No, your eyes did not deceive you - I hate Christmas music. Truly loathe it... Now, before you fall out of your chair, decide I'm a demon seed & delete me from your reading list - hear me out, mmmm kay?!
(Then if you wanna do all the above - you can... but ya gotta hear me out first...)
I would love to be able to say, 'Oh, I was abused as a child & during said abuse Christmas music was playing & when I hear it I remember all those bad, horrible times', because that would make ya'll feel REALLY bad for being so mean to me.... but sadly - it's just not true...
There's a method to the madness so hang with me here. First - I hate how all the holidays are starting to run into each other. After Christmas we see Valentine's candy, at Valentine's day we see Easter stuff. In July we see Halloween decorations & at Halloween the Christmasy stuff starts to come out. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE LOVE LOVE Christmas. I love getting presents, all the decorations, the snow (LOVE snow) & all the pretty twinkling lights, I DO. But dang, can't we get through Thanksgiving FIRST?! And for those people who are crawled up in the fetal position (ahem, Ginmommy) because time is going by so fast... you'd think you'd like to take a moment to enjoy what is...right NOW....
I don't really have a good reason as to why I don't like Christmas music. I think it's just kinda dumb. Listening to every artist who has EVER sang a song record a Christmas album is annoying. It's all the same exact song recorded by 50 different singers. I don't get it. (Faith Hill did a Christmas album & no, I do not own it.) So when I am forced to listen to hear Christmas music non stop on the radio in the beginning of November it nearly causes me to lose my mind. I don't LIKE the music ever, but I can totally stomach it easier AFTER we make it through Turkey Day.
I'm nothing if not unconventional. (I mean, how many other 36 year old married women do you know have no children by CHOICE? Really...) When I hear Christmas music piped into stores, I feel like it's a subliminal message by retailers & CERTAINLY isn't played to remind us that Jesus was born in a lowly manger on Christmas day. (Which yes, Marcia, IS the Reason for the season.) Christmas is so commercialized & everyone gets wrapped up into all the wrong stuff. They forget that the Reason Christmas even exists is something so much bigger than any of us. I'm sure if we listened closely (which I don't because my ears start to bleed), they probably don't play songs that mention religion, Jesus, Mary or Joseph. I mean, God FORBID we be allowed to hear about Jesus in a shopping mall. Seriously.
I do enjoy hearing Christmas songs that are sang in Church. Ya know, like with the big 'ole choir? I prefer a big 'ole choir over Sting, Rod Stewart, Reba, Faith Hill & Vince Gill singing 'Dashing through the Snow' any day.
4 comments:
I agree with some of this. Really. I agree that it is ridiculous that holidays are just skipped over. I have a lot of be thankful for so I think Thanksgiving is VERY important! This is why I don't put my tree up until after (and because the clutter gets on my nerves if its up too long.) Here at my house, we do know the meaning of Christmas and we talk about it A LOT but I do agree that it is so commercialized. Some of it I like. I like the shopping madness (even if I have nothing to shop for) and I like the fun stuff...Polar Express, Santa, etc. Funny what you say about all the artists singing the same song over and over. I do like it though. I get tired of it too and think the beginning of November is a little much!
I do like Christmas music, but I get where it needs to wait until after Thanksgiving, especially those stations that play it non-stop.
We do put our tree up the weekend before Thanksgiving, that is mainly so we don't have to worry about it and enjoy Thanksgiving more. Plus it seems every year Steve has something going on, like work or Bloomington on Thanksgiving weeeknd.
My tree is up. I have been listening to Christmas music for weeks. I love, love, love Thanksgiving - it is tied with Christmas as my favorite holiday. I appreciate your views, though, and will still be your friend! ha!! I guess I just think -- if I go to the store in July and see Halloween decorations and don't want to see them yet, I just don't go down that aisle. Or, if I see swimsuits out in January, I just ignore them. But, that's me...ignore what you don't want to deal with. Ha!!
I'm with Tracey too. When they get stuff out crazy early, I just ignore it until I am darn good and ready to look at it! ha!
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