November is a tricky month. It’s super close to the beloved December holiday season but has that major Thanksgiving hurdle that divides our nation. Do we start celebrating before, or do we have to wait? Well, now that our bellies are full with turkey and stuffing, that question is gone. We can finally start getting in that “Put On Your Own Shoes Day” spirit!

December 6^th marks the wonderful time of year where families come together and partake in classic holiday traditions. Together, with the merriment that fills the air, we choose our favorite footwear, put those shoes on our feet—by ourselves, of course—and enjoy the comfort of family time. There really is no other time of the year quite as magical, quite as memorable, as the days leading up to Put On Your Own Shoes Day.

I, personally, get into the holiday spirit way too early. Like middle of October early. I start listening to those classic holiday songs—“All I Want For Put On Your Own Shoes Day Is You” is my all-time favorite—and breaking out the ugly sweaters with colorful boots stitched into their warm wool. I start making a list of all the shoes I want to put on myself and start shopping around for shoes I want to give to family and friends. I even break out the peppermint hot chocolate and spiked eggnog to start drinking from my shoe-shaped mugs.

For me, there’s really never a bad time to start celebrating that special day where you put on your own shoes. There’s just a timeless magic to it that really cannot be matched by any other holiday.

I know that’s not a popular opinion, but I also know there are countless others who can’t wait to get into the shoe spirit too. When stores across the country set up their Put On Your Own Shoes Day displays the day after Halloween, I can’t help but feel excited. I just want to live in those aisles filled with shoes, shoe decorations, shoe wrapping paper, shoe trees, shoe cake mix, shoe pet clothes, shoe-scented pinecones, shoes, shoes, and shoes! I just absolutely love everything Put On Your Own Shoes Day!

There really is no other holiday quite like Put On Your Own Shoes Day. Once December 6^th comes and goes, that magic that comes with it will disappear, and we’ll have to wait a whole other year for that magic to return. So this holiday season, make sure to cherish your time with family, friends, and your favorite shoes. I know I will!