FRAMINGHAM, MA — Going out in public during the holiday season without being overcome with the desire to shove an icepick in your ears will be possible once again this year, as Bose introduced its new Mariah Carey-canceling headphones just in time for Christmas.

The new headphones, specifically designed to filter out Mariah Carey's ubiquitous "All I Want For Christmas Is You," were sure to be a hot item for the holiday shopping season, as consumers prepared to be bludgeoned with the song an average of 48 times per day.

"Leaving the house will be safe once again this holiday season," said Bose marketing spokesman Jeff Healy. "We've heard the pained cries of the public for years and decided to do something about it. Enter our new Mariah Carey-canceling headphones. Imagine going back in tim

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