What's the earliest you want to hear a Christmas song?

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Personally I can live with any time in December, although I never listen to them off my own bat until at most a week or two before Christmas.

Already hearing them on the radio now. I just don't want to hear it in the middle of November.

@Pinkmagic1

Around the 18th December. Christmas starts far to early.

Totally agree with this. A week before would be ideal. Prior to Christmas Eve, I’m in Advent mode.

November 6. Once lovely Bonfire Night has been and heralded (my) official start of winter I am getting geared up and excited for Christmas! I love winter and Christmas is by far my favourite holiday.

Christmas is by far my favourite holiday.
Well in the U.K. you only have one Sunday celebrated with chocolate eggs and a lamb roast, or three Mondays, usually with the possibility of an overpriced Country Fair to chose your holiday from.
Not a revelation you’d like Christmas in the dark cold nothingness of mid winter ( which is actually the reason we have it at all).

Advent Sunday

Though I can put up with it any time after Remembrance Day

Christmas Eve. Most of the really popular ones came out when I was a teenager. That makes over 40 years of hearing the same old songs for several weeks every year.

I listen to my own music in December rather than the radio. I just can't get excited about Christmas any more.

Anytime after Halloween is fair game to freshen up Christmas tunes on the piano, and learn new ones.

As for recorded Christmas music - I think 1st December onwards is fine.

Mines been in my car for over a fortnight 😂

If its Wham, Last Christmas then I wanna hear it all year round.

December 1, but Ave Maria I’ll listen to any time of the year.

1st December.
Not heard one yet which is good going.

Well other than from my DCs and they don't count

25th December and they can switch off at midnight.

Advent music in advent then Christmas carols but the minute Boxing Day starts they get put away again.

This year, for one year only, I was ready straight after bonfire night.

Not before 18th December. And never Mariah Carey, East 17 or Slade.

@fallfallfall

December 1, but Ave Maria I’ll listen to any time of the year.

Ave Maria isn’t a Christmas carol lol. It’s a standalone musical setting of a prayer (Hail Mary).

Any time in December. However lockdown has meant I can’t go to the shops and moan about how early they have Xmas music on so now I’m missing it! 🙈

Friday was when I started listening to Christmas songs

I don't want to hear them at all - some of them make me cry as DDad died at Christmastime. I generally get around it by listening to music on earphones when in the shops and choosing different radio stations at home.

Forgot to add, I read an interview with Kirsty MacColl's son last year - he said he loves it when he hears 'Fairytale of New York' in random places at Christmas as it makes him feel his DM is with him. That's so nice!

Used to say 1st of December but at work last year they had 8 Christmas songs on a loop all day every day (same songs every day) from the 1st December.
This year I'm on maternity leave and don't want to hear any Christmas songs at all!

@WildRosie

15th December. That's ten days before Christmas Day so a nice, neat round figure.

This. Anytime before = just why? 🙉

@ViciousJackdaw

I don't want to hear them at all - some of them make me cry as DDad died at Christmastime. I generally get around it by listening to music on earphones when in the shops and choosing different radio stations at home.

I lost my mum just before Christmas, and it's one of the reasons I don't care for it.

In the privacy of my own home - whenever. My Christmas playlist on Spotify, which I've been adding to for years now, was originally created one July!

In public, either the 1st of December, or the 1st Sunday of Advent (which is sometimes earlier). Or, if you're in America/somewhere which celebrates Thanksgiving then the day after Thanksgiving.

The same "rules" apply to Christmas decorations. And this year no decorations are allowed until my brothers get home from uni (fingers crossed for this "student travel window"!)

Yay! Now would be fine for me.

Never, they are all shite!