Aha - so its different in the UK - over here the " X-mas time " (advent) starts 4 sundays before X-mas - so every sunday one more candle on the advent wreath gets lit - after the 4th its Christmas. This sunday the first candle was lit :
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Oh, we have Advent Calendars but that's about it. Mind you, if supermarkets had their way Advent would start as soon as the Kids go back to school in September!
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Quote: coastie wrote in post #6Oh, we have Advent Calendars but that's about it. Mind you, if supermarkets had their way Advent would start as soon as the Kids go back to school in September!
Thats true - in our supermarkets you could find the first X-mas cookies beginning of october. Anyway - this station is really good - try a listen: http://loudcity.com/stations/north-pole-...how/listen.html - even if its a bit early for you they play great music
The week after Christmas, Easter eggs appear, especially in Tesco and Asda---the game is only about money not religious celebrations or even pagan festivities, just money. Col.
of course Christmas (X-mas) today is only about money and its getting worse every year but anyway they play great music on this station when you're in the right mood http://loudcity.com/stations/north-pole-...how/listen.html and mind also the music business is money business - isn't it ?
Must admit I think it's a bit too early. I played a couple, on request yesterday, and I'm happy to do so, but I start to play lots of Christmas music, mid-December onwards and love it. Like most I suspect, though, I get sick of hearing back to back, usually dreadful Christmas music in shops from October (even late September in one case).
BUT, I've never understood why the Chrismas music ceases on the radio after the 25th. There are 12 days of Christmas. The decorations stay up until 12th night, so why does the music stop? Perhaps it's because radio is controlled by the advertisers, who want us to buy buy buy for Christmas, then, onece the day is over, it's on to other ways to get us to spend? Who knows?
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Yeah, you're probably right there. Personally, I keep the Chrissy songs going til about New Year then cease. (Mind you, last year one or two managed to pass through the net and were still playing mid Jan! DOH!)
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