Alternative Holiday Face-Off - Festivus vs. Chrismukkah

oscardahl · 12-26-2007, 12:46 PM

The holiday season is different for everyone. What you and your family celebrates might have a long tradition, or might have no tradition, or maybe it's ever evolving. The correlation between religious beliefs and holiday rituals has become more and more blurred as commercialization has permeated the holiday landscape. Mostly, there is a lot of gift-giving, a lot of shopping, office parties, excess drinking, and time with the family (sometimes needed, sometimes unwanted). On television, there are two brave TV shows that have chosen to buck the conventional rituals and traditions of Christmas and the schmaltzy “holiday episodes” that every single eighties sitcom aired once a year. On The OC, Seth Cohen gave us Chrismukkah and on Seinfeld, Frank Costanza brought us Festivus. Today, once and for all, we look to answer the question that has plagued our society for roughly five years: Which is the better TV holiday – Festivus or Chrismukkah?

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BuddyTVDebbie · 12-26-2007, 09:32 PM

Festivus all the way!! I'm not opposed to Chrismukkah, but I like that there isn't any gift-giving involved in Festivus. I love the feats of strength!

meimei42 · 12-27-2007, 10:56 AM

Presents FTW!

I say Chrismukka all the way. While I am amused by the idea of Festivus, I find very little interesting about it. I was born Catholic and so would natually feel too guilty to air my grivences, I doubt there is anyone in my family who could beat my father is feats of strength so the holiday never end and I just so happen to have a love affair with tinsel, so just a plain metal pole will never do. I like me the sparkly.

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12-26-2007, 12:46 PM	#1
oscardahl Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: , , . Posts: 1,449,703	The holiday season is different for everyone. What you and your family celebrates might have a long tradition, or might have no tradition, or maybe it's ever evolving. The correlation between religious beliefs and holiday rituals has become more and more blurred as commercialization has permeated the holiday landscape. Mostly, there is a lot of gift-giving, a lot of shopping, office parties, excess drinking, and time with the family (sometimes needed, sometimes unwanted). On television, there are two brave TV shows that have chosen to buck the conventional rituals and traditions of Christmas and the schmaltzy “holiday episodes” that every single eighties sitcom aired once a year. On The OC, Seth Cohen gave us Chrismukkah and on Seinfeld, Frank Costanza brought us Festivus. Today, once and for all, we look to answer the question that has plagued our society for roughly five years: Which is the better TV holiday – Festivus or Chrismukkah? To read the rest, click here.

12-26-2007, 09:32 PM	#2
BuddyTVDebbie Administrator Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,028,883	Festivus all the way!! I'm not opposed to Chrismukkah, but I like that there isn't any gift-giving involved in Festivus. I love the feats of strength!

12-27-2007, 10:56 AM	#3
meimei42 Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 11,818	Presents FTW! I say Chrismukka all the way. While I am amused by the idea of Festivus, I find very little interesting about it. I was born Catholic and so would natually feel too guilty to air my grivences, I doubt there is anyone in my family who could beat my father is feats of strength so the holiday never end and I just so happen to have a love affair with tinsel, so just a plain metal pole will never do. I like me the sparkly.