Thread: Christmas overdose....

So, I understand retailers stocking up on Christmas items early (early-bird shoppers, etc.) but I think the appearance of holiday decorations is getting earlier each year. I have neighbors who have had holiday lights up for over a week now...and the town I live in had the holiday lighting ceremony this weekend (there is a large, round rock mesa in the middle of town - thus the name Castle Rock - and there is a illuminated star permanently installed on the top...along with radio antennae and a flag...for the holidays, they light up the star) and they have the holiday lights already installed on the streets. To add to this list of baffling behavior, I have a neighbor who has an Autumn wreath on the door, pumpkins on the porch.....and a Christmas tree in the living room.

Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but I think one holiday should pass before decorating for the next one......

"Oh, honey...a gift for me!"
"Yes, my love."
"Oh, you remembered Valentine's Day.....(opening goft box)....oh, what's this...firecrackers and an Uncle Sam hat?"

There have been people in my neighbourhood who have had their lights and trees up since before Halloween!!

Don't have my tree and lights up yet. Next weekend maybe, but I will admit 95% of the christmas shopping is done.

Ugh, my wife is setting up our tree tonight. Too damn early for me, it gives me a headache just looking at it now.

I just finished putting up my exterior lights, and I don't see anything wrong with it. Thanksgiving is this week, we are gone all next weeked, and then we are in the holiday season. I can't do it during the week, and the weekends are already filling up with parties and family gatherings. Seize the opportunity and put the lights up.

Matt

I'm really not a fan of Christmas, or, I should say, I'm not a fan of what Christmas has become. Perhaps it is still a deeply religious holiday to some, and perhaps it is about family to others (Even if it is about family, why not get your family together on a different day? Why a religious holiday?), but it seems that for far too many people it is simply commercial.

I may just be overly cynical, but when I see lights up early, the commercial aspect comes to the front of my mind.

Since I know this can be a touchy subject (I avoid these conversations with my mom), I want to wrap this one up by saying that I mean no disrespect to anyone at all. These are just my views, and I feel comfortable sharing them here. If I have offended anyone, I apologize; that was by no means my intention.

These folks don't just have the lights up (that can be a pain)...they have them on...for over a week now...with trees, deer, etc.

It isn't even Winter yet...it is still Autumn.

Regardless of your religious views, Christmas is a Winter festival, Thanksgiving is the celebration of the Harvest. It seems we Americans have merged them.

If I put up a tree (if I am not traveling for the holidays), it will go up no earlier than December 6th (St. Nicholas Day) and stay up until January 7th (Orthodox Christmas). Usually, a 9 foot one. Real, cut-in-the-woods trees only, BTW. I just wish I had a real fireplace instead of a gas one...it's like watching your water heater...no crackle, pop, or nice wood smell.

i'm not religious but for me Christmas is a family holiday that is a tradition. my family has never gone overboard with presents or decorations but we do enough. most of my gifts are usually practical things my parents know i will use. i really enjoy this time of year because i enjoy my family. that is it. presents are great but i usually buy what i want or need anyways (within my means) so if they weren't there i wouldn't mind.

that being said i think christmas should get 1 month at the most, December. not november and december as that seems strange to me. me dad always said we wait til Dec 1st at the earliest to put up the tree and decorate and usually it was about a week later then that. luckily we don't do the christmas lights thing so that wasn't an issue.

Good food, family, my dad and i play a good 2 hours of foosball, how can you beat that?

Originally Posted by WireBeard

. I just wish I had a real fireplace instead of a gas one...it's like watching your water heater...no crackle, pop, or nice wood smell.

the last christmas i was home we had no fireplace at all so my wife made one out of construction paper and taped it to the wall, it was pretty funny.

as for christmas stuff i think the earliest any of it should be out is the day after thanksgiving, my wife keeps wanting to look at christmas stuff and i keep refusing, i think it is crazy that they were playing christmas music at the mall the day after halloween!!! that is way to early for me. just my little insight

-dan-