Major retailers are getting a jump on the holiday season by offering some early deals for bargain-hunters.

Analysts predict more people will do their holiday shopping on-line this year.  And many of the major retailers are spreading some early holiday cheer by posting their Black Friday ads already.

We begin at the self-proclaimed official site for Black Friday Deals: blackfriday.gottadeal.com.  Like many years in the past, Sears is one of the first major retailers to post their Black Friday Deals. Sixteen pages of holiday deals from nearly every department in the store. In an effort to get a jump-start on its competitors, Sears will open their doors at 4 a.m. on Black Friday.

This site has also posted the popular Toys R Us "Big Toy Book" Catalog for 2009. It's not technically a Black Friday ad, but does include some coupons.

Last week, Walmart announced it was bringing back its 100 toys for $10 promotion. But the retail giant refuses to release its Black Friday ads until November 23.  That's the same strategy they tried last year but the list was leaked early on-line.

Gander Mountain Outdoor store is actually open on Thanksgiving this year. You can find the deals and other early bird Black Friday deals at bfads.net.

BlackFriday.info has secured the first Black Friday ad for 2009, which comes from OfficeMax.  The ad has already been removed, but the alleged list can still be found on the Web site.

So if you're eager to find the deal this year, log-on and start hunting.  If you wait until Black Friday this year, you may be left in the dark.