Top 10 most annoying things about Christmas

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KERRY O'SHEA,

IrishCentral.com Staff Writer

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There are many annoying things about Christmas.

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Call us a bunch of Scrooges, but Christmas isn’t always tinsel and candy-canes! Here are some of the things we find most annoying about Christmas.

1. Shopping
Lines. Bills. Crowds. Parking! Heading to the mall to get that much needed shopping done usually takes the patience of a saint.

2. Tourists
Here in New York City, the streets become overrun with tourists taking pictures of this and that - with the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center being the number one focus. Fifth Avenue is another tourist trap. Avoid these areas if at all possible!

3. Wrapping
Beautifully designed paper, rolls upon rolls of ribbon! It’s all fun and games until the first paper cut. Or the oddly shaped box. Or when you inevitably run out of Scotch tape.

4. The In-Laws
They’re bad enough during the year, but top them off with some ugly Christmas sweaters and a little too much to drink and you’ve got yourself a regular Christmas nightmare.

5. Christmas cards
Sure, receiving them is nice and dandy, but settling down to write them all...and finding the addresses…and paying the postage...

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6. Christmas lights
One goes out, they all go out. Tangles until all eternity. Plus, how about the neighbors up the block who are lit up like the Fourth of July? Less is more, dear Christmas revellers.

7. December 25th birthdays
Must be rough sharing your birthday with the most famous of all birthdays. When can we celebrate your birthday? Are we supposed to buy you people two presents? Oh this is awkward.

8. Christmas music
While there’s plenty of the cheerful, sing-a-long songs, there’s a fair share of the annoying ones as well. Check out our list here.

9. Hangovers
Spiked eggnog, peppermint Schnapps, a glass (or several) of Baileys - holiday merriment is wonderful! Until the next morning.

10. Crazy weather
No doubt that the weather has been all over the place in the tri-state area as of late. Near heat wave last week - not complaining - and now snow forecasts just days later? It is anyone’s guess if we’ll be having a white Christmas or a backyard barbecue to celebrate the birth of Christ this year.

Was our list not enough for you? Check out the new Christmas classic, ‘The 12 Pains of Christmas’ here:
 

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