Halloween Is Over, Now It's Christmas Time
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Halloween Is Over, Now It's Christmas Time

It's the holiday season, and Sydney Claus is coming to town.

Sydney Schmidt
Nov 01, 2017
College of Charleston
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Halloween Is Over, Now It's Christmas Time
Sydney Schmidt

I am so over Halloween.

People acting and dressing like hoebags because of a stupid holiday revolved around candy sales and goblins? Pass. Now it is time for a real holiday: Christmas.

Whether you are Christian or not, Christmas is truly a magical time of year. Everyone is on their best behavior and singing the best songs to ever exist (I LOVE CHRISTMAS SONGS). And it is not like Halloween where every one half-asses decorations (if they even put them up), people go FULL OUT on Christmas. Beautiful twinkling lights line the rims of every roof in town and tall Christmas trees are decked out with hundreds of ornaments.

Sure, Halloween movies are okay, but Christmas movies are the absolute best. National Lampoon Christmas Vacation is the definition of the Christmas season in my house. I think the best people can quote that movie backward and forwards.

Also, you don't get any school off for Halloween, proving that it is not a real holiday. In contrast, we get almost a month off to go home and celebrate Christmas with your family and friends. Speaking of friends, you and all your high school friends to get to get the gang back together and hang like nothing has changed. Because like the plaque that I have in my dorm room says (that I got for Christmas last year), "True friendship is not about being inseparable, but being separated and nothing has changed."

I get a crazy high when I buy presents for people. I love seeing their reactions when they open the gifts and really value what I have given them. Christmas is literally an excuse to do my favorite thing: shop. From Black Friday to New Years, I am at the mall at least 2 times a week if its a good week.

Maybe you believe that November 1st is a little too early to start celebrating Christmas, but whenever you start, go full out. Really take the time to enjoy the Christmas season as it does only come around once a year. Oh and don't forget about Thanksgiving either!

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