On the calendar, Christmas is one month and three days away. In Surf City, it arrives three weeks early with the kickoff to the holiday season at the firehouse.

Beginning Dec. 1, the Surf City Volunteer Fire Co. and EMS is in the business of selling Christmas trees. The hours are Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 3 to 7 p.m.; Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Sunday, from noon until 6 p.m. Trees will be available for sale at the firehouse until they are sold out.