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Due to the falling economy, many retailers this year has tried during the Christmas Season to offer better deals than in the past in hopes of luring in shoppers. It has worked to an extent, but what about a late Christmas? The deaks may be good now, but they are usually as good, or better during the tax season. he reason why is that one, the retailers know that most shoppers will be “loaded” and the amount of money will be tempting to be spent. Two, the retailers need to clear space for new products and to get rid of what was not sold during the Christmas season. So is it wrong to give gifts past the holiday? With todays economy, most would understand the financial situation many families are going thru. Ironically, Russia, Georgia, Egypt, Armenia, Ukraine, FYROM and Serbia celebrate on January 7. This is because of their use of the traditional Julian Calendar, under which December 25 falls on January 7 as measured by the standard Gregorian Calendar. So in part, Americans may perhaps be winging to the same tradition, but because of financial constraints. The holidays is not ment to be a measuerment of wealth thru gift giving, but a measurement of wealth thru giving from the heart.