"Same procedure as every year, James!"

Ok, so it's Christmas soon, fair enough, but can't all those Christmas Fairs leave me alone and not be everywhere, please? You can't help coming across them unless you consciously avoid certain areas which I feel is a clear restriction regarding my right of personality development because I can't go to certain places I wish to visit because then I'd be facing terrible masses of Christmas decoration in superfluous amounts, an abundance of happy looking people squeezing between ugly booths which offer last year's ideas of potential Christmas presents, as if anyone would LOVE this sweet little lamp and completely ADORE these absolutely wonderful trashy tools whose only purpose it is to collect dust and spam various rooms with their existence. And the exaggerated happiness in people's eyes while they have to endure the smell of burnt and fatty sausages, just because they feel it would be right to smile because they know they should be happy, it's Christmas soon and love is all around. Or not. But it should be and society wants you to accept your role of a happy family member, so they all join in to keep up the facade, nobody dares to do anything unconventional. So once again, here we go again, the purpose of giving presents is lost once more when people start stressing themselves about "having to buy" something for their friends and family instead of remembering that you should actually want to give presents. I'm not against the idea of Christmas altogether, for some kids it's pure happiness I'm sure, although I have difficulties seeing any good in overflowing them with presents, it only adds to their natural egoism. Just try to keep up the family mentality throughout the whole year, that would be a huge innovation. Christmas Fairs desperately need some innovation, too.
"Same procedure as last year, Miss Sophie?"