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The official Christmas FM thread

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  • #552
    CrowdedHouse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,868 ✭✭✭CrowdedHouse


    The Pure one is probably gone too then, although I have FM ok-ish where my Pure is

    Seven Worlds will Collide



  • #553
    Deenie123
    Closed Accounts Posts: 481 ✭✭Deenie123


    Ugh yeah I couldn't remember what the Christmas Shoes song was and wasn't sure what the fuss was about before they went on air about "to play or not to play"... Then I heard it on air and thought "ah yea, should have gone for "Not to play...""


  • #554
    Faith
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,657 Mod ✭✭✭✭Faith


    Christmas Shoes is officially my most hated 'Christmas' song. It's AWFUL! I heard it for the first time on Christmas FM a few years, and I mute the radio whenever it comes on now. Christmas FM remains the only station I've ever heard it on, too.


  • #555
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,642 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    Yeah, I often switch to another station from mid December because I can still get my fix of lovely Christmas songs without that awful yolk.


  • #556
    vicwatson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,404 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    Christmas fm stream not working on tunein app, why? Tks


  • #557
    Princess Peach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,698 ✭✭✭✭Princess Peach


    I'm listening to this station all the time lately!

    Last night the guy read out a to Hugh Janus, he repeated the name twice during it :pac:


  • #558
    TheCostumeShop.ie: Ronan
    Company Representative Posts: 1,740 ✭✭✭TheCostumeShop.ie: Ronan


    Princess Peach wrote: »
    I'm listening to this station all the time lately!

    Last night the guy read out a to Hugh Janus, he repeated the name twice during it :pac:

    :rolleyes: Yep, I was presenting after him. He was mortified that that he missed that one. Although someone did spend a serious amount of cash texting in similar names all evening so at least some good will come from it.

    Christmas Shoes... Its on a very low rotation despite being one of the most requested songs on the text line. When it comes to pleasing everyone its a loosing battle I'm afraid.


  • #559
    Faith
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,657 Mod ✭✭✭✭Faith


    TheCostumeShop.ie: Ronan wrote: »
    Christmas Shoes... Its on a very low rotation despite being one of the most requested songs on the text line. When it comes to pleasing everyone its a loosing battle I'm afraid.

    Hahaha I can't believe it's so highly sought after! I'd love to know who requests it. At least low rotation + high request = much money for charity.

    This thread is great! It's really interesting to have an inside track on the station.


  • #560
    Scarinae
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 11,362 ✭✭✭✭Scarinae


    TheCostumeShop.ie: Ronan wrote: »
    Christmas Shoes... Its on a very low rotation despite being one of the most requested songs on the text line. When it comes to pleasing everyone its a loosing battle I'm afraid.

    It's obviously being requested by evil people who want Christmas FM to lose all its listeners :D

    I believe someone even made a film that is based on the song! EDIT: I just looked it up, Rob Lowe is in it :eek:


  • #561
    CombatCow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,317 ✭✭✭CombatCow


    I like the song :P

    The film is horrific in every sense of the word.


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  • #562
    TheCostumeShop.ie: Ronan
    Company Representative Posts: 1,740 ✭✭✭TheCostumeShop.ie: Ronan


    Faith wrote: »
    Hahaha I can't believe it's so highly sought after! I'd love to know who requests it.

    Sure as Princess Peaches was saying earlier, some genius spent a fair chunk of his pocket money on Saturday requesting silly names to be read out. Mostly the prank calls Bart Simpson used on Mo in the early nineties if memory serves me correctly. It takes all sorts.

    Out of interest has anyone been tuning into Classic Christmas FM? Its only a streamed service but there seems to be no feedback good or bad here on boards about it. What do you guys think about this service? Were you aware it existed? Should we grow it or spend less time mentioning it on air?


  • #563
    CombatCow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,317 ✭✭✭CombatCow


    I like that type of music, esp relaxing in the evening or late at night, but I don't listen much as I prefer to hear the DJ's etc..


  • #564
    Winston Fit Orate
    Posts: 0 ✭✭✭ Winston Fit Orate


    TheCostumeShop.ie: Ronan wrote: »
    Sure as Princess Peaches was saying earlier, some genius spent a fair chunk of his pocket money on Saturday requesting silly names to be read out. Mostly the prank calls Bart Simpson used on Mo in the early nineties if memory serves me correctly. It takes all sorts.

    Out of interest has anyone been tuning into Classic Christmas FM? Its only a streamed service but there seems to be no feedback good or bad here on boards about it. What do you guys think about this service? Were you aware it existed? Should we grow it or spend less time mentioning it on air?

    It's wonderful Ronan!! I prefer it so much more to the headache inducing pop songs you usually hear on the radio at Christmas.

    I've been listening to it since the start of November. Just so relaxing and beautiful. Don't know what I'll do after Christmas.....and there's um ahem no DJs!!! :p


  • #565
    Eeden
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,912 ✭✭✭✭Eeden


    TheCostumeShop.ie: Ronan wrote: »
    Sure as Princess Peaches was saying earlier, some genius spent a fair chunk of his pocket money on Saturday requesting silly names to be read out. Mostly the prank calls Bart Simpson used on Mo in the early nineties if memory serves me correctly. It takes all sorts.

    Out of interest has anyone been tuning into Classic Christmas FM? Its only a streamed service but there seems to be no feedback good or bad here on boards about it. What do you guys think about this service? Were you aware it existed? Should we grow it or spend less time mentioning it on air?

    I'd vaguely heard of it, but checked it out since your post; I really, really like it. I'm not anti-pop Christmas music at all, and I listen to Christmas FM in the car, but now I'll be listening to Classic Christmas FM at home; I definitely prefer less chatter and requests, and won't have to hear Christmas Shoes and Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer! :). I will be donating, too.


  • #566
    tunguska
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,545 ✭✭✭tunguska


    Have they played Bing & Bowie yet(little drummer boy)? I've been listening a fair bit since they went on air and I haven't heard it yet


  • #567
    Eeden
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,912 ✭✭✭✭Eeden


    tunguska wrote: »
    Have they played Bing & Bowie yet(little drummer boy)? I've been listening a fair bit since they went on air and I haven't heard it yet

    I've heard it on Classic Christmas FM twice today.


  • #568
    tunguska
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,545 ✭✭✭tunguska


    Eeden wrote: »
    I've heard it on Classic Christmas FM twice today.

    Cheers I'll check that out


  • #569
    RoboAmish
    Registered Users Posts: 164 ✭✭RoboAmish


    TheCostumeShop.ie: Ronan wrote: »
    Sure as Princess Peaches was saying earlier, some genius spent a fair chunk of his pocket money on Saturday requesting silly names to be read out. Mostly the prank calls Bart Simpson used on Mo in the early nineties if memory serves me correctly. It takes all sorts.

    Out of interest has anyone been tuning into Classic Christmas FM? Its only a streamed service but there seems to be no feedback good or bad here on boards about it. What do you guys think about this service? Were you aware it existed? Should we grow it or spend less time mentioning it on air?

    I love it and mostly prefer it to the main station (which I pretty much just use to get my Feliz Navidad fix) but the stream keeps dropping for me. Could well be a problem at my end, but I have no such problems with the stream for the main station.

    It's an excellent idea though and I hope it proves successful.


  • #570
    tunguska
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,545 ✭✭✭tunguska


    I've been checking out Christmas stations from the US and even though I like Christmas fm I have to say the variety of songs coming from the states is way more extensive (and better).


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  • #571
    Winston Fit Orate
    Posts: 0 ✭✭✭ Winston Fit Orate


    Is that on TuneIn or Pandora or what please?


  • #572
    tunguska
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,545 ✭✭✭tunguska


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Is that on TuneIn or Pandora or what please?

    Its on tunein..........just look under Christmas and there's a load of stations from all over the world. There's a really cool classical Christmas station from Canada that's playing great tunes you'd never hear this side if the world.


  • #573
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,642 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    I wish Christmas FM would play the proper version of Stop the Cavalry.
    The new Irish version is just awful.:(


  • #574
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    I've been listening to an awful lot of Christmas FM but I've only heard Song B in the song contest. Unfortunately it has awfully clichéd lyrics. :( I presume they're playing the other ones but I just thought it was weird that I haven't heard them at all.

    Bring back Funzo I say!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufM6GVlJlOc


  • #575
    Heroditas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,557 ✭✭✭Heroditas


    Posy wrote: »
    The new Irish version is just awful.:(

    I heard it for the first time yesterday. Really awful. :(


  • #576
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,974 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Posy wrote: »
    I wish Christmas FM would play the proper version of Stop the Cavalry.
    The new Irish version is just awful.:(
    Heroditas wrote: »
    I heard it for the first time yesterday. Really awful. :(

    I actually like it! :o


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  • #577
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,642 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    *presses buttons to see if you can red card a fellow mod*


  • #578
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    Donated €100 today. Delighted to be able to contribute this year and to another worthy charity. I hope those who can and who haven't donated yet, do so :)


  • #579
    tunguska
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,545 ✭✭✭tunguska


    It looks like a good few posts have gone missing from this thread. Not cool guys, way too Nanny state like


  • #580
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,642 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    I'm not sure what you're thinking of, but a 'good few posts' have not been deleted from this thread. I know because I've just checked.


  • #581
    Gits_bone
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,345 ✭✭✭Gits_bone


    Did they reach the 20k mark by 7pm the last night? Was that 20k overall or just the day?


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  • #582
    tunguska
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,545 ✭✭✭tunguska


    Posy wrote: »
    I'm not sure what you're thinking of, but a 'good few posts' have not been deleted from this thread. I know because I've just checked.

    This is really embarrassing........that was a post meant for the football forum. I honestly don't know how I ended up posting it in the Christmas FM thread. Massive apologies for the mistake.


  • #583
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,642 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    Football/Christmas- I'm surprised people don't confuse the two more often! :pac:


  • #584
    tunguska
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,545 ✭✭✭tunguska


    Posy wrote: »
    Football/Christmas- I'm surprised people don't confuse the two more often! :pac:

    I'm blaming the new blower for misdirecting me:)
    Anyway cheers posy, you can delete the offending comment when you like.


  • #585
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,642 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    Aaaaaaaaaand... silence.


    :(


  • #586
    Mystery Egg
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 2,613 Mod ✭✭✭✭Mystery Egg


    Posy wrote: »
    Aaaaaaaaaand... silence.


    :(

    I know. Sad, innit. I loved it this year. Thanks guys, you were great.


  • #587
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,974 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Gutted I won't have christmas FM to listen to on the way to work and in work. Another great year, worthy charity partner and all round great craic.

    Roll on ChristmasFM in 2015!!


  • #588
    Heroditas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,557 ✭✭✭Heroditas


    Thanks to all the folks in Christmas FM for another wonderful month of Christmas music. Loved listening to it for the 4 weeks when I was out and about in the car.
    Hopefully it'll be back again next Christmas.


  • #589
    Call me Al
    Registered Users Posts: 3,029 ✭✭✭Call me Al


    It was great. Thank you yet again for all your hard work! Happy New Year.


  • #590
    fryup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    they should stay on air on till new years day at least :(


  • #591
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,974 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Did anyone get an update to the Christmas FM app yesterday, weird timing for it?


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  • #592
    CombatCow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,317 ✭✭✭CombatCow


    Yeah seems pretty good, I guess they tried to get it out before Xmas but apple don't review apps after Dec 20'th ish so prolly didn't make it.


  • #593
    TheCostumeShop.ie: Ronan
    Company Representative Posts: 1,740 ✭✭✭TheCostumeShop.ie: Ronan


    CombatCow wrote: »
    Yeah seems pretty good, I guess they tried to get it out before Xmas but apple don't review apps after Dec 20'th ish so prolly didn't make it.

    Yep that was the issue alright.

    A bit thanks to everyone for their support this year. We raised our target of €100,000 for Age Action and had a lot of fun doing it.


  • #594
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,974 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Hey Ronan did you manage to record the boards top ten show?


  • #595
    washiskin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,364 ✭✭✭washiskin


    Huge congratulations to all involved in raising 107k for Age Action, lads! A lot of older folks are going to have a warmer, safer winter thanks to the generousity of Christmas FM and the listeners. :D


  • #596
    TheCostumeShop.ie: Ronan
    Company Representative Posts: 1,740 ✭✭✭TheCostumeShop.ie: Ronan


    Loughc wrote: »
    Hey Ronan did you manage to record the boards top ten show?

    Sorry LoughC - Totally forgot to post that show Seems to have been deleted off the computer that it was recorded on, really sorry about that.

    Delighted that we exceeded our 100k target. Here's the moment it all happened.

    10869363_10152900167811387_3105028917199257800_o1.jpg


  • #597
    Winston Fit Orate
    Posts: 0 ✭✭✭ Winston Fit Orate


    Could someone tell me if the Classic Christmas FM stream is skipping for them as well please? You have to listen for a good few minutes in order to tell. Absolutely love that stream and I'm starting to notice Christmas is coming again!!! :D


  • #598
    CombatCow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,317 ✭✭✭CombatCow


    yep there is roughly a 1 sec skip every 30 seconds on Classic Christmas FM in the app.

    Only 214 days :P :o


  • #599
    Winston Fit Orate
    Posts: 0 ✭✭✭ Winston Fit Orate


    Very quiet this year from the lads at Christmas FM. Slightly worried ....


  • #600
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,974 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Very quiet this year from the lads at Christmas FM. Slightly worried ....

    No need to worry they didn't announce anything until 22nd September last year. So I reckon we'll hear something around then this year.


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  • #601
    TheCostumeShop.ie: Ronan
    Company Representative Posts: 1,740 ✭✭✭TheCostumeShop.ie: Ronan


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Very quiet this year from the lads at Christmas FM. Slightly worried ....

    As is well, we'll be back the last day in November. Is the App still acting up? Only saw those posts now.


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