WTF moment of the day - Christmas in August?

There are plenty of people who plan ahead for Christmas. They start Christmas shopping in early fall and I think that's wierd, but I understand. One of my coworkers already has a large tupperware container full of gifts. Um, it's August.
Today they also started talking about the time we'd get off at Christmas. Um, it's August. They were bitching that they might not get more than a week off for Christmas, um at most newspapers you'd be lucky to get a couple days. Oh, and it's August.
My other coworker said that she talk to the last reporter about her Christmas shopping every day. I felt like a scrooge when I said I don't enjoy Christmas shopping, it felt great. I think it's ok to be a scrooge in August. This is obviously not the kind of place that follows the no Christmas until December rule, or at least be like the mall and wait until Halloween is over.
If I'm still here when it gets close to Christmas, please, shoot me.