Thanking God for Thanksgiving

I've heard lots of people lately say that Thanksgiving is their favorite holiday.   Has that always been the case?  Is there some kind of surge of support for the November holiday?

I wonder if Thanksgiving has increased in popularity because of the way Christmas continues to be an increasingly stressful experience.  There is so much to do, so many lists to check off, gifts to buy, wrap and display, decorations to assemble, cards to mail, meals to prepare ... and money that is required to make it all happen.  Have we reached the breaking point with Christmas?

Does, in comparison, Thanksgiving look appealing because of the lack of stress?  If that is the case, what do we need to do to bring back Christmas?