Posted on 11/01/2015 7:31:10 AM PST by hoagy62
Now that Halloween is over, I have a question.
I saw last year that there were some radio stations around the country that...believe it or not...went all-Christmas music on November 1st. WAY too early, in my book
Now, even though I don't condone this, it peaked my interest.
Has anyone noticed that a station in their area has gone all-Christmas already?
Y’know, I hadn’t realized that, but you’re right...it WAS after 2001.
Thanks.
We have a radio station that feeds the Christmas music into our big light show. So that station starts when the light show opens. I think its the day before Thanksgiving.
My wife worked in radio for thirty years.
She tells me that it used to be policy to not do Christmas music until the day after Thanksgiving. Then one song a daypart for the first week. As you got closer to Christmas, the number per day part would increase. By Christmas eve it was to be wall-to-wall.
By the time she left the business, it started about Veterans Day and a couple of stations went wall-to-wall after thanksgiving.
No problem...Everyone has different tastes...That’s what makes things special and unique.....
BTW, Bet you can play a great sax...Me??? I have a hard time playing a juke box....
Agreed.
We heard “12 Days of Christmas” playing at Walmart last Tuesday.
Some Canadian retailers follow the same rule of thumb as American retailers; that the Christmas ‘shopping season’ begins after Thanksgiving. Since Thanksgiving is celebrated the second Monday in October, many stores have had Christmas displays up for some time. Since Hallowe’en is over, most other stores will now follow suit.
Whoops, that was bad timing. ‘Agreed’ was meant to everyone has different tastes. As far as me playing, I played professionally for 22 years, so I guess that’s okay.
*L* I figured that....
Haven’t listened to a radio in 5 years since I got an MP3 player and now an iPhone. Only listen to the music I like with no commercial or DJ interruption. Next stop, TV.
I haven’t heard any, but that means nothing.
My comment is that, if so, it cannot be a bad thing.
They should play it all year round as opposed to pop or rock or rap or whatever horrid stuff they do play.
If they play Christmas hymn, I love it. I hate secular Christmas songs.
Curious as to your favorite Christmas jazz album... can you share, please? Thanks!
Yes. I like Christmas music but too much of a good thing...
Not Calpublican, but Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra did some good Christmas stuff. Mel Torme wrote and performed ‘The Christmas Song’. (Chestnuts roasting on an open fire...)I think Woody Herman’s band did a few. I know my idol Dexter Gordon did a few.
piqued
Jazzy Wonderland
Complilation with artists like: Wynton Marsalis, Nancy Wilson, Harry Connick Jr., Branford Marsalis. Secular and Christian selections.
I just checked and it is available on Amazon. If you decide to buy, let me know what you think. I see I purchased in 2007 and they are still carrying it.
The two Hallmark channels that I receive on Direct TV are already loaded up with sappy Christmas movies.
There were commercials (Target) for Christmas back in August. Most of the movies on tv last night, Halloween night, were Christmas movies.
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