The glitz and glamour of the commercialised Christmas sparkles everywhere; trees are going up, streets are filled with pedestrian traffic, shops and stalls are springing up all over and police officers are now on almost every city block downtown. Republic Bank started decorating since October! Well I heard this was for their Christmas loan promotion but still… you get the idea.
It really is the most magical time of the year, everyone just seems so happy, considerate and generally caring and in a better mood; this isn’t bad until the real pressure of the holidays hits us.
It is the commercialisation of Christmas that causes the start of the holiday season to seem earlier every year and the
