Does anybody actually like Christmas music in shops?

[Invasionofthegutsnatchers]

There are certain songs I like, but every time I hear Christmas songs in shops I feel stressed and pissed off.

My opinion is that people can choose to wear earphones with Christmas music on whilst they shop, play songs in the car or at home, but it should be banned in shops.

I quite like Christmas btw

I love it! 🎄

Loathe it

Can't stand it unless it is the week before Xmas. Really can't stand it in October or November.

I absolutely hate Christmas music in shops. It’s probably the worst part of Christmas for me.

YABU i love it!; it makes me feel all festive! Give me all the Christmas true movie ott cheesiness!

I love it after about mid November. I even loved it when I worked in Sainsbury's and we had the same cd on a loop for about a month

I’m autistic, and loud music when I’m trying to shop induces a meltdown. I had to abandon my weekly supermarket shop one year when it was absolutely ear splitting.
To be fair, I emailed the manager, and when I went back the following week it was down to a very quiet background level.
I spoke to some of the staff who said they were grateful I’d complained. They were stressed, half deaf and feeling homicidal after the twentieth repeat of “All I want for Xmas” screeched in their ears full belt.
I think it’s counterproductive if it drives customers away.
There was actually a campaign to ban background music in stores a few years ago - several had a sort of “quiet shop” logo displayed outside, which was helpful for autistic people who suffer sensory overload.

Yes!!!

I love it, but I can imagine it is wearing for the staff.

No, I don’t. Times that by 150 if that song is ‘A Spaceman Came Travelling’ by Chris De Bergh. That song would depress the arse off of me I even if I had just won the lottery.

I generally love it.

I really like it. I have lots of happy memories associated with Christmas music.

Yep, love it. I do all my Christmas shopping online but like to go for a walk around the shops for the music/atmosphere.

No, I hate it. I actually get so irritated I don't browse and leave with only the essentials if it's playing weeks too early, Card Warehouse I'm looking at you.

When I worked in retail we wouldn't let our manager put Xmas music on too early.

It's the staff I feel really sorry for. Xms retail is insane enough without little drummer boy x 5 every bloody day.

I love it. Makes me feel happy.

Hate shop music, it makes me spend less time in the store and less likely to purchase anything.

From mid December yes. Before that, no.

Bloody hate it. I walked out as a Mariah Carey started to play. It’s on the radio too. It either gets switched off or the station is changed.
Then again, I walk out of sports shops when they play music as it’s TOO BLOODY LOUD!

I like a nice choir singing carols whilst I'm Christmas shopping.

@TSSDNCOP

I like a nice choir singing carols whilst I'm Christmas shopping.

Peak Mumsnet

I don't mind it - from about the 2nd week in December, not before!

I love it but perhaps you may get a different point of view if you asked outside the Christmas board.

@Fallagain

I love it but perhaps you may get a different point of view if you asked outside the Christmas board.

I got here from Active.

I like official versions of Christmas music in shops but not the awful covers they tend to play (still takes me back to a Christmas job I had in Next in uni where they had an album of 10 rubbish songs which was played on a loop).

I often do exactly as you said and will take headphones and play my own, it's much easier.