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It's October. NOW is the time to promote and discuss Halloween.
William Russell 1924-2024
This show has disappeared (in the US)
Listen to the original 1857 version of "Jingle Bells"
CLOSED ** BAKER'S DOZEN ** "Christmas songs" that do not mention Christmas
Traditional Christmas songs performed by unexpected artists
Favorite scenes from "Home Alone"
Shame on Macy's
Charles M. Schulz tribute
There's no such day as "Black Friday"
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I am a firm believer in <i>"home for the holidays" </i> with a traditional turkey dinner.
I would never go to a restaurant on Thanksgiving or Christmas.
Save the holiday season.
I'm all for people getting their shopping done early, if that is an important aspect of the season for them. There are sales being conducted all throughout the year, and many offer far better deals than the After-Thanksgiving Sales. If an item is on sale in February and you know someone would like it as a gift, why not purchase it then and store it away until December? You could have the majority of your shopping done before Halloween and have saved a lot more money in the process. Plus I think it would be better for the economy if spending were to be spread out more evenly over the course of the year. There would be no need to ruin the Thanksgiving weekend.
Of course, this requires planning and thinking ahead, which wouldn't work because too many people make purchases on impulse. As hard as we try, there will still be the procrastinators who wait until December 23 to buy gifts.
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<i>"November is too early for stores to advertise for Christmas."</i>
I've been trying to get this point across for some time now.
Christmas should be a special time of the year. It becomes trivialized and routine when all of the hype starts in September and October. Stores should not put up "Christmas" decorations before December 1. Radio stations should not switch to a 24-hour "Christmas" music format in November (a local "classic hits" station just did this over the weekend. And it's the same limited playlist that will be heard <i>ad nauseum </i> for the next six weeks). The Hallmark Channel should not be airing "Christmas" programming during the miserable summer.
By December 24 everyone is so sick of this stuff that they wish the holidays were over. I have actually heard people express this sentiment. How sad.
You may have noticed that I put "Christmas" in quotes. This is because what is being promoted here is materialism, greed and profit rather than the holiday.
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An excellent example of how to decorate. It's sad you won't be home to enjoy it.
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Christmas is a special time of year. We should not be seeing these ads, movies, decorations or hearing the music before December 1. All of this oversaturation trivializes and cheapens the holiday experience.
By the time December 25 arrives, everyone is so sick of all the hype, some of which has been going on since October. I was at the Home Depot on October 1 and they were already taking down the Halloween decorations in their seasonal section and unboxing "Christmas" stuff. I have actually heard people remark in mid-December that they will be glad when the holidays are over. How sad.
One thing I will never comprehend is the Hallmark Channel with it's "Christmas in July" programming. Who wants to watch "Christmas" movies during the middle of the miserable summer heat?
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There are a few houses still displaying items which could be classified as "autumn" decorations. Scarecrows, pumpkins, and the like are associated with the harvest season, which can be applied to both Halloween and Thanksgiving. One house down the street has a large inflatable turkey next to the driveway.
In general, Thanksgiving decorations are rare; things seem to go from Halloween directly to "Christmas," skipping over Thanksgiving Day. We shouldn't be hearing about "Christmas" before December 1.
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When I hear it I turn the station.
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That's a valid interpretation but it still doesn't justify the constant overplaying of it.
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"Last Christmas" is one of the worst "holiday" songs ever released. It's about a failed attempt at a relationship, not about the holiday. Replace the lyrics <i>"last Christmas" </i> with something else like <i>"last summer" </i> or <i>"last April" </i> and it doesn't change the character of the song. What they sing about could take place anytime of the year. Just because the Wham! version added sleigh bells doesn't make it a "Christmas" tune.
How this became so popular is beyond me. I thought by the mid-1980s it would have become forgotten and consigned to the trash bin of pop music. Yet now there are versions by Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Meghan Trainor and many others.
This drivel needs to be removed from every playlist.
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Two critically-acclaimed made-for-TV movies came out in 1971: <i>Brian's Song </i> and <i>Duel</i>.
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