Christmas Music and Decorations

Yesterday morning I was listening to a local radio station. The topic of discussion was Christmas lights and music: when to put them and when to start listening to your favorite yuletide carols?

This seems to be a topic people love to start talking about this time of year because there is always someone who is the first to put Frosty and Baby Jesus on the lawn. There is always someone who puts the Mariah Carey Christmas CD before Halloween. ( that would be me ) There is also someone who is gonna leave Jingle Bells as their ring tone all year long...

My question is .....who cares if its early??... Every year this friend of mine starts whining and complaining about people celebrating too early...but I ask... Is it really bad that someone wants to celebrate the "most wonderful time of the year" a little bit longer??

If I want to celebrate why should I wait til December 1st, or til the day after Thanksgiving...that limits my time to be festive and really enjoy the season... No one fusses about those people who shop early, so all you who bash the early Christmas revelers take a chill and relax....its just music and lights...

Something I thought of that could explain early decorations... Maybe their loved is dying and isn't gonna be around at Christmas so they are celebrating early....Maybe their loved one is home from Iraq for 2 weeks and won't be home again for a year.... Wouldn't you want to decorate early? I say bring on the lights, the carols, the Santas, and all the Baby Jesus we can find. Just so you know.... Only 62 days to go..... So let me be the first to say....