"the listening-to of Christmas music"

[Your Name]

I just heard a radio DJ say, "Dec. 1 ushers in for me two things: the
consumption of eggnog, and the listening-to of Christmas music."  I'm  trying to
figure out if that last phrase is grammatically correct?  And if  so, am I
correct in hyphenating "listening-to" in this context?

Rosemarie

First things first - but not necessarily in  that order!


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