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10 Reasons for Christmas Music before Thanksgiving

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Portland chapter.

As I cleaned my room blasting Mariah Cary’s “All I want for Christmas is you,” my housemate came in and gave me the “No Christmas music before Thanksgiving” speech. We’ve all heard this rule, but I had to pause and wonder who made this a holiday decree? The advertisements and decorations have been out since Halloween. Starbucks is piled high with their holiday red cups. There is even a winter nip in the air. So why can’t I play my Christmas music? On the one hand, some believe you are rushing into Christmas and skipping over Thanksgiving. However, here are 10 reasons why Christmas music is okay before Thanksgiving:

1. It makes you feel warm and cozy.

2. It’s music everybody knows that you can all sing along too.

3. It makes your cookies taste better.

4. It gives you holiday cheer.

5. It inspires you to make crafts.

6. It is G-rated (unlike Miley Cyrus these days).

7. It encourages you to help others.

8. It puts a skip in your walk when walking in the cold.

9. It relieves you of midterm anxiety.

10. Let’s be honest, your grocery store is already playing it and you sing along to it shopping, so why not in your own home?

Dorothy Olszyk is a communication studies major at the University of Portland. Her interests are journalism and graphic design. She is from Eugene, OR and she loves her hometown artist Mat Kearney. What Dorothy loves about Portland is the PB&J cart on NW 23rd  St. and the 90's dances at the Crystal Ballroom.  
I like places. I like people. I like stories; every place, and every person has a story. I want to write as many stories about that place and those people until the stories run dry. Which is...never. So I will continue to write. Please, tell me a story.