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The official Christmas FM thread

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  • #3752
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 26,710 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    The Fakro Christmas Hits Countdown is now open!

    We’re compiling the 40 BIGGEST Christmas Songs of all time – and we need your help!  We’re looking for your votes to decide which songs make the nice list. You could be in with a chance of winning €100 One4All Gift Card just for taking part.

    Enter your details below. Closing date 23.59 December 25th 2024.

    Make sure to tune in on 27th December between 4pm and 7pm when we’ll be playing the forty biggest Christmas Songs as we finish our FM broadcasts for this year.

    The lifeboat has set sail



  • #3753
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 26,710 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    https://christmasfm.com/countdown/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR153_6IZ5B-V_B0ClSG_QYqrOepC3SIMWhEs0YTyu-Sk3XS1fB6GxaWUk4_aem_yYjBR7Hvn-7VCkEYL96LwQ

    And the link to vote!

    The lifeboat has set sail



  • #3754
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 26,710 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    IMG_7503.jpeg IMG_7504.jpeg IMG_7505.jpeg IMG_7506.jpeg IMG_7507.jpeg IMG_7508.jpeg

    not surprised at the pogues. Thought die hard would have more fans.

    The lifeboat has set sail



  • #3755
    supereurope
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,048 ✭✭✭supereurope


    This is the first festive season I've had Christmas FM as the main station in the car, radio in the kitchen etc., and I'm enjoying (why else would I have it on!), but I've noticed a few songs have been and gone from the playlist since the end of November. During the first week, the song by Straight No Chaser seemed to be on every time I switched the station on, but since then it seems to be off the playlist. On the other hand, I was disappointed that The Frog Chorus wasn't being featured - and now I've heard it twice in the last 12 hours. Do songs come and go depending on audience feedback?

    I also noticed during the first week that Band Aid 40 was the only Band Aid being played…now that has been dropped and it's nearly always the original on (and occasionally the 2004 version.)

    Some of the newer Christmas songs (Leona Lewis, Arianna Grande) don't seem to have made the playlist on all (or is it just I'm not tuned in when they've been played.) The Ed Sheeran/Elton John song from 2021 gets heavy airplay, so I don't think it's not a case of just sticking to the classics. Again, audience feedback?



  • #3756
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 26,710 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Had ChristmasFM on for most of the day up to 5pm and it was a banging day all the big hits one after another and the shoutouts and segments were great too.

    The lifeboat has set sail



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  • #3757
    Loughc
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    I see a lot of DJs on socials signing off from ChristmasFM 2024 as their last shows have been and gone. Feel like we waited so long for it to come back and the FM broadcast ends so soon.

    The lifeboat has set sail



  • #3758
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 28,033 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    I know! I can't believe they are talking about the final broadcast already, it feels like it's literally just back! 😫



  • #3759
    DvB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 11,660 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    It's on the airwaves for such a short time. Hard to believe we're done again in a couple of days. It goes by so so fast.

    Will be in the car a good bit this year though so will try to take in as much as I can before the fm sign off on the 27th.

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


  • #3760
    Manc-Red_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,257 ✭✭✭Manc-Red_


    Family in the kitchen, Christmas FM on the speaker.

    Heaven

    Better Born Lucky Than Rich.



  • #3761
    SCOOP 64
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,760 ✭✭✭SCOOP 64


    I Have to say for last hour playing some rubbish .



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  • #3762
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 26,710 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122989809#Comment_122989809

    No live DJs after 6pm. Pesky DJs having loved ones to be with. Shakes fist.

    The lifeboat has set sail



  • #3763
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 28,033 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    It's terrible, Joe.



  • #3764
    DvB
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    Standard drops big time without the DJs but fair is fair they give so much and deserve time with their families on the big day and eve.

    Caught a bit of that Christmas around the world thing on the eve when in the car and have to admit I changed channel it was that poor.

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


  • #3765
    pigtail33
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,300 ✭✭✭pigtail33


    I didn't get to listen to much Christmas FM since I finished work last Friday. Happened to have it on in the car 20 mins ago and Roger Lane did a shout out for this thread! Saying hello to all the Christmas Boardsies and especially the Official Christmas FM thread.



  • #3766
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 28,033 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    Yaaay 🥳 🥳



  • #3767
    VanHalen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 102 ✭✭VanHalen


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122990821#Comment_122990821

    Yeah - my last FM broadcast this year - had a ball. Since Covid I have been doing this from home but this year decided to go to the studio to do it - what a difference it makes to be surrounded by all the studio equipment and Xmas paraphernalia. The amount of text messages was manic!

    FM finishes 7pm today but we will have presenters online up to 31st December. I've seen lots of positive comments here at boards.ie so, if you haven't done it already, please go to the website and make a donation!



  • #3768
    DvB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 11,660 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Final day cones around so so quickly. Must put a reminder in my phone to listen in to the last hour.

    Need the final song to keep my spreadsheet up to date too. But suspect tradition will reign and we'll hear FONY as our closing song.

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


  • #3769
    SodiumCooled
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 667 ✭✭✭SodiumCooled


    I assume it is some licensing thing that they have to pull it so quickly from fm? If it’s a time limited thing would starting a few days later on fm to push out the finish date not make sense. It always seems strange for the fm to be pulled right in the middle of Christmas after being on the air for weeks before.


    That all being said the majority of my listening is online through Alexa or playing from the app but it’s nice to have the fm in the car (though easy to play from TuneIn or the app also).

    I love listening to Christmas fm, it’s weird going back to work in jan and starting back listening to “normal music” during the day after having Christmas fm going all day everyday in my headphones since the end of Nov.



  • #3770
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 26,710 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122992981#Comment_122992981

    It’s only a 30 day licence. A December 2nd to Jan 1st run time does sound better but I’m sure there’s a science behind it. People are probably more charitable before Dec 25th than they are after it.

    The lifeboat has set sail



  • #3771
    DvB
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122992990#Comment_122992990

    Exactly That. I think i read previously that listnership drops from Christmas eve and donations do too, and as its ultimately all about raising money for charity it makes sense to maximise the sweet spot for donations.

    Online still full swing till c.1am on NYD so just the car will be affected for me.

    Hate that silence from 7pm tonight though, has been a real lump in the throat moment previously.

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


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  • #3772
    DvB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 11,660 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Am listening in to the end of the FM broadcast anyway… always try to be there for the FM launch & FM ending if at all possible.

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


  • #3773
    Smell the glove
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,222 ✭✭✭Smell the glove


    First time ever listening at the end I think. Just served up dinner. We are all sitting around eating and enjoying the music.

    God I love Christmas.



  • #3774
    DvB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 11,660 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    & so it ends with Fairytale of New York, again (13th time!!)

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


  • #3775
    Loughc
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122993981#Comment_122993981

    Irelands and boards favourite song by far!

    The lifeboat has set sail



  • #3776
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 28,033 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    It doesn't feel like the end as much as previous years since the online broadcast stays on for longer.



  • #3777
    SCOOP 64
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,760 ✭✭✭SCOOP 64


    Im listening to on line broadcast, is it the same as FM in the car.

    does it finish at midnight in the car



  • #3778
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,746 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122994741#Comment_122994741

    Christmas FM stopped its FM broadcasts at 7pm yesterday. The live broadcasts will continue online until the New Year. After that, it will be largely automated music online.



  • #3779
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 28,033 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    Classic 80's is on my radio now at that frequency. I enjoy that station. 🙂



  • #3780
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,746 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122996317#Comment_122996317

    For the third year running, Classic Hits 80s has kicked in with a temporary FM run straight after Christmas FM has finished its run.



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  • #3781
    Smell the glove
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,222 ✭✭✭Smell the glove


    We get nothing down Waterford to replace the Christmas fm station.



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