Christmas Music - rave and Rant

[wart57]

Here in PHX one of the radio stations switches to all Christmas music for the holidays. They started last night, I love Christmas music, but it was 93 degrees here just 2 days ago. Let It Snow just doesn't quite sound right wile the AC is running.


The Fam and I are going to Phoenix Zoo lights tonight, so I guess it is Christmas already, 2 weeks before Thanksgiving.

The kids will have a blast, but it just seems to me, the more it is spread out, the less special it becomes.

[Jocephus]

it gets brought up every year (as far as it seeming to arrive earlier and earlier)...and it most certainly does get pushed on us earlier and earlier...a neighbor had lights up a week or so ago. not to bring in politics but part of me doesn't like how much our economy relies on t-giving and xmas and biz is only too happy to get you excited sooner and sooner.

anyways...i do think it would be odd to celebrate a "cold" holiday in a warm climate. my oldest brother and his fam moved out to southern cali 3 years ago and i always kinda "felt bad" that their young daughters didn't get to experience the cold/snow (obviously year round its just about perfect but still)...but they are moving back to KC in a few weeks so they will get that now. i dont get any spiritual satisfaction from christmas but i do/can enjoy the atmosphere and part of that is cold weather.

[wart57]

it gets brought up every year (as far as it seeming to arrive earlier and earlier)...and it most certainly does get pushed on us earlier and earlier...a neighbor had lights up a week or so ago. not to bring in politics but part of me doesn't like how much our economy relies on t-giving and xmas and biz is only too happy to get you excited sooner and sooner.

anyways...i do think it would be odd to celebrate a "cold" holiday in a warm climate. my oldest brother and his fam moved out to southern cali 3 years ago and i always kinda "felt bad" that their young daughters didn't get to experience the cold/snow (obviously year round its just about perfect but still)...but they are moving back to KC in a few weeks so they will get that now. i dont get any spiritual satisfaction from christmas but i do/can enjoy the atmosphere and part of that is cold weather.

I still have not gotten used to 70 degrees on Christmas day, and I have been in Phoenix 11 years....

Of course I have the "Christmas station" on at work tight now....I am so ashamed.

[StL Dan]

I'm listening to music I purchased for my iPhone yesterday using an iTunes card gifted to me 3 Christmases ago. I'm feeling a little Christmas-y.

[obucard]

anyways...i do think it would be odd to celebrate a "cold" holiday in a warm climate. my oldest brother and his fam moved out to southern cali 3 years ago and i always kinda "felt bad" that their young daughters didn't get to experience the cold/snow (obviously year round its just about perfect but still)...but they are moving back to KC in a few weeks so they will get that now. i dont get any spiritual satisfaction from christmas but i do/can enjoy the atmosphere and part of that is cold weather.

That was the inspiration for "White Christmas."