mirkwood Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 eVa, mordorbund and NeuroTypical 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MormonGator Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 Play music too early, people complain. Play music too late, people complain about the "war on Christmas". Just can't win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentOne Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 My only real complaint about early Christmas music is that I feel like it distracts a bit from Thanksgiving. I personally have a playlist of songs expresses gratitude that I started building last year to play through November. It's not big enough for its purpose yet, but I'm working on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fether Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 What’s with the overhyping of Christmas??? Everyone knows Thanksgiving in the greatest holiday ever! NeuroTypical and pam 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirkwood Posted November 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 1 hour ago, Fether said: Everyone knows Thanksgiving in the greatest holiday ever! unixknight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blossom76 Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 I'm in Australia so no thanksgiving but if you put up lights/tree/decorations/play christmas music before the 1st of December you are looked upon as a Christmas Freak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fether Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 8 hours ago, mirkwood said: Please NeuroTypical 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 Ah, man! I thought this was going to be about food ideas for Thanksgiving. Well, the main reason we play Christmas songs is that there really are only about 20 songs in the entire repertoire of music that is about Thanksgiving. And about 15 of those are only known to people who do music for a living. So, playing the same five songs over and over again for a month simply wouldn't do. On the other hand we have approximately 3.2 gazillion songs for Christmas. Even if we round down, that's still 3.0 Gazillion . So, we have to spread that around over the course of two months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fether Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 6 minutes ago, Carborendum said: Ah, man! I thought this was going to be about food ideas for Thanksgiving. Well, the main reason we play Christmas songs is that there really are only about 20 songs in the entire repertoire of music that is about Thanksgiving. And about 15 of those are only known to people who do music for a living. So, playing the same five songs over and over again for a month simply wouldn't do. On the other hand we have approximately 3.2 gazillion songs for Christmas. Even if we round down, that's still 3.0 Gazillion . So, we have to spread that around over the course of two months. i don’t accept this reasoning. The people that play Christmas music before December are playing the same 2 Albums over and over. Max 5 albums. I myself love Christmas music and have around 5 albums I love. But “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. A time to be scary, and a time to eat turkey; a time to give gifts, and a time to buy a new Calandar. mordorbund 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anatess2 Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, Blossom76 said: I'm in Australia so no thanksgiving but if you put up lights/tree/decorations/play christmas music before the 1st of December you are looked upon as a Christmas Freak My cousin in Perth puts out her Christmas decor on the first Saturday after November 2. Her decorations have been stolen 3 times already. Edited November 8, 2017 by anatess2 Blossom76 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anatess2 Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 Filipinos officially enter Christmas anticipation after All Soul's Day. Of course, we don't know nuthin about no Thanksgiving... we do thanksgiving everyday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mordorbund Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 Anonymous insiders and leaked drafts both confirm that this administration will NOT be pardoning the turkey. "Other Presidents were squeamish and weak. It's time to take a firm stand and remind turkeys of their place in the food chain." unixknight and anatess2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 (edited) If I had it my way, Christmas decorations would go up November 1! But not Christmas albums. A surefire way to tell that a band has sold out is if they start releasing Christmas albums. Can we say commercial cash-in? (Bob Dylan released a notoriously horrible Christmas album back in 2009, but I let it slide because the proceeds were going to a good purpose). I like Thanksgiving primarily because I get time off of work. Other than that, I think Thanksgiving is absolutely ruined by the abomination known as Black Friday (a "holiday" where I stay indoors and try to avoid all of the crazed consumerists). I also think Thanksgiving food requires waaayyy too much work for too little payoff (and frankly I don't really like turkey much anyways - I prefer grilling steaks), and I don't like football. Usually, I spend Thanksgiving day decorating for Christmas! (This is the earliest my wife will allow me to decorate). All in all, Thanksgiving is my fourth least favorite holiday, behind Labor Day (No. 1), New Years' (No. 2), and St. Patrick's Day (No. 3). I asked my wife if, instead of celebrating Thanksgiving, we could just call it "Pre-Christmas". She was not amused. Edited November 8, 2017 by DoctorLemon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirkwood Posted November 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 Bah...just listen to Rush all year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, mirkwood said: Bah...just listen to Rush all year. Hmm. That's mildly amusing. Don't listen to [specific genre] for more than 1 month (presumably because it gets old hearing the same thing over and over for more than 1 month), but do listen to [only one artist] 12 months of the year (but hearing this particular same thing over and over all year long (eta) doesn't get old). My MP3 player includes hymns and Christmas music (secular and MoTab) along with all the secular music, and randomizes it all year long. I'm now going to go search out this song and listen to it: Edited November 8, 2017 by zil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eVa Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 2 hours ago, DoctorLemon said: I asked my wife if, instead of celebrating Thanksgiving, we could just call it "Pre-Christmas". She was not amused. How funny. Me and my wife are opposite. I use the "birthday month" card and request Christmas decs wait to go up after Thanksgiving, but if not at least wait till after my birthday!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirkwood Posted November 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 3 hours ago, zil said: Hmm. That's mildly amusing. Don't listen to [specific genre] for more than 1 month (presumably because it gets old hearing the same thing over and over for more than 1 month), but do listen to [only one artist] 12 months of the year (but hearing this particular same thing over and over all year long). Oh no, you mix other bands into the listening as well, but Rush must be included in the mix year round. Now @MormonGator will say we should include KISS, but as we all know his tastes are questionable. zil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MormonGator Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 (edited) 5 minutes ago, mirkwood said: Oh no, you mix other bands into the listening as well, but Rush must be included in the mix year round. Now @MormonGator will say we should include KISS, but as we all know his tastes are questionable. As questionable as your mental capabilities! Edited November 8, 2017 by MormonGator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
askandanswer Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 21 hours ago, mirkwood said: At last! A solution to the elf over-population problem. Play on............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
askandanswer Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 41 minutes ago, mirkwood said: . Now @MormonGator will say we should include KISS, but as we all know his tastes are questionable. You describe Gator's taste as questionable? How very polite of you.. Not exactly truthful, but certainly polite. mirkwood 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 On 11/7/2017 at 8:56 PM, Fether said: What’s with the overhyping of Christmas??? Everyone knows Thanksgiving in the greatest holiday ever! I am with you. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fether Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 2 minutes ago, pam said: I am with you. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year. Right! Something about stuffing hot, overly butter rolls with mashed potatoes and turkey while sitting around the table with people that beat you too the same old bad jokes you have been telling since you could talk. pam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anatess2 Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 (edited) 20 hours ago, mirkwood said: Bah...just listen to Rush all year. Rush you say? Hmm.... I don't think I can listen to Rush all week, let alone all year. He can get a bit "out there", although Alex Jones makes him sound centrist. LOL! But yeah, I like this one: Oh! You mean, Tom Sawyer Rush. Edited November 9, 2017 by anatess2 zil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unixknight Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 I'm gonna blatantly claim to speak for all of American culture when I say that the "Christmas Creep" (as term I like to use to describe how Christmas season comes ever earlier each year) is a direct result of retail marketing. A lot of retailers make the bulk of their sales during the Christmas gift buying frenzy so naturally they want it to last longer and longer. So I'M JADED AND SO IS EVERYONE ELSE. I'm fighting back in my own little way by doing these things: Absolutely not buying any Christmas gifts on credit Doing as much of my Christmas shopping online as possible and as late as I can get away with Setting a low upper limit on what I'll spend on my kids, and buying no gifts for anyone else besides my wife Playing only Christmas music that directly relates to Jesus Christ. (And anyone who tries to play "Santa Baby" in my presence will be swiftly and mercilessly dealt with) Reminding the kids frequently about what Christmas is about Reminding myself frequently about what Christmas is about /gloomy post NeuroTypical 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anatess2 Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 (edited) 4 minutes ago, unixknight said: Setting a low upper limit on what I'll spend on my kids, and buying no gifts for anyone else besides my wife Meanwhile... I have 124 people in my Christmas gifts list. And that's a very very pared down list. I used to send gifts to some lds.net peeps. I haven't done that in years. Edited November 9, 2017 by anatess2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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