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Show Christmas Helps World's Economy Many people, with the total exception ex-ception of children, have come to believe that Christmas has become too commercial. In a spiritual sense, this is true to some extent. Economically, however, no other holiday or festive season contributes contrib-utes so much to the welfare of the world. Christmas has hardly passed into the new year before thousands are at work on toys and myriads of other Christmas specialties for the next holiday. Each year, as the lights of Christmas trees twinkle on a wintry night, how many of us think of the millions who have gained employment through the Christmas shopping industry? And yet, "too commercial" may be an overstatement. Is it too wrong, once a year, to make the dominate theme one of giving, rather rath-er than of receiving? Christmas, and the spirit of Christmas, has endured en-dured wars and great chaos through centuries as a time of joyousness and happiness, and giving has always al-ways been an important part of the festivities. The picture of the family united, With presents opened, and children wrapped in the joyousness of Childhood's Child-hood's greatest emotion is still, and will remain, the Christmas story. |