My wife and I were talking recently about a slightly contentious topic between us: when is it OK to start celebrating Christmas? She’s ready shortly after Halloween ends, while I want to wait until after Thanksgiving. She made a rather astute point on why Christmas seems to begin earlier and earlier each year: Thanksgiving doesn’t market itself well enough.
There’s a dearth of Thanksgiving music and movies, while Christmas content is seemingly endless; even though TV is more likely to have Thanksgiving-themed episodes, they’re still far outnumbered by those dealing with the Christmas season. This year alone, Hallmark (Three Wiser Men and a Boy), Netflix (Hot Frosty) and even movie theaters (Red One) have been rolling out the Christmas content more than a month before the actual holiday.
