[john_yaya]

> I have no idea how christmas is going to work.

As a cultural Christian, I’d love to see Christmas work as a holiday where people spend time with their families and contemplate the gift of everlasting life. And, also, eat simply and not buy anything.

[JoeAltmaier]

My sister's chocolate shop, its Easter. Took the hit in April - had hundreds of pounds of unwanted chocolate. Had to eat it (not literally).

[ggm]

As a cultural athiest, I will only be affected by food shortages. But, for many people, Christmas is peak sale time and so the economic consequence of an un-deliberate stall on christmas selling is huge.

For the religous, sure, its only got upsides. Maybe longterm it's only upsides. Right now, its an economic shock we might not want.

[ianhawes]

While I wholeheartedly agree with you and desire the same thing, I believe just about the entire retail sector depends on Christmas spending to stay afloat.

[GravitasFailure]

Missing out on yet another novelty trinket to be forgotten and thrown away seems rather pleasant, really.