Frazz by Jef Mallett for January 05, 2022

No, Christmas would end up in January.

In “White Christmas”, the singer is actually in Beverly Hills.

I was raised in Seattle, where we sang it as “I’m Dreaming Of A Wet Christmas.”

Why does Jef have an obsession about starting the year on the Winter Solstice?

Hard to write songs about a misty, foggy Christmas.

Chip shot. Considering Crosby et al owned a figurative half of California, doubt he would be reading the help-wanted columns.

Is this conversation ever going to stop?

Two options maintain the calendar and make the adjust of all holidays to the solstice. Or change the dates of the holidays on the calendar. The nature of a year remains the same.

Considering it was in the high 50’s to mid-60’s here in Northern Virginia Christmas Day, bumping Christmas back wouldn’t be necessary.

Der Bingle would doff his Trilby, light his pipe, and be patient.

Since Memorial Day and Labor Day represent the beginning and end of summer, why isn’t Memorial Day on the Summer Solstice and Labor Day on the Autumnal Equinox?

Why isn’t the New Year March 25th like it used to be? It’s not only the Annunciation, but the downfall of Sauron.

Or, to put it another way: Is there a point to this?

Second job?

There is nothing special about religious holiday dates, they have all been moved around to accommodate the needs / whims of various kings and or church officials.

Thanks to climate change, we don’t have to move it anywhere to experience this. I can’t remember the last White Christmas I’ve had now in the midwest, yet someplace like Seattle gets it this year. Bizarre!

Probably. Changing the date of winter would not have prevented the car crash killing Berlin’s son which proved to be the spark for the song.

why wouldn’t it be 10 days, not getting the two weeks thing…

I realize it’s tough to come up with material for a daily comic strip, but this storyline is getting old, fast.

I’m more interested in the yellow button Frazz is wearing.

It all depends and it is complicated. Christmas is December 25 because it is 9 months before March 25 (The Annunciation) for Reasons. It was also when the Spring Equinox was in the 4th century when dates were established (The first Sunday after the first full moon after the Equinox).

If you move the current Calendar so that Jan 1 in the first week after the equinox, of course all annual events will get messed with. If you create a new Calendar (Ala the French Revolutionary Calendar), Christmas will still be observed ~five days after solstice. Regardless of whether you are Old or New calendar.

On the third hand ….

Having already gotten feedback from the eight year old next door about who he thinks is in charge and whether or not they’re screwing up (see Monday comments section), I’ll be sure to poll him after school later on about his opinions on the placement of the new year as well as the back catalogs of Irving Berlin and Bing Crosby.

Bing’s second job was advertising orange juice.

Scherzo! Where are you?

https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/new-years

January 1 was settled upon when there were only 10 months and 304 days in the year. From Janus the 2 faced God who looked into the past and into the future simultaneously.

No, Christmas would just be the FIRST big holiday of the year, not the last. (Not counting New Years day itself, of course)