I have been thinking the same thing the last few years so I made a concerted effort this year. Sacrificed my usually listening in the car for a light rock station that does Christmas music only all month. Put up some decorations. Have been going to Christmas events. Go to light displays. Even went shopping early. Even set keyword Christmas on the DVR and have been watching hella Anne Hache/Haley Duff/Jenny McCarthy romantic Christmas movies. Still nothing.
I concluded its the anticipation that goes away when you are older. You can't get things for yourself, so you live, eat and breathe that life of finally getting the stuff you wanted. Plus, you were a kid and you liked cartoons. The christmas ones were like events.
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then you had all the regular cartoons and shows with Christmas episodes that were hopeful and naive. Now everyone is cynical or depicts Santa being captured or hurt. They used to show people getting gifts, so you would get hyped. Now you can get what you want yourself.