Original Article on Brooklyn Paper

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonThe Brooklyn PaperTalk about a holiday rush. The Fulton Mall started piping in Christmas tunes on Wednesday, a full day before Thanksgiving, leaving some shoppers feeling that the boroughs premiere shopping street was trying to put people in a spending mood too soon. I dont like it, said Jai Stroud-Garrett, 30, of Prospect Heights, as she strolled past the speakers on lightposts along the Downtown strip. I know its weird to say, but its disrespectful to Thanksgiving. We havent even had Thanksgiving dinner yet. The early-bird Christmas songs include oldies like Jingle Bells and White Christmas, as well jazzier tunes like Frank Sinatras Ill Be Home for Christmas and Nat King Coles The Christm...(read more)