For me, the ********* season doesn't start until December 1st or at least until the day after Thanksgiving. Now I enjoy *********...the decorations, the music, etc. but personally, I just can't sustain the "********* spirit" (or any holiday anticipation/excitement for that matter) for more than a month. For the same reason, I don't start celebrating Halloween in August or Independence Day in June. This is why it's so disappointing for me when stores begin removing Halloween decorations in early October in place of ********* trees. I like to enjoy holidays one at a time and when I've been hearing "Jingle Bells" for two months straight, it is difficult not to be covering my ears by the time December 25th actually rolls around. I definitely think the push to begin celebrating ********* as ear