Commentary on Thanksmas

I wanted to devote a quick minute to comment on the every increasing prevalence of Thanksmas. You know what I am talking about. At what point in time did Thanksgiving, and Christmas blend into the Thanksmas holiday? I consider myself a traditionalist. I like my holidays separate. I want to enjoy the fall colors and decorations. I like to see the pumpkins sticking around a while after Halloween. I enjoy the anticipation leading up to Thanksgiving. Good food. Time with my family and friends. Winter is just around the corner.

However, the past few years, my Thanksgiving anticipation has been rudely interrupted by Christmas music, decorations, Christmas sale advertisements. Thanksgiving is no longer a stand alone Holiday, but merely a convenient family get together sandwiched in between Halloween and December 1st used to plan Christmas shopping, Christmas gifts, Christmas parties.

Now, please don't take this the wrong way. I had a terrific Thanksgiving this year with my family, and enjoyed plenty of fantastic food. However, I did see some Christmas gifts lurking around, and overheard more than one Christmas related conversation. Noone is to be faulted. We were unknowingly participating in the new Thankmas Holiday.

We too fell victim this year. No sooner had my tryptophan induced slumber worn off, I was pulling the Christmas decorations from the basement and completing the transformation of our house from Thanksgiving to Christmas. Thursday we had pumpkins and scarecrows on the walls. Friday, we had Snowmen, Santa Claus, garland, and lights. Thanksmas strikes again.

So what can be done. Which Holiday is next in line to be absorbed by the ever increasing vortex of Christmas season? Will it be next year that we shop for the Happy Hallogivmas cards? We are pretty close to that today.