So most of you are a right bunch of Christmasheads who probably don't think it needs defending. That excessive consumption once a year is some kind of contemporary artform (through the beautiful means of fuck it nihilism), in which case you should get yer chops around this.
It's quite good, Merry Christmas.
http://www.versobooks.com/blogs/1201-a-christmas-carol-dedicated-to-scrooge-and-his-art-collection