We are now a weekend into November 2024. We have a presidential election coming up on Tuesday that will determine the future of our country. But the real debate in today’s blog is not about who the better candidate is.
It’s about whether November 1 is too early to decorate for Christmas.
I’ve been seeing the pictures and the stories and reels on Instagram and Facebook. Social media influencers going from Halloween on October 31 to Christmas on November 1. I’m out there thinking, is there something that we’re forgetting? Like eating turkey and stuffing and remembering what we’re thankful for?
Now, I love Christmas like most others because of the joy it brings out in us during the season. Not everybody loves the holiday season, whatever they might want to call it and that’s OK. As I’ve gotten older, there’s things I want that money can’t buy (I might get it Tuesday lol). I always feel tempted to play Christmas music a little bit early but try to restrain myself. But I feel it’s a little early to begin celebrating. Here’s my answer to the question, when is the right time to start thinking about Christmas.
I like to fully get into the Christmas spirit a week before Thanksgiving. A little bit of overlap doesn’t hurt. The color on the trees by then is past its peak and you go from looking at the foliage to the lights on the Christmas trees. The color is there but it’s serving a different purpose. As for Christmas music, Mariah has already been defrosted but I’m tempted to hold her and other overplayed songs of the season at bay for a few more weeks. If one of the Pittsburgh stations have holiday songs playing next week (WSHH or WWSW), then I’m tempted to give it a listen.
Light up nights at the malls and in Pittsburgh are coming up soon. Westmoreland Mall is either this Friday or next. Pittsburgh is always the week before Thanksgiving. As much as I would love to go to either, it’s a little too crowded for me.
As for when to decorate for Christmas, we usually take Black Friday to get the decorations out of the attic and take the weekend to put up the Christmas tree and the ornaments and get the lights up outside. My dad has the lights timed perfectly and it’s only a matter of time before our house looks like one of the most festive on the block. I’ll talk about some of the house tours we take as well as Overly’s in a future blog post. Coming up soon, I’ll have another Ligonier trip planned soon. I’m sure by then, the tree will be up in the gazebo and the best little Hallmark Christmas town will be getting ready for the holidays.
In conclusion, there’s nothing wrong with having a little bit of fun. Being in the spirit of Christmas on 11/1 is OK, but don’t do it because everyone else is doing it.
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