When do you start listening to Christmas music?

[tlawler]

For us, it’s the day after Thanksgiving when we pull all of the Christmas stuff out of the attic. My wife is usually working(retail), so my daughters and I tune in to a local station that’s swapped over to all Christmas music all the time and set up the tree and trim it. I usually listen to the same station in my truck when I’m working during the season. Really gets me more in a Christmas mood in the weeks leading up to it. I never realized there were so many beautiful and varied Christmas songs until I began doing that.

 

[Rustyt1953]

There are pieces too good to squirrel away for 11 months so I occasionally listen to them throughout the year just to appreciate how good they really are.

For example:

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[BAM-BAM]

After Thanksgiving!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[swsig]

When Mrs. swsig forces me to play it.

 

[twodog max]

Actually with all the retail Christmas hysteria I get overload on all things Christmas quickly including the music. Therefore what little I hear is mostly overhearing my wife listening and that seems to be enough.

 

[The Big D]

December 1.

I commence listening to Christmas music on a December 1...same day as I start wearing Christmas ties, sox, cufflinks, etc.

Mannheim Steamroller (multiple albums) and Michael Buble are among my favorites. But like all genres of Christmas music though not at all music oriented.

Be safe.

 

[Bill Bates]

"When do you start listening to Christmas music?"

By choice or by force. I have my feelings on the subject. I work in retail. By force I was listening to Christmas music a day or two after Halloween.

I can trace my roots back to the Mayflower on both sides of my family. Thanksgiving is scared holiday. The Christmas season does not start until the Thanksgiving leftovers are gone. If I had any say in the matter Christmas music wouldn't start until December.

 

[JohnRippert]

Christmas Eve.

 

[chief38]

Usually right after Thanksgiving but this year I've resisted and will start in a few weeks to keep from getting burned out.

 

[JSR III]

December 24

 

[mtgianni]

I sing in a local cantata that starts practice the Sunday after Nov 1. I listen and practice then. I will intentionally seek out some to listen before it hits the radio or dish but prefer older hymns sung in Latin for a real Christmas mood.

 

[SC_Mike]

By choice I'd have to say 24 December.

Not by choice Id say about mid October then I go to Lowes.

 

[Kurusu]

There are Christmas songs that deserve to be heard all year long.

And... Christmas, not the commercial Christmas mind you, should last from January the 1st to the 31st December.

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Edit. Or. You can always say "Bah! Humbug!"

 

[Salty RI]

The day after TG unless I shut the radio off in the truck.

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[Rustyt1953]

There are Christmas songs that deserve to be heard all year long.

And... Christmas, not the commercial Christmas mind you, should last from January the 1st to to the 31st December.

Dickens was on to something.

 

[Warren Sear]

I try to skip X-mas entirely every year, to the best of my ability.

 

[joeintexas]

I do look forward to the "Reason for the Season", not the commercial version we are hammered with. If retail has its way we would hear Christmas music starting in February. I do enjoy the classic Christmas songs but after hearing them for the 800th time they do get old. (no pun intended).

 

[ditrina]

I commence listening to Christmas music on a December 1...same day as I start wearing Christmas ties, sox, cufflinks, etc.

Mannheim Steamroller (multiple albums) and Michael Buble are among my favorites. But like all genres of Christmas music though not at all music oriented.

Be safe.

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[rwsmith]

Best for me.....

...is Advent and after.

But I'm forced to listen to at least a week leading up to Thanksgiving. It has no charm. Just encourages people to start buying for Christmas.

 

[Rudi]

Nov. 29th, the same day The Cinnamon Bear radio serial starts on one of our FM stations.