Christmas Countdown Starting in August

Christmas really does come earlier every year
I am glad to see my human friends finally come to their senses as experts have confirmed that Christmas really is arriving earlier each year! Us Elves start to think about Christmas in January so I have always been dismayed to see humans leave it so late.
According to a study of internet searches for terms such as “Santa Claus”, “elf” (good to read we elves are thought about!) and “presents” published by the Royal Statistical Society (RSS), people now think about Christmas as early as mid August – almost three months earlier than in 2007!
Data analyst Nathan Cunningham looked at the volume of Christmas-related Google searches in each of the past six years to work out the probability of each week being defined as “Christmas” or “not Christmas”.
He found that from an extremely late start of November 11 in 2007, we have turned our minds to Christmas as early as August 19 in 2012.
Apparently, Christmas started on October 12 in 2008 and August 30 in 2009 before a slight delay to October 3 in 2010 and September 11 in 2011.
In the last two years the festive season started on August 19 and August 25.
Mr Cunningham’s results are published in a paper entitled Does Christmas really come earlier every year?. The study earned him a runner-up prize in this year’s Young Statisticians Writing Competition organised by the RSS (Royal Statistical Society) and Significance magazine.
Mr Cunningham describes his findings as a little startling: “From a seemingly late beginning of November 11 in 2007 we had begun turning our minds to thoughts of the festive season as early as August 25 in 2013.
“While this of course seems absurdly early it should be borne in mind that the beginning of the Christmas period here reflects a marked change in our mindsets to thoughts of Christmas, and not the beginning of the full-blown holiday season.
“Nevertheless, it would appear that the prevailing notion is correct: Christmas is indeed coming earlier every year.”
RSS executive director Hetan Shah said: “This is a great example of using publicly-available statistics to take a fresh look at an age-old debate.
“Whilst many of us haven’t even started our Christmas shopping yet, this study suggests people are turning their minds to the festive period earlier and earlier.”
Needless to say – all of us elves are delighted to see humans giving Christmas the attention it deserves. A few more years and they will start feeling the festive cheer in January too! 😉
what’s up little elves
hi what is ms. claus’s first name
Not sure she has one – I’ll try to ask. Hope she don’t take offence!
We are putting the finishing touches to all our toys, before we leave to visit our human families!
hi elf
Hello ehere!
hello santa clause
Santa says hello back – he is to busy to answer in person though!
She is my elf and i miss her dearly.
Sorry to hear you miss your elf – hope she comes back for a visit this December!
My elf Holly pranks once a day. Holly’s first prank was tossing stuffing off my ceiling fan. I still don’t know were she got the stuffing from!!! LOL
hello this is me laura i have a question about my elf he has been very tired latly
please help me now
Make sure you allow it plenty of rest – making toys all year around is hard work!
Do you know when Holly is going to be finished with her duties? Tell her when she finishes to come back to my house. Tell Holly that Nicole loves her.
Most elves set of to their human families at the beginning of December. So hopefully Holly is back then!
Thanks Elfin!
something is wrong with my elf his name is peppermint snow HELP PLEASE
Sorry to hear there is something wrong with your elf – what is up with it? I am sure it will get better soon!
you say cinnamon helps elves? How much do you recommend?
By the way I am Laura’s friend that is why I asked the question about the cinnamon. I saw the idea about the cinnamon on this website.Laura tried that theory last night … I don’t know if it worked yet. I will tell you if it worked or not later when I talk to her.
Ok – keep up posted – your tips might help others too!
A pinch should be fine – too much would make them sneeze!
well latly i have to say i sprinkled cinnaman by him and he was gone is he in the north can u see if he is please and what kind of cookies does SANTA like cause i want to make him cookies this christmas i waitng for him tell me if my elf is in the north pole i miss him i think the cinnaman work but i cant find him
AND HIS NAME IS PEPPERMINT SNOW FIND HIM FIND HIM PLEASE
I am sure he will turn up shortly 🙂
Let me know if you find Peppermint snow at the North Pole or any were else. PLEASE be on a lookout for him.
Will do!
Thanks, by the way he has been found. He is back at Laura’s house.
GOOD NEWS I SPRINKLED SOME CINNAMAN BY HIM AND HE MOVED SOMEWERE WHILE I WAS GONE I SO HAPPY
What are Santa’s favorite kind’s of cookies?
Santa just loves anything sweet (it can be seen on his waist line), but is favourite cookies at the moment are chocolate chips cookies!
What is your job at the North Pole? What is your favorite color? Were are you now?(location)
I do all sorts of jobs for Santa. I feed and groom the reindeer, help out in the toy factory and monitor the naughty/nice list. My favourite colour is pink. At the moment I am still at the North Pole.
Which reindeer is your favorite?
I like all the reindeer!
Which reindeer likes you the most?
I am not sure. You would need to ask them. Reindeer can have more than one favourite elf, just like elves can like all the reindeer!
Do you know if Holly is coming back on Dec 1 ?
If she had a good time last year I am sure she will.
thx , I know she did , she told me so
How long does it take for a letter to get to the North Pole?
Express service it should be there next day 🙂
I can’t beleve that Holly might be at my house in the morning!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😀
How do I get an elf crazy for free? I really, really, really, really, REALLY want one really really bad. I want more but the top 3 things on my christmas list is the nerd rebel agent bow purple, a red zike (150) a ps vita (white) mine craft for the ps vita, a racing game for it and my family. Thank you for reading because this a very important message!!!! Love Yasmyn Smith
What kind of cookies are Santa’s favorite? (same Nicole by the way )
Did Holly ever get my letter I sent her a few weeks ago?
Hi elfy