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Musical holiday decorations -- yea or nay? — Brooklynian

Musical holiday decorations -- yea or nay?

emily
emily
edited November -1 in Prospect Heights
On my way home from the subway, I've been passing a house that has, in addition to lights and snowmen, a musical decoration that plays tinny versions of holiday music like one of those awful greeting cards. If I lived next door to these people, I would be plotting revenge. Can someone explain why this would be considered a good idea?

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  • rah
    rah
    the attendant in the locker room at my gym has a singing santa that she likes to play for us... over and over and over again. I was almost going to ask her to turn it off the other day after the fifth rendition of rudolph, but that I thought that would make me too much of a scrooge.
  • bewitched
    bewitched
    I don't mind tasteful decorations, I can even tolerate the colored lights that shine into my apartment from the fire escape across the way. However, I definitely draw the line at continuous audio accompaniment. In my office (where only 8 people showed up today, me being the only one from out-of-state) this one lady has a clock that plays seasonal music every gosh darn friggin' hour. For Halloween it was something cheesy like ghosts and witches. Come to think of it, I haven't heard any jingle bells from her end of the office, maybe it's broken. One can hope! I'm not a scrooge, seriously, I have Christmas lights up in my apartment 365 days a year!
  • qtrain
    qtrain
    The lo-fi Christmas carol machine is the greatest thing EVAR. Tasteful, schmasteful. It's Christmas!
  • bewitched
    bewitched
    Bah humbug! JUST KIDDING! :twisted:
  • qtrain
    qtrain
    I once made a mix-tape out of the lock-loops at the end of dancehall 45s, so maybe I shouldn't participate in this discussion.
  • bewitched
    bewitched
    qtrain wrote: I once made a mix-tape out of the lock-loops at the end of dancehall 45s, so maybe I shouldn't participate in this discussion.
    Lock-loops?
  • qtrain
    qtrain
    bewitched wrote: Lock-loops?
    The final, endless groove that keeps the needle from spinning off into the label. It sounds like scratches and pops.
  • stacey
    stacey
    How about living next to this person

    http://www.metacafe.com/watch/45390/wizards_of_winter/

    (How cool is that though!)
  • qtrain
    qtrain
    Has anyone made the trip down to Dyker Heights to see the decorations? I wonder how prevalent these carol machines are...
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