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Infographic by Sydney Territo.
Students discuss festive music, when to listen Sydney Territo
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hristmas is creeping in. Taking a quick trip to Target’s electronics section shows an abundance of Christmas songs already popping up. As Christmas approaches, families get together, reminisce about their memories and listen to the music of the holiday season. Although Christmas is a time that students dream about, it can be a nightmare for those who do not like listening to Christmas carols in October. Freshman Justin Tscherne strongly disagrees with listening to Christmas music earlier than Halloween. He thinks there should be a balance between the holidays when it comes to celebrating them, and believes that everyone should start listening to Christmas songs just before Thanksgiving. “You gotta remember Halloween. That’s the best part of fall,” Tscherne said. “You gotta listen to spooky usic first. Despite the unenthusiastic reaction to listening to their favorite carols so early, some students still enjoy the feeling of Christmas, even though it has not arrived yet. Sophomore Izzy Davis has a soft spot for hrist as usic. he listens on and off every month of the year. “When I’m doing badly in school, I listen to
Christmas music to make me feel better,” said Davis. “It reminds me of family Christmases when I was younger with my whole extended family.” The polarization of both Christmas music lovers and haters is not shared by all students. Sophomore Josh Villasol does not care when people listen to their favorite carols. He starts playing them in December, but does not stop anyone from starting earlier than he does. “I feel like Christmas music could really get on peoples’ nerves when they don’t like the genre too much,” said Villasol. “Essentially it’s played all December in all the stores, and they’re already listening to it.” Despite the distaste for listening to Christmas music early, there is an undeniable love for the genre. Mariah Carey’s song, “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” which has been on the Billboard Top 100 chart for holiday music for 40 weeks, has been played on YouTube 551.4 million times since it was released on the platform in 2009. “I have this old CD full of Christmas songs, and one of my favorites is ‘All I Want For Christmas is my Two Front Teeth,’” Davis said. “It’s just fun. Christmas music makes me happy, and it’s corny.”
