Same here, the Carey dirge was just an inconsequential 90’s Xmas song, no more important than others of the time. A zzzz re-release not so long ago has turned it into god status.
Slade’s tune …. great memories of Xmas Eve’s in the 80’s clubbing in Brighton, going mental with 2,000 others at...
The marketing definitely gets earlier with every year. Last night there was wall to wall Xmas TV ads. Grocers had a stack of Xmas goodies by early September, garden centres/DIY chains displayed their Xmas stock in early October.
We love it, in part because people get hot under the collar...