It’s that time of the year. Going to the store now means a blast of heated air that’s too dry and Christmas decorations. Luke and I made our Wal-Mart “weekend-trip” only to find that there are Christmas trees up and “Seasons Greeting” signage already on display. All shopping centers, I feel, are guilty for their jump on the Christmas season. It feels wrong to receive junk-mail promotions colored in green, red, and snow before Halloween is over. This year, I know, people are thinking about Christmas earlier because they are worried about finances, but this seems a bit too early for decorations. It seems too early when the TV tells me that I have 64 days and counting to get all my holiday shopping done.
Thanksgiving and Christmas sort of go hand in hand. I think it is human to be excited for the next big holiday– especially after half a year of boring holidays (Labor day should not be considered a holiday– does everyone get the day off? You might as well say Saturday is a holiday– which it sort of is in our house). Anyway, my whole argument is whether or not it’s too early for stores to have Christmas goodies out. I’m not really against “Christmas Consumerism”, our economy needs all the boost it can get. I’m not for the “no buy day” (day after Thanksgiving). For many of us Christmas is the ultimate holiday– the one we look forward to all year long. Christmas means religion, Santa Claus, hot totties, parades, family, friends and PRESENTS. It’s easy to understand why it is THE Holiday of holidays. Is there any harm in stores reminding us that it is coming– even before Thanksgiving? Am I becoming some old curmudgeon who thinks that holidays come one at a time and therefore should be celebrated one at a time? It’s probably fine that everyone is talking Christmas before November has even started… the really crime? The real crime is the dry heated store that also happens to sell water at the checkout counter. meh.
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