When will "Christmas" be year round?

Parent Cafe
1

<p>I put “Christmas” in quotes to separate the actual holiday from the marketing season. </p>

<p>In Boston, we now have 2 major radio stations that switch to all Christmas programming during “Christmas.” So yesterday, Friday November 13th, I’m in my car pushing the radio buttons and I hear a version of Noel, Noel. I punch another button and it’s another Christmas song. Both stations have gone “Christmas” and Thanksgiving is still two weeks away. </p>

<p>BTW, my response is to remove those stations from my buttons until well after the New Year.</p>

2

<p>Santa is at the mall already. Geez…</p>

3

<p>(This should be moved to the Cafe…)</p>

<p>Thank goodness I have not heard any Christmas music on the radio yet (maybe because I mostly listen to the radio stations pre-selected by D), but our Costco had Christmas lights and other decor for sale since pre-Halloween. One of the neighbors down the street already has his plastic Nativity set displayed on the front lawn.</p>

4

<p>We noticed that this week too.</p>

<p>I bought an iPod FM transmitter attachment last year. I guess that it’s time to start using it again.</p>

5

<p>Our local Target moves out the Halloween costumes and candy and immediately stocks the Christmas merchandise. It’s a little weird to see in the beginning of November.
On the other hand, I love all of the free shipping offers!</p>

6

<p>The early Christmas just isn’t bothering me this year as it usually does. I’m enjoying that Auntie Mame “For we need a little Christmas, right this very minute” spirit.</p>

7

<p>I was in a Nordstrom’s yesterday and was so delighted with their policy of not doing **any **Christmas decorating until **after Thanksgiving **that I sent the customer service site some positive feedback re that. It is the only store I know of with this policy. I wish I could say I would reward them by doing all my shopping there but it is generally too expensive for me (yesterday was a sale). I really respect this store for holding the line.</p>

8

<p>

</p>

<p>Same here. My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving, so this really bothers me. Oh and Macy’s already has Christmas decorating stuff on sale. My brain just isn’t there yet.</p>

9

<p>I guess the problem for the retailers is that Thanksgiving isn’t a ‘shopping’ type of holiday as opposed to Halloween and Christmas. It’s an excuse for a sale but not for specific merchandise so they just segue from Halloween to Christmas. For them it’s not about any holiday spirit - it’s about the bottom line.</p>

10

<p>JEM, you could shop at Nordstrom Rack since it is a part of Nordstrom’s. I’m also very pleased that Nordstrom’s has such policy.</p>

11

<p>Just came in from walking my dog. We passed a house on my street with a fully decorated, lit Christmas tree in the front window. Oh, no…</p>

12

<p>It’s been happening for a while. I have found that if one doesn’t do a serious Christmas shopping before Thanksgiving, it is likely that highly desired things may be off the shelves. I’ve seen many thing that would catch my eye in October or earlier that are gone by December. </p>

<p>However, being a procrastinator, the early Christmas push just gives me more time to procrastinate.</p>

13

<p>I was driving home from school last weekend and drove through a small town that already had the Christmas lights up along the streets. And had other Christmas decorations out and lit up. WAY TOO EARLY!</p>

14

<p>Oh, two houses in my neighborhood have already been decorated, with lights and all, last week! I still have my fall display out, with pumpkins etc. We generally take it out Thanksgiving weekend. But I know that some people do put the Christmas three up before Thanksgiving.</p>

15

<p>Lergnom–I like your screen name! ;)</p>

<p>And agree with your sentiments. We have a radio station here that started in with the holiday music the day after Halloween. They’re a “Christian” station but you wonder if they know the true meaning of Christmas?</p>