Frantic last-minute shopping, pine trees, catchy tunes – Christmas is almost here. It’s the most anticipated holiday on our calendars, with about 90 percent of our population celebrating it, and people have been channeling their holiday fever since Halloween. In preparation for Santa Claus, people have begun the process of putting up Christmas decor, which raises a popular question: how much is too much?

Opinions seem to clash in regards to this question.

“No, you cannot have too many Christmas decorations,” Ms. Kayla Fehr, history teacher, said.

Sophomore Samantha Leedom seemed to have other ideas on the topic.

“Yes, Christmas decorations can be taken too far if someone decorates too much. Like, if your house is covered in lights from top to bottom, you have too much,” Leedom said.

There is no definitive answer as to what is “acceptable” and what crosses over into the realm of Christmas fanatics. Getting festive during the holidays is always accepted, even expected. Drinking peppermint cocoa while listening to a cliche Christmas track is all a part of getting into character.

There are levels to Christmas fever. Level one is maybe getting a tree and a few decorations. People on level two like to go a bit deeper with their decorations, stringing up lights and a few silicone, light-up animals in the yard here and there. These two levels are what many consider to be average and ordinary.

Then there’s level bonkers. We’ve all seen those homes smothered in a cloak of Christmas spirit. The ones that make us pity the poor soul who takes on the challenge of taking down the decorations when the holidays are over.

If your home can easily be mistaken for the actual North Pole, you may be a bit bonkers, but is that really such a bad thing? Not really.

Sure, some people’s passion toward Christmas may seem to dwell on the brink of extremity, but it isn’t really out of the ordinary. However, if your home is splattered with so many trinkets and ornaments that it becomes a hindrance, you may want to chill out a bit.

Nothing is wrong with showing the world how merry you are through the art of displaying Christmas decorations inside and outside your home. The same goes for having a little bit of decoration. If all you do is buy a single wreath, that’s absolutely fine too.

Christmas decor is not typically competition, it’s more of a reflection of your personality. So to settle the score of the debate, there isn’t too much or too little when it comes to decorations. There are no rules and regulations when it comes to Christmas either, so you should just do what you’re comfortable with.