10. Everywhere you go....Christmas music.
Not that I have anything against Christmas music in general, but it would be nice not to have to listen to Jingle Bells, White Christmas, etc over, and over, and over, and over, and over, etc. 'Tis the season for remembering why you have a CD player in your car.

9. The Salvation Army Bell Ringer
"Look. I'm all for your cause, and I think it's great that you're out here...but if I give you $20, will you stop ringing that #%*&*# bell? Thanks."

8. The animatronic isle at the store
Snorring santa, waving santa, laughing santa, talking Christmas trees, etc. You know the isle I'm talking about...the one that always seems to be directly between where you are and where you need to be. Those things are obnoxious, but I can't seem to escape them. A few years ago, I would turn them all off evertime I went into the Greenville Wal-Mart. Good times.

7. Eggnog
I don't feel like explaining. That's how much it annoys me. It's not worth my time.

6. Holiday-themed junk email
I've been ranting about this for a little while now, so I won't go into it too much. Just remember: mini RC racers.

5. "Best of.." Lists
It's not the concept that annoys me, it's some of the lists themselves. For example, Anna has suggested that we do some of our own "best of" lists for our final top 10's of the year, and I whole-heartedly agree because I think they'll rock. However, MTV showing me the top videos of the year, when they don't even play videos anymore, will annoy me.

4. A Special Night of Television
With only a few exceptions, holiday episodes of tv shows suck.

3. It starts earlier every year
There was always an unwritten rule that the Christmas season starts the day after Thanksgiving. Over the past few years, I've noticed an alarming trend of green and red going up when retailers bring down the black and orange of Halloween. Heck, let's just leave it up all year!

2. Tacky Decorations
Getting into the Christmas spirit is one thing, but a little bit of good taste can go a long way. Brightly painted, molded plastic items are a great way to tell the neighbors, "I watch professional wrestling and eat Spam sandwiches twice a day."

1. Shopping
Going into any store between Thanksgiving and Christmas is like driving rusty paperclips under your toenails: painful and not very smart. Many believe that online shopping is the solution. While it's a great option, no doubt, I have my own system: get others to do the shopping for you.