I've seen discussions about when it is that the Christmas season officially starts and ends, and for the Scalzi household, it starts after dessert on Thanksgiving, and ends on Epiphany (which is Jan 6), although as a practical matter it ends whenever Krissy decides it's time to put away decorations, so, usually that means Jan 2nd or so.
@scalzi well, no Thanksgiving here so no idea what date that would be! My Nativity scene goes out 1 December, tree up & decorated over the middle weekend of December - and everything down no later than 6 January
@strathearnrose @scalzi third Thursday of November in the USA
@StevenJV ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธtoo early then if itโ€™s still in November!!!@scalzi
@strathearnrose @scalzi we tend to over-do things here in the states, thatโ€™s for sure. Plenty started decorating for Christmas Nov 1st, as soon as Halloween decorations came down.
@StevenJV oh, there are people here jumping the gun as well & all the retailers are in full on Christmas mode - itโ€™s ridiculous & I think it also spoils it! @scalzi
@StevenJV @strathearnrose @scalzi Putting up outdoor lights before the weather turns bad is fine, but they shouldn't be lit until after Thanksgiving.