It’s the big holiday question in the Valley, up there with, “What do you want for Christmas?” and “Is 75 degrees too warm out to wear my ugly holiday sweater?”

The question in question is: When does KEZ 99.9 FM in Phoenix start playing Christmas music?

And the answer is: You’ll have to wait a bit to find out.

But not too long. At 7:10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, Beth McDonald, the longtime host of “Beth & Friends,” will tell listeners (and Fox 10 viewers) when the switch to Christmas music will be made. It’s expected to be sometime next week.

To be clear: The switch won’t be made on Thursday. But the announcement of when the switch will occur will be.

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Yes, we just got done with Halloween, and Thanksgiving is on the horizon. No matter, not at KEZ — or for its listeners.

“It’s become a playful running theme each year on Halloween that listeners will call us or reach out on social media to ask when the Christmas music starts,” Paul Kelley, KEZ’s program director, said. “We love these interactions with our listeners, and we appreciate the people who aren’t going to be ready this early in the season. And that’s OK too.”

As always, Kelley said, the first song played will be “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” by Andy Williams. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. 

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