The summer sample sale, which will be in-person only, will be Thursday, July 17, and Friday, July 18, from 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The American Christmas warehouse is at 30 Warren Place, Mount Vernon.

Christmas in July can trace its origin back to France in 1892. The celebration become popular in the U.S. at an all-girls camp in 1933 and spread nationwide in the 1940s.

After attending Ms. Lindsey’s Christmas in July event last summer in Mobile, Ms. Thomas said, she decided to get a head start on holiday shopping for her three boys, ages 7, 5 and 2.

The Grinch gives a high five to Luca Di Vietro, 7, a rising second-grader from South Elgin, at the Christmas in July event at Blarney Island in Antioch on July 20, 2025 on Grass Lake.