Ticked Off Tuesday

Christmas decorations are ticking me off. I know I'm a big old scrooge but really can't we wait till after Thanksgiving? I feel like all the decorations cause the season to be too long and lose some of the specialness. I really get annoyed by special Christmas deals that are only good till the day before Thanksgiving. I refuse to get my kids photos taken with Santa Claus before Thanksgiving even though I could save about $10 for the photo package. I worked in a department store a couple of years ago and they started putting Christmas stuff out in late August along with the back to school stuff. Should back to school, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas goods all be displayed at the same time? Am I the only one that is bugged by this? Let me know.