Grand Avenue by Mike Thompson for December 07, 2012

Jingle Bells isn’t a Christmas song; it’s a winter song. It was written for the time around Thanksgiving, and now we never hear it between Dec. 26 and October.

Oh God. . . Our “easy listening” station in St. Louis has been playing Christmas music since halfway through November. That has to be some kind of crime against humanity. . .

Oh boy.

I listen to the same songs repetitively, just not Christmas ones. E.g. I’ve been listening to the same two Angela songs over and over whenever I drive in the car for about 2 weeks now. Movies, on the other hand, I rarely watch more than once per year, at most.

That’s about how I feel about Christmas music… it’s the same dozen or so songs redone hundreds of times by different people (some to different tunes). Just one reason that there’s only a few Christmas songs that I like (mostly unique ones that haven’t been redone ad nauseum). :-s

Chipmunks roasting on an open fire, Hot Sauce Dripping from their toes

Kids still watch Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer? Serious?

I love listening to the Christmas songs on the radio. What really irks me is when they don’t tell the artist’s name when you aren’t sure who is singing. But they will announce someone like Elvis Presley who even newborn babies recognize the voice.

There’s a local radio station that went all Christmas all the time about three weeks ago. Their playlist seems to be about 27 songs long.

Chess nuts boasting in an open foyerTax loss ripping at your clothesPoolside, Harold being swung by a squireAnd jokes messed up by extra beaus

That man could play!