does anyone else feel this way?
Why do so many people insist on “bringing holiday cheer” before the grocery stores have even put out the large stock of frozen turkeys yet? Before my mind can even realize that Halloween has past, “Jingle Bells” is being blasted through my stereo.
The last thing Americans need to be reminded of the fact that Christmas Day is TWO MONTHS AWAY! Now, don’t get me wrong, I love the holidays, I love Christmas, heck, I even love New Years (or National Hangover Day as I have come to call it, becasue it is only celebrated as another excuse for the American people to get drunk and play with fireworks while intoxicated) but let’s face the facts, one holiday at a time, please!
Let’s look at the insanity of this scenario. “Suzy” has just given out her last piece of candy on October 31 to a little girl dressed up as a woodland fairy. When the girl is out of sight, Suzy runs out of the house, grabs the pumpkin, takes off the lid, blows out the candle, and throws it in the large green dumpster outside her garage. She then proceeds inside her house, dashes downstairs, and begins to bring up all the Christmas decorations. The Christmas Tree goes up that very same night! The local radio station is turned on and all that can be heard is tunes of the Christmas season. While Suzy is hanging up the garland around the banister of her stairwell, the Siberian Orchestra begins to play “Carol of the Bells” and all is right with the world.
NO! All is not right with the world! Hello? Earth to America! You skipped one thing, Thanksgiving! I will say that there is no Thanksgiving music, but that does not mean you have to skip right on into Christmas. For heaven’s sake, give the kids a chance to enjoy their candy and me some time to roast a turkey before you start making Americans have to listen to all those happy, happy tunes.
Now, I do understand the fact that Thanksgiving and Christmas both are big feast days, but that does not mean they need to be lumped together! Both are a time to share memorable events with family and friends, but don’t mix the two! And New Years, well, let’s just leave New Year’s out of this. Drunks with fireworks, what will they think of next?
Both of these great holidays have become so commercial now, that it is no wonder that we have so many people running around putting their Christmas decorations up and playing those songs before Halloween night is over. How would you feel if someone came to your Thanksgiving feast and handed you a gift wrapped in paper that had little Santa’s all over it? They are a month early! How about if someone came to your Christmas party and said, “Hey, when do we break out with the turkey?” They on the other hand, are a month late! Why do American’s insist on sandwiching holidays?
Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t understand how we have gotten so twisted as to get our holidays mixed up.
Happy Tryptofan Day to all... and to all a good night... [I might as well mix up my holidays too right... darn society]
PS
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