Which country does Christmas the best?

[derspiess]

Back near where I used to live the local convention center had a yearly exposition where you'd tour different areas to see Christmas traditions from various different countries.  They went all-out, complete with creepy Dickensian carolers.

Anywho, I've never been able to decide which country I thought does Christmas the best.  So I picked the what I think are the top several off the top of my head.  What do you think?

[Grey Fox]

Very hard question. Can't really settle on any. Except Russia, Russia is stoopid.

[CountDeMoney]

The total and complete triumph of naked, venal capitalism and materialism over a centuries-old religious holiday revered throughout the western world?  Why, America of course.  It's the bestest.

[DGuller]

For Russia it should really be New Year, it's a lot closer to American Christmas than Russian Christmas is.  My vote goes for Russia as well:  they get more than a week of holidays around that time to marinate their livers.

[derspiess]

Just realized I forgot an "other" option.  Oh well, screw it. 

Btw I found what has to be the best Christmas card ever:

[Martinus]

Germany - sexually perverted demons and getting drunk on mulled wine is what the Christmas spirit is all about.

[Brazen]

The USA. I've always wanted to spend Christmas in New York, and watch It's A Wonderful Life every year

And White Christmas. And A Muppet Christmas Carol. And Bad Santa.

[Admiral Yi]

Lights on the houses has to be one of the nicest parts of the American Christmas.  I said lights dammit, not gigantic inflatable reindeer.

The one Christmas I spent in Germany made me think it's the most depressing, stressful time of the year there.

[merithyn]

Lights on the houses has to be one of the nicest parts of the American Christmas.  I said lights dammit, not gigantic inflatable reindeer.

The one Christmas I spent in Germany made me think it's the most depressing, stressful time of the year there.

I've always heard that Germany/Austria was beautiful during the winter holidays.

[Maladict]

Netherlands:  Black Piet, lol

It's not Christmas.

[Sheilbh]

Germany.

[derspiess]

Christmas around the world, per the old Mexican film "Santa Claus" 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=NQ64YNyQCwg#t=191s

Obviously the movie as a whole was better on MST3K, but this part does well enough on its own.

[derspiess]

Christmas around the world, per the old Mexican film "Santa Claus" 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=NQ64YNyQCwg#t=191s

Obviously the movie as a whole was better on MST3K, but this part does well enough on its own.

And the MST3K version, which is still apparently on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=iXKOF6rntUg#t=567s

[The Larch]

Voted for ourselves and the great tradition of dragging the holidays until early January.

[derspiess]

Voted for ourselves and the great tradition of dragging the holidays until early January.

There's something to that.  I always thought Christmas ended too abruptly.