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11 Reasons Why Christmas Provides You With Great Excuses

Oh, the things Christmas allows us to do.

John Bantigue
Dec 19, 2016
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11 Reasons Why Christmas Provides You With Great Excuses
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1. Who cares what and how much you eat because hey, it's Christmas!

Christmas is a time to indulge. Eat to your hearts content.


2. Speaking about all that food, who needs table manners eh?

With all that food being served who's got time to be sitting straight with proper etiquette?


3. You have an unofficial license to act like a child again

Christmas allows you to be excited about literally everything going on during the Holiday season.


4. You can obnoxiously play Christmas music all day, everyday

In the house, in the shower, in public; anyone who admonishes you for doing so is just an Ebenezer Scrooge.


5. You can be joyful 24/7 without people thinking something weird is going on

There is something about the Christmas spirit that makes you chirpy all the time! Someone could literally punch you in the face and you'd still be smiling.


6. And despite your scratchy, cat-like singing voice, you are able to sing along to Christmas songs to your heart's content

We all know a guy that insists they can sing and tries to sing along to Christmas songs, but in reality just ruins the whole experience. Nonetheless, it's Christmas, so who the heck cares!


7. It is the time of year where you can excessively spend

Whether you are shopping for your family, your friends or even yourself, Christmas provides a great excuse to spoil people.


8. Wake up in the morning and not get out of bed

Sometimes you just want to stay in bed for an extra thirty minutes, an hour or for the rest of the day. No one's judging you. It is a well-deserved break from being on-the-go 24/7.


9. Watch Christmas movies all day

The best excuse to sit in front of the TV to prime yourself for Christmas and also spend some down-time without being dubbed as a couch potato.


10. Ask for something you want without feeling that much guilt

Being given gifts is not a daily occurrence, but when it comes to Christmas, you have no sense of guilt. In addition, you cherish people for wanting to spoil you on Christmas.


11. Dress your house in an abundance of Christmas lights

There's nothing like making your house a fire hazard one time per year!

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