Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Winter Songs vs. Christmas Songs

Why is it that we can’t wait to play Christmas songs a month and a half before the holiday? But once the holiday is gone, so are all the songs! Has anyone else noticed this? I hope some of you realize that there are Christmas songs and there are Winter songs. I’m afraid there are people out there who can’t tell the difference.

Silent Night, Joy To the World, O Holy Night. Obviously these are Christmas songs. Now look at Frosty the Snowman, it’s a winter song. So is Jingle Bells, Winter Wonderland, Sleigh Ride, Let It Snow! and I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm. Why is that once Christmas has come to pass you can’t find any of these songs being played anywhere? I don’t understand it. They are Winter songs! I think that Winter ends sometime around April, right? You could play the winter songs on the radio from November to April and it’d be accurate to do so (assuming there is still snow on the ground). Why do the Christmas and Winter songs get lumped together? Can’t you tell the difference? Doesn’t anyone pay attention to lyrics?

Am I wrong in my assumptions? What’s your take on this? Please leave your thoughts in the comments, and thanks for reading!

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

It’s Still Too Early!

Last year, around this time, I wrote an entry complaining about the early celebration of the holidays. View it here.

I just have to say, it’s still too goddamn early to be celebrating this shit. We just got over Halloween for fuck sake. Christmas commercials, Christmas music on the radio, in early November is just too early! Can’t we have a break until after Thanksgiving? Thanksgiving is the lead up to the Holidays. Once the turkey is settled in our bellies, we start looking forward to the holiday season. But not until then.

Who agrees!? Let me know in the comments!