Happy Thanksgiving!

 

Happy Turkey Day everyone! Hope everyone’s is swell!

It’s Still Too Early!

Last year, around this time, I wrote an entry complaining about the early celebration of the holidays. View it here.

I just have to say, it’s still too goddamn early to be celebrating this shit. We just got over Halloween for fuck sake. Christmas commercials, Christmas music on the radio, in early November is just too early! Can’t we have a break until after Thanksgiving? Thanksgiving is the lead up to the Holidays. Once the turkey is settled in our bellies, we start looking forward to the holiday season. But not until then.

Who agrees!? Let me know in the comments!

72% Say Christmas Season Comes Too Soon

With stores starting their Christmas sales in October and radio stations playing Christmas music before Thanksgiving, 72% of Americans say the joyous holiday season now comes too early.

Just 22% disagree, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Six percent (6%) are undecided.

While 76% of men think the holiday season is upon us too soon these days, only 67% of women agree. Twenty-seven percent (27%) of women don't think the Christmas season comes too early, compared to 17% of men.

Those over 40 are more likely than younger adults to say the Christmas season starts too soon. Those with higher incomes also think the season has gotten too long.

In a survey last December, 64% of adults said the holiday season should focus more on the birth of Jesus, too. But 91% of adults planned to celebrate Christmas in some form or another.

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For retailers, however, it may not matter how long the shopping season lasts this year: 66% of Americans say that they plan to spend less on the holidays this year than they did a year ago. Consumer confidence is near record lows and 40% of small business owners expect lower sales this year.

Sixty-seven percent (67%) of all adults also say the Thanksgiving holiday now gets lost in the holiday season. Just 26% disagree.

Rasmussen

I'm glad that I'm not alone on this one. Most people think the Christmas season is starting too soon. I couldn't agree more. Can't we have our Turkey before you drag out the Christmas music and decorations and stuff? Let's savor one holiday before we move onto the next. Could we possibly put this on the bulletin board for next year? Thanks.

Isn't it a little too early...

I was on my way to the store today and while in the car I found myself listening to Christmas music. The radio stations were playing Christmas music in early November! When I arrived to the store, I was acquainted with the Christmas music again. The store was playing Christmas music on the intercom. There was even a Christmas tree, or as some would refer to call it a "Holiday Tree" in the front of the store. And not just a tree, but many, many Christmas decorations throughout the store. Did Christmas arrive and someone forget to tell me?

Can I just ask one question? Isn't it a little too early to celebrate Christmas? I mean, we haven't even had Turkey yet and all of a sudden we're into the holiday season. I always thought that the Holiday season began just after Thanksgiving. Am I right in this assumption? The day after Thanksgiving was supposed to be the biggest shopping day of the year. But now, it seems that the holiday season begins just before Halloween.

Christmas isn't the only holiday the stores seemed to have gone nutso about. It's Halloween, Valentines Day, etc. All of the stuff pertaining to these holidays is out on display way too early. Why the rush? Is it to remind the customers that the holiday is coming and its best that they start their shopping early? I guess they don't want their customers to forget to spend their money in their store.

It seems you can't go from one holiday to the other without a break. There's always something, or someone reminding you that the next one is on its way. Doesn't anyone want a break? I know I do. I'd like at least some breathing room between holidays. Everyone, please, can we try to put this stuff out within reasonable time before the holidays? Christmas is on the 25th of December. I don't think you need two months to prepare for it. I'd say Nov 20th or so would be about the right time to bring the Christmas stuff out. Any earlier than that is just too early.