Listening to Christmas Music

MHT1138 · November 12 2012, 09:33 AM

When do people start listening to Christmas Music?

EKeelerWasRight · November 12 2012, 09:35 AM

The first Sunday in Advent.

MHT1138 · November 12 2012, 09:38 AM

I love Christmas music! I am in fact listening to it right now. I will listen to it all year round, but I start in earnest sometime in November.

scotpens · November 12 2012, 09:44 AM

I don't actively listen to Christmas music, but I can't help hearing Christmas music since it's all over the radio from the day after Thanksgiving (sometimes earlier) until December 24.

Kestra · November 12 2012, 09:47 AM

MHT1138 wrote:

I love Christmas music! I am in fact listening to it right now. I will listen to it all year round, but I start in earnest sometime in November.

I just started listening to some today! It was by accident; I went to stream a station from back home and forgot that they start playing Christmas music very early. I listened to a few songs while cleaning.

When I lived in Illinois, I usually started listening when it started feeling like winter outside. Right now I think I'll cool it with the Christmas music until at least after Thanksgiving. But I do really enjoy the songs.

ElimParra · November 12 2012, 09:54 AM

Generally sometime before Christmas Eve.

teacake · November 12 2012, 09:54 AM

I loved it for years. Handel's Messiah, Elvis singing carols, wonderful choirs harking the herald angels. My favorite christmas hymn was, and I guess still is, O Come O Come Emmanuel.

And then one day I was like.. I NEVER WANT TO HEAR THIS STUFF AGAIN.

Kind of like Hotel California. Enough already with these damn songs.

Mind you for the last 10 years we've played Shakira's Laundry Service album every Christmas so it's easy to make new traditions.

MHT1138 · November 12 2012, 09:59 AM

One of my friends used to work in a Christmas store, so she heard it every day. So consequently, for years after she stopped working there, she refused to listen to Christmas music.

EmoBorg · November 12 2012, 10:06 AM

Could Greensleeves be considered Christmas music? I love that song during the holidays.

macloudt · November 12 2012, 10:46 AM

I threaten my kids with grievous bodily harm if they play Christmas songs before December 1st. I don't mind some Christmas music, especially traditional carols, but I like anything Christmassy to be confined to December.

I cannot put into words how happy I am to work in one of the few retail chains which never plays music. It makes up for the years I worked in a place which had just three Christmas cassettes: Barbra Streisand, Bony M, and The Chipmunks. It's amazing no employee ever went postal during the holiday season.

teacake · November 12 2012, 10:54 AM

EmoBorg wrote:

Could Greensleeves be considered Christmas music?

No.

Naira · November 12 2012, 10:57 AM

In my country, children go from house to house on Christmas Eve and sing carols, so, after the first bunch of them come to my house, I usually get in the mood and listen to some festive music. So, Christmas Eve it is!

Davros · November 12 2012, 10:58 AM

I avoid Christmas music whenever possible.

teacake · November 12 2012, 11:11 AM

Ever since I read this thread two hours ago I've had Feliz Navidad in my head.

:: swats head ::

MacLeod · November 12 2012, 12:02 PM

They can confine it Christmas week for all I care. Don't get me wrong nothing against it per se, but working in retail. Come Christmas you are fed up of listening to Christmas music.

As for poll options, shouldn't there be a sometime December in there? Rather than two options for November (Some time in November and Thanksgiving weekend as last I checked that's sometime in November)

View Poll Results: When do people start listening to Christmas music?
Christmas Eve	6	10.53%
Thanksgiving weekend	22	38.60%
Sometime in November	12	21.05%
I listen to Christmas music all year round	6	10.53%
I don't listen to Christmas music	11	19.30%
Voters: 57. You may not vote on this poll

November 12 2012, 09:33 AM	#1
MHT1138 Fleet Captain Location: Scottsdale, AZ, USA	Listening to Christmas Music When do people start listening to Christmas Music? __________________ Lying is a skill like any other, and if you want to maintain a level of excellence, you have to practice constantly. -Elim Garak

November 12 2012, 09:35 AM	#2
EKeelerWasRight Lieutenant Junior Grade Location: Brisbane	Re: Listening to Christmas Music The first Sunday in Advent.

November 12 2012, 09:38 AM	#3
MHT1138 Fleet Captain Location: Scottsdale, AZ, USA	Re: Listening to Christmas Music I love Christmas music! I am in fact listening to it right now. I will listen to it all year round, but I start in earnest sometime in November. __________________ Lying is a skill like any other, and if you want to maintain a level of excellence, you have to practice constantly. -Elim Garak

November 12 2012, 09:44 AM	#4
scotpens Rear Admiral Location: Los Angeles, CA	Re: Listening to Christmas Music I don't actively listen to Christmas music, but I can't help hearing Christmas music since it's all over the radio from the day after Thanksgiving (sometimes earlier) until December 24. __________________ “All the universe or nothingness. Which shall it be, Passworthy? Which shall it be?”

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November 12 2012, 09:54 AM	#6
ElimParra Fleet Admiral Location: Newcastle, Australia	Re: Listening to Christmas Music Generally sometime before Christmas Eve.

November 12 2012, 09:54 AM	#7
teacake Admiral Location: Militant Janeway True Path Devotees Compound. With Sehlats.	Re: Listening to Christmas Music I loved it for years. Handel's Messiah, Elvis singing carols, wonderful choirs harking the herald angels. My favorite christmas hymn was, and I guess still is, O Come O Come Emmanuel. And then one day I was like.. I NEVER WANT TO HEAR THIS STUFF AGAIN. Kind of like Hotel California. Enough already with these damn songs. Mind you for the last 10 years we've played Shakira's Laundry Service album every Christmas so it's easy to make new traditions. __________________ Rider: I can't believe you'd kill me for a field of empty holes. J'onn: It's all I have. ■ ■ ■ Janeway does Melbourne

November 12 2012, 09:59 AM	#8
MHT1138 Fleet Captain Location: Scottsdale, AZ, USA	Re: Listening to Christmas Music One of my friends used to work in a Christmas store, so she heard it every day. So consequently, for years after she stopped working there, she refused to listen to Christmas music. __________________ Lying is a skill like any other, and if you want to maintain a level of excellence, you have to practice constantly. -Elim Garak

November 12 2012, 10:06 AM	#9
EmoBorg Commander Location: Leela's Home Planet	Re: Listening to Christmas Music Could Greensleeves be considered Christmas music? I love that song during the holidays. Last edited by EmoBorg; November 12 2012 at 10:27 AM.

November 12 2012, 10:46 AM	#10
macloudt Shut up, I'm counting Location: a Canuck in southwest England	Re: Listening to Christmas Music I threaten my kids with grievous bodily harm if they play Christmas songs before December 1st. I don't mind some Christmas music, especially traditional carols, but I like anything Christmassy to be confined to December. I cannot put into words how happy I am to work in one of the few retail chains which never plays music. It makes up for the years I worked in a place which had just three Christmas cassettes: Barbra Streisand, Bony M, and The Chipmunks. It's amazing no employee ever went postal during the holiday season. __________________ "Tough and funny and a little bit kind: that is as near to perfection as a human being can be."--Mignon McLaughlin My crafting and cooking blog

November 12 2012, 10:57 AM	#12
Naira Rear Admiral Location: Greece	Re: Listening to Christmas Music In my country, children go from house to house on Christmas Eve and sing carols, so, after the first bunch of them come to my house, I usually get in the mood and listen to some festive music. So, Christmas Eve it is! __________________ TBBS Card \| "Don't Panic!"

November 12 2012, 10:58 AM	#13
Davros Fleet Admiral Location: Kaled bunker, Skaro	Re: Listening to Christmas Music I avoid Christmas music whenever possible. __________________ "With great power comes great responsibility"-Uncle Ben Parker

November 12 2012, 11:11 AM	#14
teacake Admiral Location: Militant Janeway True Path Devotees Compound. With Sehlats.	Re: Listening to Christmas Music Ever since I read this thread two hours ago I've had Feliz Navidad in my head. :: swats head :: __________________ Rider: I can't believe you'd kill me for a field of empty holes. J'onn: It's all I have. ■ ■ ■ Janeway does Melbourne

November 12 2012, 12:02 PM	#15
MacLeod Vice Admiral Location: Great Britain	Re: Listening to Christmas Music They can confine it Christmas week for all I care. Don't get me wrong nothing against it per se, but working in retail. Come Christmas you are fed up of listening to Christmas music. As for poll options, shouldn't there be a sometime December in there? Rather than two options for November (Some time in November and Thanksgiving weekend as last I checked that's sometime in November) __________________ On the continent of wild endeavour in the mountains of solace and solitude there stood the citadel of the time lords, the oldest and most mighty race in the universe looking down on the galaxies below sworn never to interfere only to watch.