October just finished and some of you may be sick of hearing “Monster Mash” or “Ghostbusters” over and over again. Well, the good news is that Halloween season has finally come to a close! The even better news? Christmas is just around the corner.
Yes, I am that person that is in full Halloween mode until October 31st, but as soon as November hits, I have entered Christmas mode. Okay, not to the extent that my tree is up or my house has Christmas lights on before Remembrance Day. However, I LOVE Christmas music. The songs are catchy and upbeat, and they always seem to get me excited for that break from school. Because even though Halloween season has ended, midterm season never does.
If you are more of a Christmas Grinch and don’t want Christmas songs stuck in your head, then I suggest you kindly close the tab; here are some classic Christmas songs that perfectly describe midterm season moments.
“Baby It’s Cold Outside”
It’s Monday morning. You have your last midterm exam in two days so you commit to staying at the library all day. You wake up really early, eat, get dressed and make your way outside, until you realize: it’s not fall anymore. The grass has frost on it and your hands can’t bear to be outside your pockets. This is the moment you realize a t-shirt and jean jacket aren’t going to cut it. Time to put the Converse away in exchange for your high-top boots.
“A Marshmallow World”
You’ve been studying for the past three hours. Your phone is off, your eyes hurt from reading lecture slides, and your brain just feels like mush. So what do you do? Take a snack break obviously. This is the moment where you stare in your fridge and realize: “No, this is not a time for vegetables. This is a time for marshmallows.” You deserve that sugar rush after studying so hard.
“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
So you’ve been cooped up in your room or the library for who knows how many hours. You haven’t really seen the Sun and your eating habits have gone down the drain (maybe you had too many snack breaks, not enough MEAL breaks). Suddenly, you sneeze. Then you begin coughing at regular intervals during your studying. This could only mean one thing: you’ve caught a cold. It’s normal during midterm season—you focus so much time on studying and less time on your health. So now you walk around with a box of tissues in your bag and a really runny red nose.
“Jingle Bells”
You’re done your exams, you’re with your friends, you’re on a beach—wait, a beach? Nope, this is your dream as you try to catch ANY kind of sleep. You’re sleep deprived and it takes a little too long to understand that the jingling bells are the sound of your annoying alarm, reminding you that your exam is in two hours.
“Silent Night”
You make it to your exam, sit at a desk and start filling in your name and student number. Then you wait and wait and HOW COULD ONLY 1 MINUTE HAVE PASSED? Finally, the professor states: “You may begin your exam.” All the pages flip at once, then suddenly it’s silent. Not a single noise is made as everyone begins to fly through their exam.
“You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch”
The exam isn’t too bad: you feel okay about your answers and you just keep powering through questions. Suddenly you hit a question that you don’t know anything about. Okay, don’t panic, just move on for now. Except the next question you don’t seem to know either. Then the next one you draw a blank on too. Okay, now you panic. No answers are coming to your head, only curse words against your professor for being such a—nevermind. Focus.
“It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”
You hand in your exam, pick up your bag, and walk out the door. You’re so happy that exam is done that you could probably skip out the door for all you care. You meet up with your friends and you feel like a weight has been lifted off your shoulders. It truly is the most wonderful time of the year: the end of midterms.