How early for Santa

Bullgrit

Adventurer

• Nov 9, 2008

• #1

How early should Santa Claus start making appearances at stores/malls/where ever?

My sons and I ran into the jolly old man at our local mall this weekend -- that's three weeks earlier than I have ever expected it. I think this is just wrong.

"In my day" Santa didn't show up at malls until after Thanksgiving. Any earlier is ridiculous.

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ssampier

First Post

• Nov 9, 2008

• #2

As the old joke goes, "Christmas gets earlier every year. "

November 1st seems to the unofficial start of the Christmas season. But those jerks still put the Christmas display out in October. As I joked to my mom,

"If someone had both Christmas and Halloween decorations out, you'd think they were nuts."

 

Relique du Madde

Adventurer

• Nov 9, 2008

• #3

The only time Santa should Be out before Halloween is when he's the Goth/Metal/Evil Santa or Jack Skelington Santa. With that said, this year I saw someone dress as Santa Claus for Halloween. He has a bag full of decapitated heads.

 

freyar

Extradimensional Explorer

• Nov 9, 2008

• #4

I never had much trouble with Santa and Christmas bonanza in the stores until after Thanksgiving -- until I moved to Canada a couple years ago. The problem is that Canadian Thanksgiving is in early October, so now it's only Halloween that slows down the commercial onslaught.

 

Wombat

First Post

• Nov 10, 2008

• #5

All things-Xmassy should wait until after Thanksgiving.

Having said that, the first Xmas music I heard this year was on Hallowe'en in Borders...

 

Packrat

Banned

Banned

• Nov 14, 2008

• #6

I'm a traditionalist. Christmassy stuff should come out only after Thanksgiving.

 

jaerdaph

#UkraineStrong

• Nov 14, 2008

• #7

I don't want to see the Jolly Old Fat Elf until the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade.

 

Tiny Little Raven

Banned

Banned

• Nov 18, 2008

• #8

Beginning of November

My family always puts out the holiday decorations on Nov. 1.

Thats the way its been since I was a kid. I have many fond memories of helping to set up the tree and decorating it with ornaments and strips of popcorn. The tree would go in the family room, which is right next to the dining room. Eating a turkey dinner with the family was always the most fun as we all would just put on a happy face, having enough thanks to be able to come together for our yearly celebration.

 

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Ranger REG

Explorer

• Nov 18, 2008

• #9

Bullgrit said:

"In my day" Santa didn't show up at malls until after Thanksgiving. Any earlier is ridiculous.

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"In my day" putting up winter holiday decorations in stores on the first business day of November is ridiculous.

Now, it's just meh.

 

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Ranger REG

Explorer

• Nov 18, 2008

• #10

Wombat said:

All things-Xmassy should wait until after Thanksgiving.

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That's what Black Friday is for, assuming you REMEMBER to pick up holiday decorations and the holiday tree after all the great discount shoppings.