SHILLONG, Dec 23 � The 70s maybe pass�, but definitely not Boney M. The Disco group still make the people here groove to its foot-tapping numbers during this holiday season.
Although every year several new Christmas albums are released in the State, but still the number one Christmas album in demand is Boney M Gold, according to several music stores here. The album is a collection of some of the greatest hits of the disco band. Boney M Gold was released as a compilation in 1992.
�People from the rural areas forms our largest customer base during the Christmas season. Most don�t like the slow numbers and go for fasts and catchy ones like the classics of Boney M,� Eva, from Eva Audio and Video, a popular music store in Iewduh (Barabazar) said.
So they would rather prefer Boney M�s Hooray! Hooray! It�s a Holi-Holiday, Daddy Cool, Brown Girl in the Ring to Rivers of Babylon than any slow numbers that do not set the mood for a little foot-tapping and hip-swaying.
Other music albums from bands like Vengaboys and Aqua are also favourites among Eva�s rural customers. �The sale of music albums do go up during the holiday season,� she added.
Another music store owner in the area said that PCN�s Christmas album is doing fairly well, but SSC�s Christmas Everyday is not.
People today were seen rushing to buy pine trees for Christmas tree decoration and mistletoes, besides clothes and other accessories. A pine tree branch is being sold between Rs 200 to Rs 50 and a bunch of Mistletoes for Rs 50 at Iewduh.
