'Tis the Season

Well it's early October and that means one thing - time for Xmas. I saw a commercial on TV (I was watching the Chisox-Bosox game, those if you who know me know I don't much watch TV as 99% of what's on is junk. Plus, watching TV is a waste of time; I usually end up reading when I do have it on.) for the Radio City Christmas show, which begins on November 3rd. In the retail Sector, September and October are Xmas prep months. In the advertising sector, this prep takes place in summer.

In the U.S. we have several seasons. When the new year begins it's still winter and that lasts until (at least in PA) until mid-April. Then, spring comes and that ends on Memorial Day. Summer runs Memorial Day through Labor Day. Summer has three sub-seasons: Dads and Grads which take up the first three weeks of June, then it's July 4th which only gets about two weeks. Once July 4th is done then it's back to school season which takes us to Labor Day. Then, it's fall for a few weeks until Holiday season starts on October 1st. Halloween occupies the whole month of October and I know underneath all those Halloween decorations are Xmas decorations begging to be let out. They burst out on November 1st. Once Xmas ends, winter starts, usually sometime between December 26 and January 1st. On the calendar, Xmas and Halloween take up a mere 48 hours but their respective seasons occupy almost three months. Change "Xmas" to "Holiday"and that allows for Thanksgiving to be blended into the mix. The year has become a mix of commercialized seasons with a smattering of real seasons sprinkled here and there.