Skip to content
Riot Fest Logo
Tickets
Search
  • FESTIVAL
    • 2023 Lineup
    • 2023 Photos + Videos
    • 2023 Merch
    • 2023 Riot Mall Vendors
    • Lost & Found
    • Tickets
    • FAQ
    • Partners
  • Upcoming Shows
  • News
    • Latest News
    • Playlists
    • New Music
    • Concert Photos
    • Interviews
    • Comics
    • TV+Film
    • Staff Picks
  • Community
    • Community Involvement
    • Community Tickets
    • Community Bands at Riot Fest
    • Community Artwork Submission
    • Park Cleanup
    • Community Job Hiring
    • Vendor Workshop
    • Neighborhood Guide
  • Merch
  • Search
You Better Watch Out, I’m Telling You Why, Christmas Music Is Bad And Bad For You

You Better Watch Out, I’m Telling You Why, Christmas Music Is Bad And Bad For You

November 12, 2018 (December 7, 2022) // Riot Fest

You better watch out. You better not cry. Better not pout. I’m telling you why. Studies have shown that too much Christmas music can be bad for you.

Scientists call it ‘mere exposure effect,’ and Victoria Williamson, Ph.D says it can have a legitimate psychological impact. An endless loop of “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town”, “Drummer Boy”, and “Let it Snow”, can be considered torture for some people, and the more you hear the more you go insane.

The holidays are a stressful time, you have to deal with your family, and travel, buying gifts, figuring out how to pay for those gifts and if you keep hearing Christmas music over and over and over again, you brain becomes over saturated and you start to hate those songs and the holidays.

You might even like hearing “Frosty the Snowman” at first, but the more hear it the less you like it each time until you just want to kick that manger scene across the front lawn to stop from going insane and all I want for Christmas is no more Christmas music.

And now that the Christmas season starts the moment the Halloween candy goes on sale, we get two months of Christmas music at retailers, on the radio, on the TV and basically everywhere we go.

Do you work in retail? Things can be even worse, “People working in the shops [have to tune out] Christmas music, because if they don’t, it really does stop you from being able to focus on anything else…You’re simply spending all of your energy trying not to hear what you’re hearing,” says clinical psychologist Linda Blair.

“I think at first Christmas music is nice, it’s nostalgic, and it gets me into the holiday spirit,” Shana McGough told MSNBC. Then, “it gets old, and it can start to feel like a part of a giant sales machine trying to bleed me dry.”

And the only reason retailers even play Christmas music or have cute little holiday promotions is to sell you more stuff. On a completely unrelated topic, look out for the Riot Fest Holiday Presale, coming soon! Merry Christmas!

The Related Rabbit Hole

From Naughty to Nice: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Christmas Music Watch Sorority Noise’s Music Video For ‘No Halo’ Watch PUP’s New Music Video And Try Not To Cry
About The Author
Riot Fest

Punk Rock (& more) Music Fest | I'm sorry we didn't book the exact bands you wanted, in the exact order you wanted, in the exact location you wanted, for free. Chicago. Sept. 15-17, 2023

Posted in HolidayTagged christmas, Christmas Music, mere exposure effect

Post navigation

  Previous PostNext Post 
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • TikTok
  • Mail
  • YouTube
  • Facebook
Riot Fest Tickets
Upcoming Shows Playlist

Introducing Riot Pop!! CBD

New Riot Pop!! CBD flavors available at Riot Fest 2023 and Cultivate Fest
Riot Fest Presents Shows
Sep. 29, 2023
X-Ray Arcade
Venom Inc.

Venom Inc.

Satan

Ringworm

72 Legions

Tubal Cain

Tickets(Opens in new window).
Venom Inc.
Sep. 29, 2023
Cobra Lounge
Agent Orange

Agent Orange

Spice Pistols

Low Tickets(Opens in new window).
Agent Orange
Sep. 30, 2023
Concord Music Hall
Movements

Movements

Mannequin Pussy

Softcult

Heart To Gold

SOLD OUT
Movements
Sep. 30, 2023
Cobra Lounge
Venom Inc.

Venom Inc.

Satan

Ringworm

72 Legions

Tickets(Opens in new window).
Venom Inc.
Sep. 30, 2023
X-Ray Arcade
Broadway Rave

Broadway Rave

Tickets(Opens in new window).
Broadway Rave
Oct. 1, 2023
Turner Hall Ballroom
MAX & IGGOR CAVALERA: MORBID DEVASTATION

MAX & IGGOR CAVALERA: MORBID DEVASTATION

EXHUMED

INCITE

MORTA SKULD

Tickets(Opens in new window).
MAX & IGGOR CAVALERA: MORBID DEVASTATION

MORE SHOWS

Greatest Hits

  • Foundation
  • Riot Pop!!
  • History
  • Contact
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • TikTok
  • YouTube
  • Facebook
Du-Mango 95 Flavor Riot Pop!!
Cherry On!! Flavor Riot Pop!!
Riot Pop!! Logo

It's got electrolytes!

Get on wait list
InstagramTwitterYouTubeTikTokFacebook

Copyright © 2023 Riot Fest Corporation. Privacy Policy.

Search for:

Send me emails so I don’t have to go to your website to look for shows.

"*" indicates required fields

Name
Email me about
Music I like
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.