Christmas in November

Alot of interesting topics have come up lately. First, I just wanna say, I've been thinking about putting my Christmas tree up early. Reason is: well, Thanskgiving is just a few short weeks away. We can still have thanksgiving and enjoy christmas lights and decoration right?

I was driving down my street and I saw some beautiful decorations and trees in the windows already on display. At homes. Ofc, the other places are at the stores.
So why go to the stores just to enjoy the "feel" of Christmas?

When my son was smaller, I felt we shld wait till the day after Thanksgiving. This is to prevent confusion for the little ones. But he's 14 now. And I just wanna enjoy the pretty lights and stuf for a little more than just 1 month.

I don't use Santa claus stuff. I use snowmen--for the "winter" season. I don't believe in decorating with Santa stuff, tho we do "play" santa on christmas day--as long as the younger ones understand its just a fun game and its not real, but they still have to "believe". As long as the true meaning of Christmas is understood.

So now, why not enjoy the christmas decorations, and still have the feel of the family togetherness of the thanksgiving holiday?

I have some more thoughts on this but will post them later.