According to a clinical psychologist, Carey is totally right, for it appears that you’re not being a Scrooge if you ask for Jingle Bells to be banned from the office Spotify: you may just be trying to preserve your own mental health.

Speaking to Sky News, Linda Blair explains that listening to repetitive Christmas music can cause issues ranging from irritation to anxiety.

“Christmas music is likely to irritate people if it’s played too loudly and too early,” Blair says.

Describing the emotions these kinds of tunes can evoke in us, she says: “It might make us feel that we’re trapped – it’s a reminder that we have to buy presents, cater for people, organise celebrations.”

This is when Mariah Carey says we’re allowed to start listening to Christmas music