Christmas season---WTF?

[El Barto]

I noticed this last year, but it seems to have gotten even worse.  Christmas season now begins before Halloween.  Department stores have had their Christmas displays up for over a week now.  There are people in my neighborhood who already have decorated trees out.  I thought it was supposed to begin on black Friday, or cyber Monday, or anal-rape Wednesday or something?  Isn't 4 weeks enough?

I figure it all stems from the retail sector wanting to get people splurging sooner.  What bugs me is that you'll have FOX news knuckleheads inventing more war on Christmas nonsense, but none of these people seem to notice that Christmas is being diluted to the point of irrelevance by the stores they're picketing over a difference in terminology.  The ridiculousness of my co-human neighbors never ceases to amaze me.  And Ack's wondering if I'm concerned about the Chinese?

On the bright side,  the local jazz station runs announcements that they won't play a single Christmas song before December 1. 

[pogoowner]

I work at Kmart, and if I remember correctly, we started putting up Christmas trees at the end of September this year. We haven't done the all-out decorating yet, and there's plenty of merchandise that's not on the floor yet, but the tree displays are up.

[GuineaPig]

Personally, I think we should let the Free Market decide when Christmas is.  The government shouldn't legislate holidays.  If businesses decide Christmas should be celebrated October-February, then that's the most efficient and best way.

[zerogravityfat]

Don't be ridiculous, it's Holiday season.

[Adami]

Don't be ridiculous, it's Holiday season.

I'm pretty sure the free market decided that Christmas is the only profitable holiday. Thus all other holidays are inferior and will be removed from our lives.

[zerogravityfat]

Don't be ridiculous, it's Holiday season.

I'm pretty sure the free market decided that Christmas is the only profitable holiday. Thus all other holidays are inferior and will be removed from our lives.

god i hope so, i hate holiday season with passion, my atheist ex muslim ass craves xmas.

[Adami]

Don't be ridiculous, it's Holiday season.

I'm pretty sure the free market decided that Christmas is the only profitable holiday. Thus all other holidays are inferior and will be removed from our lives.

god i hope so, i hate holiday season with passion, my atheist ex muslim ass craves xmas.

I vote we rename it something more fitting. Like...

1. Presentsmas
2. Guiltsmas
3. Increasedsuicideriskmas
4. Capatalismas

Any of those work.

[El Barto]

LOL at Increasedsuicideriskmas

[zerogravityfat]

capitalismas sounds like the most appropriate name.

[Tick]

The economy is in bad shape so I'm not surprised this is happening at all. If they thought it would make a difference, they would have Christmas sales in May.

[bosk1]

Happy Vlasto Day!

[GuineaPig]

LOL at Increasedsuicideriskmas

The Free Market has decided there are more suicides.  It doesn't matter if it's not true.  The Market has spoken.

[PlaysLikeMyung]

At HomeGoods we started putting Christmas stuff out in September. Shit's so awful

[Chino]

Costco had stuff out the second week of September.

[PlaysLikeMyung]

The thing is though, nobody starts buying it until about Halloween anyway, so there's no point in putting it out until then.

It seems like it gets earlier every year

[El Barto]

I understand how seasonal items in retail work, and I don't have a problem with selling Christmas lights in September for people who just want to get that part of it out of the way.  A small shelf in the seasonal isle, whatever.  What I have a problem with is full-bore Christmas displays, carols, Santa and the like. 

[ack44]

Christmas and vampires. How do they fucking work?

[Tick]

Christmas and vampires. How do they fucking work?

[PlaysLikeMyung]

Personally, I think we should let the Free Market decide when Christmas is.  The government shouldn't legislate holidays.  If businesses decide Christmas should be celebrated October-February, then that's the most efficient and best way.

I lol'd

[Global Laziness]

I noticed this last year, but it seems to have gotten even worse.  Christmas season now begins before Halloween.

Yeah man, stores have been doing for as long as I can remember. As much as I hate it, it isn't entirely surprising to see displays up in September, especially in larger box stores.

On the bright side,  the local jazz station runs announcements that they won't play a single Christmas song before December 1. 

This, however, is wonderful. I wish more radio stations would follow their example.

[hefdaddy42]

I actually saw a house decorated for Christmas last night.  I literally did a double-take.

Hey, I love Christmas and all, but I really wish the retail world would give it a rest.  This year I may get sick of it before it ever comes.

[ZKX-2099]

At the CVS we started getting X-mas stuff in September. We tried keeping it in back but we had no room to do that. So a good portion was out halfway through October.

The only thing more annoying is every other customer saying shit like "Christmas stuff already?!?!" Like they haven't been in America the last 15 years.

[LCArenas]

I adore Christmas like when I was an 8-year old, but yeah, here's the same, all the radios and stations have been starting to play Christmas songs in late October since like 7 years ago, which feels somewhat weird and unfitting. Same with Shopping Malls.

However I think I know the reason. When asked in surveys, some people said that the worst thing about the Holiday Season, along with the debts, is that it feels too short. The Shopping malls then decided to make the season longer, starting at November.

However I think they got too fucking far. AT LEAST LET HALLOWEEN END!

[Seventh Son]

Christmas songs should not be allowed to be played by anyone before December 1st.

[glaurung]

I was setting up Christmas displays at Home Depot October 1st. 

I can't wait for December 1st, when they turn on the Christmas radio.

[Vivace]

Don't be ridiculous, it's Holiday season.

I'm pretty sure the free market decided that Christmas is the only profitable holiday. Thus all other holidays are inferior and will be removed from our lives.

god i hope so, i hate holiday season with passion, my atheist ex muslim ass craves xmas.

I vote we rename it something more fitting. Like...

1. Presentsmas
2. Guiltsmas
3. Increasedsuicideriskmas
4. Capatalismas

Any of those work.

I lolled. 

[William Wallace]

capitalismas sounds like the most appropriate name.

What a beautiful name change it would be, two whole months dedicated to the wealth-generating capacity of the free market.
 

[Implode]

3. Increasedsuicideriskmas

That's actually not true. https://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/suicide.asp

I don't enjoy the Christmas season being as long as it is. I don't mind it for most of the month of December, but Christmas music starting after Thanksgiving is awful. Good thing there are plenty of stations that don't play Christmas music.

[j]

capitalismas sounds like the most appropriate name.

What a beautiful name change it would be, two whole months dedicated to the wealth-generating capacity of the free market.
 

 

-J

[blackngold29]

Christmas songs should not be allowed to be played by anyone before December 1st.

I was going to say December 24, maybe the eve of the 23rd. It's the same damn songs every year, and they give me a headache every year. And I am catholic.

[Adami]

I actually like the more church based christmas songs. Oh holy night, silent night, carol of the bells, and so forth. it's the super happy christmas songs that bug me.


Speaking of which, anyone know any great epic versions of any of the songs above? Beside TSO.

[rumborak]

capitalismas sounds like the most appropriate name.

What a beautiful name change it would be, two whole months dedicated to the wealth-generating capacity of the free market.

Capitalismas: Santa Claus' ultimate sell-out.

rumborak

[blackngold29]

I actually like the more church based christmas songs. Oh holy night, silent night, carol of the bells, and so forth. it's the super happy christmas songs that bug me.


Speaking of which, anyone know any great epic versions of any of the songs above? Beside TSO.

Not sure I'd call it epic, but the Barenaked Ladies released a holiday album a few years ago that have some traditional and some untraditional versions of various songs. And a few that sound like they're from the Napolean Dynomite soundtrack. For Jingle Bells they do a very slow, soft verse of only piano and singing, then later they do the "Batmobile lost a wheel" verse.

[Adami]

I don't want "napolean dynamite soundtrack" type stuff. Preferably classical. Piano, vocals, orchestra, so forth.

[blackngold29]

I don't want "napolean dynamite soundtrack" type stuff. Preferably classical. Piano, vocals, orchestra, so forth.

Yeah, that's only two or three songs on the album.