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earlier every year (Score:1)

by jmm (276)

I find it amusing to hear the complaint that stores are starting the Christmas ads earlier every year, with a time in November being quoted as an example.

I can remember 30 years ago hearing the same complaint about carols being played on the muzak in October. But I was amused then because, 10 years earlier, my mother had been complaining about Chrismas decorations in a store in September.

Christmas festivities have been starting "earlier" for at least 50 years. But, they still start with sporadic items
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  by pudge (1)
  
  Yeah, I didn't touch on that part of the topic (which was indeed the actual topic), but this is the *latest* I can recall "Christmas season" beginning.
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    by pdcawley (485) on 2001.11.29 8:35 (#2025) Homepage Journal
    
    September 11th probably had a big, chastening effect. Bit hard to concentrate on consumerism when you're mourning lost friends and watching a (?:pointless)? war on the telly.
    
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