Last year a surprising number of normally fairly intelligent Toronto radio and television stations reported on the negative psychological effects of Blue Monday, (the third Monday every January) as if it was a real thing instead of a travel spot that took on a life of it's own.

This year Blue Monday falls on January the 20th which gives on-air personalities lots of lead time to give listeners and viewers a positive mental boost by pointing out it's fake while still acknowledging it can be a difficult time of year: the existence of the winter blahs, the arrival of holiday bills, the inauguration of the Orange One and various other crummy things.

John Moore pointed out on MITM last week that we've recently had an unrelenting looong period of grey cloud cover and it's not unexpected that the lack of sunshine had an impact on our moods and energy. It makes a difference to the audience.

People are suggestible and the continuing misinformation about the myth of Blue Monday shared by some of the Toronto media helps no one and comes across as seriously lazy reporting.

Sidebar: there are any number of excellent covers of New Order's Blue Monday to use as bumper tunes as well as the perfect original version.

Last edited by betaylored (January 4, 2025 3:47 pm)