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Has the real meaning of Christmas been lost? I believe it has, and recently more and more people are feeling the same way. Christmas has become a contest of who can have the biggest tree or the most lights on their house, an excuse to buy an obnoxiously expensive gadget for yourself and just call it a "Christmas present", a reason for Hollywood to make another holiday movie and profit millions of dollars, a way for companies to market their products to consumers, using Christmas as a gimmick. The list could go on, but the point is, none of those things are even closely related to celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. Which is after all the real meaning of Christmas, and what about Santa Claus, his true origins have also been forgotten.

"The neighbors already have their lights up, but I think we'll be able to out do them this year with all the new lights I bought at Wal-Mart." You could probably hear a husband saying this to his wife anywhere in the U.S. around Christmas time.......

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