Let it be known that I am one of the greatest supporters of Christmas that exists. While it is OK to listen to Christmas Music any time of the year, I cannot agree that having stores open on Thanksgiving is a good thing. The origin of Thanksgiving was started by William Bradford to give thanks to God for helping the Pilgrims to survive the year. They even invited the local tribes to participate, so great was their bounty after almost starving the previous year. Gifts are just “stuff”....they can wait a day.