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The official Christmas FM thread

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,556 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    WFH today for the first time in a while, have the house to myself & the Mrs had to go in to her office today, decided to stick on Christmas FM classical for some mellow background music, but nah not even two songs in & wasn't feeling it at all so early in the year. Normally I dip in & out all year round to classical but just not feeling it at the moment. Will try again next time I'm WFH to see if my mood has changed at all.

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




  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 25,014 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Same with the cold festive frosty weather out there I thought I'd be hankering for some ChristmasFM but I didn't find myself dipping into it at all over this week, I think work knocked the cobwebs out of me last week and this and I'm more mourning Christmas now than trying to hang onto the feeling of it.

    And with the mourning stage I feel like it's too soon to dip back in.



  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 25,014 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    For those not on Instagram. Just shy of €300k.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,220 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    Any ideas on who is in the photo? There is one I definitely recognise: the red-head lady in the centre is Anne-Marie Walsh. I think the besuited gentleman might be Paul Shepherd, aka Ray Jackson, who is one of the principals.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,556 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Whilst the total is impressive its clearly short of the target ( c. €330k) they set themselves with the 3 year 'The Magic of Christmas' plan outlined before Christmas which is unfortunate, however the cost of living crisis shouldn't be underestimated, and with it unlikely to abate anytime in the next year or two that 1 Million target could be a tough one to achieve. 706k required over the next 2 years is €353k each year, would love to see them do it, but its going to be difficult IMO.

    Fingers crossed we all get some relief on the outgoing bills front & the donations are up this year.

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




  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 25,014 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    My mind went to the same place as yours!

    Big task ahead of themselves over the next 2 years. Hopefully they can find a way to generate more hype for themselves that can hopefully generate more donations.

    Cost of living will hurt this massively. I do think the lack of social media presence on the run up to launch hurt a bit, I feel like there was less of a fanfare for launch last year.

    I still think a behind the scenes podcast from late Oct-Nov until they go live will help generate a bit of buzz for them having them pop up in people's podcast feeds.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,556 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Agree.

    I mentioned it on here previously that they really didn't do themselves any favours last year with the lack of any kind of social media content after Paddy FM finished after St. Patricks Day up until just before the launch. On previous years whilst they weren't prolific they at least had the odd post/email highlighting countdown milestones etc. before the build up to the launch, for last year they had very little interaction and that may have been a factor, whilst in reality it was probably dwarfed by the cost of living I'd be amazed if it wasn't a factor.

    In fairness they acknowledged it when quizzed on it during the run and said they'll be doing more next year, maybe behind the scenes there was a lack of resources or suchlike with yet another studio relocation etc. Anyway, hopefully they are a little more active, even if it is just a token 'we havent gone away you know, just xxx days to the launch of Christmas FM'

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




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,556 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    WFH today & have Christmas FM classical on in the background, the playlist has definitely been changed, loads of what I would consider non christmas classical tunes included, Over the rainbow from the Wizard of Oz for example... still a relaxing background listen mind.

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




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,220 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    If they are playing non Christmas classical tunes at the moment, maybe they need to temporarily change the name of the station!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,556 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    I suspect there'd be a few folk who'd associate certain pieces of music from films which whilst not specifically Christmas related would associate them as being films watched at that time of year ( The wizard of oz, willy wonka etc.) so are worthy of inclusion. I just noticed that there appeared to be more than usual today.

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




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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,556 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    290 days until FM launch day for 2023.

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




  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 25,014 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    I’ll take that!

    I was browsing their instagram only Thursday night pining for some ChristmasFM.



  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 25,014 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Radio graduates from ChristmasFM training courses are running a classic hits station called rewind.ie

    on their socials you can tell it’s the ChristmasFM studio they are using. The tree is still up haha. A lot of presenters are overlapping from ChristmasFM as well. Might be worth a listen.



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,071 ✭✭✭BK5


    I forgot to put it up but I saw somewhere that the Christmas FM team had their staff Christmas party a couple of weeks ago.



  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 25,014 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,556 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Always think when I see/hear of staff Christmas parties out of season that it must feel odd... this is the time of year when I'm least interested in Christmas and would see any forcing of it as just that, forced.

    Maybe others feel differently but it wouldn't feel the same to me as Christmas is more than a party, it's a feeling.

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




  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 25,014 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Judging by ChristmasFM’s socials IrelandFM is coming back.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,556 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Or PaddyFM as I like to call it 😀

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




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,556 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    as per @Loughc post above, they have this on their twitter feed...

    I must admit I haven't listened in previously to this one and genuinely suspect I'll not bother again this year either, anyone else listen in previously? & was it anyway decent?

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




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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,556 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    As mentioned by @BK5 above also, here's their tweet re: the late Christmas FM staff party!

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




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,149 ✭✭✭pigtail33


    I think I had it on for maybe an hour or so last year. From what I recall, it wasn't all diddly eye music, they were playing songs from Irish artists - U2, Aslan etc. I might have been lucky with the presenter who was on when I tuned in, but it was definitely listenable!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,220 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    That's right. I gave it a bit of a listen last year and it did have a bit of a mixture.

    Here is a thread I put up last year about it:

    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118794157#Comment_118794157



  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 25,014 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    didn't listen in last year but might throw it on as background noise this year if only to support the DJs



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,556 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Paddy FM Starting Saturday... didn't realise it was for a week. Might dip in for a listen so.

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




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,220 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    The Sound of Ireland (to give it its proper name!) ran for a week last year as well. This year the FM frequency in Dublin will be 94.3 FM. It will of course be also available online for all of Ireland.

    https://thesoundofireland.com/



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,556 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    as per twitter

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




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,556 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Trying to listen to classical but it keeps buffering and pausing, so went to change over and saw the playlist under the Christmas FM 'Ireland'

    to go from Merry Christmas everyone by shaky to The rare auld times by Luke Kelly is some leap!!! 🤣

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




  • Registered Users Posts: 6,865 ✭✭✭TRS30


    Got this email this morning. Sponsored by Department of Foreign Affairs!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,556 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    I see the skipping error has been fixed on Christmas FM classical which is good, I had to turn it off the last few times I tried to listen as it was really irritating. All fixed now though so must have a listen when I get a chance again next time I'm WFH.

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




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,556 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Random timeline check in, Christmas FM should launch 34 weeks from today (Nov. 28th)

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




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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,149 ✭✭✭pigtail33


    I don't know how these dates even come into your head, but I love that they do!!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,556 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Random timeline check in no.2, 32 weeks today until Christmas FM kicks off!!

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




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,556 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    My maths was off on that last one, it should have been 30 weeks.

    Its 28 weeks today we'll hear CHristmas FM back on our radio's! So nearly half way there!

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




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,556 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    26 weeks today Christmas FM will return to our FM airwaves.... so we're halfway to launch day.

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




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,556 ✭✭✭✭DvB


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




  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,662 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    I miss waiting to find out what the charity partner is going to be.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,556 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Thats a good call, it was always a nice stepping stone to the build up when that was announced.

    Have a feeling their 3 years strategy is going to backfire somewhat, the figures for last year didn't meet the quota they'd have needed for their 3 year target, so 2 big years needed now to get to their goal.

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




  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,662 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    Also, for me, it is now a bit 'samey' with the late late toy show appeal- both of them essentially raising money for the same pool of charities would have to dilute the pot a bit.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,829 ✭✭✭Smell the glove


    It's worth remembering that last Christmas people were getting energy bills that were through the roof. If it comes down this year you might see a bit more donated.



  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,662 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    If they come down this year... 😂



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  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 25,014 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc




  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,662 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    There wasn't a font big enough. 😂



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,556 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    WFH today & being back from our summer holiday & the weather being so miserable have stuck on Christmas FM classical on in the background....

    Might catch up with a podcast this afternoon too am behind ona few of them at this stage.

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




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,556 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    18 weeks today is Christmas FM launch day 2023.

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




  • Registered Users Posts: 148 ✭✭ClaudeVercetti


    Had it playing this morning for the weather that's in it where I am - normally I do this once off earlier in the year but this is the first one this year - can't wait for it properly now.

    I'm in a new place this year so slowly starting to get bits in for it and thinking what will go where 😂



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,556 ✭✭✭✭DvB


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




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,556 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    14 weeks today is launch day!

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




  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,662 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    Eeeeeeep!



  • Registered Users Posts: 25 3 Owls in a Coat


    Speaking of which - me in my car on Sunday 🎄




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  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 25,014 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc




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