No. Absolutely not. Christmas is in December. Why do we need to put our Halloween costumes away, and immediately start turning our radio stations to "Jingle Bell Rock" and "Last Christmas?" Don't get me wrong, I love Christmas and Christmas music as much as the next guy. I fully embrace the holiday spirit and will sing along to it all, no matter who is around. But not before I have had my Thanksgiving turkey.
Christmas music is a seasonal tradition. Key word in that phrase: Seasonal. Meaning it has a season. Listening to holiday music year round, or too early makes it less of a treat when it comes around. If we kept our Christmas trees up year round, would it be as fun seeing them lit up in the window when you drive past a house? If we had fireworks every week, would they be as fun on the Fourth of July? no, they wouldn't be. So why is Christmas music different?
In my opinion, the Christmas season starts the day after Thanksgiving, or Black Friday, and ends on the 26th of December. Yes, there is some wiggle room to take down the decorations, because I know how people are busy, and you have a lot of new fun stuff to play with from Christmas. But the Christmas needs to stop once the new year rolls around. In this time, I am constantly listening to Christmas music. Tis the season! But not before, and not after.
We do not have a shortage of music to listen to. If you believe this is happening, please look at some of my older blog posts. There are plenty of ways to expand your horizons and discover new music. Artists are constantly releasing new music, and new music doesn't have to be new. Just please, do not start listening to Christmas music non-stop the day after Halloween.
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