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− | This is the first of two [[:Category:Christmas|Christmas comics]] in a row celebrating Christmas of 2017. The next being [[1933: Santa Facts]] | + | This is the first of two [[:Category:Christmas|Christmas comics]] in a row celebrating Christmas of 2017. The next being [[1933: Santa Facts]] releasede on Christmas Day. This was the first time, that a year with two Christmas comics, had one released as early as December 22nd. Else it has always been in the range from December 23-26th. (As of 2023 it is still the only such comic released on the 22nd. In 2023 this was also the last release day before Christmas, but it was also not used that year.) |
It is making fun of the common trope in popular media that the {{tvtropes|TrueMeaningOfChristmas|true meaning of Christmas}} is about family, friends, and sharing the Christmas Spirit. It subverts the trope by suggesting that once the stories of the "True Meaning of Christmas" become sufficiently common, the real true meaning becomes to spread those stories. Thus the search for the "True Meaning of Christmas" is itself the meaning of Christmas, in a sort of "the journey is the reward" discovery. | It is making fun of the common trope in popular media that the {{tvtropes|TrueMeaningOfChristmas|true meaning of Christmas}} is about family, friends, and sharing the Christmas Spirit. It subverts the trope by suggesting that once the stories of the "True Meaning of Christmas" become sufficiently common, the real true meaning becomes to spread those stories. Thus the search for the "True Meaning of Christmas" is itself the meaning of Christmas, in a sort of "the journey is the reward" discovery. |