With October making its way in, and the autumn leaves beginning to fall, it is time to circulate to a very popular holiday for everyone around the world. Halloween. Jack-o-lanterns are being made, ghosts, ghouls, and other happy haunts fill the crisp autumn air, but so does Halloween music. 

In the realm of music, there is a wide debate about whether people listen to Halloween music as much as people listen to holiday music. Rowan University is one of the many schools that have that debate as well. Halloween comes around and everyone enjoys listening to songs such as “The Monster Mash,” or “Thriller” but do people listen to them every day of October? 

After gathering student opinions, it was clear that students don’t listen to Halloween music like it’s the holidays. The majority of people do not listen to the music that the notorious spooky month has to offer, too much or too often. 

Jacob Sukoff, a junior sports communications major at Rowan is among the smaller group of students who do listen to Halloween music. 

“I do listen to Halloween music sometimes,” Sukoff said. “I think it’s better when the time comes around because I think you should listen to the music when it comes closer to Halloween, not when it is like a few weeks before.” 

Right after Sukoff, Patrick Tardel, a junior English education major stepped in to take the opposite stance of not listening to Halloween music. 

“I don’t think I’ve ever been able to find a good song about Halloween,” Tardel explains. “In general I think gimmick music is funny for a bit but is never good.” 

When it comes to music, everyone does have their tastes, especially when it comes to the holidays. Music is a way to bring everyone together and have a fun time, especially during the holidays of the year. 

Some people even listen to Halloween music to get into the Halloween spirit like Paige Giasullo, a freshman inclusive education major. 

“I usually listen to ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ soundtrack or ‘Maneater’ because they both just remind me of Halloween,” Giasullo said. 

Some people who go to Halloween parties are surprised that not a lot of Halloween music plays at the event because it sometimes takes away from the reason the party is being had in the first place. But everyone puts that aside and enjoys the scary snacks, happy haunts, and mysterious melodies. 

When it comes to the battle of the holidays, there is no exact winner regarding the kind of music one listens to during the holidays. Whether it be decking the halls or having a graveyard smash, it seems as if everyone will always play music to celebrate the holidays regardless of theme.

The music of October flies around like spirits in the wind. Some might even say the Christmas spirit is floating around in song form during this month of fun and fright. Perhaps the two holidays can put aside their duel and form a song together someday, but for now, the debate continues.

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