HOW do you know that it’s September? Adverts for Christmas goods start to appear on television. How do you know that it’s mid-November? Adverts for nothing but Christmas goods appear on television.

Barry Lees,

12 Denholm Street, Greenock.

COMMERCIALISATION of Christmas always has to push the limits. Whether you have religious beliefs or not, there are far more ways to celebrate Christmas and see it benefit our less well-off in society.

It's not about cost, or numbers of presents given and received. It's the thought that counts.

Having volunteered at a soup kitchen for 15 years, I recommend volunteering at a Christmas dinner for homeless, less well-off people. And the Glasgow Winter Night Shelter will soon be opening up again.

Volunteering is rewarding, andbeneficial to the needy and your own Christmas spirit.

Jill Ferguson,

6 Crow Road, Partick, Glasgow.