November 1: the day playing Christmas carols is deemed acceptable. I find my knuckles growing whiter than a sugar cookie while driving to school when I hear Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” blasting on the radio. By the time Christmas is finally here, these songs are obnoxious and overplayed.
Of course everyone is entitled to their own opinion and can listen to “Jingle Bells” in July if that’s what spices their peppermint latte. But living in Florida provides very limited time for a “Christmas-y” feeling. Christmas is almost here, yet it is still eighty degrees outside. The last thing I want is to suffer through “Island of Misfit Toys” as my upper lip perspirates in the unbearable heat.
In small doses, Christmas carols can be enjoyable, but they become tiring when heard on repeat. From November through December, it is impossible to walk into a store without hearing another rendition of “Frosty the Snowman”.
The tiring process of running errands during the Christmas season is made even more exhausting as a result of the nonstop drone of the same Christmas carols.
Don’t think of me like the Grinch who wishes to destroy Christmas for everyone. I love the holiday season, but the constant hum of Christmas carols tends to be rather repetitive approaching mid-December.
There are certain Christmas carols which are not annoying at all. Nothing puts the jingle in bells like Michael Buble’s Christmas album. However, certain tunes such as “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” become extremely irritating before they even hit the chorus.
These excessively cheerful songs can be overwhelming, especially while completing the painful task of Christmas shopping in the midst of the Holiday buzz. These songs are bad enough, but god forbid they add the shrill, underdeveloped voices of children singing in the background.
There are certain times when playing Christmas carols and albums are acceptable-even expected-but not in November! Christmas tunes aren’t what makes Christmas magical and special, it is the time spent with your loved ones that truly count. Christmas carols add to the aura of Christmas spirit.
Everyone should try waiting until after Thanksgiving to start playing Christmas tunes. By the time December 25th arrives, I’m ready to see Mariah Carey and Michael Buble shrouded and padlocked in my attic.
