When do you consider the Christmas season to start?

[Zontar]

This is something that came to mind to me today due to the fact I've let the decorations sink in, probably due to the first snow of the season. Here in Canada we have no major holiday in November, so business tends to start right after Halloween. I personally think that the first snow is when it begins in my mind, unless the first snow is before or on Halloween (it's happened before here in Quebec) then it's on November 1st. This was odd back in 08/09 (can't remember) as the first snow was at the end of the first week in December (literally wearing shorts for most of the first week of December before switching to heavy winter cloths).

So that's when I think the season starts. When do you consider it to begin.

 

[Roxas1359]

When it is still September and I'm seeing a full blown Christmas section filled with fake trees!. I know that the Christmas season is big for stores, and Thanksgiving is a holiday I see fading away in the next century, but Halloween is still popular! Don't start that early! >.<

For me though, usually not until after Thanksgiving because I remember that Thanksgiving exists.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

When it is still September and I'm seeing a full blown Christmas section filled with fake trees!.

My old job had Christmas trees brought in and assembled in June.

OT: For me I start thinking about it on December 1st. Some people start a little earlier and I'm fine with that but I don't get festive until then. I do take issue with Christmas trees in June though.

 

[Marter]

December 20th. It ends on December 27th.

Yeah, I don't really get into the "Christmas spirit" until then, and even that might be a bit early. Of course, I start doing Christmas shopping in November, but that's only because waiting leads to all sorts of complications.

 

[Rellik San]

I and many others like myself have a simple philosophy: When we see the first "Holidays are coming" Coca-Cola advert. I should stress, WHEN WE SEE IT not when it airs, because quite simple, nothing makes you feel christmassy like corporate hi-jacking of a religious figure in order to shill your overly sugared vegetable juice.

The funny thing is, that's not even a joke, 2 things need to fall into place for it to feel christmassy: The Coca-Cola advert which is what rings in the season, but until I see The Muppets Christmas Carol being aired on TV (in this case, I don't have to physically see it, just know that it's aired) I don't feel quote unquote "Christmassy".

 

[Fiz_The_Toaster]

For me it's the day after Thanksgiving, and that's when I stop being grumpy about the holidays and be more festive.

Any time before that I'm full grump and want it out of Halloween before it's too late. I mean, I heard a Christmas song days before Halloween and it took great care for me to not run at the radio, rip it out, and set it on fire.

Also, it's really hard for me to get into Christmas because where I live I don't get snow, and I associate Christmas with snow. It's a little weird around that time of year here. :/

 

[Ratty]

It varies. Most of the time I don't really get into the Christmas spirit until a day or two before. Planning on trying to fix that by putting the tree up earlier this year. Still, it'll never be Christmas season until after Thanksgiving for me. I don't really care about Thanksgiving much but jeez there has to be some cut off point for "Christmas Cheer" before it really does become a meaningless marketing gimmick.

 

[BathorysGraveland2]

I don't really get into Christmas all that much since I'm neither religious nor does my family do anything too eventful (often just a meet up and a meal, maybe put up a Christmas tree). However I'd say around now would be a decent start for it. Mid-November seems like a pretty fair time to start selling all the merchandise/items for it and to allow people the time to start figuring out what to get for gifts, etc.

Yeah, mid-November is fair.

 

[jademunky]

A week before December 25th and not a minute sooner.

Unfortunately, the rest of the world seems to think it starts in mid-October and drags me along for the ride.

 

[davidmc1158_v1legacy]

It doesn't start until the day after Thanksgiving AND NOT A SECOND SOONER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm in the camp that believes if you should find a store putting up Christmas decorations before that. . . . . . .arson laws shouldn't apply.

I guess I'm just sick of Christmas stuff pushing the Halloween items out the back door.

Bah, humbug

 

[Tiamattt]

It starts the moment I realize I'm outside a store and on a line at midnight in freezing cold weather after eating a bunch of turkey that's making me sleepy. Yep, only the start of the Christmas season can make people like me do something that insane.

 

[Asuka Soryu]

December. No sooner then that. It disturbs me just how w^ored out Christmas is.

 

[Bat Vader]

The Christmas season should always start December 1st. None of this playing Christmas music or showing Christmas specials in November crap. Thanksgiving doesn't even feel like Thanksgiving anymore. It feels more like a rehearsal for Christmas.

 

[JohnZ117]

This is something that came to mind to me today due to the fact I've let the decorations sink in, probably due to the first snow of the season. Here in Canada we have no major holiday in November, so business tends to start right after Halloween.

So that's when I think the season starts. When do you consider it to begin.

So Canada's to blame for that, too? Pathetic moose-eating surrender monkeys ruin everything!!(jk)

ot, For me it doesn't start until after Thanksgiving Meal, at the earliest.

 

[lacktheknack]

December 21st, maybe 22nd. Done at 3:00 AM December 26th.

I'm the biggest grinch in history for the month leading up to that. Back home in Canada, we'd have Christmas stuff going up on November 1st. Thankfully, here in Russia, I haven't seen hide or hair of it. When I'm in Cambodia, there's a chance I'll miss the day entirely, only realizing it's Christmas when I'm shuffled into a Christmas church service. That would be weird, but hey, I'm up for a change. A change that cleans out endless shopping, materialism, mascots, and even faux-cheery atmosphere and only leaves behind one day of remembering the religious roots of the holiday. And if anyone's going to quote me and blather on about the pagan aspects, SHHHHHHH.

TLR: What's Christmas?

 

[chozo_hybrid]

December 24th, since the 23rd is my birthday and it can wait. If that makes me a grinch, I don't care.

 

[TessaraVejgan]

When do you consider it to begin.

When I see chocolate santas and other crap in the store.

 

[Dalisclock]

December 23rd until December 26th.

Corporate America and me disagree on this, which is why I stay away from shopping malls after halloween if I can do so.

 

[CrazyBlaze]

December 1st. Thats really the only time lights should go on and songs start playing, but even that is too soon. I hate that things go up before November 11th. It just seems disrespectful to do it before that. Also I don't get why so many people start celebrating after Thanksgiving, thats like the middle of October. I mean come on people give it some time.

 

[DANEgerous]

I Have a 3 phase "Christmas" season. Phase one: "Spoopy!" The Thursday before Oct 31 till Oct 31. Watch horror with friends provide booze. Phase two: Nov 10 - Dec 1 "FOOD!" Invite people I like over for food, even if it is just because I am dunk am made 7 Lbs of tacos. Phase 3: Dec 1 - Jan 2 CHRISTMAS! Random parties when i have the stuff to do them. One for freinds on Dec 24 one for just family on Dec 25 one for all on Dec 26 and Dec 31/ Jan 1.