Christmas is the best holiday that is widely celebrated in the United States and it’s so beloved that every year people put out their decorations earlier and earlier. Despite this love, this acclaim, there is a war on Christmas. Or, more the entirety of the holiday season. A war being waged by people who claim that November is too early for decorations to come up, too early for Christmas songs to start being played in every mall store, striking terror in the hearts of every Macy’s employee as “All I want for Christmas is You” comes on for the 76th consecutive time, too early for Santa to be sitting in the mall to surrounded by elves in the absolute most hilarious costumes you’ve ever seen.  

These people, these peddlers of oppressive moderation, who say, “Maybe we should wait until at least December until we drown society with White Christmas,” have no joy in their hearts. It is never too soon to celebrate the holidays. Think of the messaging of Thanksgiving through the black hole of holiday ideas that is Christmas. It is entirely focused on giving, being altruistic, making sure that others have more. Guess what? Those messages come out all the sooner when the fat old men with thick white beards show up in malls on November 8th rather than December 1st. In essence, by adding a whole month onto the celebrating schedule for the holidays, a whole month of giving and charity springs about with it. Think of all the good that bringing out those cheap strands of lightbulbs that are just rampant with frayed wires can do for the people in society who are most in need. 

Plus, these items that embody the holiday aesthetic, the reds and greens, the cinnamon, the soft white lights shining from the poorly trimmed bushes of that weird neighbor’s house, are wildly comforting. They make people feel safe. It is a reminder that a new year is coming, it is a reminder that a new chance is coming, it is a reminder that winter break is coming and with it family, friends, and a chance to review the dumpster fire that was first semester and decide what needs to change in second semester. It allows everyone to de-stress, not worry about what happened in the past and plan for what needs to happen in the future. In this way, these decorations and songs coming out earlier and earlier year by year acts as a kind of mental health reliever, especially for the youths it affects most directly. 

Basically, decorating early is good and healthy for everyone. The holidays are a time to be happy, why not make that happiness last longer? Why not let people decorate in November and carry the holiday spirit on for two months? By decorating earlier, happiness blooms.