Don't Be A Grinch. Get In The Christmas Spirit.

You can "bah humbug" away from me.

Nov 09, 2015

Don't Be A Grinch. Get In The Christmas Spirit.

Chelsea Francis

I know, I know — it's November, and it's also the month of the turkey, cranberry sauce, sweet potato pies and it that shall not be named, ~~aka~~ ~~pumpkin spice~~. Now, I love Thanksgiving just as much as the next holiday-loving girl, but November is also the prep time for what I strongly believe to be the greatest holiday ever: Christmas. Even adding on to that, I believe that the month of November is an amazing time for people who might not be in the Christmas spirit to prep themselves.

The usual pushback to a statement like this is the obvious: “It’s not even Thanksgiving yet!” Well, no kidding. So how do you get folks to stop chanting “bah humbug” and start buying cartons and cartons of eggnog, you ask? Have no fear, because your resident elf/Christmas lover/holiday addict is here. Sit back, listen to some Christmas tunes and take notes.

1. Listen to all of the Christmas music that you can get your hands on.

You think I'm joking? If you don't have any Christmas songs by artists like The Jackson 5, Bing Crosby or Nat King Cole... leave.

Buy yourself an ugly Christmas sweater and bask in how fab you look.

It has bells on it? Great. An ugly elf print on it? Even better. Lights up? Absolutely magical.

Listen to Mariah Carey. Yes, that one song that we all hate to love.

You know the song. Don't even lie. You can't resist the urge you feel when the first few seconds hit and you want to mimic that run at the beginning.

Participate in the war that is Black Friday.

Before you gasp in fear at the fact that I even suggested such a thing, calm yourself. I'm not talking about camping out for a trillion hours just to buy a revamped model of some creepy Elmo toy. I'm just saying to get up at a reasonable hour and at least check out some of the stores. I promise you that even if you don't buy anything, it'll be worth it for the people watching. Trust me.

EGG NOG.

You better drown yourself in the deliciously eggy/creamy/heavenly substance that is a gift from the heavens above. Even if you don't particularly like it, it's almost obligatory to at least have a sip.

Bake every Christmas themed food you can think of.

The Pillsbury Christmas cookies are waiting patiently for you.

Buy the Michael Bublé Christmas album.

There's no better way to get into the Christmas spirit than to listen to the perfection that is Michael Bublé and his voice.

Watch "Love Actually" and a ton of other Christmas movies.

Where else do you get to see Rick Grimes? Actually, correction: Where else do you get to see Rick Grimes in a Christmas movie? Uh-huh. Exactly. Not only can you watch that, but with the library of classic Christmas movies, cartoons and TV specials, you'll be wearing a Santa hat by the end of your Christmas movie marathon.

Remember that Christmas isn't just about gifts. Actually, it's not about gifts at all.

Sure, the gifts are great — but in the big picture of it all? Well, Christmas is more than that. It's the little moments. The decorating of the tree, the optimistic Christmas music, the baking and more are the little things that make up the magic of Christmas. Even if you might not have much for this Christmas, just know that it's not the material things that count. It's the sheer concept of knowing that the world can fall into a month of optimism, and now more than ever, that's something that we need right now.

When people complain that we're into Christmas too early already, they might fail to realize that while a lot of Christmas lovers are just in it for the gifts, there's a lot of us who love it for the absolute peace it can bring to our families, ourselves and those who are less fortunate.

So, for the Scrooges of the world, I hope this piece helped you out, but if it didn't, then you can bah humbug away from me, my Christmas spirit and my egg nog.

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Don't Be A Grinch. Get In The Christmas Spirit.

You can "bah humbug" away from me.

1. Listen to all of the Christmas music that you can get your hands on.

Buy yourself an ugly Christmas sweater and bask in how fab you look.

Listen to Mariah Carey. Yes, that one song that we all hate to love.

Participate in the war that is Black Friday.

EGG NOG.

Bake every Christmas themed food you can think of.

Buy the Michael Bublé Christmas album.

Watch "Love Actually" and a ton of other Christmas movies.

Remember that Christmas isn't just about gifts. Actually, it's not about gifts at all.

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1. Southern Gothic

2. Autumn Acoustics

3. Autumn Leaves

4. Deep Dark Indie

5. Dreamy Fall

6. Halloween Hipster

7. Wanderlust

8. Your Favorite Coffeehouse

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2. Making a cup of coffee in the morning and forgetting it in the car.

3. Pushing doors that say pull.

4. When you hear people chew.

5. When it's really quiet in a room and you hear that one person breathing like they just ran a marathon.

6. Grabbing a chocolate chip cookie, only to realize it's actually oatmeal raisin.

7. Getting comfortable in bed and then realizing you forgot to pee/turn off the light.

8. That one aunt/uncle that just always gives you that creepy vibe.

9. When your teacher makes you buy a textbook that you never even crack open.

10. Continuing to open and reopen the fridge until the food that you want magically makes its way in there.

11. Walking into a room and then automatically forgetting why you went in there.

12. People that drive without using their blinker.

13. When you have really slow wi-fi.

14. People who feel the need to scream into their phones as if the other person can't hear them.

15. The world's obsession with the Kardashian/Jenner families.

16. Advertisements before Youtube videos.

17. When people read over your shoulder.

18. A-holes that park in the handicapped spots when they, in fact, not handicapped.

19. People who cut in line.

20. The LIRR/MTA

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22. When people smoke cigarettes right in front of the entrance to the building you have to walk into.

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31. When you're in a rush but the light is red.

32. Cashiers putting your change down on the counter instead of in your hand.

33. The people that go up to order food to the cashier but are still continuing their phone conversation.

34. That awkward time in the fall when it's freezing in the morning but stifling in the afternoon.

35. Emailing your professor a long winded paragraph about a problem you are having and they email back, "Sure."

36. Guys who put their car as their profile picture on Facebook.

37. Girls who have "X Years Young." in their Instagram bios.

38. Trying to find the beginning to a roll of tape.

39. When people drive your car and adjust your mirrors/seat.

40. People that talk during the movie.

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45. Going to the bathroom and someone goes into the stall right next to you.

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49. People that drop their friends for their significant other.

50. People that don't like animals.

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