It is December 1st, and therefore a perfectly reasonable day to start listening to Christmas carols. 25 days of the same 20 or so songs in various arrangements by various artists is doable. 55 days (factoring in the entire month of November), however, is unreasonable. Imagine my surprise and disdain at the cheerful merriment of "Jingle Bell Rock" drifting into my unsuspecting ears while I was shopping the week after Halloween. Before I fully realized what was happening, I was singing along; but, I had sense enough to nip that in the bud (where the hell does that phrase come from?) quickly, as I couldn't risk the possible insanity that might ensue if I was to keep that up for 55 days straight.
Jingle bells, jingle sells, jagged smells, farmer's dells..... blahblahblahblahblah
So I've been practicing selective hearing, and have switched my morning radio-alarm station from the soft faves of QM/FM, to my day-time favourite, The Peak, as the latter is much less likely to inundate me with The First, or Five Millionth Noel.
Neverthless, Christmas carols - I love 'em because I love to sing along and I know (basically) all the lyrics. So, carolers, you may begin.
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