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I'm a musician, and I've been rehearsing for two months for a December 18 Christmas concert at church. But outside rehearsal, I hadn't turned on any Christmas music until this week--even though there's a local radio station that's been all-Christmas all the time since mid-November. (And regarding traditional carols: the director of our concert refuses to rehearse those until Advent begins, claiming it's just too soon to play "Hark the Herald Angels Sing"--even just for practice.)

How early is too early to listen to Christmas songs and carols?

Please share your answers and experiences in the comment box below.

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Barb Szyszkiewicz

Barb Szyszkiewicz

Barb Szyszkiewicz, senior editor at CatholicMom.com, is a wife, mom of 3 young adults, and a Secular Franciscan. Barb enjoys writing, cooking, and reading, and is a music minister at her parish. Find her blog at FranciscanMom and her family’s favorite recipes with nutrition information at Cook and Count. Barb is the author of The Handy Little Guide to Prayer and The Handy Little Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours, available from Our Sunday Visitor.