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Burlap sack: Celebrating Christmas too early

I like Christmas as much as the next person. Gingerbread houses are adorable. “Deck the Halls” is a good song. Those light-up Santa hats looks ridiculous, but if you want to wear one then I fully support you doing so.

Unless it’s November 1st.

If I walk into a grocery store on November 1st and I have to listen to Jingle Bell Rock at full volume, I’m going to have an aneurysm.

There is a time and place for peppermint-flavored everything, Michael Bublé holiday albums, and radio ads featuring the words “Ho ho ho.” That time and place begins in December, at the earliest. If I had my way, the Christmas spirit would exist for the week leading up to the 25th — enough time to binge-watch cheesy holiday movies, chug some eggnog, and feel jolly. After two straight months of Christmas-themed stuff, I don’t feel jolly at all, I just feel ready to get that shit over with.

The spirit of Christmas has already been watered down enough by the ever-powerful spirit of capitalism. The last thing Christmas needs is excessive saturation. Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” sounds great until it’s your twelve-hundredth time hearing it. There are only so many candy canes one human can eat. Let’s not overdo it.

Emma Jones

Emma is the 2020-21 Executive Director, and is going into her final year of Political Science with a minor in Comparative Literature. When she isn’t busy making a list or colour-coding her agenda, you can find her at debate club, listening to trashy pop music, or accidentally dying her hair pink. She formerly worked as the Opinion Editor at the Gateway and the Student Governance Officer at the Students’ Union.

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