Gives people enough time to practice. Say, “MERRY CHRISTMAS!”
burn the TV.
I’m just happy that the Christmas lights on Regent Street are not a Pixar movie tie-in. They are simple lights shaped like antlers with a Twelve Days of Christmas theme. Quite pretty when you stand at the top of the street looking down.The first year I moved to London, the lights were of The Incredibles. One year it was Narnia etc. All my friends thought they were beautiful…I was horrified.
Still, they’re on waaaaaAy too early.
I just noticed today that Downtown was decorated for Christmas, including the giant Christmas tree. And so it begins… I’m ready for this crap to be over with.
I discovered today that what really annoys me is the Christmas takeover of the supermarket.
I mean, I can accept putting Christmas decorations, wrapping paper, and so forth out a little early. Many people want to spread the Christmas expenses out over several paychecks, or simply to avoid the December crowds. So let them buy those things in the last two or three weeks of November. I don’t really have a problem with that, although the creep back into October and even September is an issue.
But at the supermarket, seeing perishable special-for-Christmas! products with expiration dates weeks before the big event? Yeah, at that point, they’re not even trying to pretend any more. It’s about getting you to part with more cash. The main meat producer here has started running radio ads encouraging you to invite friends over for a dinner party in November, featuring traditional Christmas meats. Our car’s dashboard has dents in it caused by me stabbing for the change-station button when those things come on. One of the things that make foods associated with holidays special is that we only eat them close to those holidays. Ten or twelve weeks of Yuletide goodies takes a lot of the fun out of them.
Now get off my lawn.
I went to a friend’s house yesterday to drop something off and she was putting up her Christmas lights. It was 60 and sunny, so she was taking advantage of the weather; we could easily have a blizzard by next weekend. She told me no fucking way was she going to turn on the lights before the second week of December. I hugged her. Twice.
With TheKid having been born in early December, I’ve always held off on putting up Christmas decorations until after her birthday. Now that she’s older, she doesn’t care when we put the stuff up, I just can’t though. I figure I’ll put the outside lights up Wednesday (60F in Minnesota!), but not plug them in for a week or two.
It’s all too early. All the music blaring in stores - we’re in TShirts, there aren’t any chestnuts roasting on an open fire.
So is 97.1 in Washington DC.
September 10th, this year. Fucking Kmart telling people to put things on layaway already.
Fuck it, guys. I’m tired of pussyfooting around. Let’s get it the over with already. Christmas all year long. I’m ready.
If you want a picture of the future, imagine a jinglefuckbell ringing in a human ear - forever.
Dangit, whenever I see a thread that I posted in but I don’t remember what I posted I have to read it again and now I realize I never got my light up lawn peacock. So thanks a bunch!
I wouldn’t worry about it. It’s probably like a leisure suit; it will look a whole lot better in the catalog.
FTW 
(Looking at thread)Is it not that time of year again?
Not yet, at least in NE Ohio, from what I’ve heard. Thank God.
ETA: Kudos for the 1984 reference, Kobal2. Well played.
Yesterday, it was 102 degrees here (Dallas). I can’t really say it feels like Christmas is right around the corner.
The Christmas-ornament store at Tysons Corner Center has already been open for a frigging month! I guess they decided not to even have a Halloween store this year.
It’s not just the U.S. either. There were posters advertising White Christmas show tickets in the tube last Thursday (could have been up earlier but we don’t take the tube every day). And every single person who walked by it groaned!!
Although to be fair, it *was *a freaking cold August…
The Hallmark Channel has started reminding us – Just nine weeks till Countdown to Christmas! Um, I don’t need a countdown to a countdown, especially not one **nine weeks **from now!
Slackers. I’m already putting up my decorations for next Christmas.