"This ruins the joy Christmas brings," ... "By the time Christmas is here the wonder and joy of the sounds of the season has already lost its magic and it becomes annoying. I will NOT be listening to these stations so I can enjoy the season when it gets here."
Christmas music simply can’t be appreciated appropriately before Thanksgiving,” ... “That’s just the way it is.
However, unlike American Thanksgiving, Canadians don't typically see the holiday as a kickoff event to Christmas shopping.
To get into the spirit of the holiday, we’ve cooked up a list of 10 movies and TV specials set during Thanksgiving. They’re not all great movies (you mean some are turkeys? – ed.) but they’re bound to resonate with anyone spending time with relatives and pumpkin pies.Our favorites: Free Birds, and of course Charlie Brown's Thanskgiving.
What’s creepier than all the Halloween masks on display?(from: omaha.com - Christmas coming earlier: More retailers now count season's length in months, not weeks
The “Christmas creep” shoppers will see as holiday promotions and sales arrive in stores even earlier this year.
While retailers aren’t expected to announce any special Thanksgiving hours until the second half of October or into November, “it’s inevitable to see them open all day or even earlier than last year,” Joel Bines, managing director and co-leader of consulting firm AlixPartners’ retail practice, said in an interview.(from: WSJ: Expect Retailers to Open Even Earlier This Thanksgiving)
To be sure, opening early on Thanksgiving may do little more than ruin employees’ turkey feasts.(from: WSJ: Expect Retailers to Open Even Earlier This Thanksgiving)
Last year, retailers from Wal-Mart and Best Buy to Macy's and J.C. Penney opened stores or kicked off sales events earlier on Thanksgiving. Still, record Black Friday weekend sales didn’t salvage what turned out to be a disappointing holiday season.
“With the soft sales outlook, we do anticipate a few earlier openings” on Thanksgiving, or even a few more all-day openings, Mr. Johnson of Customer Growth said. “However, there is a law of diminishing returns,” and stores risk cannibalizing their December sales.
"What do you think about stores being open all day on Thanksgiving?(from: postcrescent.com - The Buzz: Leave Thanksgiving alone)
Are you in the camp that enjoys the longer opportunity to shop and take advantage of deals and doorbusters? Or will you forgo the lure of big savings to preserve the holiday and take a stand for retail employees who will lose the holiday altogether?"
"If people can't get enough shopping done in 12 hours a day, seven days a week, outside of those holidays, there's something wrong with them."(from: postcrescent.com - The Buzz: Leave Thanksgiving alone)
"Asking employees to work crazy hours when they traditionally have been sleeping, enjoying the company of family, attending religious services, etc. is something that makes me avoid some local businesses,"
"What's the point of giving thanks for everything, if all we're after is more stuff?"
What do you say, people? Are you with me? Shall we start a social media campaign with #NOEARLYXMAS aimed at spreading this idea and pushing back at the retailers. They’re not doing wrong – they’re just following the money. We’re in control, with our wallets and our message. If we use those to change the behavior, the stores will follow. I hope.
WCJL in Savannah, GA has a report of a bunch of stores with their gear already out:
