It’s December 1st,* which means it’s time for that beloved holiday survival game:

Whamageddon

The rules are simple:

1. The objective is to go as long as possible without hearing WHAM’s Christmas classic, “Last Christmas.”
2. The game starts on December 1st, and ends at midnight on December 24th.
3. Only the original version applies. Enjoy the ?#!$&%! out of remixes and covers.
4. You’re out as soon as you recognize the song.

Now, you might remember me mentioning that I have a lot of CDs. (Like: a LOT.) As such, I think that no one will be especially surprised to hear that I also have a healthy number of holiday CDs.

So I usually go into each annual round of Whamageddon with a decent advantage, because I’m going to spend a lot of my time listening to my own collection of holiday music. Which means I can consciously program around that track for as long as I have other CDs to listen to.**

The main Whamageddon risks to me are when I’m out in the world where every store, restaurant and gas station has their own holiday playlist going.

Which is why I thought I had it sewn up for 2020.

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