It's that time of year again: **pre–holiday season.**

Come on, guys. It's November. It's not even Thanksgiving yet. So can we tone it down with the tunes? Never mind the fact that they exclude certain groups and turn respected artists and musicians into corporate sell outs—it's just plain annoying. There's no reason Macy's needs to put Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett on repeat yet. Here are some festival tunes that won't make you want to scream.