How early is too early to start playing Christmas music?

This is a very serious debate every November. Some people believe Christmas music should be forbidden until after Thanksgiving. Others wait until December 1, which seems reasonable enough. And then there’s a whole group of people who wake up on November 1, take one look at their leftover Halloween candy, and start playing Christmas songs. I might belong to that last group.

Besides, Mariah Carey is officially defrosting, so who am I to argue with the Queen of Christmas? Every year, the internet waits for her to announce that it’s time, and this November was no exception. Halloween ended, Mariah made her grand seasonal entrance, and her Christmas anthem is everywhere again. She spends the rest of the year frozen, waiting for her moment to shine. This is her moment. The most wonderful time of the year!

Mariah isn’t the only artist responsible for my early Christmas spirit. When I was younger, I was a HUGE Justin Bieber fan. I’m talking about the kind of fan who wanted to know everything about him, followed all his updates, and listened to his music all day long. Basically, I was an annoying teenage girl. So naturally, when his Christmas album, Under the Mistletoe, came out, it became an essential part of my holiday season. And guess what? It still is! Some things never change.