I Listen To Christmas Music...Before Thanksgiving!

It's not yet Thanksgiving but if you rode along with me these days you'd find that my music selection has an air of pre-holiday spirit to it.  You see I am a Closet Christmas Music Enthusiast and I....gasp....listen before Thanksgiving.

I know,  I know,  many people will think so much less of me now. I may even be unfriended or some other such social catastrophe shall befall me. 

Many of my coworkers and even husband are in the anti pre Christmas celebration camp. Their front is strong and numbers many. But I also know that I am not alone in my love of a "Dashing Through The Snow" drive to work. 

My daughters have inherited the gene and sing loud and proud as my backseat backup singers on the way to school every week day. There is even one in my office who is my secret "Silent Night" singing friend, who quietly nods her approval when I put the Big Band Christmas play list on at the front desk. Word to my sister from another mother,  stay strong girl, keep jingling all the way. Perhaps we should wear a bit of tinsel on our shirt to remind others that our struggle for cheerful holiday music is real? 

I admit I am not finicky in my festive music selection either.  I embrace all the winter holidays. On occasion you may even hear me singing along to the "Hanukkah" song. It's all good,  it's chill like my man "Frosty". 

Some argue it's rushing things, that I'm somehow cheapening the season but I see it differently.  I in no way wish to skip Thanksgiving. I in fact am merely looking to stretch out what is only supposed to be one month of Good Will towards my fellow man and light hearted sing alongs to two months of happier days despite the slate blue drizzly skies above us.  Is that so wrong?

Music makes me happy.  It's that plain and simple.  When the sun fades away after fall and my daylights savings account is running low, Christmas music is there to remind me that sun or no it ain't all bad.  If I were to be completely honest with you I'd have to admit that I have even been known to listen to it as early as summer.  You heard right, on some of those days when I shut my office door I'm not just working on paperwork and reports. I'm having a secret musical liason with "Rudolph" and his gang.  Don't judge me.  Whatever gets you through the day you know? And really who is it hurting?

So with that out in the open I will walk forward with a little extra bounce in my step and lighter heart.  I feel good knowing that I've let others who have an affinity for twinkle lights, red and green and Elfish Culture know that they are not alone.  I shall leave you with a song that I think is a holiday"ish" sort of melody and shouldn't offend too many of the Anti Holiday music crowd.  It is a Song For a Winters "Night" however and of course it's still morning...but hey, that's just how I roll.