Christmas Cheer?

There are lots of issues that divide us as Americans. Republicans and Democrats. Clemson and Carolina. Evolution. The worth of Twilight movies. There are mostly two sides to these issues and you're on one side or the other. But there's one that I haven't figured out yet, and the outspoken hatred for the other side has grown more and more over the years. Yes, it is the issue of when to start celebrating Christmas. Do I wait until after Thanksgiving? Do I just listen to music but not put up decorations? Do I listen to music whenever I want because it makes me happy? Is Halloween the only thing keeping Christmas away from July? As if you needed one more of my opinions, here we go: I love Christmas and everything that comes with it. I love presents and trees and colors and shopping and food just as much as the next guy, but I just can't get in the spirit until it feels right for me. If I were in charge, stores would not be allowed to put up Christmas things until after Thanksgiving. But then there's the argument of why is it Thanksgiving that holds everything back? If stores can make money off holiday things at any time, why not start as soon as they can? As much as I love it, I just can't listen to Christmas music for very long and if we start playing it in July, we'll all be sick of it. There's a reason for that song "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year." Key word: time. Christmas wouldn't be so wonderful if everyone just celebrated it as soon as they felt like it. Do you people agree with me? However, I do realize that those who beleive in post-thanksgiving celebration are doomed. As the human need to put worth into presents and commercialized events grows stronger, this holiday will come earlier and earlier. That being said, stop getting upset, people. Don't act surprised when you walk into Target next March and find that St. Patrick has been replaced by a waving Santa. It takes more energy and bad emotions to tweet about it than to just let it go and high-five Santa on your way to the groceries. I've decided this Christmas to just go with the flow. To crank up Justin Bieber's Christmas album in the car on the way to work and smile at the blow-up Santa in the Wal-Mart garden section. Not because I agree with it, but because that's just how it is. I will never win the fight to hold Christmas back by myself, and I have better things to do. Haters out.