Chestnuts Roasting, Carolers Singing, and Appropriate Use of Decorations

I find I have an opinion for just about everything if I really try. So, often I don't. But, I find something this season that gives me pause, and when I started thinking about it, an opinon just burbled up. I couldn't help it. I have an opinion about the people who try and put decorations up in early November and tweak them just a bit so they continue to count for the fast-approaching yuletide silent night. I'm ashamed to admit. AtoZ's foyer is chock full of these holiday hybrids.

Culprit #1: Notice the swaths of harvest-colored trim. Where are the ornaments? No, just some badly trimmed ribbon without a true red in sight!

This one is even worse--they have an entire yellow/orange theme! I could even imagine them working some grain in next year. It is just that bad.

I am painfully traditional when it comes to Christmas, it seems. I want to see red and green, white lights and red holly berries. Shoot, I would even welcome some mistletoe . . .bring out the reindeers, the sugar cookies, the little stars and angels. I welcome red-nosed carolers and pot-bellied Santas.. . anything but a harvest-themed holiday that stretches from Halloween all the way through new year's. Blah! What a relief to get that off my chest. --W