Christmas music
@OpinionatedLady (5966)
United States
November 10, 2010 10:54pm CST
I was flipping through the radio and found the station that is all Christmas after Thanksgiving playing Christmas music already! Do you listen to these stations during the holidays? DO you think it is too early for this music? I do? I would like to get through one holiday at a time.
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@sid556 (30960)
• United States
11 Nov 10
I was hearing some Christmas music in the stores before Halloween which I feel is way way too early. I really am not a big fan of Christmas music and especially way before the holiday. When it gets closer, I might put some on for a while if I'm wrapping gifts, decorating the tree or something. Christmas Eve when we all get together we do usually put some Christmas music on. It's nice then but a steady diet of it leading up to Christmas.
@OpinionatedLady (5966)
• United States
11 Nov 10
I haven't done much shopping in stores but the did have it going at the craft show I was working.
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@OpinionatedLady (5966)
• United States
14 Nov 10
I collect all year. Then split up at the holidays.
@talfonso (246)
• United States
6 Nov 11
I have not heard any Christmas music on the radio before Thanksgiving.
The radios switching to holiday standards like Barry Manilow's "Because It's Christmas" (arguably my favorite Christmas song) before Turkey Day is evidence that Christmas creep is in full swing. But don't just blame them, the speakers from the retail store's speakers, and what not.
Well, back in my senior year in high school, I was in the chorus as alto. I joined it so late in high school just to help the music department and advocate music education. The fall concert was when the Christmas creep struck my school. After we performed, the band (our high school's and some middle school band students) played Josh Groban's "Believe" and "Carol of the Bells," arranged respectively by Mike Story and John Kinyon.
Why are those two songs evidence that Christmas came too early in my school, being the fact that the concert took place about a week before Halloween? Well, the former mentioned piece was from a Christmas film named The Polar Express. That was a very peculiar concert thanks to too early Christmas selections.
As article marketer, I became less bothered by a too-early Christmas, even in music. I think that such music gets some people in the buying mood, but gets some other jaded at the ears. Though it's too early for seasonal favorites, I'm pretty much used to that.
And keep in mind that my parents' birth of origin, the Philippines, does that, as they rarely celebrate Halloween and Thanksgiving. People there whip out the holly and parols (star lanterns) and blast Christmas tunes come September anyway.
@OpinionatedLady (5966)
• United States
7 Nov 11
Wow we have a radio station here that becomes Holly 103.4 or whatever it is November 1st each year. I do like the music but I am one of those people that becomes sick of it by Christmas if I start now.
@AmbiePam (85680)
• United States
17 Nov 10
I love Christmas music. It always bums me out that it is usually only played for a month. And since there is technically no kind of Thanksgiving music, I don't mind it. Around here though we don't play Christmas music on our radio stations until after Thanksgiving. One station here kicks off the season with playing Christmas music all day on Thanksgiving.
@coffeebreak (17798)
• United States
11 Nov 10
I listen to some Christmas music all year round! It is just so happy and cheery and literaly distracts me from life's problems for a few moments. Silver Bells is my favorite!
@OpinionatedLady (5966)
• United States
12 Nov 10
That's a good song but I cannot listen to any music at anytime for too long. I have worn the paint off the buttons on my radio I change the station so often.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
11 Nov 10
I think they should make it a law nothing out till after thanksgiving. They wear u out w/christmas before it even gets close to the time for it. It's really irritating to me thsat it is so commercialrized now. The idea is lost to what Christmas is all about.
@OpinionatedLady (5966)
• United States
11 Nov 10
Yes it is ridiculous. ABC Family has a Christmas count down to their 25 days of Christmas count down!
@billeejack (11)
• Canada
11 Nov 10
Wow, I could not agree more!! I feel 2 whole months of christmas music and festivities is way too much. I'm already annoyed.The commercials already too! OY, I'm good with a week or so then I've had enough. I even take the tree down boxing day!
@CraftyCorner (5600)
• United States
12 Nov 10
I live in an area with dodgy reception for FM/AM radio so I depend on Internet radio, (or satellite radio via PC so I don't need to put out the $$), so I've not come across Christmas tunes yet. Decorations in stores have been trying to attack my eyeballs sense before Halloween. For Pumpkin's sake, there are few things more offensive than Santa "Ho Ho HO'ing!" when your counting pennies to buy blood pressure medication.
@celticeagle (159474)
• Boise, Idaho
12 Nov 10
No, this type of music is fine. This time is called 'the holidays' and that is what the music is mostly. I think it is all the same. They have several kid specials on that are for christmas. It is all the same to me and they really have to start early to get it all in. It seems that anymore the day after Halloween they start with Christmas.
@maezee (41997)
• United States
13 Nov 10
Oh boy.. I think YES, it's a tad bit early for that kind of thing! Don't you? It's not even after Thanksgiving, when the craze really gets going... I like Christmas music, but not in excess. I get sick of it by the time Christmas actually rolls around. LOL.
