[PROCON]

Over the years I've found it quite remarkable to take an early drive through most any town on Christmas Day and nothing is open; no grocery stores, no gas stations, no restaurants.....Nada.

It's eerie and at the same time pleasing.

Times change.

[SevenofNine]

When I was living in Fairbanks AK I notice that even all grocery store, restaurants are closed in Alaska

Now only limited time in Alaska that what my uncle said

Here where I live in SO CAL everybody closed exception Norms Restaurant

[Chickensoup]

Sundays used to be like that, with just small stores opening at noon.

I hope to sometime again live in a place that places people and relationships before anything else.

[massmike]

.....take an early drive through most any town on Christmas Day and nothing is open; no grocery stores, no gas stations, no restaurants....

Not even CHINESE restaurants?

[Responsibility2nd]

These brick and mortar retailers are desperate.

I’ve spent over a thousand bucks on Christmas gifts so far this month. And my retailer is open 24/7. If I so chose - I can shop Christmas day as well.

Amazon. They never close. I never have to waiting in long shopping lines.

Why shop anywhere else?

[Lorianne]

It won’t matter. Retail sales are down, down, down and they cannot invent any more days in a year than 365.

[delchiante]

The biblical calendar has December 25 this year as the 13th day of His 10th month. The 5th Day of His Work Week.
A work day according to the calendar template He taught Israel.

Brings to mind Daniel 7:25 and Revelation 13.

And what an eye opening Revelation it is if one is blessed with eyes to see!

With one Bible verse, ezekiel 46:1, Babylon can fall in one’s life.

[Terry L Smith]

Why not?

They push for shopping on the Day of our gaining our Independence from England.

They push for shopping on the Day of Dead Military.

They push for shopping on the Day of Living Military Veterans.

[N. Theknow]

I had a job in high school working in a local department store in a small town.

Every Christmas morning there would be several anxious calls from people needing to come to the store and buy presents.

They never forgot the accommodating owner of the store or those of us he called in to help on Christmas morning.

[AppyPappy]

What next? Movie theaters opening on Christmas Day? Chinese restaurants?

[ConstantSkeptic]

Shopping on Christmas? Just do what other Christians do... Amazon!

[Yaelle]

It is the one morning of the year when you really can get anywhere in LA in 20 minutes.

[Jvette]

I work for a major retailer who opened early on Thanksgiving this year. I predicted several weeks ago that next year they would open on Christmas day for returns, exchanges and gift card shoppers. My guess would be about 5PM and there will be specials just like those on Black Friday.

The only question I have is which retailer will announce first?