h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

The red Father Christmas was created by Coca-Cola for an ad campaign that began in the 1930s and still continues! Haddon Sundblom was the artist who made Saint Nick red. He continues to haunt Coca-Cola adverts to this day, and is an ever-continuing reminder of the power of blatant commercialism.
This must end - we demand on H2G2 a Father Christmas smiley - in Blue, as the first Father Christmas legend, from Russia, depicted Father Frost as wearing Blue. Alternatively, he could wear Brown, as traditionally considered in England since Elizabethan times and before.
But not Commercialised Red.

I concur with BB's idea.

The whole idea of Christmas has been stolen by profiteers! And we demand a traditional version, to support the original spirit and idealism of Chritmas.

*raises hand to be counted too*

Yeah, I'll go with that.

Also for folks in Southampton University there is a talk on Christmas on Tuesday 4th in Arts L/T H entilted
Christ Misunderstood or
Christmas Understood.

Which might be interesting.

Nick

Can we have a smiley?

sounds good to me!

...then WHO'S lap have I been sitting on for the last ...oh look at that...my iMAC won't let me print my age.

A creation inspired, not by folk law and ledgend. But poluted by the vast and impersonal comercialism of this world.

That's who.

that's sad

Well if Santa isn't wearing red...how the will we ever see him as he goes by in the night sky? And I think this is a subject to be taken up with Mrs. Claus...and/or some old elves. You KNOW a chap THAT old ain't dressing himself!
Oh...and another thing, did you know that the deer pulling his sleigh are ALL female??? Tis true I swear!!! The males loose their antlers in the Fall....but the females keep theirs until after the Spring calves are born! Besides...other than females, who could EVER tote a man to everyplace needed without getting lost?

Surely that's the point isn't it? I mean... If he wore red, EVERYONE would see him. But as he "really" wears blue, then he's camouflaged and that's why no one sees him!

Well...I'll be zootle werdled! Hey, seems I'm hangn' with some smart folks...hope some of it rubs off onto me!
Do you still think it's okay if I go to Santa's little house in the nearest Village? He'll give me a CANDY CANE!! And ALL I have to do is sit on his lap & tell him what I want! Hmmm...reminds me of a doctor I once dated... *begins to remember why she refused to marry the Dr. & is now quiet ticked off*

What annoyes me are all the people who dress up in silly red furry costumes, and then either pretend to be "Santa". But fail miserably as they don't give all they have to someone else. OR just get drunk...

The true nature of "Christmas" is Sacrifice. Meaning, that if you truely "Loved" your neighbour (anyone who isn't you), then you would do anything and give everything for them.
We so readily assume love to be selfish in nature, and look at Christmas about "What we can get".

When was the last time you asked someone... "What did you GIVE for Christmas?"???

It just shows how selfish our human hearts (in general) are.

We should have Christmas because we WANT to GIVE and make others happy, NOT! Because the media, and companies TELL us we should!

So to Red Santa and all he stands for!




*Steps down from soapbox*

You'll enjoy reading my latest short story "How Assassinating Santa Saved Christmas" - when its finished.
Which will be after "Arcadia".

<BB<

*anticipates*