This year it seems that the world has gone from Halloween on Saturday, October 31, to Christmas the very next day.
Everywhere I went on Sunday there were Carols playing. Stores were filled with Christmas decorations.
Maybe it was because the time changed and now it gets dark earlier. Maybe it was a reaction to the Full Moon. Or maybe it is simply a retail reaction to our economy.

I remember setting up our Christmas Tree on Christmas Eve. Now I have joined the ranks of those who put it up the weekend following Thanksgiving. By Christmas the excitement seems to be on the downward trend. Now that to me is pitiful. Although I will put up my decorations earlier than usual I still plan to enjoy the celebration as long as possible and not take them down until after New years!