If one could convince the American public to revert to the old tradition of exchanging gifts on Twelfth Night rather than Christmas, one could extend the holiday shopping season by almost two weeks!
<flees howling mob>
But that is when we shop for post Christmas/year end close out bargins.
That could be done after Twelfth Night, I suppose. They could even call it “Thirteenth Night” or something, as the traditional day of post-holiday bargains.
You’ve found a way to extend the stress, crowding, annoying music and general hellishness of the Christmas shopping season for two extra weeks?
That’s brilliant.
A terrible thought. :eek:
BAD yBeayf!
No presents for you!
It would only work if we could divide the population into seperate groups and assign which day, Christmas or Twelth Night.
Those smug early shoppers could stick with Christmas and the rest of us could have more time.
Wait. That won’t work… They shop early, so aren’t in the crowds that get in my way…
Never mind…sigh
Hey, I celebrate Christmas on a totally separate calendar from you folks, so all this holiday hustle and bustle doesn’t affect me much. I’m just trying to do my part for the economy. 
Do not fear yBeayf! There is one US jurisdiction that does exactly this.
I live in it.
Only that rather than “go back” to doing 12th-night, we just kept it (designated legendary giftbringers: the Magi) and ADDED Santa on Xmas Eve.
K-Mart/Sears, JC Penney, Macys, Borders, WalMart, Toys’R’Us, etc. ADORE this blessed isle.
Extending it to Twelfth Night?
Eh, what you will.