🎙️ The Digital Collective Podcast Episode Title: Christmas Consumerism: Marketing December Twenty Fifth Host: Jarika Moon By: Lunar Innovations

If you're listening in December, chances are you've already been marketed to today — before you even finished your coffee.

In this episode of The Digital Collective, host Jarika Moon pulls back the twinkle lights to examine Christmas as more than a holiday — but as one of the most powerful psychological and digital marketing machines ever built.

We explore the origins of Christmas, from pagan winter solstice traditions to Christian adoption, and how it evolved into the modern, secular, consumption-driven season we know today. From nostalgia and belonging to social pressure and FOMO, we break down why Christmas is a marketer's dream — and how those strategies shape our spending, emotions, and sense of obligation.

This episode also dives into real U.S. spending data, who actually celebrates (and why), and why opting out or redefining the season can be a valid, values-aligned choice — especially for those who don't identify with the religious roots or the consumerist expectations.

✨ In this episode:

• The true origins of Christmas & its cultural evolution • Why nostalgia and emotion drive holiday marketing • Real-time holiday spending numbers in the U.S. • How marketing normalizes overconsumption • Why some people boycott or opt out of Christmas • Conscious alternatives to celebrate (or not) with intention

Whether you celebrate, scale back, redefine the season, or fully opt out — this episode invites you to choose consciously, rather than follow a retail calendar.

🎧 Tune in, reflect, and join the conversation. Because awareness is the first step to liberation.

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