I had to go to the mall yesterday, and on the way in I said as a joke, "Think they busted out the Christmas music, since it's November 1st?"  And . . . THEY DID.  "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" was playing.

According to a new survey, most Americans HATE THAT.

78% of Americans say stores should wait until Thanksgiving to play Christmas music.

And 75% say stores shouldn't put up their decorations until then either.

The study also found that MORE people plan to shop online for Christmas this year than in actual stores . . . but it's still close, and there's definite overlap. 75% of people will do some gift shopping online, 69% will do some in stores.