commercialism

Dusting off from a couple of years ago. I’m a big fan of Tom Lehrer’s A Christmas Carol because of how well it lam[bleep]s the commercialism of the season:

It was back in the mid-90's when I first started buying old CTI releases. They were abundant in the dollar bins of Phonoluxe and Great Escape and at the local Nashville thrift stores. They were not regarded highly by the jazz snobs I knew who felt that jazz had died the moment Miles Davis released Bitches Brew. They felt jazz had been corrupted by rock and roll and commercialism. But they held an

As the silly season approaches don't forget the less fortunate who don't have the joys and basics that most of us have. Thanksgiving originally was a day of fasting and prayer in the colonies, it has changed quiet a bit , but it is still my second favorite day of the year next to Easter yes Christmas is third because of all the commercialism that goes with it...