Posted by Scrooge? on November 06, 2007 at 08:26:42:
In Reply to: Christmas music in Chicago, WCKG & WLIT posted by chicagomedia.org on November 02, 2007 at 08:19:15:
BY RICHARD ROEPER Sun-Times Columnist
Couldn't help it. Out of curiosity, I tuned to WLIT-FM (93.9) Monday. "O Tannenbaum" by Vince Guaraldi.
Ack. Why don't you just Tase me, bro?
Of course I immediately hit the tuner button and vowed to stay away from the Lite until at least Dec. 10. The only thing as abhorrently anachronistic as decorations that go up too early or stay up too late is the playing of holiday music when we're still putting away the Halloween decorations and we haven't solidified our Thanksgiving plans.
But that's just me -- and probably you. The evidence says the reason stations go early with the X-mas tunage is simple: The numbers go up.
What I want to know is: WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE? Seriously.
Take a look at this partial playlist of songs heard on the Lite on Monday:
"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" by Ronnie Spector and Darlene Love
"It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" -- Johnny Mathis
"Silent Night" -- Josh Groban
"Jingle Bell Rock" -- Hall & Oates
"White Christmas" -- Bing Crosby
"O Holy Night" -- Celine Dion
"The Christmas Song" -- Nat King Cole
"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" -- Harry Connick Jr.
All I can say is, Make It Stop! Make It Stop! Make It Stop!
I'm no Scrooge. I'd be happy to hear those tunes IN DECEMBER. Listening to them now would be like driving to U.S. Cellular Field in the hopes of seeing a baseball game. Wrong. Season.
So who IS listening to Christmas tunes in early November? If your sig-other started decking the halls with "Jingle Bells" and "Feliz Navidad," would you file for a legal separation? Do you work in an office where they're playing the holiday tunes? Is that grounds for a grievance?
As I write this, a lot of people are listening to "Silver Bells" by Anne Murray.
I want to know who they are, and also, why. Why??????