By Oliver L (Year 13)
Topic: “This house believes that Christmas should not be celebrated until December begins”
Last week Debate Club discussed when the correct time to celebrate Christmas begins, an often-controversial topic during this transitory period where Christmas songs start to be played.
Led by Adam H, the proposition argued that 25 days is an ample time to celebrate on the lead up to Christmas and elongation adds mostly commercial value and detracts from the true meaning. Mrs Black of the opposition gave a passionate rebuttal to this, using a variety of historical and contemporary evidence to suggest Christmas is a time of joy, family and happiness and so it can only be a good thing if people want to celebrate it. This argument was furthered by Thomas N, who argued that the proposition’s talk of lost meaning was untrue given that for many Christians advent begins in November.
The proposition then buttressed their commercialisation argument, with Gabe H and Adam submitting evidence about the debt Christmas often causes people and the profits big corporations usually make to argue that an elongated and exaggerated celebration is not in the best interests of ordinary people. Mrs Black of the opposition countered this argument by positing that a longer celebration period makes it easier for working families to spread the cost and find dates to celebrate.
The opposition were declared the victors for their consistent and enthusiastic arguments, especially from Mrs Black who was awarded star debater. |
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