One holiday season at a time, people...!

[愛]

We have this thread every year. Shows how old I'm getting. :/

[rav4ge]

Originally Posted by pannoni1

To many, the "Christmas Season" begins today!

Especially here in Canada, where Thanksgiving comes before Halloween. 2 months to go!

[Hero]

Originally Posted by pannoni1

This "seasonal creep" phenomenon isn't exclusive to Christmas. I've seen reports of Valentine's Day cards/gifts BEFORE Christmas, Easter in January, and Back-to-School stuff in June! We all need to learn to be more patient and not get ahead of ourselves too much. It's important to follow every step no matter what procedure you do. Just remember that God or whoever didn't plan this and that it's all about consumerism.

You are right there. Its the consumerism that links two totally incompatible holidays like Halloween and Christmas together. I think if people are going to do both, they should do Ramadan etc as well

In England, Easter Eggs and Valentine's Day cards appear in the shops here in December... Easter fine, its like the sequel to Christmas anyway, but Valentine's Day is ike a pointless dictated day for people to do something with/for their loved one, but people can do something special any-time.

Never done Thanksgiving here, obviously cos I'm British . That's less annual turkey consumption for me.

===HERO

[Candy Kappa]

I love yuleween

[gobo]

Just saw a Christmas commercial from some department store on The Hallmark Channel.

[Jester]

Originally Posted by gobo

Just saw a Christmas commercial from some department store on The Hallmark Channel.

I wanna say I saw an ad for ABC Family's preview to the 25 days of Christmas before Halloween.

[Candy Kappa]

Halloween is still a bit on the obscure side here in Norway so we have had x-mas candy and yule soda since late September/early October

[Peanut]

Originally Posted by 愛

We have this thread every year. Shows how old I'm getting. :/

We've been here for so f*cking long. Damn.

[Candy Kappa]

heh, you old people

[ToTheNines]

I don't let it bother me. I put my decorations up and start watching Christmas specials a few days after Black Friday, regardless of when the commercials and stores start things.

I do shop for Christmas gifts year round though. I like getting unique gifts, so if I see something at the flea market, at the store, or online... I get it while I can lol.

[gobo]

Originally Posted by Kiwamu The Kappa

yule soda

WTF??

[Redeemer]

Originally Posted by pannoni1

To many, the "Christmas Season" begins today!

If you watched the Simpsons Treehouse of Terror episode, you noticed that Homer said "Halloween's over! Now it's time for Christmas!" and the snow fell. Seemingly at Midnight, eBay's logo switched from Breast Cancer to a gingerbread with "get gifts". I find the period between Halloween and Thanksgiving as a "secondary lent" in terms of Christmas preperations; try to give it up as you can without spoiling it. Some shopping is OK, but don't decorate your house yet, don't listen to any holiday music, until Thanksgiving has past, at least in the US. Other countries like Canada and Britain don't have a Thanksgiving in their way so they can be good game for Christmas.

This "seasonal creep" phenomenon isn't exclusive to Christmas. I've seen reports of Valentine's Day cards/gifts BEFORE Christmas, Easter in January, and Back-to-School stuff in June! We all need to learn to be more patient and not get ahead of ourselves too much. It's important to follow every step no matter what procedure you do. Just remember that God or whoever didn't plan this and that it's all about consumerism.

Yeah I am finding it ridiculous, I work 4 a toy store now and we r already preparing for the x-mas season, We had our x-mas stuff out for the first time today. I mean what happened to thanks giving??????k I bet in the next decade (If that) The x-mas season will start b4 Halloween
Ill be honest its a little sad at how greedy people have become and how much X-mas as a holiday has been diluted....

[Hero]

Originally Posted by ToTheNines

I do shop for Christmas gifts year round though. I like getting unique gifts, so if I see something at the flea market, at the store, or online... I get it while I can lol.

That makes a lot of sense. You don't need Christmas advertised early everywhere to do that.

I make up giftboxes all year round to ship out to needy kids. I don't just chuck in toys and candy, but things like bathroom items too. I need the whole calendar to plan my stuff easier and put more thought into it all.

Speaking of which, has Toys for Tots started yet? I want to try and contribute this year even though I live further down the globe.

===HERO

[Candy Kappa]

Originally Posted by gobo

WTF??

every year here in Norway most breweries make their own seasonal beverage: Jule brus, or Yule soda pop.

Hmm not writing pop in the end made yule soda open for a lot if interpretations. Yule washing soda, makes all your laundry red

[pannoni1]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA86nHydlDg

The upload date mentions that it's only December 7th. That's their belief that Santa Claus has indeed arrived and that the preperations are not only complete, but done. What's next, opening your wedding gifts nearly three weeks before you're married?

[BubblyShell22]

I wouldn't be surprised if people thought that way.

To me, I think it's all about the stores getting revenue and the fact that since people don't have money to spend, they want to lower prices so people can still buy that next big thing.

I think it's ridiculous though that Christmas has become so commercialized over the years. It's one of the reasons I really don't like it anymore. Well, that and the fact that as I've gotten older, I really don't have any excitement for it, and that I don't believe in any higher power anymore.

To me, getting presents isn't a big thing. I could care less if I get anything for Christmas. As for giving, I don't mind giving people gifts if they want me to, but I'm all about being simple. Plus, since I don't have job right now, people don't really expect me to give them anything if I can't afford it. I do want to go in on a gift for my mom if my sister will consent to help. I think that would be nice since we didn't get to take her out for her birthday because I never really was able to ask my sis if she wanted to do that. I thought it would've been nice though.

[Hero]

I have brought down from the attic a percentage of my Christmas things already. Not for putting up, but for sorting through.

Have also started on stockings, presents etc because it creates more freedom in my December to enjoy it. It also makes covert gift acquiring a lot easier and more time to think of fun surprises.

To me, this year will be a big deal as I am now a father and family man. The missus and I made the decision not to bombard or our almost 1-year old girl with loads of gifts as she will probably be overwhelmed as it is. Not to mention her birthday is on December 12th...

I hope one day you'll start to enjoy Christmas again, Bubblyshell. You ever know what may crop up.

Tonight in the UK its Guy Fawkes Night. Basically the British 4th of July with lots of Fireworks filling the sky. Not a big fan of it myself, but am taking the little un' to an early display before bedtime.

===HERO

[gobo]

The Hallmark Channel is playing christmas movies already. >_<

[BubblyShell22]

Sorry, Hero. I don't think I'll ever enjoy any holiday as much as I used to. It comes with getting older and having different beliefs. Just the way it goes. Plus, it's going to be depressing what with the family issues I have right now. Grandpa and Grandma aren't even coming for Thanksgiving, and I'm sad about that. I wanted to spend at least one more holiday with him, and with winter probably going to be crappy as it is, we may not even be able to get together for Christmas anyway. So, yeah, I have no excitement for it at all.

They're playing Christmas music in my Wal-Mart already. Yuck. I hate Christmas music 'cause it's just too cheerful, and I have nothing to be cheerful about right now.

[Katie]

Wow. Bah Humbug. I notice that in the wrestling thread you talk every week about being sick....maybe if you tried to have a more positive outlook on things you get healthier.

Radio stations here went to their Christmas format on Nov. First. I enjoy the holiday season....I feel happier and people seem nicer. Complaining about what is going on in the stores is so....I dunno.....depressing. be happy! It'll make your life seem better.

Enjoy the music and remember happy childhood times (growing up isn't so bad....soon I'll have little ones to make memories with. )

So what if you can't buy big expensive gifts or don't get them.....if that's all you care about you've missed the point of the day.

The decorations are wonderful! What a nice thing to change up the landscape from what you see every other time of the year.




I'm cheerfully putting out some Christmas stuff while I watch my Alabama game tonight. (Beat them Bayou Bengals. Heheh!) I may even make gingerbread elephants and houndstooth hats and drink eggnog.


Love this season!