Twismuss time is here!
I refuse to decorate or listen to Christmas music until December 1st. Not late October when the stores start assaulting you with premature Holiday merriment. Not the day after Thanksgiving when most people feel licensed to buy a tree and toss on a Christmas sweater.
My Christmas season runs from December 1st through January 6th, also known as Olde Christmas. I do this from personal preference. I'm an old fashioned girl and I like the idea of preserving traditions. But I probably also follow that schedule because I'm Moravian and at my parents' house we display a lit Moravian star on our porch for that same period of time.
And so when the 1st of December hits, I can buy a tree, wrap my work computer in ribbon and begin listening to Christmas carols. I start later than most people, but I get to enjoy it through the first week of January after most trees have been tossed to the curb and the unwanted gifts have been returned.
So go ahead, start your Christmas season in August. Get sick of it weeks before December 25th. I don't care. I get New Christmas and Olde Christmas. So there.
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