Tis the Season for Frivolous Drama
Friday, December 19, 2014 at 9:10AM 
For the hipster in your life. Photo courtesy: http://beardbaubles.tictail.com/December is the month when a lack of sense seems to be an epidemic. In an age where beard baubles become a way to celebrate Christmas, it becomes glaringly obvious that Christmas needs to take a deep breath in, put the shopping bag away, and calm the hell down.
At first, I did not think that the tacky, commercialised mayhem was so bad here in Australia. There is no snow in Melbourne like in Finland, where Santa Claus is from. There are no strong Advent calendar celebrations, like in Germany or Norway. There is no Swedish Saint Lucia Day nor even a Dutch Sinterklaas day. There is no American Black Friday or Toys for Tots. So what is Christmas in Australia really about?
