Anyone remember when this time of the year was actually the beginning of the year?

[Numo]

I always hated September when I was a kid, and it's still a little depressing now. It was a melancholy time of year as I adjusted to cooler temps and having to give up my summer freedoms.

As the words to a popular song at the time went, "All the leaves have died, and the sky is grey . . ."