Dec. 8, 2024
By Madeline Rosania
Staff Writer
From the day after Halloween until the end of December, the Christmas spirit is in the air. The weather gets cooler, Halloween decorations are put away, holiday sales begin, Christmas tunes stream from the radio and coffee shops finally release their holiday drink menus.
According to a 2017 Pew Research Center survey, 90% of Americans celebrate Christmas. This statistic reflects just how important the holiday season is to most people. The only problem is that the official Christmas season is too short.
Since decorating the inside and outside of a house requires time and energy, getting an early start is best.
Since Christmas decorations bring joy to so many, they should stay up as long as possible.
Putting up decorations before Thanksgiving extends the Christmas season and makes the work that goes into decorating more worthwhile.
Indoors, people can admire their Christmas trees and stockings. Outside, streets are lit up with bright snowflakes, colorful lights, giant Santa Claus inflatables and glistening icicles.
Since decorating the inside and outside of a house requires time and energy, getting an early start is best. The longer people wait to decorate, the more work they must do at once, which can be stressful and exhausting.
Gift shopping can also be a nerve-racking task if it is not done early. To avoid long lines in stores, out-of-stock items and shipping delays, it is better to make holiday purchases before Thanksgiving. This means people need somewhere to keep all their gifts, and the perfect place to store them is under the Christmas tree.
Finally, by decorating early, families and friends can appreciate the Christmas tree as they sit at the Thanksgiving table. From ornaments to tinsel and strings of lights, there is so much beauty for guests to enjoy.
There is no downside to putting up holiday decorations early, so the question is: Why not? And if you haven’t done so yet, no worries. Just make it a priority to get to that important task soon.
