>In high school I worked in a grocery store where Christmas songs were played for the entire month of December. On a 30 minute loop. The horror, the horror!

Ashopolypse now?

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>>It seems many Brits agree with you on holiday music torture:
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>>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/12/14/christmas_music_torture/
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>>It is one thing to hear the music continually while shopping - after all, a customer can leave when the noise is too much or just plain aggravating. However, employees are forced to listen. The same could be said though for Rap, Top40, ... :o) Nothing is worse than shopping in a store where the music is so loud it is painful. I say stop all music in stores period! No more background noise! :o)
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>>>>My favorite gifts:
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>>>I got three good things on that day:
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>>>1) nothing in form of actual presents, good.
>>>2) a nice chunk of work landed on my disk, so I had something to concentrate on and wait for the hype to pass, good.
>>>3) in the evening, the hype actually passed.
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>>>Now to the New Year. You don't have to believe in it, it works regardless.