'Tis The Season—in October?

With Halloween around the corner, it’s just a matter of time before the winter holidays are upon us—and some Beach Cities stores are already well ahead of the game, stocking up for Christmas.

Holiday-themed candles were recently spotted at Target in neighboring Manhattan Beach and the U.S. Postal Service announced Thursday its new holiday stamps are now on sale.

"Holiday gift catalogs are already in the mail," said David Williams, network operations for USPS, in a statement. "Soon we’ll be delivering millions of extra packages, cards and letters. Many of them will be dressed in their holiday best — wearing one of the 2011 holiday stamps we are dedicating."

Some say that it’s never too early to start preparing for the holidays, but what do you think? Should we start celebrating Christmas before Thanksgiving?

This also includes timing of putting holiday lights up on the house—when do you start bringing out the winter home decor?