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Thursday, November 12, 2009

Opinion / Jason Younger / News Merry Christmas! ... already?!?

Posted By on Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 11:20 AM

Merry Christmas! It’s that time of year – you know Santa, gifts, family and all that. Christmas lights, movies, and of course – music. So, enjoy your holiday. It’s hard to believe Christmas is already here again. So soon!

Wait…..what’s that you say? It’s not Christmas yet? It’s not even December?!?! Well, it’s at least after Thanksgiving then right? No…….well, I’m confused. I figured it HAD to be close to the big day. Why? Because there’s been Christmas music on the radio for almost 2 WEEKS now!

When did the day after Halloween become the start of the holiday season? The day after Halloween, I found no less than THREE radio stations devoted to playing Christmas music 24/7! Did we all forget this little holiday called Thanksgiving? It’s just now Veteran’s Day for crying out loud. Are there really enough people out there who want to hear 2 full months of The Chipmunks sing “The Christmas Song”? Really, that’s what we need right now? I am convinced that I know the culprit behind this “start the Christmas season early” campaign. Wal-Mart. Gotta be.

To put this in perspective, most stations play a Halloween song or two in the days heading into Halloween. On actual Halloween, you may hear a few more songs, maybe even a Halloween mix or block, but not even the whole day. But yet for the-future-holiday-of-choice we have entire stations playing these songs continuously. As if we didn’t have a hard enough time finding decent music on the radio. And in these times of recession, do you really need to be reminded that you have to spend money on everyone you know when you’re having a hard time just keeping gas in the car? I say no.

Call me Scrooge. Call me crazy. Call me a boy on the naughty list if you’d like. Just remember this when next year you start hearing Christmas carols the whole year round. It’s coming – they’ve already got stores dedicated to selling only Christmas themed “stuff”. The airwaves are only a matter of time away.

And remember, Santa Claus is watching you – brought to you by and courtesy of his official sponsor – a certain retailer. Rhymes with Mal-Wart.

So, who wants to join me on the naughty list by boycotting Christmas songs before Thanksgiving?! Who’s with me?

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