subject: From Christmas With Love [print this page] Christmas Day is the annual holiday which is celebrated on December 25th. Historically it was a celebration of the birth of Christ. Christmas Day is the start of the 12 days of Christmas, also known as Christmastide. From Christmas Day until 06th January annually, celebrations take place around the world. It is traditional from Christmas Day morning to give gifts to loved ones, visit church and display the festive decorations we have all come to love. Santa Clause or Father Christmas is a celebrated and much loved mythological character who visits children on the eve of Christmas to deliver presents. This character adds to the wonder of Christmas for children around the globe. This wonder has in fact been rekindled in recent years for me with the birth of my children. Seeing their face on Christmas Day morning is a joy to behold and makes parenthood all that more rewarding. Although traditionally a celebration of the birth of Christ, Christmas has now become such a cultural event that it is celebrated round the world by non Christians and is often a time for appreciating the small things in life that it is all too easy to overlook. From Christmas morning family, friends, and pets you name it; all enjoy Christmas celebrations. Due to the huge emphasis placed by many on gift giving during the Christmas festive period, many retailers view from Christmas through to the New Year as the most important of all economic periods where their business can ensure at the very least survival.
With the economic downturn it can be a daunting time for parents to find the financial resources to buy the gifts which they feel their friends and family deserve. In the past this meant days of trailing through the shops trying to find that special gift. With the dawn of the internet, this has now become a much easier venture. Personally I love sitting at my computer or laptop whilst the rain pours outside in the full knowledge that I can buy all my gifts without leaving the comfort of my own home. I hear stories of shopping disasters on the internet however in all truth; I have never had any problems shopping over the internet since I first came online in 1998. If you want to take the stress from Christmas shopping, what easier way than with a warm drink sat at your computer? So how easy can home internet shopping be? It is in the retailer's interest to make the consumer online experience as easy as well, 123. If you fear the shopping on the internet do not, it could not be simpler; as long as your computer antivirus and other security software is reputable and most importantly up to date you will experience no problems. So give yourself a break, take the stress out of this year's Christmas shopping by doing it online.
