It is waaaay too early for this.

[conuly]

Bonus points to anybody who can correctly identify what it is too early for.

While it is true that "I Saw Mama Kissing Santa Claus" has its charms, I really question the sanity of the person who decided we needed to hear it sung by a fully adult choir, with orchestral accompaniment. Have they ever so much as glanced at these lyrics?

Comments

[notasupervillain]

I ate pumpkin pie for breakfast and mailed my first card. It's exactly early enough.

[conuly]

Pumpkin pie is all year round, though.

[notasupervillain]

Maybe it's Christmas all year round! A reverse White Witch

[redsixwing]

GAH

There have been Christmas songs at the local big-box store for a week and I don't agree with it ><

[conuly]

Make a complaint. It's the only language they listen to.

[lilysea]

No christmas carols in public places before December 1st!

[greghousesgf]

yeah, this!

[peoriapeoriawhereart]

Pretty sure the Macy's Parade is the Opening. But before that is wrong. I'll make an exception for things rendered solely in jingle bells.

[halfshellvenus]

Ditto!

Though really, I OD'd on Christmas carols years ago, while working at a radio station.

I would be okay with "never", at this point. :O

[steorra]

I'm Eastern Orthodox, and our lead-up to Christmas starts on November 15th. But also, our lead-up to Christmas features fasting and repentance, not feasting and celebration - that starts with Christmas. It meshes weirdly with Western Christmas celebrations, whether secular or Christian, where the celebration leads up to the holiday and barely continues past it.

[conuly]

Your lead-up probably includes fewer novelty xmas songs.

[steorra]

Indeed. Totally different music.

[hudebnik]

Yes, in the Western Capitalist Christmas tradition, the fasting and repentance starts Jan. 1 and peters out over about 36 hours.

[steorra]

Basically.

[mama_kestrel]

Snow. It is way too early for snow.

[conuly]

I love snow, though I'm glad it's not cold enough for snow here just yet. We're still eking out another day or two with heaters before we turn on the furnace.

[jtthomas]

My father plays Christmas music year-round. I've grown immune.

[conuly]

Or insane.

[kengr]

No they haven't paid attention to the lyrics. It's like the various companies that use various pop/rock song in their commercials without ever thinking about the lyrics (which often say the exact opposite of what the advertiser wants to convey).

Here's a possible antidote for the "music" you've been subjected to...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbF77XyXaZs

[acelightning]

I love it! Thanks!

[jessie_c]

The plague of christmas decorations beginning to take over the world?

[conuly]

Close, so close.

[spikethemuffin]

Those started in August around here. NOT KIDDING. Dear Empress Jadis...

[cellio]

I'm going to guess that it's either commercial-Santa getting the jump on Thanksgiving or white stuff in the air.

[conuly]

Oh, I do love snow.

[dark_phoenix54]

That... is SO WRONG. I dislike that song anyway, and the thought of it all Muzaked up is more than I can take.

[conuly]

It wasn't like Muzak, exactly, but it was still a very odd decision. (I happen to like that song just fine in small doses.)

[spikethemuffin]

"I Saw Mommmy Kissing Santa Claus" from an adult choir just sounds... dirty.

[pauamma]

Getting out of bed?

[gwydion]

Noooooo! Nope! I too question the sanity.

I have a friend in retail who's Union threatened a Strike if management started the Xmas music rotation mid-August as they had planned. Luckily manage backed down, because I'm pretty sure someone would have been stabbed if they hadn't.

[conuly]

Mid-August!?

[gwydion]

"Everyone loves Christmas!" They said. "Who doesn't want to listen to Michael Booblay" They said.

[elenbarathi.livejournal.com]

It's too early for anything Christmas-related until after Thanksgiving, but especially too early for Christmas songs! Sheesh, we've got to listen to that stuff over and over for the entire month of December, every bloody year of our lives - starting it even one second before actual Black Friday is cruel and unusual punishment.

Fortunately, there is vengeance. Ia! Ia!

[conuly]

LOVE IT.

[archersangel]

I feel the same about "santa baby" sung by anyone under the have of 20.

[fayanora]

Christmas? Bah humbug!