From the December 2013 AARP Bulletin "A Boomer's History of the Holidays."
The holiday season has changed drastically in the last 50 years. Perhaps the biggest difference is in the increasing "Christmas Creep" merchandising which had moved Christmas sales into October (and now September. I saw stuff in September this past year. And, of course, there is now Back-to-School Creep which starts in early July.)).
And, of course, mention "Black Friday" and opening stores on Thanksgiving to someone back in 1963 and they would look at you puzzled and ask if you are out of your mind. No one gets up at 4 a.m. back then except maybe to get the turkey started.
--RoadDog
YOU THINK ENGLISH IS EASY? The wind was too strong to wind the sail in.
Being an account of some things I'm interested in, what I'm doing, and reflections on my past, especially music.
Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.
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