It’s cliched to be cynical about Christmas, Half Man Half Biscuit
The photo above of a store's Christmas display looks fairly ho-hum. What makes it astonishing is that I snapped it in August. August. That’s before Father’s Day. Sorry, dads. And the thought of a store getting ready for Christmas in August provokes bemusement at best and cynicism at worst. So we despair, "Can't believe how commercialised Christmas is..." But then again, every day is commercialised. Each day, we are being sold something. Why would Christmas be any different? Sure, it’s the pinnacle. But it’s no different to the day before. And the day after. This song offers an antidote. It's right there in the title... It's cliched to be cynical Don't roll your eyes at Christmas. Enjoy... Make a noise with your toys And ignore the killjoys I guess its like NYE fireworks. We're cynical about those too. But Ignatius Jones, the artistic director of these once said, "A man tired of fireworks is a man tired...