A small percentage of people started listening to Christmas music the day after Halloween. Two months out from Christmas. While a majority of people think those select people are crazy, most people begin to listen to Christmas music by the time Thanksgiving has rolled around, basically completely skipping over this holiday.
From here, we are left with the people who debate whether to start listening to them the day after Thanksgiving or the first day of December. I am proud to say that I fall on the latter end of this debate.
I believe that the spirit of Christmas should be consolidated into the month of December. Christmas season is one of my favorite seasons of the year, and the Christmas music I listen to is a huge factor in this. The music truly gets me in the spirit and makes me feel warm and joyful throughout the cold month that is December.
That being said, as much as I adore Christmas music, I am not quite ready after Thanksgiving. The month of November is not associated with the spirit of Christmas in my mind, but the spirit of Thanksgiving. While the two are both amazing holidays that call everyone to be thankful and joyful, it isn't right to skip right over one.
I continue to listen to Christmas music throughout the whole month of December, and in the same way, I will enjoy the spirit of Thanksgiving for the entire month of November, even after the holiday has taken place.
I have several friends that begin to listen to Christmas music right after Thanksgiving, and they are all tired of the songs by the actual week of Christmas (a time when "Go Tell It On The Mountain" by The Pentatonix should be on full blast). I refuse to water down my beloved Christmas songs by listening to them too early.
