With the possible exception of Handel's Messiah, it is mediocre shit at best, and awful when you have to listen to it over and over. . . .

I am working an Xmas bazaar gig at Meta Rose Square, this upscale little mall with mostly girly stores--a flower shop, a bridal shop, a Thai restuarant. . . . And most of the other venders are these grannies who sit around knitting and gossiping. If it would be quiet, you could probably hear the arteries hardening. Except for fucking Madame Defarge--this old crone who charges $250 for a sweater knitted by her very own gnarled hands-- and her fucking boombox which blares out shit like Dean Martin mangling Rudolph, and Bing Crosby crooning his sick ass off, and "I Wanna Hippotamus for Christmas". . . .

I could just scream. What I do is turn the damn thing down--then she turns it back up--and around and around we go.

Thank God for earplugs.

i have to put up with it at work... they play it on the speakers all day. it sucks

On the defensive side of it, the music is good mind-conditioning for the sheeple, and it places them into a buying/giving mood, and puts them in a good place they may never have arrived at all by themselves. I'll bet you never even considered that without all this artificial good cheer, profits wouldn't be nearly as high as they are. You wouldn't be trying to bring down the economy now, would you? Threat to national security are we, Dmitriy? Listen, criminal. You'll listen to the music, and you'll like it. Don't make us have to rig you up with a Santa suit and a collection bubble, and force you to collect twenties and fifties off misguided old people and evil persons with consciences to clear.

I look forward to the unusual Xmas music that I sometimes find on public radio. There are a 1000 less heard tunes. Most original.

Arms get yourself an I-pod or something like it.My i-pod has saved my life and the life of others.I work with a sports nut and a evangelical black man Who likes to jump up and down yelling "Theirs no god like Jehovah!!!":mad:
Dueling radios are the worst,and for some reason they don't see anything wrong with it!

Why would anyone consider buying a faggotpod when twenty dollar generic MP3 players are capable of serving the exact purpose for an affordable price?

All religious music sucks. All holidays suck.

ArmsMerchant you need to man up and do something about it. Why not? They're not going to put you in jail for very long, you're an old man. When man cans like her do shit that pisses me off I have a real and burning desire within the recessed of my chest to fucking rape them in every orifice they have and set them ablaze on the scene. I don't do it because I know I'll have to either commit suicide or face the death penalty, but even those consequences are beginning to mellow in my mind. Why don't you? You could probably just hike in to the wilderness and build yourself another cabin, lord knows they wouldn't find you out in that arctic hellhole.

No one in my family gives a fuck about Christmas anymore, no one can be fucked getting a tree, and NO ONE can be fucked going to see relatives.

In conclusion, 25 of december means you get people gifts and get them yourself.

Why would anyone consider buying a faggotpod when twenty dollar generic MP3 players are capable of serving the exact purpose for an affordable price?

All religious music sucks. All holidays suck.

People buy iPods because they are a status symbol in our society, much like a gilded stopwatch would have been in the 19th century.

And, as atheist as I may be, not all religious music sucks. Sure, that mass-produced Christmas music sucks cock, but real religious music is something to awe at. Although I don't partake in the spiritual aspect of them, things like the Gregorian Chants, the Sutras and others are among the most beautiful kinds of music ever composed.

People buy iPods because they are a status symbol in our society, much like a gilded stopwatch would have been in the 19th century.

sucker

real religious music is something to awe at. Although I don't partake in the spiritual aspect of them, things like the Gregorian Chants, the Sutras and others are among the most beautiful kinds of music ever composed.

No it is not and no they are not.

I know what you mean. I used to work at an Italian restaraunt and had to listen to Andre Bocelli + Sarah Brightman - time to say goodbye, every fucking day. :mad:

You're obviously just some bored douchebag. By stating that iPods are a status symbol, I was not implying that that made them a good thing. I agree with you; I was just trying to point out why they appeal to people.

And if you don't like that kind of music, that's all right. We're entitled to opinions. But next time, keep the fucking angst in check.

I pretty much avoid shopping from Thanksgiving 'til December 26th because everywhere you go there's fucking annoying ass Christmas music.

Well, the bazaar is finally over. I do have to go back in tomorrow to get the rest of my stuff, but I'll be too busy schlepping to pay attention to the music.

With luck, I won't have to listen to "I Wanna Hippopotamous for Christmas" until next year. God help me, I was actually starting to like "Jingle Bell Rock."

"I Wanna Hippopotamous for Christmas"...

Jeezus. That'd be a hell of a lot of wrapping paper. You'd need at least 6 or 8 bows too. Keeping him still and docile in there until Christmas morning would also be tricky.

Come to think about it, allowing the little guy to pee and poo would take at least some ingenuity. I'm thinkin' hoses and pressure valves.

I don't like Christmas music either. But it has more to do with me not liking Christmas in the first place.

Over the years I've recorded my own versions of several Christmas songs, changing the lyrics on many of them - adding extra to others. Some heard it when I posted it last year and I will give the link here for those who might want to hear it.

Most who have heard my music or my band [the Mad Morticians] have liked what they heard.

http://rapidshare.de/files/41200422/XmasCD.zip.html

/shameless plug

[QUOTE=-SpectraL;10849106]Jeezus. That'd be a hell of a lot of wrapping paper. You'd need at least 6 or 8 bows too. Keeping him still and docile in there until Christmas morning would also be tricky.QUOTE]

PCP. Lots and lots of PCP.

On second thought, give it to the singer.

With the possible exception of Handel's Messiah, it is mediocre shit at best, and awful when you have to listen to it over and over. . . .


2nd possible exception: Trans Siberian Orchestra: Carol of the Bells. If you don't bust out into an uncontrollable air-guitar/air-conductor frenzy after listening to it really loud, then there's something wrong with you.

air-guitar/air-conductor
lol at air-guitar... I used to play an air drum-set, so I can relate to that.. as long as it's inanimate objects and not people we're playing, I guess it's all good. :)

2nd possible exception: Trans Siberian Orchestra: Carol of the Bells. If you don't bust out into an uncontrollable air-guitar/air-conductor frenzy after listening to it really loud, then there's something wrong with you.

Thanks for the heads-up--but it is no secret that there is a LOT wrong with me. . . .

Why would anyone consider buying a faggotpod when twenty dollar generic MP3 players are capable of serving the exact purpose for an affordable price?

The same reason people wear designer labels. A combination of quality and status.

The same reason people wear designer labels. A combination of quality and status.

Well said. Cheers.