Pretty much everyone in the world listens to different music every single day. People decide what they want to listen to based on what they like, what artist they enjoy hearing the most, or just what they’re feeling in the current moment. But can ALL music be played whenever you want? The universal conflict between whether or not it is acceptable to listen to Christmas music before or during the season is one of the biggest questions stirring in people’s heads right now as Christmas is right around the corner. Two junior Union students, Landon Todd and Gage Gwartney, will give their opinions on the matter and share which side they stand for.
- Do you believe that it’s acceptable to listen to Christmas music before Christmas, or should it wait until the season comes around?
Landon: I think that Christmas music should be listened to during the Christmas season.
Gage: Christmas music should be played only around the Christmas holiday.
- At what point in the year would you consider the “Christmas season” to officially begin?
Landon: I think that the Christmas season starts right after Halloween, like immediately after it ends. I think the whole Christmas season is anticipation for Christmas itself, and I think it’s obvious that everyone starts anticipating Christmas right after Halloween. I think that even during Thanksgiving, Christmas spirit has already started to overshadow that holiday whenever it comes around. I think advertising and businesses kind of hammer that in as well, so everyone is already pumped for Christmas break and the season right after Halloween is over. That’s why I believe that Christmas music should be listened to after that, and I encourage that it should be listened to after Halloween as well.
Gage: I believe that the Christmas season starts and Christmas music should preferably be listened to after Thanksgiving is over. Halloween falls on Oct. 31, which is 2 months away from Christmas, and everyone knows that the next big holiday being celebrated next is Thanksgiving. I’m getting ready and pumped for the amazing food and family time with all of my relatives. I’m ready for the turkey and cobbler, not Christmas related things. If you want me to be more specific and honest about my opinion on this situation, I would go a step further and say that I do not think that Christmas music should be listened to until school ends, which falls somewhere around Dec. 10-15. How can it feel like Christmas when you’re in a classroom with a professor giving out final tests and exams? As soon as you take your last exam and hop in your car to head home for the holidays, you can play all the Christmas music you want. Until then, stick to country music.
- Do you think other Christmas traditions (putting up the tree/lights, watching Christmas movies, etc.) should be participated in early along with the Christmas music situation?
Landon: I think Christmas music is its own category. The way my family does it, we usually celebrate other Christmas traditions right after Thanksgiving, like putting up the trees and lights. There’s just a lot of Christmas music to be listened to and it takes a lot of time to get through it all. You’ve got to start early!
Gage: The tree, the lights, the food, the movies, the music, it should all be celebrated at the same time. You can’t just draw this imaginary line on what can and cannot be celebrated before or during the Christmas season. You have to celebrate it all at the same time so it feels more like Christmas. You don’t see anyone laying out pumpkins in September, do you?
