To Announce or not to announce

Day 1, 12/12/2017
Day 2, 13/12/2017
Day 3, 14/12/2017
Day 4, 15/12/2017

w/end

Day 5, 18/12/2017
Day 6, 19/12/2017
Day 7, 20/12/2017
Day 8, 21/12/2017
Day 9, 22/12/2017 (to this date is acceptable)

Long w/end

Day 10, 27/12/2017
Day 11, 28/12/2017
Day 12, 29/12/2017

the above represents remaining days till the big announcement...

an announcement made post (Day 9, 22/12/2017 (to this date is acceptable)) will be lost in my view to the rush of Christmas and NY!

thoughts? agree disagree?