Already?

I just went for a midmorning coffee run over at Firehook, and as I was paying the stereo system in the shop played “Greensleeves.”

Now, I know that this piece wasn’t originally a Christmas piece — it didn’t get its “What Child Is This” lyrics until 300 years after the tune was written — but it’s got Christmas connotations now. And I don’t think Firehook is going 16th century English on us.

So yeah, it’s starting. I saw a Christmas tree and a Menorah outside the Barnes & Noble in Bethesda the other day. A coworker has spotted Walmart Christmas ads on television.

Why do we have to skip over Thanksgiving? That’s my favourite holiday. You get a four-day weekend and you get to spend your entire Thursday eating, drinking and watching football. What’s not to love?