Xmas Music - food for thought
"Is it too early to listen to Christmas music?"
An age-old question.
My own opinion has changed a bit over the years, but in general, I'd say "earlier than November" is a good cut-off point. It's still a bit of a jolt to go from ORANGE AND BLACK AND CANDY AND COSTUMES AND EVIL OMG OMG one day and then see RED AND GREEN AND CANDY AND TREES AND LIGHTS OMG OMG the next...but as long as I don't go OVERBOARD, I don't feel bad about the occasional Christmas song to start easing me into the spirit of the season. Granted, there are a few songs that I can listen to at ANY time during the year (Trans-Siberian Orchestra's Carol of the Bells, for instance), but at the same time there are others that are simply unbearable outside of the month of December, even (*coughFelizNavidadcough*).
At any rate, I've had a couple of Xmas songs pop up in my iTunes shuffle lately, and a sure sign that I'm ready for the holiday season, here in early November, is that I don't skip those songs. ;)