NOW it’s Christmastime

Posted on December 14, 2009. Filed under: Christmas | Tags: Christmas, Cousin Eddie, Rudolph |

Happy Holidays,

I say now because they have officially begun.

I’m not Scrooge or the Grinch but I have a hard time accepting the Christmas marketing machine before early December.

I know that the day people start returning their Halloween costumes to the rental shops Santa suits are already on display. GIVE US A BREAK. I know that November isn’t a month full of holidays but that doesn’t mean we need St. Nick and the gang shoved down our throats.

So I’ve come up with a checklist. Not until every item is checked is it officially Christmas in my books.

- Has Hanukkah started? (How can you say happy holidays without more than one being in effect?)- Has a snowflake fallen. (I only require one and it doesn’t need to maintain form upon hitting the ground.)

- Have you already gotten sick of Christmas music and then, about halfway through the month, heard a song and started to feel whistful?
- Has someone you know already thrown an ugly sweater party?
- Did you watch the claymation Rudolph on TV?
- Is egg nog on sale? (With this year’s expiration date on it… I won’t be making that mistake again.)
- Have you or a friend already been asked to be Santa for a group of children?
- Have you made at least 3 references to cousin Eddie and watched National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation at least once?