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Walking down the streets of Fairfield and seeing lit garlands and Christmas trees in window displays makes you develop a warm feeling inside. The anticipated Christmas themed commercials on television filter into dorm rooms, bringing a sense of holiday spirit to anxious students. It’s that time of the year once again…or is it? After consulting the calendar and realizing that it is actually mid-November, you begin questioning how appropriate it really is to be celebrating the Christmas season before December even rolls around!
As Nicole Kizielewicz, ’14, says, “A person should not celebrate a holiday before another holiday occurs.”
This idea is pointed directly at those people who believe that the Christmas season begins in the fall months. It is simply too early to begin celebrating Christmas before Thanksgiving, and even Halloween for that matter, are celebrated.
Granted, I am guilty of purchasing a six-foot Christmas tree for my dorm room weeks before Thanksgiving. But I do believe that the Christmas season should be celebrated within reason
Sure, it’s fine to begin buying decorations here and there and to get a head start on hanging icicle lights outside before the cold temperatures set in. However, these decorations should not be displayed and lit until Thanksgiving has passed. This gives Christmas a special feeling because of the fact that it only lasts for about a month.
One night as I was walking to the Barone Campus Center for dinner, I saw the large tree in front of Egan Chapel lit with multi-colored bulbs and a giant, glowing star on top. While this was a heartwarming and exciting sight to see, I realized that Thanksgiving break was still over a week away! I would much rather have seen this tree lit upon my arrival back to school from Thanksgiving break as a way of kicking off the holiday season back at Fairfield.
Speaking of kicking off the holiday season, Sarah Wolfenden, ’14, believes that, “Black Friday should begin the Christmas craze.”
There’s nothing greater than a mad rush of people attacking department stores to get you in the Christmas spirit. Black Friday was pretty much invented to get sale-seeking customers started on their Christmas shopping. So why was my dentist asking me if I started my Christmas shopping three weeks ago? It seems as though holiday shopping begins sooner and sooner every year. I think that it’s just about time for those super anxious shoppers to slow down and get on the same page as everyone else. Buying gifts too early can actually backfire the moment that a newer edition of an item is release. Let’s face it, we are always going to want the newest iPod color anyway.
Is it just me or does Christmas music sound out of place when it’s not December? Holiday tunes should not be played until the day after Thanksgiving. By the time Christmas Eve rolls around, you don’t want to be sick of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas!” So folks, let’s leave the Silent Night singing and gingerbread house constructing until after Thanksgiving.
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