8 Hours of Department Store Christmas Muzak

[Teasing the Korean]

Ms.  TTK and I have an annual holiday tradition.

On the Friday after Thanksgiving - which very cleverly happens to be today - we decorate our aluminum Christmas trees, and listen to this YouTube upload of department store Christmas Muzak.

Actually, only some of this is Muzak - generally the tunes that you Shazam and don't find a hit.

But there are also some recognizable gems, such as those from the first Percy Faith Christmas album, like "Deck the Halls."

 

[Stompin at the Savoy]

8 hours!  And you do this in atonement for what transgression?

[Teasing the Korean]

18 minutes ago, Stompin at the Savoy said:

8 hours!  And you do this in atonement for what transgression?

😹 😹😹 🥂

[Big Al]

That's the soundtrack of the Christmases of my childhood and I'm here for every second of it!

[rostasi]

https://somafm.com/deptstore/songhistory.html

[Ken Dryden]

All that's missing are those annoying in-store ads inserted for Kmart's goof proof picture perfect guarantee.

[Teasing the Korean]

On 12/5/2024 at 7:46 AM, Ken Dryden said:

All that's missing are those annoying in-store ads inserted for Kmart's goof proof picture perfect guarantee.

It does include voiceovers specifying smoking areas, along with a few other tidbits.

[Ken Dryden]

I remember all too well from my retail management days when the reel to reel had issues with pitch, causing a wow in the sound. We were warned not to play the radio over the sound system, to avoid ASCAP complaints. One of these guys used to drop in on a little luncheon place in an office building, the owner told him he wasn't playing music for customers but for himself on a little cassette playing boom box. They will check every possibility for potential revenue.

[Daniel A]

Here in Sweden, at one time they had spies who visited hair saloons for drop-in haircuts, while secretly documenting the source of music in the waiting area.