WOODBURY — Halloween is over and Thanksgiving is just around the corner. However, Christmas is creeping up above all else and infiltrating everyone’s thoughts, purchases, and clothing. Christmas carols blast from cars and ugly sweaters come out of storage. But some wonder: Is it too early to jump right into the holiday spirit?

“Before Thanksgiving is too early to start celebrating,” Nonnewaug sophomore Connor Segers says. “It should start in December and after fall is over.”

“There’s more important holidays to celebrate, like Thanksgiving,” freshman Max Sorcher agrees. “You should start celebrating around Dec. 1.”

Math teacher Jamie Lisevick agrees, but she thinks that it’s the fault of businesses who sell holiday merchandise that push the season too early.

“I think that the stores should calm down,” Lisevick says. “I don’t think that you should have to walk in and see all the Christmas stuff all the time.”

Some, however, support the early start to the Christmas season and prematurely get in the spirit.

“I start celebrating Nov. 1,” says sophomore Ella Schiron.”The tree goes up, like, the start of December.”

“It’s nice to see the different decorations, especially at Costco mid-summertime when they bring them out,” says freshman Indie Kimball. “It’s good to see we’re all in the spirit.” 

Even though Lisevick disapproves of the early merchandise push, she enjoys the early rush of Christmas spirit.

“My husband says I’m not allowed to put up decorations until the day after Thanksgiving,” Lisevick says. “But otherwise my house would already be decorated.”