Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan I give the nation's retailers credit for pretty much waiting until at LEAST Halloween is over before bombarding us with Christmas shopping campaigns. But they didn't wait long! On Saturday, I was in our neighborhood grocery store, and it was all Christmas music, and a big display of Christmas gift items and decorations. I was in Kohl's, and same thing. Even Orchard Supply Hardware had Christmas fever. Haven't tuned into the station that converts to all-holiday-music yet to see if they've made the switch. I'm too afraid ...
Originally Posted By mickeymeg Its way to early for that ! I hate that retailers try so hard to push Christmas everything so early that by the time Christmas actually gets here I either just don't care or am kinda bored or annoyed by it. I don't mean for that to make me sound bah humbuggy I want to enjoy the holiday for what it should be, not a 2 month shopping ordeal.
Originally Posted By Tiggirl I think I'm in the minority but I *love* it when the Christmas stuff starts coming out. Even the first week of November. I love this time of year and have no problem stretching it out as long as possible. But on the flip side... I don't want to see any Christmas stuff AFTER new years. LOL! ~Beth
Originally Posted By jasmine7 I know! I was at Wal-Mart Saturday and noticed that they were playing Christmas music. I just couldn't believe that it was playing only a day after Halloween.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan I guess what struck me is that it seemed so instantaneous -- no transition period between Halloween and Christmas. Luckily, the weather here in the Bay Area was stormy on Saturday, and that helps a bit with bringing to mind winter and the holiday season. But Madonna's version of Santa Baby this far away from December 25 is just a little too much to take.
Originally Posted By disney pete yep it's like that here allready and on saturday i saw a flat in the town with someone with christmas decorations up allready can you believe that.
Originally Posted By LadyKluck I was talking to the cashier at WalMart on Saturday morning and she said she thought it was really weird that they were playing the Christmas music at all because WalMart doesn't play music over the intercom the rest of the year!!! I feel so sorry for the people that work there that have to listen to it for hours and hours a day!!!
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove At 5 pm on Halloween, our local "oldies" station converted to Christmas music. I thought at first it was their "top five at five" (they do a different category each day). But then they kept it on the rest of the night and weekend. And, apparently, it's on now through Christmas Day. If it's cold outside and I'm feeling snuggly, I have no problem with it. Warms my heart. But right now we're still in the 90's and it is more of a taunt than anything else. One of the most unusual songs for a Christmas playlist, since it doesn't mention Christmas per se, but it does definitely set the romantic mood (if you don't watch this video! It's sad!) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbgfXp5M02M&feature=related" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...=related</a>
Originally Posted By mele The only places I have heard Xmas music so far are at 2 huge gift shop/nurseries (Wight's and Molbak's) that have huge Xmas displays and at the JZ Rose Holiday store at Bell Square. I noticed the Holiday Music OnDemand radio station is playing Xmas music, too. I've been listening to some of it because I bought a couple of new cds. Harry Connick Jr. has a new Xmas cd out tomorrow. His first one was one of the best, his 2nd had a lot of good songs, too. Looking forward to hearing it! :-D I usually try to enjoy Thanksgiving and autumn but I'm ready for Xmas now. It's my happy hideaway. We'll be at Disneyland the weekend before TG. It will be weird to flip back into TG mode for a week. And on a totally off topic note: My brother is on a fishing boat up in Alaska and I JUST found out he will be home for TG! :-D
Originally Posted By mater4 >>I hate that retailers try so hard to push Christmas everything so early that by the time Christmas actually gets here I either just don't care or am kinda bored or annoyed by it.<< I feel that way about political campaigning. Thank goodness it will be over with tomorrow. I love christmas, so seeing decorations reminds me that snow will be coming soon. I am sure Mollysmom is already shopping for 2010.
Originally Posted By LuLu Gosh, it's just getting to be Fall here and I want to enjoy the Fall and Thanksgiving season now - NOT Christmas!!!
Originally Posted By mele No, he's not. They're fishing for cod right now, which made me feel much better. (Crabbing equipment is really dangerous.) And then I found out they were using the same equipment. My bro is 33 and this is his first time so I've been really nervous. He flew out to Dutch Harbor, AK on the same day another ship went down and 5-7 men were killed. :-( But the bar that the guys on Deadliest Catch used to meet in (The Elbow Room) is gone now, or will be soon. My brother's family used to own half of it. Sorry for going off-topic.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom I was out shopping this past saturday and in several stores there were playing Christmas music. One song that was played was A Few of My Favorite Things and it reminded me of everyone here on Laughing Place...
Originally Posted By mele How funny, my brother called me about 30 minutes after my last post and said that he was filmed on one of the Deadliest Catch ships today. Now about that Xmas music... I'm wondering how soon the 24 hour Xmas music will start on a local station. It used to be the day after Thanksgiving. Last year it was the Monday before Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is so late this year, who knows? Maybe it's playing right now.
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle I'm with Tiggirl here - I love Christmas and am happy to stretch it out! Having said that, we don't celebrate Thanksgiving here so it might change my opinion if we had another holiday to go before Christmas.
Originally Posted By knightnfrees I know the Target's out here turned out a small corner of the store for Christmas items a few days before Halloween. Seems to be getting earlier and earlier each year. I'm waiting for the Labor Day / Christmas specials, myself.
