Everything is red and green, silver and gold and there is a rounded, jolly individual dressed in a red suit.
Stores have aisles devoted to the garish holidays, and it”s only October. It reminds me of glittery silver, green and red holiday vomit.
It isn”t even Halloween. Seriously, what is the point of having holiday decorations up before All Hallows Eve is even here? It can”t be so people can decorate their homes, because right now they are all orange and black with cobwebs and fake blood splatters.
Claire Whitley
On Nov. 1, everything will be the colors of fall. Orange will stay, but black will give way to brown and red. Colors and decorations are fickle things and those who don”t change with the seasons are chastised for having Halloween decorations up after the beginning of November or not having Christmas decorations up right after Black Friday sales are over.
I love the holiday season, don”t get me wrong, but I hate the sales pitch for a season that starts two months in advance. The only reason it is a good thing is when someone plans to make all their own decorations and not just buy the cheap ones available in the store aisles.
For example, I enjoy making the wreath I hang on my door every other year or two. All I need to do that is a Michaels and a Jo-Ann Fabrics, which have the makings for wreaths all year round, so having a season sale for them doesn”t actually matter. Those are the only stores that I am OK with having pre-December Christmas decorations and items.
To me, the whole thing is just pointless. It isn”t even Thanksgiving and people are already marketing for Christmas. Thankfully, we haven”t started to hear carols or pop idols attempting to make a new holiday song yet. But they are coming. So be prepared for Ariana Grande, One Direction or Taylor Swift covering Nat King Cole or anything from a classic holiday film.
There is no point in being invested in any sort of holiday decorations now or ever in your adult life. Once you decorate for one holiday, you will be decorating for all of them, otherwise feel the shame of your neighbors and peers who judge your late Halloween decor.
Claire Whitley can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter @Cewhitley24