Carpenters playing in record store

[Harry]

While out in the Chicago area visiting for the holidays, we went into the giant Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg just for some day-after-Thanksgiving shopping fun. We do this just about every year, just as a kick to kind of get us in the Christmas mood.

While my wife was off buying something, I stopped in to look around in the FYE store there. And loudly playing over the store's music system was Carpenters CHRISTMAS PORTRAIT. Not just a song - the whole album.

It was nice to browse around in a record store with something not only familiar, but good too, playing, instead of the usual background thumping noise usually found in record stores these days!

Harry

 

[Chris May]

Similar experience here. I am visiting my family in Florida, and the neighbors across the street had "Merry Christmas, Darling" blaring out of their living room! I was stoked!

 

[Dave]

--And at a Whole Lott'a Other #$%*! Kinds O' Stores!!!! :bigsanta: artyhat:

So far at a couple of stores, one, a Linen Store was playing "There's No Place Like Home For The Holidays", and the other, a Household Goods Store played "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)"...

And I think at the Mall I heard "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas" and "White Christmas"...

One thing's for SURE...: At least Karen got to record EVERYTHING Christmas :santa: ...!!!



Dave

 

[Mike Blakesley]

We had XM 103 ("Holly") playing both at the store and theatre today and I heard several Carpenters tunes. No Herb Alpert yet though, but I'm sure it's in the mix somewhere.

 

[A&M Retro]

I will NEVER understand why Karen never recorded "Oh Holy Night"! What a PERFECT song for her.

 

[Chris May]

Yes, I have to agree with that. The melody line would have featured Karen's lower register incredibly well.

 

[goodjeans]

Are we quite sure that she didn't? Now that you guys have mentioned it, I can hear practically the entire song going through my head.