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The official Christmas FM thread

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    #1862
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,132 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Hard to believe we've only a couple of days of Christmas FM left for another year. Seems to go by so fast.
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #1863
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,742 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    DvB wrote: »
    Hard to believe we've only a couple of days of Christmas FM left for another year. Seems to go by so fast.

    Yeah I was only thinking that myself a few days ago. It really flew in for them so I fired off a couple more donation texts to them.


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    #1864
    odyssey06
    Registered Users Posts: 27,967 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    Listening from the car in Dollymount while OH takes a christmas day dip.

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



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    #1865
    TRS30
    Registered Users Posts: 6,865 ✭✭✭TRS30


    Have it blaring here since 6.30am :)


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    #1866
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,132 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Loughc wrote: »
    Yeah I was only thinking that myself a few days ago. It really flew in for them so I fired off a couple more donation texts to them.

    Didn't text in this year but made a donation on donation day as it really was an inspired choice of charity partner.
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #1867
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users Posts: 5,997 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    There were some live broadcasts today that I picked up this morning and later on in my travels: Gareth O'Connor, Lar Flynn (great deep booming voice!) and Niall Cassidy. Christmas Around the World was on tonight.
    https://forumofgames.com/




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    #1868
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users Posts: 5,997 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    I heard a few live broadcasts today on FM. First, I heard a guy I can't shortly before he finished up around 9am: could it be Karl Dawson? I heard Adrian Nolan after him. Later on this afternoon, I heard Declan Ralph.
    https://forumofgames.com/




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    #1869
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,132 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Cant believe this time tomorrow it'll be all over for another 11 months... seems to have gone by so fast this year. Even though I started listening in early this year when the presenters started online and listened more than any other year it feels like I didn't get enough this year. Always get a lump in the throat when the airwaves go quiet at 7pm on the 27th and strongly suspect that'll happen again tomorrow.
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #1870
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,742 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    I’ll have to time the doggos evening walk for 6.40 tomorrow night so I can get the last few mins of the FM transmission when out on the walk.

    Deffo lump in the throat moment.

    Don’t forget the live presenters keep going online right up to 31st Dec.

    Was it just me or was the signal even stronger this year the quality was very good this year.


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    #1871
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,132 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Loughc wrote: »
    I’ll have to time the doggos evening walk for 6.40 tomorrow night so I can get the last few mins of the FM transmission when out on the walk.

    Deffo lump in the throat moment.

    Don’t forget the live presenters keep going online right up to 31st Dec.

    Was it just me or was the signal even stronger this year the quality was very good this year.

    Lost it briefly in the car for a couple of seconds once or twice but other than that loud and clear every time.
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #1872
    radiotrickster
    Registered Users Posts: 859 ✭✭✭radiotrickster


    Anyone heard any standout presenters or links this year? I was listening in the car on Christmas Eve and there was talk about Santa getting clearance to travel into Ireland (to relieve all the worries about COVID and travel bans for the kids). I was minding my niece and nephew while their parents were in work and it made it a bit more exciting for them!


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    #1873
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,742 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    I can’t remember who it was but the day of the toy show the lady presenting the online show between 11am and 1pm was AMAZING.

    She was giving out top tips to make the most out of a Covid Christmas. Decoration tips and funny Christmas memories and not to mention the songs were great.

    It was a real party atmosphere and really helped past the time putting up the tree.

    For me and this goes for any radio link not just ChristmasFM the best radio link is the ones where the presenter just sounds like they’re having a chat with the audience and not reading from a script.


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    #1874
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users Posts: 5,997 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    radiotrickster wrote: »
    Anyone heard any standout presenters or links this year? I was listening in the car on Christmas Eve and there was talk about Santa getting clearance to travel into Ireland (to relieve all the worries about COVID and travel bans for the kids). I was minding my niece and nephew while their parents were in work and it made it a bit more exciting for them!

    For me, it was Lar Flynn. He has a distinctive voice, and he did it effortlessly and in a conversational way.
    https://forumofgames.com/




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    #1875
    radiotrickster
    Registered Users Posts: 859 ✭✭✭radiotrickster


    Declan A Walsh wrote: »
    For me, it was Lar Flynn. He has a distinctive voice, and he did it effortlessly and in a conversational way.

    I listened to him on the Halloween station and didn't love him, but that could have been down to him not always suiting the station style (when it was fairly upbeat and pop-y). Hearing him on Christmas FM is like hearing a completely different person. He's brilliant!


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    #1876
    TRS30
    Registered Users Posts: 6,865 ✭✭✭TRS30


    Just liken to the final countdown in the kitchen :(

    Feels like it is ending too soon even though I know they only have the 30 days. Know I can listen online however not quite the same IMO.

    Just a few more days please....


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    #1877
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,530 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    Last quarter hour! :(


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    #1878
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,132 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Posy wrote: »
    Last quarter hour! :(

    At least FONY is still no.1.... consistency in a world gone mad.
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #1879
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,742 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Fairytale of New York always more epic on ChristmasFM


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    #1880
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,742 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    DvB wrote: »
    At least FONY is still no.1.... consistency in a world gone mad.

    Haha we’re all listening in now. Love it.


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    #1881
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,132 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Loughc wrote: »
    Haha we’re all listening in now. Love it.

    Be rude not to!
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #1882
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,132 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Ending with symmetry.... love it.

    We need a little Christmas....
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #1883
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,742 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Ending as it started with we need a little Christmas. Very fitting and I love the bookend approach.


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    #1884
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,132 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Or is it? White Christmas on now....
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #1885
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,742 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    DvB wrote: »
    Or is it? White Christmas on now....

    Still on FM or Alexa?


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    #1886
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,530 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    They played White Christmas on FM, then just cut it off quite abruptly.


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    #1887
    tea and coffee
    Registered Users Posts: 1,823 ✭✭✭tea and coffee


    The static....

    :-(
    :`-(


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    #1888
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,742 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Posy wrote: »
    They played White Christmas on FM, then just cut it off quite abruptly.

    Accidental overrun I imagine.

    I know it’s not the same online/Alexa and not FM but if you can over the next few days tune in where you can. Some of the online presenters are new new and if they get good numbers it increases their chances to get bumped up to FM next year.

    And the more Online listener numbers increases their chances of getting bigger online sponsorship.


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    #1889
    Heroditas
    Registered Users Posts: 9,442 ✭✭✭Heroditas


    Can't believe it's gone off the airwaves already
    Doesn't seem that ling ago when it launched on the Saturday. :(
    Even before it launched, I remember going for a walk in November during a particularly crappy day in work and listened to it online. Lifted my mood straight away.


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    #1890
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,742 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Heroditas wrote: »
    I remember going for a walk in November during a particularly crappy day in work and listened to it online. Lifted my mood straight away.

    Same. I was going to say the app still have presenters until Dec 31st but as most People are off work until Jan 4th a post work pickup won’t be needed and by the time it is needed they’ll be gone :(


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    #1891
    Sheep Shagger
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 6,232 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sheep Shagger


    Good article about the founder and how it runs in todays Business Post.

    Behind a paywall so here's a photo...


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