You hit that one on the head! Chistmas used to be a religious holyday for Christians (or at least SOME Christians; the early Pilgrims to America fore bade its celebration!).
In the late 19th Century, British entrpreneurs began a very successful mark eting campaign to transform Christmas into a gift-giving bonanza for (their ) fun & profit. So now we have stressed, frustrated shoppers running down to the drugstore to pick up a last-minute [gift]. Stores display Christmas decorations & gifts earlier each year, even before Thanksgiving. You can' t blame them, since the market has become so distorted that some stores nus t count on 1/3 of their annual sales during the "Christmas season".
Wonder what the Subject would have thought of all this hoo-hah. As the bum per sticker proclaims: WWJT/D.
HB