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Post by Mediabase Guy on Nov 18, 2014 21:58:50 GMT -5
Personally, I can listen to Christmas Music any day of the year. For my internet radio station I always start November 1. I'm ok with the stations that start in October, however I cannot stand the iHeartMedia stations and their playlists that are limited and on loop and seem to never shuffle their songs (the same can be said about their regular playlists). I find CBS Radio and Cumulus stations tend to be better with their variety as of course independent station owners, but they always start later. Whats your take?
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Post by surfy on Nov 18, 2014 22:01:18 GMT -5
I think after Thanksgiving is a good time to start, but I don't really pay attention to the stations that play before then.
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Post by LBTrocks on Nov 18, 2014 23:06:46 GMT -5
Everything Christmas should start after Thanksgiving.
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Post by dbhmr on Nov 18, 2014 23:10:54 GMT -5
If you're just listening to music on your headphones or whatever, who cares what you're listening to and when?
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Post by Au$tin on Nov 18, 2014 23:28:23 GMT -5
Technically, there's nothing stopping anyone from listening to Christmas music at any point in the year, but I personally don't put it back onto my iPod until after Thanksgiving unless I'm oddly craving it beforehand (like last year when Kelly released her Christmas album).
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Post by surfy on Nov 18, 2014 23:32:25 GMT -5
Lol and as soon as I post this, I get into Pentatonix's new Christmas album!  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2014 23:46:53 GMT -5
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Nov 19, 2014 0:00:23 GMT -5
At least let me eat a slice of turkey first bitches. Than you can go on with your Merry F#cking Christmas. HAPPY KWANZAA.
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Post by sabre14 on Nov 19, 2014 0:47:27 GMT -5
Thanksgiving morning is when I'll let the floodgates open up on me with Christmas music. Before that day I usually stay clear of it since I have it in my mind that the shine will be taken off of Christmas music if I hear it before Turkey Day.
Many people enjoy it (as do I, in fact I love Christmas music) and if they wish to hear it year round then that's fine. But for me I usually only listen to it from Thanksgiving to Christmas.
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Post by Ezekiel 23:20–21 on Nov 19, 2014 0:56:29 GMT -5
Anytime before Thanksgiving is too soon.
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Post by Joe1240 on Nov 19, 2014 1:45:00 GMT -5
The worst is right after Halloween is when some places put on Christmas music early. But the best time for Christmas music is right around Thanksgiving time.
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Post by 14887fan on Nov 19, 2014 1:55:00 GMT -5
I listen to "All I Want For Christmas is You" mid-April and I don't even care.
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Post by ¤ Matthea ¤ on Nov 19, 2014 5:56:42 GMT -5
With the start of December. I'm not American, so Thanksgiving really doesn't matter to me. The start of Advent time is more important. Also, here we have three good men bringing presents to children: St. Nicholas (Dec 6th), Santa Claus (Dec 25th) and Grandfather Frost (Dec 31st/Jan 1st). Christmas time ends with the Three Holy Kings (The Epiphany) on Jan 6th.
I always try not to start listening to Christmas music too early so I don't get tired of it before Christmas.
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Post by H. on Nov 19, 2014 7:53:14 GMT -5
I think Christmas Music should start the day after Thanksgiving.
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Post by sbp17 on Nov 19, 2014 8:06:22 GMT -5
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Post by Dreams on Nov 19, 2014 8:36:08 GMT -5
Up until recently I couldn't listen to it outside of December, but for the past couple of years I've realized I started listening to it as soon as it got colder basically... but I mean, more in the form of listening to the odd Christmas song snuck into my on-shuffle playlists. By the time December rolls in, however, it's basically all I listen to. I love Christmas music (IMO when it's good, it's really good), so I try to listen to it as much as I can in December because I can't/don't really feel like listening to it for the rest of the year.
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on Nov 19, 2014 10:19:34 GMT -5
Let's just say my Christmas tree has been up since last week....#noshame #ilovexmas
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Post by Flip on Nov 19, 2014 10:57:40 GMT -5
I always start listening to Christmas music the third Monday of November. So I started listening the day before yesterday. Don't ask me why, I've been doing this for several years. But I don't listen to Christmas music early if I'm not in the right mood yet.
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Post by K. on Nov 19, 2014 22:00:27 GMT -5
Christmas shouldn't start until the Monday after Thanksgiving, or ideally December 1st. Here the decorations came out the day after Halloween!!!! What is that?
As for the actual question, I don't listen to Xmas music of my own free will until Xmas eve. Much more special that way.
I'm assuming there's some business reason why it happens earlier every year, but I really don't get it.
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Post by Love Plastic Love on Nov 20, 2014 0:21:21 GMT -5
I'm assuming there's some business reason why it happens earlier every year, but I really don't get it. Money. More time to sell Christmas crap and presents to everyone. People buy more Christmas crap when they have music and decorations to make them feel in the mood so we just bump it up earlier and earlier. I have started to see stuff even before Halloween. I hold off until Thanksgiving. It feels less special to me when Christmas is three months long starting before its even cold. |
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Post by Mega248 on Nov 20, 2014 2:09:27 GMT -5
In terms of playing Christmas music on my own, I'll usually start listening to the occasional Christmas song in early November just to get myself in the mood. I find that if I've had a long day or feel stressed, a Christmas song or two can be just what I need to cheer me up since it reminds me that the holidays will be here before too long.
In terms of radio stations playing only Christmas music, that should never be happening before Thanksgiving. If I was a radio PD at an AC station, I'd probably start adding a few Christmas songs into the mix in mid to late November and then gradually increase their representation to around 50% until midnight on Christmas Eve, when non-stop Christmas music would play through the end of Christmas day.
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Post by K. on Nov 20, 2014 7:16:18 GMT -5
I'm assuming there's some business reason why it happens earlier every year, but I really don't get it. Money. More time to sell Christmas crap and presents to everyone. People buy more Christmas crap when they have music and decorations to make them feel in the mood so we just bump it up earlier and earlier. I have started to see stuff even before Halloween. I hold off until Thanksgiving. It feels less special to me when Christmas is three months long starting before its even cold. Yeah I assume that's the reason as well. But does hearing Christmas music November 1 really make anyone buy anything they wouldn't have bought later? I'm sure they've done lots of studies on this and the answer is yes, I'm just still skeptical. |
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Post by Rocky on Nov 20, 2014 10:11:13 GMT -5
After December 1.
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Post by jdanton2 on Nov 21, 2014 18:58:58 GMT -5
not till after Thanksgiving unless it is a new release this year . this has been a good year so far with new releases by Meghan Trainor, Fifth Harmony and next week Ariana Grande.  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2014 19:02:10 GMT -5
November 1st.
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Post by Albie on Nov 21, 2014 19:16:58 GMT -5
I normally subscribe to the 'After Thanksgiving' notion but this year for some reason the spirit hit me early. I started today. Radio stations, I think it starts sounding good after Thanksgiving too.
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Post by Agent Yoncé on Nov 26, 2014 3:09:19 GMT -5
I can live w/o it all year, tbh.
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Post by Spidey on Nov 26, 2014 10:04:47 GMT -5
I typically wait until after Thanksgiving to listen to Christmas music.
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Post by ILLUSION on Nov 26, 2014 10:44:02 GMT -5
Starting Thanksgiving Night is generally OK for me. My mom started playing Christmas music this past weekend -_-
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Post by sabre14 on Nov 27, 2014 17:09:23 GMT -5
Right now is fine by me. Let those Christmas songs fly. :)
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