The age-old debate: when is it acceptable to start playing Christmas music? Some people argue that the day after Thanksgiving is the first time that it should be allowed so that Thanksgiving doesn't get forgotten. For others, they have to hold themselves back to not listen to it before Halloween is over.
Even though it's still November, and Thanksgiving hasn't happened yet, it's not too early to start listening to Christmas music.
No,w I don't think that Christmas music should be played all day every day from Halloween until Christmas Day; I don't even feel that way about Christmas music during the week before Christmas. I love Thanksgiving; I think it's one of the best holidays because it's the most food-centric one. But the one thing that Thanksgiving is missing is the fact that there isn't anything to do to get into the "Thanksgiving spirit" because there's no music that goes with it. Thanksgiving doesn't get forgotten about just because someone decided to play music for another holiday.
Many people often start getting ready to celebrate holidays like Halloween a couple months before they happen. If Thanksgiving didn't occur between Halloween and Christmas, would anyone care if people started listening to Christmas music before December?
I associate Christmas with snow and the change of the season from Fall to Winter. When it gets cold outside, I start thinking about Christmas. If the weather is already like Christmas, then why not listen to the music for the holiday that you're already thinking about?
Also, not everyone celebrates the same holidays as you. Some people don't celebrate Thanksgiving, while others don't celebrate Christmas. Are you going to judge someone for never listening to Christmas music? If not, then why are you going to judge someone for when they start listening to Christmas music?
If you don't like listening to Christmas music before Thanksgiving, then it's easy to avoid. Most places don't start decorating for Christmas until after Thanksgiving, and they're not going to start playing the music until they have decorated for the holiday. After Thanksgiving, not Halloween, is when it's all you can hear.
Let your friends enjoy their holiday music, and you can enjoy your Thanksgiving themed music, if it even exists.
