It’s beginning to look a lot like ….
Cats: culture|You know that TV commercial that shows the people screaming in horror as they spot the first fallen leaf at the end of summer. This happened to me this week, only it was much worse than a fallen leaf.
It was ….. oh dear God no, not…. CHRISTMAS! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
I’m afraid it’s true. The flickering Christmas trees, cheerful mechanical elves and chirpy Christmas jingles have invaded. Fasten your seatbelts, folks, it’s going to be long, plastic, insincere Christmas season.
All I wanted to do was get some Halloween gear for the little typists. I thought I’d get it over with early. Ha! Most of the Halloween stuff was gone or severely marked down. That’s because Halloween is so August. October is the new Christmas season.
It was 22 degrees outside and inside was Christmas!
By mid-November I’ll be wanting to take an axe to those flickering Christmas trees and in December I’ll be having homicidal feelings towards the cheerful mechanical elves.
I used to enjoy Christmas when it started in December. But when it’s shoved down your throat from October on, it gets tiresome.
I think I’ll boycott Christmas this year until, say, December. Radical innit?
October 22nd, 2007 at 6:51 pm
Last week the building management put up lights in the little trees outside of my office.
It was 78 degrees today.
We haven’t even reached Halloween.
Something is not right.
October 23rd, 2007 at 2:51 am
I’m of the opinion that as soon as Halloween is over down come all the decorations. No Holiday decorations, including Christmas, should go up until after Remembrance Day, it’s simply disrespectful to do otherwise.
October 23rd, 2007 at 4:52 am
Absolutely. Reserving all Christmas preparations until December ensures Christmas is the hysterical, frantic nightmare it’s supposed to be.
Actually, I lie. I buy things on sale all year round and hide them in my gift cupboard so I can avoid stores entirely throughout December, but otherwise I’m into putting off Christmas prep for as long as possible. I never seem to be “in the Christmas spirit” until, oh, about December 24.
October 23rd, 2007 at 5:24 am
December 20th is the date that I stop ranting about Christmas marketing. I know, it’s a little harsh but I want to make sure i enjoy those few days around Christmas.
I find the hype counter productive because by the time Christmas rolls around I’m tired of it too.
Santa needs to lose some weight, he’s a poor role model.
October 23rd, 2007 at 6:50 am
I’m with you. I happen to be a real Halloween enthusiast so I feel I am short-changed when Christmas starts to overtake my holiday. Let the Christmas season start in December, don’t we all have too much to be stressed about as it is.
October 23rd, 2007 at 7:14 am
Chelene, it’s bad enough that retail stores do it, but offices? You’d think they’d have the decency to wait until US Thanksgiving.
YAM, I agree entirely. It’s a mark of disrespect and amnesia to celebrate Xmas before 11th Nov.
Lori, a good strategy to shop out of season so you don’t have to shop in season.
Dick, that’s not harsh at all. If we don’t rant about it, they’ll start Christmas in July.
Mare, I sometimes wonder if having homicidal thoughts about mechanical elves is, you know, borderline psychotic? - maybe they have drugs, yes, drugs. That’s the answer. Drugs
October 23rd, 2007 at 8:57 am
Ba…..HUMBUG!!!
October 23rd, 2007 at 9:55 am
Nanc, you’re back. Is everything good now?
October 23rd, 2007 at 2:33 pm
I think we need to start a campaign. Christmas in the U.S. should NOT start before the Thanksgiving turkey is carved and ready for sandwiches.
October 24th, 2007 at 4:26 am
It’s even rougher if you don’t celebrate Christmas!!!
October 24th, 2007 at 5:06 pm
You’re such a rebel, GT!
BTW, I saw my first Christmas decoration this year in September. September! Are retailers insane?
October 24th, 2007 at 7:53 pm
It was 27 degrees here the other day and as I waited for the streetcar after spinning I watched city workers putting Christmas lights in all the trees. “IDIOTS!” I wanted to yell, but they were just doing their jobs.
October 25th, 2007 at 5:58 pm
Beth, I’m on board with that campaign
Zed, is Christmas getting earlier or are we getting older and more easily appalled?
Deepti, equally nauseating for non-celebrators, but at least non-celebrators can be smug about it.
Jacy, I get that feeling with the people who dress up as elves.