Not sure if it's happening where you are but fireworks seem to be creeping in for Christmas celebrations. E.g town/village light switch on now combined with fireworks too as if it's not enough!
Next people will be bloody lighting them for Midnight mass or on Christmas Day. Not that I'm religious but it's a peaceful day to me.
Just really fed up of fireworks now as they have been going on since before Halloween and people round here have said they are setting more off at the weekend (probably those loud air bomb type that shake you to the core).