If it seems like the Christmas shopping season starts earlier every year, you're not wrong. In response to growing customer ...

And do we have special insight into this at Christmas?” Has capitalism desecrated Christmas? Many Christians are quick to claim it has, and there is reason to think that the modern celebration ...

Why do Christmas adverts really send us all so mushy? - ‘Tis the time of year when we’re in tears over… supermarket ads. A ...

As you might have read in the caption above the video, the original “Holidays are Coming” commercial aired in 1995 – and used ...

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The special takes a satirical approach to Christmas and consumerism, highlighting the distinction between "Chrimbus" and Christmas while openly selling their DVDs in a brazen manner. Chrimbus ...

Consumers are bombarded with holiday promotions blaring in their faces. Promoting Christmas early in November is a blatant ...

In a seasonal edition of Fifty Things That Made The Modern Economy, Tim Harford explores the history of Christmas consumerism across the years and around the world. Show more Consumerism and ...

And that's just the pyjamas. Christmas decor? Your local dollar store has probably had it on display beside the Halloween candy since the leaves started turning. Christmas inflatables? Costco has ...