Halloween is over, and it is time to jump right into the Christmas season. Yes, Thanksgiving is important, but what’s the harm of having a few Christmas decorations around the house while enjoying the delicious sweet potatoes and mac and cheese during Thanksgiving dinner? The Christmas season brings joy to all unless one is Ebenezer Scrooge. With that, Christmas decorating should start as soon as possible.

Why sit around and wait for Thanksgiving to end before starting to decorate? All this time that could have been spent preparing for the holiday season was wasted because of this ideology that Christmas shouldn’t start till after Thanksgiving. Christmas decorations are not going up until after Thanksgiving, and there is barely any time for the decorations to be up. Decorating is a hassle after finishing up with the stress of getting the family together for Thanksgiving. Just make life easier and put up the wreaths and gingerbread houses while taking down all the spooky Halloween decor!

Bringing the Christmas cheer early can never be a bad thing. Christmas evokes such happy feelings around the community, so it should be normalized to have Christmas decorations set up before Thanksgiving. Listening to Christmas music in stores and seeing all the lights up on neighborhood houses makes it more enjoyable to go outside, no matter how cold it is.

Blast Mariah Carey and put up the tree in November without judgment because why let social norms stop the joy of the season? No more waiting around for the Thanksgiving turkey to be eaten before putting the presents under the tree. Enjoy the Christmas season for as long as possible because it only happens once every year.