By Dimitrios Kontogiannis, Sports Editor
Think of all the major holidays celebrated in the United States. OK, now imagine if those major holidays added music to their festivities. Thanksgiving Day? Easter? St. Patrick’s Day?
You could make your case for a couple other holidays, like Valentine’s Day with its “love” music, and Halloween has its share of music no doubt.
But what holiday embraces and has sold as much music as Christmas?
None of them.
This is just one of the reasons that Christmas music is always okay to play and that it’s also never too early in the season to listen to the most wonderful time of the year’s music. It’s Nov. 1, and since Halloween is now over, it’s a good time to start listening to Christmas music. You don’t want to play it before Halloween, of course, because Halloween not only has it’s own music, but is celebrated very festively. So at this point you’re playing Christmas music on Nov. 1, and your friends say it’s too early.
You ask, why is it too early?
And they have the same response every time: “You’re disrespecting Thanksgiving by listening to Christmas music this early.”
Please tell me, does Thanksgiving have music? Because if so, I will give it a listen.
No? Okay. And by the way, I’m not putting up my decorations, or watching Christmas movies, you know why? Because Thanksgiving has its own decorations and own movies. You know what Thanksgiving doesn’t have of its own? Music.
So now please tell me how I am disrespecting a holiday by listening to the upcoming holiday’s music because the other upcoming holiday doesn’t have any? I’m not. It’s just the music. Period.
Christmas music is so prevalent that Christmas music from the ‘30s, ‘40s, ‘50s, and ‘60s is still played during Christmas time. Numerous Christmas songs have reached into the Billboard Top 100. Very notable singers like Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, and this year even Sia released one. These celebrities dedicate almost a full year just to a Christmas album. That’s how you know it is still very prevalent and will always be, anytime of the year.
Jun. 29? Aug. 1? Feb. 12? The date doesn’t matter. You can listen to Christmas music at any time, and now you can defend yourself with this article. You can just show them this article. You don’t even have to speak. I’m speaking for you. Christmas music may be considered “seasonal music,” but it doesn’t have to be.