The holiday season brings joy, magic, beautiful decorations and a soundtrack of carols and standards that we revisit year after year. Sure, these tracks may get us in a festive mood, but for retail ...

Retail playlists are a special kind of seasonal torture. Join us as we count down our picks for the festive earworms that drive cashiers, stockers, and baristas up the wall. From syrupy crooners to ...

I have great sympathy for retail and service workers stuck in a version of music hell during the Christmas season (“It’s That Mariah Carey Song—Again,” Page One, Dec. 13). The madness begins before ...