The Sounds of the Seasons

By Megan Laubershimer

    It's in the air.  It's coming closer.  Christmas is just around the corner, but with it comes the festive, the generic, the constant buzz of holiday music.

    Every year, from November 1st to December 26th, Christmas music clogs airways and infects the minds of all listeners with thoughts of good tidings and cheer.

    Liking Christmas music is a simple relationship: either you love it or you hate it, and by the time Christmas actually comes around, the majority of normal, sane human beings are exhausted of the constant onslaught of sleigh bells, reindeer, carols, and Santa knowing who's naughty and nice.

    When asked about the positive side of Christmas music, senior Erin Fordham says, "I like Christmas music in December, not so much in July.  I like when they take Christmas songs and make them funny, like the 'Twelve Pains of Christmas.'"

    Holly, jolly Christmas music is not so "holly jolly" when you wake up Christmas morning and the same exact songs you've heard for almost two months are still blaring out of your radio.

    Junior Justin Thorne says, "[the worst thing about Christmas music is] too much of it at one time.  You turn on Cosy 106.5 and that's all that's played."

    Wouldn't it be nice if we kept holidays in their own month, if we stopped Christmas from invading on other celebratory days?

    Whatever happened to Thanksgiving?  We go from pumpkin-carving Halloween to snowman-building Christmas.  It seems we've simply forgotten that middle holiday all about giving, thanks, and food.  Maybe if we had a few Thanksgiving songs, we'd be able to remember that little holiday.

    Maybe we should all have the same Christmas wish this holiday season, "Santa, please let the music stop, at least for Thanksgiving's sake.  And please, oh please, let someone somewhere come up with some new Christmas lyrics."