Where did Thanksgiving go? Where did Halloween go? They were smothered by Christmas. Yes, big-bully Christmas has left all the other holidays black, blue, and without lunch money.
I love Christmas. I love Christmas trees, the presents and the caroling, but I do not love the fact that it now begins in October. I went out on October 29 to find Halloween decorations for a little get together I was having. Low and behold, all I could find were Christmas decorations.
To further prove my theory that Christmas is the only holiday that matters in the fall/winter seasons, this year I saw Christmas commercials way before Thanksgiving.
Then there is the "official" kick off of Christmas: the day after Thanksgiving. Poor Thanksgiving, it gets 24 measly hours to make a shimmer through all of the blinding tinsel before it is completely shut out by the glare of the power-sucking, 1,000-watt fire hazards of blissful Christmas decorations.
Christmas is wonderful. The whole month of December should be Christmas. However, if you work at an establishment that has been playing Christmas music since the beginning of November, I'm sure that Christmas lasting only one month would definitely be a huge relief.
Comments
Rudolph commented, on December 6, 2007 at 12:28 a.m.:
I live in an apartment where Christmas music has been played since November 1, the day Comcast began playing it on the Sounds of the Seasons channel. My roommate and I have recorded ourselves singing along because another roommate is a Grinch like you. We'll be sure to burn you a copy as well.
ho ho ho commented, on December 10, 2007 at 12:04 p.m.:
Christmas rulez. That's why. I mean...Halloween? Come on. That was going downhill since the end of elementary school. Now its just an excuse to dress skanky and get drunk. Thanksgiving? Who honestly cares about Thanksgiving for more than about 12 hours? Who would want to? It's a holiday strictly designed to gorge yourself. There is a reason it's limited to one day. It's called obesity.
Now with Christmas you get snow and lights and Christmas trees and cookies and egg nog and presents and holiday cheer and hot cocoa and happy music and giving and receiving and charity and goodwill towards men and reindeer and heatmieser and movies and lots of shiney stuff everywhere, in general. T'is wonderful.
Deborah commented, on December 16, 2007 at 1:37 p.m.:
Christmas rulez. That's why. I mean...Halloween? Come on. That was going downhill since the end of elementary school. Now its just an excuse to dress skanky and get drunk. Thanksgiving? Who honestly cares about Thanksgiving for more than about 12 hours? Who would want to? It's a holiday strictly designed to gorge yourself. There is a reason it's limited to one day. It's called obesity.
Now with Christmas you get snow and lights and Christmas trees and cookies and egg nog and presents and holiday cheer and hot cocoa and happy music and giving and receiving and charity and goodwill towards men and reindeer and heatmieser and movies and lots of shiney stuff everywhere, in general. T'is wonderful.
I live in an apartment where Christmas music has been played since November 1, the day Comcast began playing it on the Sounds of the Seasons channel. My roommate and I have recorded ourselves singing along because another roommate is a Grinch like you. We'll be sure to burn you a copy as well.