Call us crazy, but when I was scheduling for JoAnn's, I had employees who requested the early shift. We all liked the excitement of the day after a holiday. We were never open on the holiday, of course. Personally, I preferred to come in at 9:00 am and be the closer. I didn't mind the twelve hour shift, but I had an aversion to going to work in the dark - just not a morning person. We also had 'at will' employees to help out. They couldn't touch the register and only one could cut fabric, but it sure helped to have others specifically to put away fabric and keep things tidy. I also had my district manager, and one time, a regional manager show up to work. Great cutters! I wonder if they still do that.
IMO, the only stores that need to be open on holidays are one gas station, one drugstore with the pharmacy open, one grocery and one or two restaurants. Sadly, as long as people patronize the stores that are open, they will continue to be.