's after Christmas every year.
Machelle - ya know, they DO make medication to fix that problem, now :-)
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