Scrooge makes a comeback

Washington - Christmas shopping is in full swing around the United States, but a poll released yesterday suggests that 91 per…

Washington - Christmas shopping is in full swing around the United States, but a poll released yesterday suggests that 91 per cent of Americans feel the holiday is too commercialised.

Fifty-eight per cent of those polled said they had begun to buy fewer gifts and simplify their celebrations, according to the poll by the Centre for a New American Dream.