I'm a full believer that Christmas season starts right after Halloween. Nov. 1 comes and I'm ready to bust out my Christmas decorations and start singing Christmas carols. I don't think there's such thing as starting the celebration too early. Christmas is a wonderful time of year, so why not extend it for as long as we can?
Don't get me wrong, Thanksgiving is wonderful. I love turkey and mashed potatoes and getting together with my family and everything. But there are no Thanksgiving songs, there are no (or if there are, not a lot) Thanksgiving decorations, there's really not much preparation for the holiday other than the actual day. But for Christmas, it's weeks and weeks of planning and shopping and singing and celebrating and just pure happiness. What's so wrong with that?
My Christmas festivities started on November 1st when I found out that a local radio station has started playing Christmas music 24/7. That's now the only station that I listen to when I'm in my car (unless my friends make me change it, which happens quite often). I wanted to set up a tree on November 5th and set up decorations all around our apartment. I've been ready to start my Christmas shopping since even before Halloween.
I don't think that my premature Christmas celebrating is wrong. I think it's valid to want to be happy and totally immersed in my favorite time of year. I welcome the snow and the snowman building and the hanging up lights and the baking of cookies and everything that comes with winter and the Christmas holiday. Welcome, Christmas!