Q: I think Christmas decorations should not be on sale till just a few weeks before Christmas! When sales are on from Sept, the build up of the excitement of Christmas is gone by the time the real day comes. In the years gone by when the Christmas decors starts appearing in the shops a month before Christmas it is so exciting & special. Does anybody feel that way? nittygritty, I think it would be impossible to ignore the decorations in the shops.

A: I personally am fed up with the whole thing as it seems to go on for months. I can't imagine how difficult it must be for parents who have to explain to thier kids that santa will not be coming for ages yet!!