Has the date of Christmas changed?

Already?

There are still 12 days until Halloween.

40 days until Thanksgiving.

And then, only then, comes Christmas. 

(66 days from now)

I felt like screaming, "One holiday at a time everyone.  I can only deal with one holiday at a time!"

And then I realize, at least here in Chile, they are only dealing with one holiday at a time.  And Christmas is the next official decorating holiday.  Yes, the gringo's here celebrate Halloween but, even though it is catching on, the Chilean's don't treat it as a big deal.  We get the day off because it is a religious day - Reformation Day - and together with All Saints Day on November 1, it gives us a four day weekend this year.  But there are no special decorations for either of those days.

And, obviously, they do not celebrate Thanksgiving.

So, between Dieciocho in September (the biggest celebration of the year) and Christmas there are 98 days with nothing to market to shoppers.  Nothing to fill the seasonal aisles.  Except Christmas.  It's probably a miracle that they waited this long to put the tinsel out so you could start decking your halls.