One of the main reasons our American culture has a custom of giving and receiving presents at Christmas is to remind us of the birth of Jesus Christ. And of course if you do not celebrate Christmas, you probably spend the holiday season expressing your love and gratitude towards family in other ways. However, critics of the commercialization of Christmas tend to attribute the growth of holiday gift-giving to corporate marketing efforts. In 2019, American citizens each spent an average of a whopping $1,325 in gifts for Christmas. Now different reasonings attribute to this number, but they don’t necessarily validate this high cost. However, the expectation of gift-giving may be some bullshit, and cause folks to lose focus on the true meaning of Christmas. Check out our take on this holiday tradition.