The last four months of the year are very important. We start school, and the weather finally starts to get cooler (if you’re lucky at least). Football begins, the leaves turn to the beautiful autumn colors they represent, and the best of all, hoodie season. But that’s not all the “ber” months represent. Spooky season comes in October (September if you’re really invested in the holiday), but once the calendar flips to November, things get a little tricky.
Some people dive into autumn and keep their fall decorations up, while others skip right to Christmas, just like me. Now I know the big debate, and yes, I know that Thanksgiving still does exist. But let’s be real, it’s one day. We eat turkey and pie, share what we’re thankful for, and unfortunately, tune into Dallas Cowboys football, and if you’re lucky, your favorite team might be playing them (go birds). Anyways, Thanksgiving is a great day filled with love, family, and food, and I will always cherish the holiday, but my heart will always be set on Christmas.
Since I was a little girl, I have always been drawn to Christmas. My dad would take me to Home Depot on Sundays, just to see all of the Christmas decorations that they had in stock. He would even let me pick out the decorations that we would put on our lawn. I dubbed it a “winter wonderland”; it was beautiful. My love for Christmas came from both of my parents, but more so my dad, because he always went above and beyond to make it as magical as possible.Â
In recent years, it has become a tradition to put up our tree on Thanksgiving night, and if we’re too stuffed and tired, on Black Friday. My mom would have my cousins sleep over on Thanksgiving night, and we would officially welcome the holiday season with a day full of classic Christmas movies, ornaments, Thanksgiving leftovers, and sometimes, gingerbread houses. I loved it because I was able to see my family, while also starting my favorite time of the year. However, if you’re like me, you have been watching Hallmark Christmas movies since the second week of October because you don’t really care for Halloween or “spooky season”.
Anyway, I think it’s time to settle the great debate: Is it okay to skip Thanksgiving for Christmas? I’d say yes. As I already said, Thanksgiving is one day. There isn’t much you can do to expand it from there. There aren’t really any movies to watch besides the Charlie Brown ones, and what else would you do? Both Halloween and Christmas are part of a “season”. There are haunted houses, scary movies, trick-or-treating, scary decorations, Christmas lights, Christmas movies, carolling, music, and so much more. They deserved recognition during the “ber” months.
Yes, I know Thanksgiving is a big part of American culture, but so is Christmas. So put up that tree, sing your holiday music, and watch your movies. As the queen of Christmas herself would say, “It’s Timeeee.”