# I finally lost the willpower to keep Christmas music on the shelf **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 19, 2006, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-lost-the-willpower-to-keep-christmas-music-on-the-shelf/377079 "2006-10-19T13:10:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-lost-the-willpower-to-keep-christmas-music-on-the-shelf/377079/21 "2006-10-20T16:55:49Z")
[QUOTE=guppy] Christmas anything should be banned until after Thanksgiving. Banned! Don’t you realize by elongating the Christmas season by starting this stuff early you’re diluting its potency? 😛 (some how Christmas and potency in the same sentence seems dirty) I was driving through my neighborhood and I saw someone had xmas lights up. For a second I thought they must be Halloween lights but who the heck has herd of Halloween lights? [/QUOTE] Well, Halloween lights typically come in strings, not by the herd, but I suppose if they’re all gathered neatly together like [this](http://www.christmastraditions.com/Themes/HWeen/OtherMer/HWMPics/2005/676462.jpg), they sorta kinda resemble a herd… ---
**Author:** ![well\_he\_s\_back](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ab097/32.png) [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-lost-the-willpower-to-keep-christmas-music-on-the-shelf/377079/22 "2006-10-20T17:06:02Z")
Maybe somebody here can explain why there is just so MUCH Christmas music. It’s easily the biggest single section of our library’s CD collection. and as someone pointed out, lots of Jewish artists have put out Christmas albums too. I’m surprised Cat Stevens didn’t. There’s lots I like, but I still don’t get why there’s so gosh darn much of it. ---
**Author:** ![guppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7feea3/32.png) [@guppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guppy)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-lost-the-willpower-to-keep-christmas-music-on-the-shelf/377079/23 "2006-10-20T17:11:21Z")
[QUOTE=kaylasdad99] Well, Halloween lights typically come in strings, not by the herd, but I suppose if they’re all gathered neatly together like [this](http://www.christmastraditions.com/Themes/HWeen/OtherMer/HWMPics/2005/676462.jpg), they sorta kinda resemble a herd… [/QUOTE] Awww pooh. Just once I’d like to make a post without typos. BTW, the lights were white, blue and purple lights with no cones on them. They didn’t seem to be Halloweeny at all. Heh, heh… Halloweeny. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-lost-the-willpower-to-keep-christmas-music-on-the-shelf/377079/24 "2006-10-20T17:29:49Z")
[QUOTE=gigi] The pop station around here starts full-time Xmas tunes Thanksgiving PM and doesn’t stop until Xmas night. [/QUOTE] Now, this is what bothers me. Christmas begins on the night of Dec. 24, and lasts 12 days, until the Feast of the Ephiphany (Jan. 5). To start playing the music on Thanksgiving but stop playing on Dec. 25 just shows screwed up understanding of the holiday. (I’m touchy about this because I was born on Dec. 25.) For those who can’t get enough of the holiday music, [Live365](http://www.live365.com/index.live) has several Christmas Internet radio channels, including “Christmas Broadband” and “A Shiny New Christmas.” Right now I’m listening to Frank Sinatra sing “Silent Night.” ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-lost-the-willpower-to-keep-christmas-music-on-the-shelf/377079/25 "2006-10-20T17:38:02Z")
[QUOTE=well he’s back] lots of Jewish artists have put out Christmas albums too. I’m surprised Cat Stevens didn’t. [/QUOTE] A [odd Christmas greeting](http://www.majicat.com/artwork/xmasgreeting.htm) from Cat Stevens in _New Musical Express Magazine_ in 1968, long before his Islamic conversion. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-lost-the-willpower-to-keep-christmas-music-on-the-shelf/377079/26 "2006-10-20T18:00:41Z")
[QUOTE=Walloon] Now, this is what bothers me. Christmas begins on the night of Dec. 24, and lasts 12 days, until the Feast of the Ephiphany (Jan. 5). To start playing the music on Thanksgiving but stop playing on Dec. 25 just shows screwed up understanding of the holiday. (I’m touchy about this because I was born on Dec. 25.) [/QUOTE] I completely agree. Easter also doesn’t start till Saturday night at the earliest, and keeps going for quite a while. Easter candy should not be offered on Good Friday!! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-lost-the-willpower-to-keep-christmas-music-on-the-shelf/377079.md?page=1)