Christmas songs may be listened to all year long
Holiday cheer may be spread year-round, not just during the conventional “holiday season.”
COMMENTARY
Chris Suffron

Holiday cheer may be spread year-round, not just during the conventional “holiday season.”

I was sitting in front of my computer at 11:45 p.m. wondering why I am in a constant state of sickness this semester. For inspiration, I played a game of Minesweeper and put on the next Christmas album, which made a total of four in one night.

Christmas music? It’s the middle of November, so some would say it is too early to listen to Christmas music. Actually, it’s not. A friend of mine once told me that it is acceptable to put on a Christmas album after Halloween. Actually, I have been listening to Christmas music since I moved back here in August.

But Christopher, aren’t you the guy that argued that Halloween has crept too far into September and that was a bad thing? Yes. But, there is a fundamental difference between Christmas and Halloween: Christmas is a much better holiday.

While Halloween is about death, Christmas is about life. While Halloween is about evil, Christmas is about good. While Halloween is about fear, Christmas is about peace. Halloween celebrates darkness, while Christmas celebrates light.

Around Halloween, people have tombstones in their yard, but around Christmas they have nativity scenes. On Halloween you eat candy, while on Christmas you eat turkey. I could go on forever. Plus, besides “Hinx Phinx the Old Witch Stinks,” Halloween doesn’t really have any songs. Thanksgiving, the forgotten holiday, has more songs than Halloween does.

What kind of holiday doesn’t have fun songs to sing? A bad one.

Christmas, on the other hand, has plenty of great songs that can lift your spirits and take you to back to a pleasant time in your life. From songs celebrating the birth of Christ to songs about a fake fat man who brings you presents, you can’t help but be in a better mood while listening to them. Even the sappy love songs have the ability to put a smile on your face rather than throw you into a deep depression like those types of tunes do to us single guys around Valentine’s Day. These songs should be played all year long.

The 10 best Christmas songs of all time are as follows: “O Holy Night,” “We Three Kings,” “Little Drummer Boy,” “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” “What Child is This?,” “A Christmas Song,” “Winter Wonderland,” “Hark! the Herald Angels Sing,” “Away in a Manger” and “Silver Bells.”

One would be hard pressed to find a list of 10 songs better than this one in any genre.

These songs are fun, easy to memorize, meaningful and not hard to sing. While most songs get way too high way too fast, these songs stay in a decent range.

Christmas music is cool and people should allow others to listen to it year-round. So when your neighbor starts listening to The Carpenters’ Christmas album tomorrow, leave him alone. You never know, you just might enjoy it.

Chris Suffron is a senior accounting major from League City. He can be reached at (c.r.suffron@tcu.edu).