I have been called many things for this hot take. A buzzkill. Not jolly. Even the Grinch. However, I still feel like I’m justified in my opinion that Christmas in November is on my naughty list.
November First: the exact day after Halloween. While I was driving through my neighborhood, I saw nothing but Christmas lights and inflatable snowmen in front yards. I was appalled, especially considering Halloween was a mere twenty-four hours ago. Will someone please explain to me why people are getting so excited for a holiday two months early?
As the year progresses, we have had even more Christmas shoved down our throats. Christmas trees are being decorated, Christmas carols are being blasted at malls and Mariah Carey is finally defrosting again. However, what about the people who don’t want to see Christmas all autumn long? Eighth grader Arabella Spearing said, “I think putting Christmas decorations up before December is a crime. It just shouldn’t happen.”
The day after Halloween, Sirius XM’s Christmas channel goes up for the rest of the year. It was very unsettling to see “Jingle Bell Rock” blasting at 7:30 a.m. Nov. 1. (Photo/Uma Hedge)
My sentiments appear to be widely shared, both in school and out. The Huffpost states that the dreaded “Christmas Creep,” or the phenomenon of Christmas arriving earlier every year, has us fall fanatics biting our nails in fear. Personally, what annoys me the most about the Christmas Creep is that Thanksgiving, a perfectly good holiday, is being diminished simply because of its holiday neighbor. It’s not its fault it happened to land right between the two most awesome holidays of the year; cut it some slack.
Still, there are some fans of the Christmas Creep. “Oh, my Christmas tree stays up all year round. October is nothing to me”, freshman Aniya Codada said. Aniya isn’t an outlier. Freshman Ellie Baez also said, “I love Christmas in early fall. Whenever I walk into a store and hear that Christmas music playing, I feel so jolly.”
Everyone has their own opinions about this divisive holiday and how it should be celebrated. However, me, personally? All I want for Christmas is for Mariah Carey, and the rest of the Christmas decorations, to hibernate until at least December.
Stores in Philadelphia put out their Christmas decorations on November 10th, a mere ten days after Halloween ended. The cooldown period was virtually nonexistent, as “Merry Christmas Philadelphia” ornaments filled the shelves. (Photo/Emma Colarte-Delgado)
