DefaultGen | 5,400 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Christmas time baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,881 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 I watched Gremlins last weekend, but that was unrelated to any holiday association. Just wanted to watch Gremlins. Save it for December, buddy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkTone | 984 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Isn't Thanksgiving next for you guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,488 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 (edited) 8 minutes ago, DarkTone said: Isn't Thanksgiving next for you guys? It is, but it's an in-joke among us Yanks that we start celebrating Christmas way too early. Thanksgiving is basically a couple of days of making a ton of food and listening to relatives rant about politics. It's over pretty quick. Edited November 1, 2019 by Tulpa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arch_8ngel | 1,597 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 8 minutes ago, DarkTone said: Isn't Thanksgiving next for you guys? That's the joke. Commercially, stores practically take down Halloween decorations on the night of the 31st and instantly shift gears hard to Christmas. If Halloween wasn't on the calendar, I'm pretty sure Christmas shopping season would have already rolled forward to labor day 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,400 Posted November 1, 2019 Author Share Posted November 1, 2019 6 minutes ago, DarkTone said: Isn't Thanksgiving next for you guys? The edges of Christmas start leaking into the back aisles of Walmart and home improvement stores by late September. By early November you'll start hearing Mariah Carey at the mall, as if anyone goes to the mall. Thanksgiving is just a speed bump on the way to Christmastown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doner24 | 1,195 Moderator · Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,761 Administrator · Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Don't they know it's Christmas time at aaalllllll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doner24 | 1,195 Moderator · Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Paul McCartney simply made the best Christmas song of all time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkchylde28 | 1,546 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 13 minutes ago, Tulpa said: It is, but it's an in-joke among us Yanks that we start celebrating Christmas way too early. Thanksgiving is basically a couple of days of making a ton of food and listening to relatives rant about politics. It's over pretty quick. Remember when you didn't really see any Christmas stuff or hear the first Christmas carol/music until the day after Thanksgiving (Black Friday)? I really miss those days. I don't have anything against Christmas or the season, but I imagine all the early celebrators would totally lose their minds if I started hanging up Halloween decorations and running around in costumes starting in June/July. Let every holiday have its own space, quit trying to overrun everything and trying to shove Christmas down everyone's throats before it's time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonebone | 1,307 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 I enjoy a long Christmas season. It's hard to buy for certain people anyway, I need the extra weeks of keeping an eye out to try and find something decent. But hold off on the Xmas music until post Thanksgiving please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuNKeY | 241 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Bah humbug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doner24 | 1,195 Moderator · Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 2 minutes ago, jonebone said: I enjoy a long Christmas season. It's hard to buy for certain people anyway, I need the extra weeks of keeping an eye out to try and find something decent. But hold off on the Xmas music until post Thanksgiving please. Early Christmas music is one thing, people that put their Christmas trees up now are psychopaths. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,761 Administrator · Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 1 minute ago, doner24 said: Early Christmas music is one thing, people that put their Christmas trees up now are psychopaths. Gotta eeeeease into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkchylde28 | 1,546 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 12 minutes ago, doner24 said: Early Christmas music is one thing, people that put their Christmas trees up now are psychopaths. I always found it laughable that the same folks who are trying to put up their Christmas trees before Halloween also had some big opinions on my mother's family traditions of putting up the Christmas tree as a family on Christmas Eve then leaving it up until New Year's, taking it down on the 1st. Not sure where the tradition came from, but most folks I knew put their trees up a bit earlier (a week or two before Christmas, maybe when kids got out for Christmas break?) but took them down immediately after Christmas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,488 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 By tradition, you're supposed to put the tree up on Christmas Eve, and leave it up until Epiphany (January 6th.) And there's a shitload of other traditions associated with it. But that fell by the wayside and it now feels like everyone's going through the motions and doing what's convenient. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arch_8ngel | 1,597 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 38 minutes ago, doner24 said: Early Christmas music is one thing, people that put their Christmas trees up now are psychopaths. My parents had enough space that the Christmas tree just stays up all year, since it was a pre-lit tree and my dad didn't want the wires to degrade in the heat of the attic. They at least took the decorations down, though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arch_8ngel | 1,597 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 24 minutes ago, darkchylde28 said: I always found it laughable that the same folks who are trying to put up their Christmas trees before Halloween also had some big opinions on my mother's family traditions of putting up the Christmas tree as a family on Christmas Eve then leaving it up until New Year's, taking it down on the 1st. Not sure where the tradition came from, but most folks I knew put their trees up a bit earlier (a week or two before Christmas, maybe when kids got out for Christmas break?) but took them down immediately after Christmas. Yeah, our usual is EARLIEST it gets set up is the weekend after Thanksgiving, just to have an extra family activity. But teardown is definitely over the New Year's holiday, since that also allows for post-Christmas giftgiving that is still adequately festive later in the week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrels | 125 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 My wife is ready to put up the Christmas stuff, and she's not even US-born (Chinese). Normally I put my foot down until at least the day after thanksgiving. But FFS, at least let the halloween pumpkins begin to rot first... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhleo | 2,184 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 The only real Christmas song: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link | 2,708 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Tulpa said: By tradition, you're supposed to put the tree up on Christmas Eve, and leave it up until Epiphany (January 6th.) And there's a shitload of other traditions associated with it. But that fell by the wayside and it now feels like everyone's going through the motions and doing what's convenient. That’s what my parents do. And I would, if I had a family of my own. My mom is ethnically Jewish and I was raised Unitarian. But we still did it right, damn it! Bring in the tree Christmas Eve. Decorate it after dinner (Chinese takeout). Keep it up for 12 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 17 hours ago, arch_8ngel said: Yeah, our usual is EARLIEST it gets set up is the weekend after Thanksgiving, just to have an extra family activity. But teardown is definitely over the New Year's holiday, since that also allows for post-Christmas giftgiving that is still adequately festive later in the week That's what we used to do when I was a kid. Seeing the tree every morning when I got up for school for almost a month always got me even more excited for Christmas and what possible Nintendo related items might be under it Christmas morning! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m308gunner | 352 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 22 hours ago, arch_8ngel said: That's the joke. Commercially, stores practically take down Halloween decorations on the night of the 31st and instantly shift gears hard to Christmas. If Halloween wasn't on the calendar, I'm pretty sure Christmas shopping season would have already rolled forward to labor day I walked into a local Lowes mid October and they had a Christmas display assaulting the eyeballs right when you walked in. Made me grumpy. I have a hard rule in my household. No Christmas decorations/music until Black Friday. After that, the frothy-mouthed holiday season shenanigans can take hold, but not one minute before. "That's it, I'm canceling Christmas!" - favorite Christmas time threat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhleo | 2,184 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Bunch of Scrooge’s the lot of you. My oldest son starts talking about Christmas in August. Who am I to deny him that happiness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,510 Editorials Team · Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 On 11/1/2019 at 9:25 AM, DarkTone said: Isn't Thanksgiving next for you guys? That's just Christmas halftime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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