October has passed and the debate of whether or not it is acceptable to celebrate the Christmas season has returned. Although some believe the Christmas season begins in November, it should not be recognized until December 1.
“December first is the perfect time to start the Christmas season because it provides around five weeks to celebrate it, accounting for around 10% of the year — a good metric for celebrating any holiday season,” said Brian Beach, a reporter for The Daily Nebraskan.
Other holiday seasons, such as Halloween, typically begin on the first day of its respective month; hence, it would be logical for this to apply to Christmas.
“Some Christmas-crazed individuals may say that nothing is wrong with Christmas in September, but they are wrong,” Beach said, “If Christmas were to last more than four months, then the [significance] of the season would continue to lose its value, exacerbating the current trend.”
When people view the start of the Christmas season as the beginning of November, it also loses its importance. Rather than celebrating the Christmas season after Halloween, Americans should celebrate Thanksgiving.
“[Thanksgiving] is the one day set aside for us to give extra thought to our blessings, so it is important to give this holiday its own spotlight,” Kiran Brar, a staff reporter for The Butler Collegian, said, “This intimate aspect of Thanksgiving is important for people to reflect on before the bustle of the Christmas season approaches and the year winds down to an end.”
Thanksgiving allows people to experience gratitude for the positive aspects of their life and is a holiday essential to American culture. If Christmas festivities begin early, Thanksgiving lacks recognition.
People with a strong passion for Christmas often argue that celebrations related to the holiday should be participated in before December; however, these become mundane after an excessive period of time.
“Christmas music and movies start to get redundant after a while,” Brar said, “You can only listen to the same songs and watch the same movies for so long.”
When activities are repeated for a month, they become unexciting. This principle can be applied to Christmas.
In conclusion, it would be ideal for people to delay the Christmas season until the start of December. Meanwhile, the remainder of November should be dedicated to Thanksgiving.
