Black Friday (shopping) stories resurface year upon year at this time, portraying hysteria and shortage of stock, creating a state of positive feedback. In 2014, spending volume on Black Friday fell for the first time since the 2008 recession. $50.9 billion was spent during the 4-day Black Friday weekend, down 11% from the previous year. However, the U.S. economy was not in a recession. Christmas creep has been cited as a factor in the diminishing importance of Black Friday, as many retailers now spread out their promotions over the entire months of November and December rather than concentrate them on a single shopping
The Last Month of the Year very well; it just didn't sell." Sales for the album fell far below expected sales and Capitol withdrew the album from circulation shortly after its release. In his Allmusic review, critic David A. Milberg called "The Last Month of the Year" "An essential part of any Christmas album collection, these are true Christmas folk songs, from spirituals to Old English rounds." The Last Month of the Year The Last Month of the Year is an album of Christmas music by the Kingston Trio, released in 1960 (see 1960 in music). It became the first Kingston Trio album release to fall