Every winter brings the same feeling as the weather gets cooler, rain starts coming down more frequently, and decorations appear just about everywhere: Christmas is just around the corner. With all that comes the holiday music. Depending on who you are around, you may begin hearing the familiar and cheerful songs that always get stuck in your head just as the month of November arrives. For some, they arrive after Thanksgiving. Others, only during the December month. But when is it “too early” to start listening to “All I Want For Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey, “Last Christmas” by Wham!, or other popular Christmas carols?
Whether you enjoy listening to it or not, Christmas music should only be played after the Thanksgiving holiday. Anytime prior is too early, especially when considering the other holiday, Thanksgiving, still upcoming. “Take it one holiday at a time,” said Andy Spear, the School’s drama teacher and Co-Advisor for the Hawks Eye.
Members of the School community generally agree with Spear’s sentiments, according to a poll of 51 students. 47.1% of respondents believe Christmas music should be played after Thanksgiving, while 37.3% think it should be played only during the month of December. A small minority of 9.8% think Christmas music should be freely played throughout the year, and the smallest group of 5.8% believe November should mark its beginning.
Osasumwen Enabulele, a Freshman at the School, believes the playing of Christmas music should be limited. “If you play it all year round, it takes away the special feel of Christmas,” she said.
While everyone has their own perspective on the issue of Christmas music, students and teachers should keep Christmas music in the airpods and headphones until Thanksgiving passes. This way, all of the School’s members can remain high-spirited and excited by the time the Christmas season truly comes around.