By Gionna Bean, Opinion Editor
Each year, the same great debate arises again as the snow is just beginning to threaten its ascent to the streets of Grand Rapids, MI.
The first signs of snow on campus – Photo by Gionna Bean
Now, as a winter weather advisory adds to the chaos of the final weeks, students have begun to scramble to finish their exams while packing up for Winter Break. The holidays are upon Aquinas, that fact is unavoidable; however, this means the great debate of “when is it okay to play Christmas music?” needs to be settled.
The majority of students who say playing music before Thanksgiving is a bad idea have their reasons. Most of them believe that Thanksgiving is a holiday that needs a little more love, as it is stuck between Halloween and Christmas.
“Thanksgiving is overlooked way too much, mainly because it’s only a month apart from Christmas,” sophomore Tyler Schroeder said. “But if I listen to Christmas music before Thanksgiving I feel like I’m disrespecting the holiday by already celebrating a different one.”
“Christmas music before Thanksgiving takes away from the holiday of Thanksgiving itself,” said junior Kara Cummings. “I think everything has its time, and Thanksgiving needs that time before we can start celebrating Christmas.”
In other words, Cummings and Schroeder think that people who celebrate Christmas too early with music are not giving Thanksgiving the time it deserves.
On the other hand, some students lean towards blasting Christmas music in their cars earlier for the happiness it brings them.
“It puts me in a good mood, so why shouldn’t I start playing it early?” said sophomore Maria Skrycki.
Even if students disagree over pleasantries regarding how and when to celebrate Christmas, almost everyone can agree that the break could not come faster as students white knuckle their way through the final days of the first semester.
Flyers in Saint Catherine of Siena Hall regarding December events – Photo by Gionna Bean
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