Christmas Is Here... Way Too Early

Six signs that the holiday season has gotten too impatient

By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 21, 2010 9:34 AM CST

Copied

Holiday Season Arrives Early: Christmas Lights, Decorations, Santas Are Already Here — In this Starpix photo, Sarah Hyman, 5, of Suffern, NY, "high-fives" Santa Claus on the opening night of the "2010 Radio City Christmas Spectacular," Nov. 9, 2010 at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (AP Photo/Starpix, Dave Allocca)

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas ... even though we're not yet past Thanksgiving. The Week pores through local papers to find six tales of Christmas coming too early this year:

It's never too early for eggnog lattes: In Seattle, at least one Starbucks started selling seasonal drinks right after Halloween.
It could, however, be too early for Christmas trees: In South Dakota, trees were already being sold this week—will they even make it all the way to Christmas?

And really, people will eventually get sick of Christmas music: Especially if, like one Cape Cod radio station is doing, stations start playing it 24/7 even before Thanksgiving.

For the complete list, including early arrival Santas and Christmas lights, click here. (Read more holiday stories.)