What do you think? Is Christmas sustainable? How would it all work in a changed world?

No, I do not think christmas is sustainable. It wastes huge amounts of paper through wrapping presents, gift cards and envelopes. Also, the decorations which are used for the festive period are mainly plastic and glass, which all use masses of electricity through lights and moving decorations. this can only lead to more carbon emissions through energy productions to power the demand for electricity during this period. However, I think that there should be allowances for this period as it should be celebrated by everyone, not only the christians but all people who enjoy the festival. Most of the wrapping paper used during the festival are produced from recycled products anyway, and all of which are able to be recycled once again after the festival is over. Some kind of extra facility could but put in place during this time to make sure that the majority of the waste paper is recycled once more, this would then lead to a reduction in landfill pile ups, as less amounts of wrapping paper will be entering them. As with the decorations, only a few people go "over the top" with these. The majority of people usually only have a tree with a few lights wrapped around it in the front window, this is not going to make much of a difference to energy consumption as they arent on during the day and are only operated for a small period of time during the evening.
For me i feel that people should leave christmas alone as it is a time that makes alot of people happy and should carry on doing so for ever!