Why do shops and businesses play christmas music?

tomboylady · 11-12-2012 12:02PM

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

Wear earphones, prob solved.

What they said.

I really like hearing Christmas music play in shops, it all adds to the festive atmosphere. One thing that does wreck my head is when you go in to a department store and each section on each floor have different music playing, so it's almost clashing above your head!

seamus · 11-12-2012 12:07PM

Because the people who enjoy Xmas and enjoy festiveness and the songs and the lights and stuff, are more likely to spend more money during that period.

To the people who are too cool for Xmas, it's just another day and they're not likely to spend any extra money. So it makes sense to try and appeal to the Xmassy people, who'll spend more money.

RainMaker · 11-12-2012 12:37PM

Hurricane Carter wrote: »

Get behind it, AH!

arodabomb · 11-12-2012 01:49PM

Because it is the only time of year that Simon Cowell lets us listen to music other than One Direction!

krudler · 11-12-2012 02:30PM

I used to work in hmv and we tried to avoid the crappy pop songs you hear a million times over Christmas and played carols instead, which are actually nice to listen to at work instead of having Slade screaming over the speakers. listening to something like a decent version of Carol Of The Bells beats cheesy xmas songs every time.

Abi · 11-12-2012 02:37PM

Shenshen wrote: »

I've stopped going to Tescos altogether for the last few weeks, I now shop exclusively in Aldi and Lidl, simply because they don't try and force this crap on me...

Bring your own music with you, earphones in, problem gone

mfceiling · 11-12-2012 02:40PM

I think it's to remind you that's it's near Christmas...all those Xmas trees, cards, decorations and cold weather could make you lose the run of yourself and you could end up in supervalu in Bermuda shorts, flip flops and a t-shirt trying to find the factor 15 and ice cream...

runawaybishop · 11-12-2012 02:44PM

Shenshen wrote: »

I've stopped going to Tescos altogether for the last few weeks, I now shop exclusively in Aldi and Lidl, simply because they don't try and force this crap on me...

Of all the reasons to not shop in Tesco this is legitimately the reason you moved to lidl/aldi? Mind bottling.

ScumLord · 11-12-2012 02:46PM

Hurricane Carter wrote: »

Get behind it, AH!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIIuR-HjFho

I'm buying everything online while listening to speed metal... I don't evn like speed metal.

anncoates · 11-12-2012 02:49PM

Being a grinch mofo needs to be a special banning offence on here until 2013.

Make it happen, mods.

bodhrandude · 11-12-2012 03:15PM

The universe has ways of course correcting, OP watch Bad Santa, you will feel so much better for it.

Cienciano · 11-12-2012 03:28PM

pablomakaveli wrote: »

As someone who used to work in a supermarket, i can tell you that hearing the same 10 christmas songs played over and over again for a month is enough to turn you into a mass murderer.

If anything it should be stopped before a massacre happens in a Tescos or Super Valu.

My mate worked in Carolls of Dublin. They had 3 cd's of "traditional irish music" that they played non stop. He worked there for 4 years

BrensBenz · 11-12-2012 03:29PM

But don't you feel great when you leave the shop and hear those sickening dirges and bells-infested turd bombs fading away? It's like closing the dentist's door behind you.
I believe Bing Crosby's aural tumour, aka "White Christmas" is still in the top three biggest selling songs of all time. Walking out of a shop is nothing to what I do to get away from that "hold on while I slide up to the correct note" slimy, funereal assault on the eardrums. Whatever about the annual and obligatory slurry from Cliff, Slade, John Lennon, Shaky Stevens, et al, THAT.....BINGTHING makes me feel like a victim of abuse.
I'm with Homer Simpson on this - my ears will wear out before I do. I don't want this dire (I can't spell diarrhoea) ooze speeding up the process.

BUBBLE WRAP · 11-12-2012 03:33PM

OP this trolling is getting chilish now. If you don't like the christmas music that's been played bring your headphones with you (thant has been mentioned manys a time in this thread) or shop somewhere else. No need to try and ruin it for anyone else... Also, if you hate it that much why bother making a thread??

LordSutch · 11-12-2012 03:35PM

Shenshen wrote: »

Why do shops and businesses play christmas music?

Because in the the lead up to Christmas its nice to have Christmas music playing in the background, to 'try' & give you some Christmas spirit

Mr Benevolent · 11-12-2012 03:36PM

Shenshen wrote: »

So you're saying since Tescos won't care, I should in just put up with their crap music?
That doesn't make any sense.

Just ignore it, that's what I do. No need to whine like a baby.

Duggy747 · 11-12-2012 03:39PM

I'd feel sorry for the staff hearing Xmas tunes on repeat for a whole month, what torture.

At least when I worked in Lidl you had the clinical silence and just the sound of joy being slowly drained out of you until you're just a shrivelled up cynical shadow of yourself.

gobnaitolunacy · 11-12-2012 03:49PM

Duggy747 wrote: »

I'd feel sorry for the staff hearing Xmas tunes on repeat for a whole month, what torture.

After 200,000 plays of Mariah Carey you'd be fit to go on a shooting spree.:mad:

Bipolar Joe · 11-12-2012 03:52PM

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

if you hate it that much why bother making a thread??

What a stupid question. If you don't like the content of the thread, why did you post a reply? This is a forum to talk about stuff, and we are talking about stuff in this thread.

I can't stand the Christmas music. Hearing the same seven songs over and over, continuously every time I need to get groceries, or some tobacco, or a movie, or fucking ANYTHING that I need now and isn't all ready in the apartment. Hearing Slade scream "IT'S CHRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSTMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSS!!!", that obnoxious "Santa Baby" thing, "All I want for Christmas is YOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUU!!"

If it was broken up with any other God damn music, I could deal with it. But it's not. It's a constant barrage of awful. Imagine listening to a Now ### CD every day for a month. You would probably want to die.

BUBBLE WRAP · 11-12-2012 03:54PM

Bipolar Joe wrote: »

What a stupid question. If you don't like the content of the thread, why did you post a reply? This is a forum to talk about stuff, and we are talking about stuff in this thread.

I can't stand the Christmas music. Hearing the same seven songs over and over, continuously every time I need to get groceries, or some tobacco, or a movie, or fucking ANYTHING that I need now and isn't all ready in the apartment. Hearing Slade scream "IT'S CHRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSTMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSS!!!", that obnoxious "Santa Baby" thing, "All I want for Christmas is YOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUU!!"

If it was broken up with any other God damn music, I could deal with it. But it's not. It's a constant barrage of awful. Imagine listening to a Now ### CD every day for a month. You would probably want to die.

Ah Joe, tis an awful question joe..

Bipolar Joe · 11-12-2012 03:58PM

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

Ah Joe, tis an awful question joe..

That's a really funny post you made. You're funny. You are a very funny person. I bet you're the funniest person in your office. You should be on stage because you are very funny and made a funny post. Peter Kay will be shaking in his boots because you are so funny. I know you are very funny because of that very funny, very relevant post that you made.

BUBBLE WRAP · 11-12-2012 04:05PM

Bipolar Joe wrote: »

That's a really funny post you made. You're funny. You are a very funny person. I bet you're the funniest person in your office. You should be on stage because you are very funny and made a funny post. Peter Kay will be shaking in his boots because you are so funny. I know you are very funny because of that very funny, very relevant post that you made.

Ah joe, tis funny. Tis very funny Joe..

EDIT: aH JOE are you there? did you cut me of the radio Joe?...

Mr Benevolent · 11-12-2012 04:11PM

Bipolar Joe wrote: »

What a stupid question. If you don't like the content of the thread, why did you post a reply? This is a forum to talk about stuff, and we are talking about stuff in this thread.

I can't stand the Christmas music. Hearing the same seven songs over and over, continuously every time I need to get groceries, or some tobacco, or a movie, or fucking ANYTHING that I need now and isn't all ready in the apartment. Hearing Slade scream "IT'S CHRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSTMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSS!!!", that obnoxious "Santa Baby" thing, "All I want for Christmas is YOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUU!!"

If it was broken up with any other God damn music, I could deal with it. But it's not. It's a constant barrage of awful. Imagine listening to a Now ### CD every day for a month. You would probably want to die.

Try to relax man, it's good for you.

james142 · 11-12-2012 07:44PM

http://www.newser.com/story/159035/stores-make-holiday-shopping-awful-on-purpose.html

bodhrandude · 11-12-2012 08:13PM

Corruptedmorals wrote: »

Because it works, its like a constant reminder to buy presents as Christmas is coming. It doesn't annoy everyone, it gets some at least into the festive spirit which is what the businesses want.

Tesco and dunnes don't play Christmas songs, they play free stuff with no words, its just bells.

From what I heard today at Dunnes at Corbett Court in Galway was instrumental Xmas hits played on a stylophone lol.

Wompa1 · 11-12-2012 08:28PM

Worked in retail for 10 years. In some places the few weeks of Christmas music was a relief. You want real depression, try listening to Sophie Ellis Bextor - Murder on the Dancefloor umpteen times a day or Jack Johnson - Good People...Now that is f'kin cruelty

Why do shops and businesses play christmas music?

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