Advent: 10 things you didn’t know about the pre-Christmas season -Christian Today December 1, 2015 by Fulcrum Black Friday, the practice imported recently from the US which sees stores slash prices after the Thanksgivingholiday, is set to last until Christmas as retailers struggle for revenue in the face of ever-fiercer competition. Christians have struggled for many years to get people to focus on "the real meaning of Christmas" in the face of an onslaught from consumerism. The pressure to buy lots of things and produce the "perfect Christmas" is overwhelming. Mark Woods. Christian Today 28 November 2015 FulcrumShareTweetShare