Every year seems to be the debate of when the Christmas season officially begins and when people should start putting up Christmas decorations or start turning on the radio to listen to the popular Christmas hits. For some people this season starts on Nov. 1, for others it is the day after Thanksgiving when November is basically over, and you even have people who do not want the season to start until Dec. 1.
The Christmas season is definitely the best time of the year. It is a holiday that makes people happy and there are so many festivities to take part in with friends and family. I would love for the Christmas season to be longer but it still does not necessarily need to start right after Halloween like I have seen many people do. It seems as if Thanksgiving just gets skipped over and people want to rush into Christmas.
Christmas music, movies and activities should be starting after Thanksgiving. Even though Thanksgiving is just one day out of the year and it is not technically a season like Christmas or even Halloween; I would still consider November fall time. It does not really seem fair to start Christmas things while it is still fall and there are still leaves on the ground.
If someone were to play Christmas music before Thanksgiving, though I would not mind or be upset because it is still fun and there is no need to be a Grinch. There are definitely people out there who probably get mad at even the sound of Christmas music in early November and refuse for anything even remotely related to the holiday of Christmas to take place before Thanksgiving Day.
Christmas decorations are also something that people seem to debate on and how early is too early to start putting them up in your house. Some people already have Christmas trees up. It seems a little early for that too. In my house we have fall and Thanksgiving decorations up until December so it seems odd to put Christmas decorations up all through November. Even though it is fun and festive and puts people in a good mood, December is definitely a better time to start to put up a tree and other Christmas decorations.
There are so many things to do during this season with the music and movies, gift giving and opening, decorating the tree or even winter activities like playing in the snow or drinking hot chocolate. There are a lot of enjoyable things that go along with Christmas that do not really go with fall time.
On a deeper level as college students we are also away from our families and places we call home which could also affect a person’s mood. Christmas is not all about the decorations and presents. It is also about time spent with others and what fun activities you can do with them during the Christmas season.
The Christmas season is something that a lot of people enjoy and look forward to every year but every year it seems as if the season is starting too early. After Thanksgiving seems to be a happy medium of when to start getting in the holiday spirit.
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