It is Christmas time again, which means Christmas music is everywhere. It is on the radio, in the mall, and even in restaurants. Christmas songs have been a tradition for a long time and some people love them, while others cannot stand them. Christmas music comes in several genres; so all kinds of musical artists sing it. It really gets people in the Christmas spirit and can brighten a lot of days.
Padua Academy junior, Caitriona Brady, stresses her love for holiday songs by stating, “I listen to Christmas music everyday! It really gets me excited for Christmas.” She says that one of her favorite Christmas songs is Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas is You”. Emily Erdmann, another Padua junior, disagrees, saying that she is not a fan of Christmas music. She claims, “Christmas music gets annoying after listening to it so many times and a lot of it sounds the same.”
Christmas music is a huge tradition during the holiday season, and because much of it is upbeat, it makes a lot of people joyful. Even though some do not enjoy it as much as others, it always gets an opinion. Because there is a variety of genres of Christmas music, there is usually at least one song for everyone.