The Cheerful Sounds of the Holidays Get Bigger, Brighter in Huntington Village

-- New, Improved Sound System Brings Merriment to New York Avenue --

Huntington Village is humming with shoppers busy gathering gifts for everyone on their holiday lists.  The streets are singing, too, with holiday music piped in over speakers strung all along New York Avenue, Main Street and Wall Street, getting everyone into the spirit of the season.

This year, the music will be even richer thanks to a new sound system funded by the Huntington Business Improvement District (BID).  Keeping it local, the BID worked with hometown business Wamco Electric as well as resident Mike Guido, who designed and assembled the new sound system.

“The holiday music sets the mood and provides a welcoming, fun atmosphere for everyone in the Village,” said John Vater, who some call “The Music Man of Huntington Village” because he first orchestrated the holiday tunes 28 years ago and still runs it today.

It was 1984 when Vater, co-founder of Aveda lifestyle salon and spa Spa Adriana, shared songs of the season with New York Avenue by pointing music speakers out his studio window.  Soon after, Vater and his good friend Jack Paladino, owner of Christophers, strung a pair of speakers across both sides of the street to improve the sound.  Huntington Village continues this tradition nearly three decades later.

The music now has a richer, cleaner sound thanks to the updated equipment.  The entire system and wiring has been upgraded with new speakers, amplifiers and a mixing board replacing the 12-year-old system.  There are plans to add more zones throughout the Village as funding becomes available.

The music is playing from Black Friday until Jan 6^th. So sing along with your holiday favorites as you shop the great stores of Huntington Village and keep it local for the holidays!