Sounds of the Holidays cause distress in Brooklyn

I work in the Flatbush area of Brooklyn and am very familiar with this item in the local news. As a recovering Grinch I found it amusing to learn of locals complaining about the Christmas music being blasted from the street speakers. I am glad I work far enough away not to have to hear it but I can tell you from my shopping there it is VERY, VERY loud! So loud in fact I assumed that it was designed not so much to get people in the Holiday mood, but to prevent loitering in the area. Yes you can walk by, visit shops and go along your Merry way without too much annoyance or ear damage. But if you were to linger anywhere near the speakers you would be driven mad or deaf.

from the NY Post

All some Brooklyn residents want for Christmas is some peace and quiet! The Flatbush Business Improvement District put up a series of speakers along Flatbush Avenue to spread holiday cheer — but some people complain the Christmas tunes are earsplitting. "It's annoying. Tell them to shut it off," said a police officer walking his beat. "It's so loud we can't even hear our radios." The speakers play a loop of songs, including "Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer" and "Come All Ye Faithful" each day. "That f - - - ing music is annoying," said Dayshawn Collins, 17. "Someone ought to break those things."