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"title": "Commercialized Christmas"
"description": "About half of Americans say they are bothered at least somewhat by the commercialization of Christmas."
"date": "2007-12-14"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Pew Research Center"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/short-reads/2007/12/14/commercialized-christmas/"
---

# Commercialized Christmas

About half of Americans (52%) say they are bothered at least to some degree by the commercialization of Christmas, including 26% who say that they are bothered by it a lot. Commercialization is a far larger source of concern to the public than is opposition to the display of religious symbols in public places (35%). Indeed, a solid majority (56%) says they are not bothered at all by such opposition to religious displays. And fully 87% of Americans say they are not bothered at all by Christmas music played in stores and public places. [Read More](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/politics/report/265/wal-mart-a-good-place-to-shop-but-some-critics-too)