Personally, I wish the whole commercial aspect of the holiday WOULD go away. I hate holiday crowds, the fake sincerity, and blatant displays of greed. I hate the commercials and advertisements that blare at me 24/7 to buy this or that trinket made in China, to give money away to organizations that spend 99% of their donations on 'administrative costs' and the constant pleas to help the "less fortunate", who I find are mostly defined by people who can work but won't, have 8 children when they can afford none but expect the rest of us to provide their kids with Nintendo games and bicycles, and don't let anybody see you griping about giving! No SIR!
I have actually seen charitable groups where I live seeking gifts valued at $25 or more for kids who are supposed to be poor and underprivileged. But when you see their pictures, they're all obese, wearing Nikes and sports jerseys. That stuff ain't cheap. They let these kids make lists of things that they want, which inevitably include the top titles in new video games. I ask you - how poor is this kids family if they can afford a $200 device to play video games? He needs a present that bad - hock that machine and buy them some damn clothes!
And I'm sick of the whole PC holiday BS that we have to put up with. I'm sick of whiners and cry babies who get upset when someone says Merry Christmas, and I get sick of hearing how everyone hates Christians at the same time. Personally, I don't see why the government should sponsor nativity scenes anyway. Or menorahs or anything else, either. The stores should do what they want, providing what they think the majority of their customers want in holiday greetings and merchandise. And once that store decides, everyone else should leave 'em the hell alone. You don't like the fact they say Merry Christmas? SHOP ELSEWHERE. Don't like Happy Holidays? SHOP ELSEWHERE.
Better yet, buy online. Do it while you can before the goverment starts levying taxes on that, too.