1. Referring to the day after Thanksgiving as "Black Friday." Thanksgiving Day itself gets almost zero mention anymore. A day for being grateful for what we have has been supplanted by the created need for more unnecessary material goods. Call the day by its proper designation which is, simply, the day after Thanksgiving.
2. The Hallmark Channel and its "Christmas in July" programming. Who wants to watch "Christmas" movies during the miserable summer heat?
3. The pop song "Last Christmas" originally by Wham! This drivel is about an unsuccessful attempt at a relationship, which could take place anytime of the year. The addition of sleigh bells in the background does not make this a "Christmas" song.
4. Radio stations switching to a 24-hour "Christmas" music format in November. It's way too early for this, and it's the same limited playlist aired ad nauseum for six to seven weeks. By the time December 25 arrives, people are so sick of it that they wish the holidays were over.
5. Daylight Savings Time. Halloween was ruined when the U.S. Congress extended Daylight Stupid Time into November, and Canada followed suit. Kids now lose a whole hour of trick-or-treating time because the clocks are set incorrectly.
Let's not cheapen and trivialize what should be a special time of the year.
Save the holiday season.
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