![a drawing of a christmas tree topped with a jack-o'-lantern](https://i0.wp.com/www.doodleperdiem.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/doodle-432-christmas-halloween-tree.png?resize=309%2C531&quality=100&ssl=1)
It’s not even Halloween yet and already people are talking about Christmas.
You know, I hear tell that Wal-Mart, Target, K-mart, et al. have been conspiring together to make “Christmas in July” a real holiday. If it comes to pass, it will surely be a dark day for the world.