I don't do mine ahead of time, but I do have my supplies chosen & ready to go (except whatever I'm going to buy next Friday here at SSD!
).
I did get last year's album printed (this week!) from PrestoPhoto.com, though. Does that count?!
I wish I could write on my resume 'completed and printed Countdown to Christmas albums for 2011 and 2012,' but somehow, I think the real world would not be nearly as impressed with that accomplishment as I would hope they'd be.