On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 13:54:42 GMT, Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:

> And that Gawd Awful piped in Xmas music in the stores. It'll be here in 3
> weeks and play for 6 weeks. It wouldn't surprise me to hear it tomorrow,
> day after Halloween. I'll be shopping for marked down goodies.

Michael, I haven't put my foot into a store door in months (life is
good when the kids are grown and can do their own shopping)... but
reminising back to the days when I did that sort of thing and I think
xmas music would have already been playing by this time.

Are they losing their grip?