 The campaign is protesting against excessive decorations |
A Cheltenham man has launched a campaign to make Christmas shorter. Edward Addis, 56, has created a website to draw support against decorated homes, overspending and a commercial drive for Christmas before December.
Supporters can sign an online petition backing the Campaign for a Shorter Christmas, while shops with an early push are named in a "Gallery of Shame".
Mr Addis said: "We're not against Christmas. We'd just like to see it kept in proportion."
The campaign criticises excessive lighting displays outside homes and spending "disproportionately large sums on Christmas presents, particularly for children".
"We believe that giving just one or two well-considered presents helps children to develop a better appreciation of the value of the things they have," the site says.
Flyers for the organisation say its supporters do not like being "hurried on from one season to the next".
Mr Addis said: "They'd like a good break between the end of the holiday season, and the Christmas festivities - a time when they can be left in peace without being bullied and pestered by shops into spending more."
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