As
long as we're thinking about Christmas music...
This
isn't the first time I've gone off about the area music loops in the
Disneyland Resort and it probably won't be the last. But we're
solidly into the Christmas season now, with all its attendant
responsibilities, and I need to write and post something simple.
Simple...like one of the most basic delights of the holiday season at
Disneyland: the temporary replacement of many area music loops with
holiday versions.
Background
music is a key element in creating themed atmosphere (or atmosphere
at all, really), and this is especially true when the theme involves
Christmas, because the intergenerationally familiar music is such a
big part of the holiday. Disneyland's holiday loops are generally
excellent for their purpose, but only about half of them are much
good for any other purpose—i.e. general seasonal listening. I'll
pull up the New Orleans Square waterfront loop as part of my
Disneyland Christmas lineup, but not when I just feel like getting my
holiday spirit on. Dixieland jazz isn't a normal part of my music
listening habits.
But
there are a handful of these loops from both parks, past and present,
that I absolutely adore on their own merits, not just because they
remind me of Disneyland. Here they are, in reverse order of my
preference, so that the best is saved for last!
