I am a Christmas fanatic. I love the lights. I love the trees. I love the presents, wrapping paper, carols, and all. However, I don't want to revel in these delights until the day after Thanksgiving. Then, I want complete inundation.
So, to my surprise this morning as I was scanning the radio, I heard a Christmas song, "Sleigh Ride." My first reaction was to be appalled. Seriously? Christmas music? It is only November.
"It's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you."
As I listened to the lyrics, I looked at the completely barren landscape blurring past my car, thinking that taking a sleigh ride through the empty cornfields would be not lovely at all. The bumps and aches that would ensue from a sleigh ride at this point would not be worth the hassle. While our current 30 degree weather would be preferable to the 0 degrees Wisconsin will boast soon, I still need to wait.
"Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up, That's grand. Just holding your hand."
I considered turning the song off at that point. Honestly, it was never the most inspiring part of the song for me. And, I was still incredibly annoyed at the Christmas assault prematurely launched in November.
"These magical things are the things we will remember all through our lives."
Oh, no! This is where the music started to get me. Holiday music seems to take over my senses. I began to feel nostalgic tears welling as I considered the magic of the holidays. I remember opening presents as a kid with my parents. I remember the awesome sleigh ride I went on with my family a few years ago. I remember my kids and their joy on Christmas morning. I absolutely stifled tears throughout the last few stanzas of the song.
At the conclusion of the song, the station gleefully announced that they are playing "all Christmas, all the time until Christmas Day." This proclamation snapped me back to reality.
Is it truly necessary to inundate people with holiday spirit when the leaves are still falling from the trees? Am I being a total Scrooge? Admittedly, Christmas embodies everything I love, but come on, can't we hold off just a few more weeks?I feel that introducing Christmas early is a way to coerce people to boost the economy by purchasing any of the obligatory holiday items.
When the time comes -- and it will on November 28th-- bring on the music. Until then, can it!
4 comments:
You'll have to see how I feel about it... I've got a post called 93.3 coming up later this week. :)
LOL! It's funny how early the Christmas bustle is starting. I picked up a few things the other day, only because we are celebrating the 1st weekend in Dec with out of town family, and just stood in the middle of an aisle and laughed out loud. Here it is the second week of November and it's started - crowds, grumpy shoppers, Holiday music, and whiney, over tired, crying kids. Isn't it awesome?!?!? Merry Christmas!
So I don't like all the Christmas stuff being put up in the stores allready but the music doesn't bother me at all. I could listen to Christmas all year around. Our 93.3 (Tif mentioned) started playing all Christmas music last week and I am listening to it right now. :)
Oh you're going to love this! I just looked out to my backyard and noticed that my neighbor has a lit Christmas tree up in their house! Isn't that more than a bit early?
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