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[redbird]

The problem with piped Christmas music in stores isn't just the short playlist. It's that everyone is using the same short playlist. In July, there's at least the chance that if store A is playing "light music," B will be doing oldies, and C some other sort of pop, and D might be playing country.

Thus, for my current purposes, Duane Reade is a much better drugstore than CVS, not because I was able to find most of what I was looking for, but because they weren't broadcasting music, or for that matter talk radio or announcements of sales, so I was willing to take a bit of time to look. (I am fairly sure that CVS stocks ibuprofen.)

[Comments including allegedly relevant song lyrics, or offering playlists, will be deleted, grumpily.]

Comments

[kalmn.livejournal.com]

the only christmas music that i usually like is the messiah, and we have just entered the two months of the year where i don't like that much, either.

[mjlayman.livejournal.com]

Cute icon!

[rdkeir.livejournal.com]

One of the things I give thanks for at Thanksgiving is iPods, which let me walk thru stores with non-Holiday music in my head, preferably something like The Ramones, or Nirvana.

There is one thing about holiday music that amuses me, though, which is the prevalence of Joni Mitchell's River, apparently because no one listens to the lyrics. Sure, it starts out about it being Christmas, but the actual lyric is about living in LA, compromising your life to make money, and losing your boyfriend in the process. But hey, it mentions reindeer so it must be okay!

[rdkeir.livejournal.com]

by the way - I am assuming that incongrously not-relevant song lyrics are okay, but if not, my apologies.

[nolly.livejournal.com]

Sounds like the businesses you deal with need to upgrade their music service; it doesn't have to be that way.

[mjlayman.livejournal.com]

Fortunately, I don't shop in stores very often. I'll have to see if the grocery is playing music next Monday. If it plays music regularly, I don't notice it.