Pack away your Halloween decorations and break out the Christmas lights and music because the most wonderful time of the year is upon us. Thanksgiving may be next month, but let’s be honest. Christmas celebrations are all anyone thinks about during November.
The radio always has a head start on the holidays. They play all the best: Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and don’t forget the classic Mariah Carey. There are so many festive songs, but the radio stations know there’s only five we really want to listen to. Hearing “All I Want for Christmas Is You” repeatedly for an hour is the best way to celebrate the season. No one is complaining about hearing nothing but jolly music.
Saul Clemonts, senior marine biology major, shared his feelings about the festive music on the radio.
“I love jamming out in my car to ‘White Christmas’ on my way to work and then again when I go home,” he said. “Nothing says holiday spirit like repetition.”
The near-instantaneous change in decorations brings just as much joy as hearing the holiday music at midnight Nov. 1.
Once the plastic bats and jack-o-lanterns are put away, it’s time to break out the Christmas trees and wreaths. Forget about autumn leaves and candied apples, because mistletoe and eggnog are taking over. Why even take your decorations down? Just leave them up all year to save yourself time.
Yanira Zapata, freshman business major, talked about the reasoning behind the yearlong decorations.
“It is so convenient to just leave my decorations up all year long,” she said. “As soon as October is over, all I have to do is plug my lights in and I am set for the entire season.”
Though Thanksgiving is still celebrated in November, it clearly pales in comparison to December festivities.
Clemonts shared his love for the clash of Thanksgiving and Christmas.
“It is so colorful and fun seeing greens and reds mixed with oranges and browns,” he said. “Who doesn’t want tinsel in their mashed potatoes as they sit down to eat their Thanksgiving meal?”
Give Halloween a rest and start celebrating the most wonderful time of the year. If you don’t get started now, then what’s the point?
