Well good question. To my mind, far too much. I saw a jumper in Sainsburys the other day that said it all. 'Bah Humbug'. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for the loving and giving bit. I live for 'peace and goodwill to all men', I just wish it could be more of that and less 'Oh my God I haven't done my Christmas cards yet and the posting date is nearly here'. 'What on earth can I get for aunty this and uncle that?' 'How much should I be spending on little Johnny?' and 'Oh God, there's only 16 shopping days left in which to cram as much food into my house as humanly possible in order to over-eat through the festive period, gaining 50 pounds and making the New Year feel even more depressing.'
There. I've said it.
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