Radio stations go for all Christmas music all the time

Roanoke.com ^ | December 19, 2006 | Roanoke.com

[Non-Sequitur]

I'm very much a traditionalist. In my opinion "Hark, the Herald Angles Sing" and "Carol of the Bells" and "Oh Come All Ye Faithful" and "Silent Night" are Christmas Carols. "Santa Baby" and "The Little Saint Nick" and "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" are not. But I'm not going to criticize anyone on their taste in Christmas music. At least we all agree that 24X7 for two months solid is a bit much.

And in all honesty I married a Christmas fanatic so I've listened to the music with her for the past few weeks. And I've grown to love the recording that Bare Naked Ladies and Sarah McLauchlin did a couple of years back, their medly of "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" and "We Three Kings". I like the fact that two modern recording artists took two overtly Christian songs and not only kept in the references to God and Christ but almost emphasise them.

[Wilhelm Tell]

I've put myself into a Christmas music-free zone until Christmas Eve.

I do the same. And to me Christmas music is nothing about Santa Claus or elves or snowmen or whatever, and a month of it is torture. That stuff greatly annoys me. Christmas to me is Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and that's it.

[AppyPappy]

Around here, they only play sad slow Christmas songs. It's terrible

[silverleaf]

I like it, If the local stations hadn't done this I might never have heard "Crabs for Christmas"

http://www.momj47.com/forum/David%20DeBoy%20(Baltimore)%20-%20Crabs%20For%20Christmas.mp3

[silverleaf]

I like the hippo song too!


And "Crabs for Christmas"
http://www.momj47.com/forum/David%20DeBoy%20(Baltimore)%20-%20Crabs%20For%20Christmas.mp3

[Churchillspirit]

For those of you in the LA area, KMZT - 105.1AM is playing some great Christmas music.

[absolootezer0]

Most of what the local station plays is "modernized" versions of traditional favorites and I can't stand it. Even though I'm not from their generation, I'd still prefer to hear Bing Crosby and Burl Ives singing, rather than some jazz, rap or hiphop version of traditional carols and songs.

original version of most of the songs are the best, with the exception of the a capella version of silent night boyz 2 men did. that's a beautiful song.
for novelty songs, i love da yoopers songs. (on the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me... beer.)

[the_devils_advocate_666]

Ditto for "I want a hippopotomus for Christmas".

I'm 40+ and I swear I just heard that song last night for the first time. I loved it and can't wait to hear it again.

[Non-Sequitur]

I'm 40+ and I swear I just heard that song last night for the first time. I loved it and can't wait to hear it again.

We will see how you still feel about it after the 45th time you hear it.

[VeniVidiVici]

In New York City, WLTW-FM sees a 25 percent increase in listeners even in one of the nation's most diverse markets, said Jim Ryan, programming director.

There is a lesson here for the retail chains. The funny thing is today's marketing pukes are too stupid, or too PC, to actually listen to it.

[GraniteStateConservative]

My favorite this year is Kenny Rogers and Wynonna's "Mary Did You Know," but I need to call in and request Amy Grant's "Breath of Heaven."

Kathy Mattea does the best version of "Mary Did You Know" that I've heard. "Breath of Heaven" from the Nativity soundtrack is excellent.

[CaptSkip]

I vote for Christmas tunes beginning about mid December. A couple of weeks worth seems about right. Earlier, and burnout sets in for me and mine.

One of the two classic-rock stations in the OKC metro began Xmas tunes around Thanksgiving...maybe sooner. No thanks...had to reprogram all presets!

[OCCASparky]

All's I can say is, thank God for XM.

[the OlLine Rebel]

We have had 2 stations in Baltimore doing this for the last several years. At least 1 of them starts about mid-Nov. Which I think is cheapening the holiday, but oh well.

I think some of our other "pop" stations are putting on Christmas stuff sometimes too. Interspersed.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Very good songs. Beautiful. They use those frequently at a huge-church cantata we see every year. (Believe me, it's like a Broadway production, not some cheap middle-school type play!)


A stupid but unfortunately rather "catchy" old song in march time being played alot (and requested) is "the Hippopotamus Song". It sounds like the same kid/person who did the famous 1st-run "Mommy Kissing Santa Claus".

[the OlLine Rebel]

And I can't stand the drippy depressing minor-key Charlie Brown theme! (With impossible to understand whining, too!)

I don't like the George Michael thing much either. Not for Christmas. I don't much like most "modern" rock-type songs because they ALWAYS focus on "romance" (if one can call it that) and just once it would be nice if they paid attention to another subject, like.. maybe...CHRISTMAS! (Of course, that is the problem with rock generally - everything is about "romance", or rather sex.)

The only exception is "All I Want for Christmas is You", which is too good intense '50s-style not to like!

[the OlLine Rebel]

They also sing about something other than "romance" (or really, sex).

That's another thing to like about the old days, and how they treated Christmas. Not just another vehicle for "serenading" some female. Instead, you get talk about families, and (real) love, and the spirit, and wow, Jesus Himself.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Sorry, but the "Hippo Song" is quite old! So is "Santa Baby", at least the original. It was just the beginning of the sex-obsessed era and hence, sex-only "Christmas songs" that are the modern staple.

[the OlLine Rebel]

I just found out that "that" is David Bowie!

You know, he really sounds alot like Andy Williams on that, and that's what I assumed it was all this time!

[the OlLine Rebel]

LOL how can you NOT hear this here?

When it came out back in the '80s it was played on the rock stations!