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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.

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.

Jocephus wrote: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.

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.

Jocephus wrote: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."