Meditations on the demise of Advent and the commercialisation of Christmas

By Professor John Bryson, Professor of Enterprise and Competitiveness Department of Strategy and International Business, University of Birmingham Every year Christmas seems to become closer to the end of October. Retailers begin to signal the start of the season of Christmas. Illuminated Christmas trees begin to appear in shops and houses. Perhaps Christmas now commences on … Continue reading “Meditations on the demise of Advent and the commercialisation of Christmas”