Name: BarryNet Briefs Date/Time: 11/10/2020 10:08 PM Subject: Too Early for Christmas Music on the Radio? "Too Early for Christmas Music on the Radio? L.A.’s All-Holiday Stations Don’t Think So: It’s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas—way before Thanksgiving" by Brittany Martin L.A. Magazine, 10 November 2020 Want an indication of the national mood? Take a look at how early Americans start wanting to hear Christmas music after a presidential election. In 2016, L.A. stations jumped the start of their all-holiday programming up earlier than ever before–in one case explicitly mentioning doing so in an attempt to soothe post-campaign nerves–and, this year, they’ve broken their own records. KOST 103.5, the most popular station for holiday music in L.A., switched over to festive tunes on November 5, less than 48 hours after polls closed.