With the depressed economy seems like they are skipping over Thanksgiving and jumping right into Christmas. Does it seem too early or are you a big fan of Christmas?

too early.

I don't celebrate it...I celebrate the winter solstice.
Just a couple days off with pay for me... a few lazy days.

It's way to early. At least wait till after Thanksgiving.

I love Christmas...but somehow it's not "real" until Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade wraps up.
So much fun to be in New York..see the parade and shop for presents for the next couple days.
And a little snow and cold weather makes it even better.

"are you a big fan of christmas?"
hell yea!!!!

i've been counting down and getting myself in the holiday spirit since summer.

happy holidays mingle2!

HI

I like the holidays seasons for the high spirits, shopping opportunities, special events (holiday parties, ice skating rinks, turkey trots (runs), parades,tree lighting ceremonies, new years, etc).

I am not a Christian so my adoration for the season is only as deep as the yummy food and fun activities! Although the Mabon (the Autumn Equinox) and The Yule (the Winter Solstice) is a wonderful time to celebrate my beliefs!

And, YES! It's too soon!

they always pretty much skip over Thanksgiving.not sure why but it always seems they do

It's to soon, but I enjoy all of the holidays running through December to mid-January. Wish I could afford to take aa month off.

Yup, but it's not just Christmas. Granted, people start seeing Christmas decorations, sales, etc., beginning in AUGUST already (completely passing over Labor Day, Halloween, and Thanksgiving), but you see other holidays throughout the year totally overlooked as well. I can promise you, as soon as Christmas is over, you will immediately start seeing items for Valentine's Day. Then, it goes right into Fourth Of July, with only the most cursory of obligatory nods to St. Patrick's Day, Easter, and Memorial Day.

And on and on and on.

It all boils down to how commercial the holiday in question has become, and how much money retailers stand to make from said holiday. Bottom line, it's all about the Almighty Dollar, and retailers will try their damndest to suck every dollar they possibly can out of the public. They could care less about the significance of the holiday. All they care about is how much more money they can put into their company.

Too soon

christmas??--thanksgiving??--whats that??

Yep they are starting to early with christmas, went to walmart the other day and they already have their christmas stuff out.

Yes, it's way too early. I've noticed it's been like that for a while. It's like, where'd Thanksgiving go?

Love Christmas

don't feel so bad - canada seems to have even missed halloween as christmas decorations were on display prior to the end of october!

the santa claus parade in my little town is this coming weekend.

As sad as I am to agree with you on this, you took the words right out from under my finger tips. The sad truth is, retail stores have been barely holding things in until the first of November for many years now, and that only because so many years ago they TRIED doing christmas in october and got a resounding "boooooo" fromt eh public.

I can remember nothing going up in the stores until the first day after thanksgiving (black Friday). But I have not seen them wait until black Friday now, in close to a decade if not longer.

I love thanksgiving the best, myself and am very sad to see it get ignored like this.

Which of course provides jobs to employees and returns to investors, which is a good thing . If people didn't buy the Holiday merchandise, the retailers wouldn't put it out. I heard an interview on NPR,(I don't remember details) the guy said when the Christmas stuff gets out there right after Halloween over all sales of Christmas merchandise increase by %25.

I heard radio stations are going to start playing Christmas music on Nov. 6th.