# Hatin' on Christmas music!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hatin-on-christmas-music/994897>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Tags:** music\
**Created:** [December 20, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hatin-on-christmas-music/994897 "2023-12-20T18:18:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 10

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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hatin-on-christmas-music/994897/183 "2026-01-12T19:43:02Z")

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> [@Princhester](#):
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> It’s a little known tradition that just as it is in bad taste to still have your Xmas decorations up after the 12th day, it’s also considered gauche to continue to express your hate for Xmas music after that date.
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> You need to save up the hate, ready to express it afresh in December 2026.

I love this!!

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**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hatin-on-christmas-music/994897/184 "2026-01-12T22:04:28Z")

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> [@Princhester](#):
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> You need to save up the hate, ready to express it afresh in December 2026.

While a worthwhile social instruction, I believe the secret forces of social arbitration may wish to update their social clock, as the date needs to be changed until “the day after Thanksgiving”.

Please contact your local secret society of bearers of common social wisdom and petition for the change!

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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hatin-on-christmas-music/994897/185 "2026-01-12T22:27:20Z")

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@Princhester is in Australia. Perhaps they are more restrained in the playing of Christmas music there. One can hope so for everyone’s sanity

In my part of the USA I heard it as early as mid-October. Not everywhere all the time, but a bunch. So ~9 weeks before Xmas day. Uggh!

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**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hatin-on-christmas-music/994897/186 "2026-01-12T22:28:59Z")

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> [@LSLGuy](#):
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> Depends on whether you’re still encountering it in public after that date.

A etiquette dilemma worthy of Emily Post indeed.

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