Okay, hear us out. Certainly, the memes of Mariah Carrey waiting to sing her “All I Want for Christmas is You” song are hilarious. Certainly, there is something to be said for forestalling Christmas jingles until the season is...well, in season.
That said, there are “Christmas in July” stores that do a killing in the middle of summer and year-round Christmas stores. Here are twelve of the top Christmas stores that stay open year-round from across the country. There is a real culture centered on year-round Christmas celebrations.
Now certainly, it’s going to depend on you, your family, your community, and the sort of budget you put together for Christmas décor. That said, there’s nothing wrong with decorating early, or even designing decorations that can be left up throughout the year. Here we’ll explore a few advantages of early or year-round décor.
1. The Floral Angle
Some decorations aren’t synthetic, but they’re actually living. Poinsettias come to mind, but there are also coniferous trees that remain relatively manageable when grown through a pot indoors. Check out this link for some Christmas decorations that involve little indoor trees like this.
Now, purchasing and dressing such trees is a fine thing to do in September. In fact, you’re more likely to get a deal on this kind of foliage if you purchase it earlier, rather than later, in the year. That goes for traditional Christmas décor as well; the best deals you’ll find are likely going to be in January when stores are looking to move unsold inventory.
Similarly, though, you can find some fine deals around September or October as well, when demand is low. There just won’t be the same sort of selection. At any rate, you’ll get some deals, and buying plants before the cold season sets intends to provide you with a greater selection. Also, placing plants in the house need not necessitate full décor; unless you’d like. You can add ornaments later.
2. The Time-Saving Angle
Decorating in September saves you time. Think about it. After summer is over, school begins, and then you’ve got Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s. It’s just a holiday after holiday after holiday. Sometimes you get too busy to do the decoration in November or December, and you only do half the job you could have.
After the kids get started in school, and you get back into your autumn routine, you’ll likely have a little free time between early September and late October. This is a perfect time to get a few decorations up. If you’re using lighted décor, it may not even be noticeable unless you turn everything on; so even if the neighborhood isn’t decorating yet, you won't stand out.
3. Safety
If you’re decorating for Christmas in late November or early December, there could be snow on the ground. If you’re leaning on a ladder with ice beneath, you could find yourself hanging onto a gutter shouting expletives while the ladder falls languidly onto your car. In September, you’re not going to have any ice or snow, in all likelihood, and that means you’re safer.
The safer you are in décor, the easier it will be for you to expand what sort of decoration you’re able to put together. When the weather is nicer, and you’re less likely to hurt yourself, you’ve got more flexibility to explore the full decorative potential of your property.
4. Convenience
Decorating in September is something you can do one time, saving you the hassle of ever decorating again. You do all the exterior décor while the kids are away at school and carefully apply it so it’s invisible until you turn the lights on. You do the same indoors, designing décor that hides in plain sight.
Multicolored LEDs are ideal for this purpose, and they have remote controls you can use to change the pattern of the lights. So during the majority of the year, you can keep the lights in hues that match the season, then turn on the party lights as the season changes.
Now granted, there’s something to be said for the fun of decoration, so you might just leave a few things undone until the season comes a little closer.
Always Being in the Christmas Spirit
Sure, you can wait until the last minute to decorate for Christmas, or you can decorate one time in such a way that all you've got to do is turn the decorations on. Whatever works best for you is the best thing to do.
However, decorating in September allows you to be safer, decorate more extensively, and capitalize on decoration deals that are worth noting. Decorating in September has a lot to recommend that most people don’t realize.
