I forgot, he took my car to work with him yesterday.
I readjust all that, then start the car. NPR is on. Another sign. Michael religiously listens to National Public Radio. I hit one of the presets, looking for anything but NPR and...
WHAT!?
Are you kidding me!?
CHRISTMAS MUSIC?
On November 8!?
Stunned, I listen to the rest of Barbra Streisand singing her weird version of Jingle Bells, sure the easy-listening station is going to play a relatively normal song next, perhaps a little Sarah MacLachlan or Jewel... but no.
It's Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.
They're playing Christmas music, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from now until Christmas Day. They've been playing Christmas music, apparently, since the day after Halloween.
Two MONTHS of Christmas music!? This is like a prescription for Christmas music overdose...by Thanksgiving!
Are they crazy? What marketing rep out there really thought this was a good idea? Do they honestly think we're all going to panic ourselves into a consumerist Christmas shopping frenzy because they're playing Bob Segar's Little Drummer Boy every hour on the hour?
Someone, please, stop the insanity!
