Around the most wonderful time of the year, we all let the holiday spirit turn us into a certain cliche Christmas character. Some of us get Christmas crazy and others of us can't wait until all the holly jolly is over. There are about five general categories we fall into when all the madness hits.
1. The Crazy Can't Stop Shopping Shopper
The person who just can't stop buying things for everyone as gifts for Christmas. They think they hit their limit and got everyone covered, but then they see that one sweater and it just really looks like cousin Carl. And even though cousin Carl already has a present or two, it's too good to pass up...oh gosh and it's on SALE. 35% off for the holiday season? Oh, it's a must! Plus, tis' the season for giving way too many presents, right?!
2. The Grinch Who Stole Christmas Music
The person who always complains when you turn on the Christmas station in the car or just constantly "ughs" when it's playing in the store.They claim to "love Christmas" but can't stand extremely catchy tunes about it? Mmhm, these are the shadiest kind of people at Christmas that you'll ever have to encounter. Nobody hates Christmas music. It is one of the foundational building blocks that bring this world together. Don't trust these ones.
3. The Decorator Debby
This person is probably the biggest Christmas lover of them all. (Ex. Buddy The Elf). They go ALL OUT with covering the house (inside and outside), space at work, even themselves from top to bottom in anything and everything totally Christmas. They keep a mental countdown to when they can drag out the multiple boxes, overflowing with Christmastime magic. They constantly have Christmas music playing throughout the house and in the car and if you listen real close, they are constantly humming Frosty The Snowman, as well. You'll find her family uniformly matched in the Christmas sweaters they wear for the Christmas card. This is also guaranteed to be the person who puts the reindeer ears on the windows of their minivan.
4. Sourpuss Scrooge
The person who uses every stitch effort to make sure they show little to no interest in Christmas. It's been rumored that their white blood cells actually don't fight off infections, they fight off the holiday spirit. In most cases, not all but most, this person tends to be the grandpa or dad who "could care less about celebrating extravagantly", thinks Christmas and the days leading up to it are "nothing special". This is also the person at family Christmas who pretends like they didn't really expect to get a gift because they didn't "want anything this year", even though that happens every year. It's hard to avoid Scrooge McSourpussPants, however, they are notorious for trying to bring down the hype so much that it just fuels your internal Christmas fireplace.
5. The "I'm only here because grandma makes really good Christmas ham, otherwise, I would probably still be in bed." Chill Guy
The person who just sits on the couch before and after eating most of the food (usually wears hoodies to the family gathering ).
Despite whichever person you are at Christmastime, embrace it and have a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS.
