The moment when adults reminisce about how great Christmas was as a child but then
immediately snap out of it and then
understand that life is a cruel game intended to beat you to your knees and rob you of your soul. This disenchanting realization then propels the
frustrated grown-up into a desperate struggle to have fun participating in the "same old, same old" go-to's such as attending lame holiday parties, wearing ugly sweaters, overeating, and drinking their faces off.