I was thinking about this as I got myself ready for work this a.m. and heard a few more Christmas/Holiday tunes on the radio... it's starting to feel a lot like Christmas, at least to me.
It doesn't happen at Thanksgiving, or on Black Friday, or when the local radio station that goes 24x7 Christmas/Holiday music flips to that format away from their wishy-washy soft-rock tunes.
The feeling seems to come on slowly and picks up some steam as the "real" holiday approaches. Things get hectic and there's always a last minute rush to get things done in preparation for family gatherings and such. There's last minute shopping for gifts, and a rushed schedule to get from one side of the family to the other. Somewhere in there though the feeling hits and I start feeling like the holiday is really here.
What trips the switch for you?
