American Christmas has become almost entirely dependent on Chinese manufacturing—from the 87% of decorations to 80% of toys to the inflatable Santas on suburban lawns. This $1 trillion holiday celebrating family values and tradition reveals a stark gap between what Americans claim to cherish and what their purchasing choices actually prioritize: cheap abundance over domestic production, disposability over durability, and material expression over presence. The economic, environmental, and strategic costs of this dependence continue mounting, yet political will to change remains trapped by consumer unwillingness to pay higher prices for the very values they profess to hold dear.