These Christmas music marathons typically start during the week before Thanksgiving Day and end after Christmas Day, or sometimes extending to New Year's Day. Afterwards, the stations usually resume their normal music fare. Several stations begin the holiday format much earlier, at the beginning of November. The roots of this tradition can be traced back to the beautiful music and easy listening stations of the 1960s and 1970s. COUNT 5
QSN1 When does Christmas music on AC format stations usually begin? ANS1 the week before Thanksgiving Day QSN2 When is the earlier of the two times that Christmas music on adult contemporary stations typically ends? ANS2 after Christmas Day QSN3 When is the later of the two times that Christmas music on adult contemporary stations usually ends? ANS3 New Year's Day QSN4 When is the earliest an AC station will switch to a Christmas format? ANS4 the beginning of November QSN5 What two formats pioneered the Christmas music tradition in the 1960s? ANS5 beautiful music and easy listening