The continuing creep of Christmas blurs holiday season

In Our Opinion

Christmas in July.

It’s a familiar phrase sometimes heard in the middle of summer when good fortune shines down upon someone.

But it’s unlikely to occur here as it actually does in the Southern Hemisphere where the seasons flip flop. Our summer is winter down under in Australia, much of South America and Africa.

It seems, however, like the creep of Christmas comes earlier and earlier in our calendar each year. Will Christmas promotion be starting the day after Labor Day soon?

Amazingly enough, yes. At least according to a September report in USA Today.

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