prolifeproliberty:

deerhoofandrabbitsfoot:

Christmas is a fucking monster…

… that eats up all the good songs. This is a bit odd, but here’s something I’ve noticed. Songs that once were associated with other holidays have, over time, inched toward Christmas like a nail to a magnet. For example:

“Over the River and Through the Woods” used to be a Thanksgiving song. So did “Jingle Bells”, believe it or not.

“A Souling” aka “The Soul Cake Song” – Halloween. It’s an actual folkloric Halloween song and no one seems to care.

“Auld Lang Syne” is obviously a New Year’s song. But the original Welsh version of “Deck the Halls” was too.

“Good King Wenceslas” was a St. Stephen’s Day song. It rightfully belongs to the day AFTER Christmas, as do any of the delightful Irish songs associated with the Wren Boys.

I just think it’s interesting that, as our traditions die out with the passing of time, we lump them all together with Christmas and call it a day.

Also, mark my words – with the Christmas creep the way it is, in 50 years Thanksgiving will cease to exist.

I doubt Thanksgiving will cease to exist. There’s enough commercialization around it that grocery stores and travel-based businesses will keep it alive. If the airlines and hotels can get you to travel twice in the space of two months and the grocery stores can get you to buy pounds of food you would otherwise never eat, they will.

psy-faerie:

psy-faerie:

If someone tells you to stop ripping on them, even if you’re joking, fucking listen. That shit gets tiring doesn’t matter if it’s a fucking joke no one wants to hear negative shit all the time.

Some of y’all think you can be rude asf all the time bc you’re “just joking” but you’re seriously wearing people down.