Randomguy Posted November 15, 2017 Share #1 Posted November 15, 2017 I mean, do you really seek it out, or are you just assaulted by it whenever you head out into the world after Thanksgiving? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris... Posted November 15, 2017 Share #2 Posted November 15, 2017 I avoid it at all costs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted November 15, 2017 Share #3 Posted November 15, 2017 I listen, but not before Thanksgiving. I have my own thumb drive of music I'll play in the car, as well as listening to some on Sirius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted November 15, 2017 Share #4 Posted November 15, 2017 I don't seek it out, if it's playing in a store/restaurant then meh. I avoid the station(s) that play it continuously since like 2 weeks ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted November 15, 2017 Author Share #5 Posted November 15, 2017 5 minutes ago, Kirby said: I listen, but not before Thanksgiving. I have my own thumb drive of music I'll play in the car, as well as listening to some on Sirius. I avoid a lot of it, but I am not convinced that I should. The stuff on the radio is insipid (or it will be, how many times have you heard "Grandma Got Run Over..."). I just remember liking it when my parents played it when I was a little kid. I do like the Vince Guaraldi Trio stuff, though, which is weird, because most jazz kind of sucks. Well, much of it, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted November 15, 2017 Share #6 Posted November 15, 2017 I have my favorites and I will listen after Thanksgiving...but sometimes the radio selections make me turn it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted November 15, 2017 Share #7 Posted November 15, 2017 We've got tons of CDs with holiday music. Most are ripped and in a "holiday" folder that you can hit shuffle on. As x-mas gets near, we also listen to "Sounds of the Season" on the TV during dinner prep and the meal - that is, until "All I Want For Christmas...", Alvin & the Chipmunks, or "Santa Baby" comes on. I change it immediately as those are EVIL INCARNATE. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted November 15, 2017 Share #8 Posted November 15, 2017 Yes, after Turkey Day and the NAtional Dog SHow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groupw Posted November 15, 2017 Share #9 Posted November 15, 2017 Too many years of working in retail has me burned out on much of the mainstream classics. When I worked at the record store, I found several alternative Christmas songs. Some reverent, some maybe not so much. I put them on a cassette tape and we played it every year while opening presents with the kids. A few years back I found some more songs. The cassette player had died so I had moved the playlist to iTunes with all the new songs. I can now let the Christmas music play most of the day without a lot of repetition Last year, my adult kids asked if I could make a playlist of the original tape in the original order. Even non-traditional becomes tradition for some! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted November 15, 2017 Share #10 Posted November 15, 2017 Not before Thanksgiving! And I get quite annoyed that it all stops on December 25. Waiting for this year's Ho Ho Hoey. Brian Setzer is playing his Christmas concert at the Kimmel Center, but it's before Thanksgiving, so I'll reluctantly stick to my guns and miss it. I will be listening to some tonight, but that doesn't count, it's work, I have to plan Christmas Mass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted November 15, 2017 Share #11 Posted November 15, 2017 8 hours ago, Randomguy said: I mean, do you really seek it out, or are you just assaulted by it whenever you head out into the world after Thanksgiving? I love Christmas music.. Happy days!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted November 15, 2017 Share #12 Posted November 15, 2017 8 hours ago, Randomguy said: most jazz kind of sucks. Well, much of it, anyway. Heathen!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted November 16, 2017 Share #13 Posted November 16, 2017 I enjoy and do play traditional Christmas music for several wks. in Dec. --this includes music from baroque era (Renaissance) orchestral and choral. Handel's Messiah and Gloria Magnificant (Vivaldi) are great. (Latter may not be Christmas,...) We have gone to Christmas orchestral concerts over the years. I'm not super keen on jazz, r 'n b and pop Christmas music interpretations. Then it really sounds commercialized to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted November 16, 2017 Share #14 Posted November 16, 2017 Do I have a choice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted November 16, 2017 Share #15 Posted November 16, 2017 I used to listen to Trans Siberian Orchestra year round. I didn’t really think of it as Christmas music. I still listen to it some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted November 16, 2017 Share #16 Posted November 16, 2017 I like the festival of 9 lessons & carols from King's College Cambridge on Xmas Eve. It's not really Xmas musicke but I allus like to give the lieutenant Kije Suite a spin on Xmas morning. All the Xmas poppy musicke everywhere around all through December is horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted November 16, 2017 Share #17 Posted November 16, 2017 Not by choice, humbug I say! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team scooter Posted November 16, 2017 Share #18 Posted November 16, 2017 I've had it pounded into my brain that Christmas and it's music is bad. So I listen to it when ever I can. At home, in the car, at work in the truck, tractor etc. After the first of the year it makes me sad that its over. :( And I think Christmas lights should be renamed winter lights and enjoyed all winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Grass Posted November 16, 2017 Share #19 Posted November 16, 2017 Christmas music will invoke some nice memories. But I'm definitely always tired of it by the time Christmas Day rolls around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted November 16, 2017 Share #20 Posted November 16, 2017 Not on purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted November 16, 2017 Share #21 Posted November 16, 2017 The week before Christmas is good for me. Prior to that it makes me want to de-testicle somebody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted November 16, 2017 Share #22 Posted November 16, 2017 I do, but its way too early. And by late in the day on the 25th I'm over it. Last year BuffCarla and I went to a performance of Handel's Messiah that was spectacular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groupw Posted November 16, 2017 Share #23 Posted November 16, 2017 1 hour ago, Goat Geddah said: Christmas music will invoke some nice memories. But I'm definitely always tired of it by the time Christmas Day rolls around. This is why I avoid it when I can until about a week before. I don't want to be tired of it on Christmas. BTW - Nick Lowe's "Quality Street" is easily my favorite Christmas Album in years. He wrote all but 1. They are fresh but sentimental at the same time. Worth a listen. I might even start playing this one a little early! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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