Stores Begin Playing Holiday Music on Nov. 1; Floridians Hear ‘Let It Snow’ in 86-Degree Heat and File Complaint
Shoppers in shorts demand a holiday song that “acknowledges the humidity.”
SARASOTA, Fla. — Retailers across the country flipped to holiday music at midnight on Nov. 1, leaving Florida shoppers in flip-flops to hear songs about sleigh rides, chestnuts and weather they have never personally experienced.
“It’s 86 degrees. I’m buying sunscreen. And a man is singing about a winter wonderland,” said shopper Rita Calloway. “I want a Christmas song about a palm tree with lights on it. Is that too much to ask?”
It was not too much to ask. Pulseblend Studios®, based in Florida, says it has received a wave of orders for custom holiday songs featuring beaches, flamingos and “Santa in a golf cart.” Its album “Florida State Of Mind” has also been added to several stores’ holiday rotation “for emotional balance.”
“Florida has its own holiday sound. It’s a steel drum and the AC running.”
At press time, a store manager had compromised by playing “Let It Snow” and turning the thermostat down to 62. Shoppers called it “a start.”
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