• All they want for Christmas is to stop that Mariah Carey song

    From August Abolins@2:460/256 to All on Fri Dec 16 21:35:16 2022
    Hi All...

    All they want for Christmas is to stop that Mariah Carey song
    Retail workers are dashing through the store?to the stock room, to hide from merry holiday tunes that just won?t end.

    https://www.wsj.com/articles/mariah-carey-all-i-want-for-christmas-song-shopping-retail-11670857012

    https://bbs.lc/KmwCR

    "Christian Graham doesn?t want a lot for Christmas. In fact, there is just one thing he needs.

    ?Enough is enough,? says Mr. Graham about Mariah Carey?s mega hit, ?All I Want for Christmas is You,? which plays incessantly at the Chicago deli where he works. ?Past a certain point, I might go crazy,? he says.

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  • From Weather Alert@1:2320/105 to AUGUST ABOLINS on Fri Dec 16 14:53:00 2022
    ?Enough is enough,? says Mr. Graham about Mariah Carey?s mega hit, ?All I
    ant
    or Christmas is You,? which plays incessantly at the Chicago deli where he
    or
    . ?Past a certain point, I might go crazy,? he says.

    I actually like that song, but if I had to hear it (or any other Christmas song) 100 times a day, I think I would go nuts, too.

    Mike


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  • From August Abolins@2:460/256 to Weather Alert on Sat Dec 17 00:50:59 2022
    Hi Weather...

    ?Enough is enough,? says Mr. Graham about Mariah Carey?s mega hit, ?All I
    ant
    or Christmas is You,? which plays incessantly at the Chicago deli where he
    or
    . ?Past a certain point, I might go crazy,? he says.
    I actually like that song, but if I had to hear it (or any other Christmas song) 100 times a day, I think I would go nuts, too.
    Mike
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    I haven't done the math but if the song literally plays 100 times in an 8 hour period the playlist is woefully short. I have a playlist of 140 tunes (8-9hrs) shuffle mode and I don't hear the same song more than once.

    Ciao!
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  • From August Abolins@1:153/757.21 to Weather Alert on Fri Dec 16 19:04:00 2022
    ?Enough is enough,? says Mr. Graham about Mariah Carey?s mega hit, ?All
    I want for Christmas is You,? which plays incessantl..

    I actually like that song, but if I had to hear it (or any other
    Christmas song) 100 times a day, I think I would go nuts, too.

    I haven't done the math but if the song literally plays 100 times in an 8 hour period the playlist is woefully short. I have a playlist of 140
    tunes (8-9hrs) shuffle mode and I don't hear the same song more than
    once.


    Ok.. I did do the math. To hear the same song "a hundred times
    a day", assuming a 9hr day, that would mean the same song would
    play about 11 times an hour, and considering that the song is
    about 3 min long, that would mean that the playlist is just 2
    songs!

    Sure, I can accept that the phrase "a hundred times a day" is
    just an expression, but mathimatically, it would mean that TWO
    songs would be heard all day! Therefore, it probably wouldn't
    matter WHAT those two songs are. Just hearing the same two
    songs over and over (a hundred times a day) would drive anyone
    crazy.

    I heard "Santa Baby" (hurry down the chimney tonight.. etc)
    ..now THAT is one tune I can live without.

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  • From Jay Harris@1:229/664.1 to August Abolins on Sat Dec 17 08:36:32 2022
    *** Quoting August Abolins from a message to Weather Alert ***

    I haven't done the math but if the song literally plays 100 times in
    an 8 hour period the playlist is woefully short. I have a playlist of
    140 tunes (8-9hrs) shuffle mode and I don't hear the same song more
    than once.

    At a previous job we had a local radio station playing through all of the phones in the office.

    I'm not sure who/how they came up with their music choices to play for the day, but they had enough music/news/advertisments for about six hours of content. I knew when I heard that Celine Dion song the second time that my day was soon coming to an end.


    Jay

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AUGUST ABOLINS on Sat Dec 17 10:11:00 2022
    I heard "Santa Baby" (hurry down the chimney tonight.. etc)
    ..now THAT is one tune I can live without.

    My favorite Christmas song is "Christmas Christmas" by Mojo Nixon.
    Listening to it right now. :)

    Mike


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  • From August Abolins@2:460/256 to Mike Powell on Sat Dec 17 19:08:49 2022
    Hi Mike...

    I heard "Santa Baby" (hurry down the chimney tonight.. etc)
    ..now THAT is one tune I can live without.
    My favorite Christmas song is "Christmas Christmas" by Mojo Nixon. Listening to it right now. :)
    Mike
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    I've got Jingle Dogs on my playlist.

    Ciao!
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  • From Mickey@1:229/307 to Weather Alert on Sat Dec 17 11:14:03 2022
    ?Enough is enough,? says Mr. Graham about Mariah Carey?s mega hit,
    ?All I
    ant
    or Christmas is You,? which plays incessantly at the Chicago deli
    where he

    It drives me around the band too, but the search for non-Christian Christmas songs leads to this kinda music. Did I just say 'Non-Christian Christmas Songs"? Tired of Rudolf as well. :-)

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  • From August Abolins@4:920/1.58 to Mickey on Sat Dec 17 12:35:26 2022

    ?Enough is enough,? says Mr. Graham about Mariah Carey?s mega hit,

    It drives me around the band too, but the search for non-Christian Christmas songs leads to this kinda music. Did I just say 'Non-Christian Christmas Songs"? Tired of Rudolf as well. :-)

    one way I've found to freshen things up is to look for cover versions. sometimes that can be a welcome discovery.

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  • From John Dovey@4:920/1.1 to August Abolins on Fri Dec 23 16:22:26 2022

    ?Enough is enough,? says Mr. Graham about Mariah Carey?s mega hit, ?All
    I want for Christmas is You,? which plays incessantl..

    I actually like that song, but if I had to hear it (or any other
    Christmas song) 100 times a day, I think I would go nuts, too.

    I haven't done the math but if the song literally plays 100 times in an 8
    hour period the playlist is woefully short. I have a playlist of 140
    tunes (8-9hrs) shuffle mode and I don't hear the same song more than
    once.


    Ok.. I did do the math. To hear the same song "a hundred times
    a day", assuming a 9hr day, that would mean the same song would
    play about 11 times an hour, and considering that the song is
    about 3 min long, that would mean that the playlist is just 2
    songs!

    Sure, I can accept that the phrase "a hundred times a day" is
    just an expression, but mathimatically, it would mean that TWO
    songs would be heard all day! Therefore, it probably wouldn't
    matter WHAT those two songs are. Just hearing the same two
    songs over and over (a hundred times a day) would drive anyone
    crazy.

    I heard "Santa Baby" (hurry down the chimney tonight.. etc)
    ..now THAT is one tune I can live without.

    --
    ../|ug


    Have you not heard of "Whamageddon"? It's when the *other* song plays...

    JD

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  • From August Abolins@4:920/1.58 to John Dovey on Fri Dec 23 19:59:57 2022
    Have you not heard of "Whamageddon"? It's when the *other* song plays...

    No, I have not

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  • From Jay Harris@1:229/664.1 to August Abolins on Fri Dec 23 22:40:46 2022
    *** Quoting August Abolins from a message to John Dovey ***

    Have you not heard of "Whamageddon"? It's when the *other* song plays...

    No, I have not

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whamageddon


    Wham! - Last Christmas (Official Video)
    https://youtu.be/E8gmARGvPlI


    Jay

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  • From August Abolins@2:460/256 to Jay Harris on Sat Dec 24 16:13:14 2022
    Hi Jay...

    *** Quoting August Abolins from a message to John Dovey ***
    Have you not heard of "Whamageddon"? It's when the *other* song plays...
    No, I have not
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whamageddon
    Wham! - Last Christmas (Official Video)
    https://youtu.be/E8gmARGvPlI
    Jay
    ... Once bitten and twice shy

    Never cared for Wham. The song is nothing spectacular or memorable like that damn Mariah Carey song. Never heard of this Whamageddon thing.

    Ciao!
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