Christmas decorating, caroling, any yule-tide-ness of any kind prior to the conclusion of Thanksgiving dinner was looked down upon at home growing up - well, mostly it stemmed from my maternal grandmother. Not punishable, no. Just a dirty look for walking around humming White Christmas.
I am proud to say that tomorrow is yet Thanksgiving eve and I have Christmas music playing, decorations on the mantle, the tree stand ready, and Christmas wrapping paper purchased. As long as the focus is not a season of shopping, what better way to kick off the season of giving than with the season of thanks. Bring on the Bing Crosby!