Christmas Music how soon is too soon?
 

I had fun today at work. I work as a receptionist in a medical office. For a variety of reasons I am responsible for the music that plays in the waiting area.

This is quite funny as I truly do not have an ear for music. I like music, but cannot carry a tune and I do not think I fully appreciate music.

So being that today was the first day after Halloween, I followed the trend of Shopping Malls everywhere and streamed Christmas Music all day. It was fun to watch peoples faces as they realized what they were hearing.

Don't worry it will be back the the old station on Monday, I just wanted to have some fun and see how many people noticed.

The Christmas music will play again after December 1st.

I will admit I could listen to Christmas Music all year long. Whether religious or secular it is all uplifting.

Just me but my pet peeve is Christmas anything before Remerance Day is done.

Oh that's cruel. reminding people how close Christmas really is. Still, I'm sure they didn't mind. At least most Christmas music is great!!!

:DYou just had to mess with their heads didn't you. It reminds me of the commercial currently airing on TV. The couple are handing out Halloween candy at their door, they shut the door and go to walk away until they hear another knock on the door....they open the door to Christmas carolers

tartan...lmao. I could listen to emerson ,lake and palmers, 'father christmas' every day of the year.
now , some of those other barking dogs, and shoe songs are started wayyyy tooooo soon.

The Christmas Shoes... UGH. I can't change the station fast enough! It's your classic Urban Legend, set to music.

I love Christmas music, but not before Thanksgiving Day.

But I am in Canada, we have Thanksgiving in October.

It was fun today, but I will be waiting until December first to play it again.

MisDixie, do not worry I am respectful of our Veterans. The Legion is right across the street from where I work. I love when they have the Pipes and Drums outside for a ceremony.

I have Christmas music all the time on my i-Pod!

DH and I stopped by a Subway for lunch yesterday (Nov. 1st) and they were playing Christmas music.

Guess I really like to wait till the day after Thanksgiving.

I could listen to Christmas music all year. It is my favorite holiday. Hallmark has started there Christmas movies last night, had to sit and watch. I get dirty looks when I decorate to early.

Some of the radio stations start playing Christmas music right after Thanksgiving. I think that may be too soon for some of the so called Christmas songs. If they played songs like Silent Night and O Holy Night and other ones like that it would be okay.

Pat in Mn

They start playing it so darn early by the time Christmas is here I can't stand it anymore. To me, it shouldn't start until AFTER Thanksgiving. That poor holiday gets no respect! :)

I could listen to certain Christmas music starting at any time.

On our cable we have music stations, one being Sounds of the Season, it has started Christmas music yesterday. So if you haven't guessed already, we had it on for a while.

I love Christmas music. Not everyone in my house will tolerate it until after Thanksgiving. If I am working on a Christmas quilt, even if in June ,I always play Christmas music to get me in the mood!

Moving a little away from Christmas music, which I love, Christmas commercials BEFORE HALLOWEEN make me want to scream. Only one has a legitimate reason for being aired, Radio City Music Hall's Christmas Show which starts this month, I think. But I'm going to try to avoid every store that's already started airing "shop at me" ads.

December 1 is the start date for Christmas music in my mind. I do love it, but it's not special if you have it for too long.

One of the reasons I liked being in the church choir was starting practicing for the Christmas musical in August or September!

I wish they'd play Christmas music in July.

the real Christmas music…..any time at all.

Christmas season starts the 26th of December. (Get what I mean?) But I don't start the decorating and the music until December 1. Traditional in our family. Then starts the Lutefisk, the Potatis Korv, Stollen and other mementos that are privy to our family and anyone else that wants to know our traditions. The tree goes up the Saturday before my sister's birthday (December 20) and the tree comes down the day after my husband's birthday (January 4) (unfortunately he passed away this past March, but he knows I will still always take the tree down on January 4). This year I will have an artificial tree all decorated out on the porch - it was my mother's tree (she passed away this past July) and that will stay up until the 6th of January (Epiphany). The big tree will be a Fraser Fir, which was my husband's favorite. But the five weeks of Christmas will be loaded with music - preferably the carols. My very best favorite is "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day".

I hope to have everything done early this year so I can sit back and sew on my quilts and those will be the "I didn't get them done for Christmas, but I hope you like a nice Fourth of July gift!!!!!!"

I have the Christmas spirit every day as every one should. The Christmas spirit lasts such a short time with some people and then some people start getting grumbly around the middle of Christmas. I feel bad for them because this is such a good time of year. It may not be as important as Easter, but still it seems to be a time when people are happier and more willing to help.

I love Christmas music, but I love it the best when there is snow on the ground and everyone comes together and the world is just a little bit better. I guess that is the spirit, eh? Edie

One of our grocery store chains had a holiday open house yesterday, music and all. It was too early for me, though I did stock up on walnuts and pecans at a great discount. I like to enjoy Thanksgiving first. Our tradition is to start decorating Thanksgiving afternoon to work off some of the food.

Seems Thanksgiving is an important forgotten holiday, and I for one don't like to hear Christmas music or see Christmas decor before Thanksgiving. Most stores are beginning to put up Christmas decor before halloween. Christmas is a Holy day and should be celebrated as one.
I will get off my soap box now.

Traditional Christmas music is all I ever listen to. I lost most of my hearing many, many years ago so I can't follow along with music unless I already know it by heart. So, any time I am in the mood for music, its Christmas music for me.

Around about the 20th of December is early enough. I remember one year the radio stations started playing too early and there were so many complaints that it was banned until close to Christmas. I personally get very annoyed at the same jingle being played repeatedly - it is llike water torture.

Personally I do not think anything to do with Christmas should be around til right after Thanksgiving. Before we know it, Christmas season will be starting in June!!!

Sang my first Christmas Carol of the season yesterday. But it was at the Salvation Army tea and doll auction. Over 600 18" dolls on display-each one cuter than the next.

But - I prefer to wait until after Thanksgiving to hear carols on a regular basis.

I agree!! Let's have Thanksgiving first!!

I agree with redquilter--Thanksgiving tends to get lost in the shuffle. Let's have our day to be thankful before we get the Christmas music out.

I agree with you both. Thanksgiving is such a lovely peaceful holiday (except for the hostess!). I love the colors, the family time, the food. Christmas has become so commercially driven that it takes Herculean effort to remember the reason for it. JMHO.

As far as I'm concerned, the Christmas season starts the day after Halloween. Had Christmas music on Pandora all day yesterday. Love the season, love the music and decorations, love to bake, plan and sew, and a starting the season after Thanksgiving just isn't long enough!!

I have xm radio in my car so I'm not subjected to the whims and chatter of the disc jockey :) I had to drive my truck somewhere Friday and it only has "regular" radio. I was surprised that the station I keep tuned to on there is already all Christmas music. Really? It used to be that you didn't hear or see Christmas until the day after Thanksgiving. I guess I'm showing my age - I liked it better that way. By the time Christmas comes now, I'm tired of the commercialism of it.

I think it should start the day after Thanksgiving. Hate seeing Christmas stuff out in the stores and hearing the music before Halloween, which has happened this year.

I went into Lowe's 2 wks ago and fake trees were already up and decorated and they were playing Carols. WalMart had there Christmas candy out before the Tricker Treaters were home with their loot. The radio stations are already throwing in Carols. So I now listen to CDs at home and in the car. The stores start shoving Christmas down our throats way to early. Draining the joy right out of the holiday. I use to love going Christmas shopping. Every one was in high spirits and friendly and full of love and joy. Remembering the true reason for the season. I can't remember the last Black Friday that the news did not report deaths by trampling all over the country. Lining the pockets of CEO's is not my idea of the Christmas Season... We do things for one another that mean something- My brother and SIL have an early Christmas present this year-we all got together and put in a whole new bathroom for them. And this past week WE all got the best present any one could ask for. My DIL had open heart surgery and she is home and doing real good. I hope every one's Christmas presents could be as wonderful as the ones we give and receive year around.

Here are from canada too, getting our first snowfall today, timer for the Mummers Song, today and every day til christmas.
http://youtu.be/FzJW65XwKPY

Normally I wait until the day after Thanksgiving. I use the weekend to decorate (which takes FOREVER since I collect Santa Claus stuff and I have six Christmas trees). Then I host a big cookie exchange luncheon on the first Sunday of December for my neighborhood ladies. However, I just realized a few days ago that we're going to be gone for two week over Thanksgiving, so I told my husband that we'd (they get the boxes down from the garage storage and I decorate) have to decorate next weekend. He's ignoring me...

Christmas music after Thanksgiving for me and no more as soon as Christmas is over. Now for one of my DDs, she starts Christmas music in August.

Christmas music is among the most beautiful of genres. We listen to it as much as we can. Why deprive ourselves of the majesty and grandeur?

Depends on if one observes the Liturgical calendar or secular calendar...or the retailer calendar. Take your pick!

Sandy