Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Holiday Music Before Thanksgiving?

      You're always looking forward to the holiday season in the winter time, right?  But some radio stations play Christmas music when Thanksgiving hasn't even passeed yet. This keeps you in winter-time spirit, but some people feel it rushes Thanksgiving.
     In the Fall, it can be very hot still. So it feels wierd to hear holiday music about the snow when it is 75 degrees outside. Also, your not truly in winter until mid-December, so that completely skips the season Fall. As I mentioned before, people are so busy caught up in the winter holidays, they forget the true meaning of Thanksgiving. Even in our schools we haven't talked much about pilgrims and how Thanksgiving started.
     However, playing holiday music has advantages, too. For example, it keeps you in the holiday spirit, and keeps you looking forward to when the holidays finally arrive. It is a reminder that Christmas (and other holidays) are almost here. Since people are then thinking about the holidays, it gives them more time to prepare and buy gifts for their family and friends. This is also good for store-owners, especially in this bad econmy. For example, if people are thinking about the holidays earlier, they buy things earlier. Then the store-owners would get the people's money faster. If people don't like to hear the holiday music, they could always just change the station.
     Every year I look forward to hearing Christmas music, but not before Thanksgiving. I think they should wait on playing it until at least early December, not mid-November. Either way, this tradition will probably remain the same.

1 comment:

  1. Hey Lauren. I love your topic. (I did the same thing.) I think you have a great description of both sides and I just think it's great.

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