By Harper Stephens

Editorials Editor

Thanksgiving is over and Winter Break is right around the corner. There are tall trees and Christmas lights going up, and everyone is walking around humming Christmas songs. This is one of the most exciting parts of the season for most people, but not for grinches like me.

Now, for me, winter is the all time worst season ever. Sure, the snow can be great for Snapchat stories and Instagram posts, but rarely will you ever see me enjoy being out in the cold. The occasional day comes when all I want to do is build snow forts and go sledding, but then your parents make you shovel the driveway in below freezing weather, and it ruins your whole day. Who would actually enjoy not being able to feel your fingertips and getting snow down your pants every time you go outside?

Some people get way too hyped up for Christmas way too early. People will start decorating for the holidays the day after Halloween, when Thanksgiving doesn’t even get a chance. Every time I log onto Twitter, I will see retweets from a Christmas countdown account. I get that people are excited to celebrate, but after a month of counting down to Christmas, when it’s not even December yet, it gets a tad bit annoying.

Every time Christmas rolls around, my phone is blowing up with texts like ‘what do you want for Christmas?’, and every time I never know what to say. The most annoying thing, though, is when someone asks you what you want and you tell them, and then you ask them what they want and they have no idea what to say. I’m trying to get my Christmas shopping done just like everyone else, and you are being no help at all.

Christmas is everywhere, there’s no escaping it. Every radio station you turn on, every store you enter, every corner you turn. Christmas music, Christmas lights, Santa, reindeer, little elves everywhere. It’s like a horror movie where a big, fat, jolly old man breaks into your house and leaves gifts for you without making a single noise.

The worst part about Christmas is that it’s known as the giving season, everyone is in the “holiday spirit” and feels the need to give back. Why can’t we give back all year? Why does the feeling to give back only come once a year? I understand that you can’t always give back and do what you want, but the people we are giving back to need things the 11 other months of the year, too.

Christmas is a great holiday and it brings people a lot of joy, and I’m not saying I won’t listen to Christmas music and drive around to see lighted houses with my friends. There are a few things I would change, but altogether, I do get into the holiday spirit, but not until after Thanksgiving.