John's a big believer in one holiday at a time. No Christmas music until after Thanksgiving, for example. I get to bend this rule a bit, because the choirs start practicing Christmas music long before Thanskgiving, and the accompanist better be able to keep up! Shhh, don't tell, but the radio in my car is already tuned to the all-Christmas-music station, too.
I do agree with John in that I do not enjoy the "rush, rush, buy, buy" commercialization of Christmas. (Though I do like to shop ahead throughout the year when I find a bargain.) I would rather the Christmas decorations appeared after Thanksgiving, though I'm not above putting the tree up on the day after Thanksgiving.
However, I am definitely all for having an attitude of gratitude, as well as keeping the spirit of Christmas alive, throughout the year. As it is only one week until Thanksgiving, I thought I'd share the following video clip to get us all inspired to consider those things for which we are thankful.
Thankful thought: Thanks for Thanksgiving, which gives us an opportunity to reflect on how fortunate we are.
I do agree with John in that I do not enjoy the "rush, rush, buy, buy" commercialization of Christmas. (Though I do like to shop ahead throughout the year when I find a bargain.) I would rather the Christmas decorations appeared after Thanksgiving, though I'm not above putting the tree up on the day after Thanksgiving.
However, I am definitely all for having an attitude of gratitude, as well as keeping the spirit of Christmas alive, throughout the year. As it is only one week until Thanksgiving, I thought I'd share the following video clip to get us all inspired to consider those things for which we are thankful.
Thankful thought: Thanks for Thanksgiving, which gives us an opportunity to reflect on how fortunate we are.
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