Soon after, other stations followed. Everywhere you turned Christmas songs could be heard. Well guess what? I heard my first one at 7:30 this morning when my alarm went off. Feed the World chiming away with its pop-glam 80s feel. My one good morning eye popped open and stared at the radio. Was I dreaming this? Did I hear this correctly? This is Halloween. I am supposed to dress up as a giant egg for work. Nope. Sure enough, apparently the holiday season is upon us!
It is already bad enough when I go to Walgreens and Target and see the retail displays of a turkey wearing a Santa hat carving a jack-o-lantern (displayed one aisle over from the Valentine cards). I don’t need to hear Burl Ives on Halloween morning where Night on Bald Mountain or Addams Family Theme should be. Now don’t get me wrong. I LOVE Christmas music and will listen to only Christmas music from the Friday after Thanksgiving through New Years (yes, the radio stations now extend past Christmas evening). But on Halloween? Really?
Does forcing the holidays together into a conglomerate pot of ‘festive stew’ really boost that many more sales? Does it make people think they must begin ‘feeling the jolly’ immediately? Honestly, it makes me less interested. I really get into most of the various holidays and seasons. But I enjoy them individually…savoring each ingredient they can offer. I don’t want the holiday buffet. I want the elegant, plated, full-service experience. I love the Christmas season for the Christmas season. Not for one sixth of an entire calendar year! For the love of Pete and all things holy, let’s save the Hickory Farms, eggnog and twinkle lights for after Thanksgiving and bring the rotten corpses and sugar highs back to Halloween!
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