So, I realize I'm probably late to the party. I work 7 days a week, so my trips out are limited to gas & groceries most of the time.

I found out today the fucking Christmas music has already started playing in my local retailers. It's too early for this shit. They barely finished clearancing the Halloween candy for fuck's sake.

I'm ready for March. Fuck this shit.

I was in a Lowes in Ardmore OK on election night. They were playing Christmas music already.

Handful of houses in my neighborhood have their lights on already.

I refuse to touch the Christmas boxes until at least the day after Thanksgiving.

None of our Christmas stuff is in the attic anymore . The wife made room for it in the bedroom closet so when the mood hits her she'll drag it out and start decorating . Minimal involvement from me .

Bah humbug

I went in a store yesterday and they were blasting Christmas music. It was bizarre. Way too early.

I did my bi- or tri-monthly Costco run in early October, and they had all the Christmas stuff out then. Went grocery shopping 3 days ago. On the way home I saw city workers putting Christmas decorations up on lamp posts and trees. Flipped on the radio to find that the 24-hour Christmas music has started. I remember when they waited until about Dec 20th to do that.

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Originally posted by wolfe 21:
It's too early for this

I agree. I got my first dose of "retail Christmas music" in the Bass Pro store this morning. Ugh.

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I'm ready for March. Fuck this shit.

My "adopted sister" and I joke about this. There's a point, sometime in late November / early December, when the entire attitude turns to "get me the hell to February."

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I'm not really a grinch, I just don't enjoy two entire months' worth of Christmas-music-on-repeat.

Not a big fan of Christmas music myself . I like a few of the old traditional songs , but pretty much everything else sucks . Elvis , Burl Ives , Charles Brown , Jose Feliciano , nope ..nope .

Thanks for the warning. Yep it’s that time of the year. The worst got damn time of the year for me. Not the most “wonderthul”. It has nothing to do with the father, the son, nor the Holy Spirit. It’s got damn marketing trying to get your dollars and that’s all it is. Wanna be festive? Go help someone out in need. That’s what Jesus would recommend. Not some stupid lights, music, wrapping paper, or that fat fuck with a white beard. The Matrix has you..

I haven't been subjected to the music, but a BUNCH of stores I drove by this morning have Christmas lights and decorations on the outside.

GMAFB, it's not even THANKSGIVING yet!

There oughta be a law...

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Originally posted by vthoky:

get me the hell to February.

Wait -- We have an important event January 20, 2025.

Yessir, you've got a point there. I'll correct it.

Get me the hell to January 21!

Lol, I'm on the opposite side of the coin. I love it! The lights are on the house, trees will be up soon, and Christmas music is playing! I love hearing it in the stores, too. The cheesier the better! I don't know why, but I love all of it. But to be fair, September is too early (which is when I first started seeing traces of it). But post-Halloween? BRING IT!!

OK. Back to your humbugs!