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The official Christmas FM thread

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  • #3782
    SCOOP 64
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,760 ✭✭✭SCOOP 64


    Same nothing, very short on radio station choice in the south east.



  • #3783
    supereurope
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,048 ✭✭✭supereurope


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122996307#Comment_122996307

    It stayed on FM here in Cork until midnight, when it shut off during the outro of Fairytale of New York.



  • #3784
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 26,710 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122996685#Comment_122996685

    What a way to go tho!

    The lifeboat has set sail



  • #3785
    supereurope
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,048 ✭✭✭supereurope


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122996763#Comment_122996763

    I'd have been very surprised had it been any other song!



  • #3786
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 28,033 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    When is the online broadcast ending?



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  • #3787
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 26,710 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122998453#Comment_122998453

    NYD 1am I think. Schedule only goes up to today but that’s what it’s been for years now.

    The lifeboat has set sail



  • #3788
    DvB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 11,660 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Yeah, 1am new years day.

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


  • #3789
    Heroditas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,887 ✭✭✭Heroditas


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122996333#Comment_122996333

    I listened to it earlier. It plays a better selection than the junk churned out daily by Radio Nova 🤦



  • #3790
    Smell the glove
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,221 ✭✭✭Smell the glove


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122999076#Comment_122999076

    I find Nova and RTE Gold the only official stations worth listening to in Ireland really for music.



  • #3791
    marno21
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 14,853 Mod ✭✭✭✭marno21


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122996546#Comment_122996546

    Classic Hits 80s is only available in Dublin, Cork City, Limerick and Galway City.

    Shrewd move taking over a frequency many people had presetted in their cars.



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  • #3792
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 26,710 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Had ChristmasFM still playing in the car via the TuneIn app this morning on the quiet drive to work this morning, I have to say the songs did not lift the spirits I thought they would! ChristmasFM has the drive home tonight to keep it's place in the car!

    The lifeboat has set sail



  • #3793
    SarahLil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,201 ✭✭✭SarahLil


    haven’t tuned in yet today in the app still in the pjs contemplating what to do for the day..



  • #3794
    DvB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 11,660 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Think I'm done with it now for a bit. If there's any urges when working I'll stick on classical for some background music though.

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


  • #3795
    supereurope
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,048 ✭✭✭supereurope


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123000879#Comment_123000879

    Same, while I think it's nice that they don't disappear off the playlists at 12:01am on the 26th (like Today FM does), I find myself enjoying them less once we get to the 29th/30th.

    So while I was sad to hear Christmas FM switch off, I think they timed it well (maybe another 24 hours would have been nice though…)



  • #3796
    SarahLil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,201 ✭✭✭SarahLil


    tuned in today on the app between 3 and 5 enjoyed both djs that were on



  • #3797
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 26,710 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123001652#Comment_123001652

    Enjoyed the 4-5pm hour myself.

    The lifeboat has set sail



  • #3798
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 26,710 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


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    Confirmation of the live DJ close off at 1am. Lar has done the last few years now. Very enjoyable listen. Definitely tune in if you have the opportunity.

    The lifeboat has set sail



  • #3799
    SarahLil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,201 ✭✭✭SarahLil


    ah great stuff @Loughc I never realised this before 👌



  • #3800
    DvB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 11,660 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    IIRC the online sign off tends to be a little more poignant than the FM one too.

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


  • #3801
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,746 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123002209#Comment_123002209

    Valerie Twomey is a new name to me. I looked up her biog and it seems she did one of Christmas FM's radio training courses in 2021 and has presented since then. I heard Brian Boyle start the FAKRO Christmas FM Top 40 Countdown on their last FM day (Friday 27th). Is there a link anywhere to the Top 40?



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  • #3802
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 26,710 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123002356#Comment_123002356

    It really does! First year I tuned into it it really left me with a lump in my throat at the end.

    The lifeboat has set sail



  • #3803
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 26,710 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123002473#Comment_123002473

    they don’t publish the top 40 list anywhere. Which is a shame as it’d be a good read!

    The lifeboat has set sail



  • #3804
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 26,710 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Did anyone catch the last live broadcast? I don’t meant to brag but I was in bed and asleep by 12.20 😂😂

    The lifeboat has set sail



  • #3805
    Heroditas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,887 ✭✭✭Heroditas


    Yeo, a very poignant ending where Lar thanked everyone and finished up with FTONY. I only remembered at the 00.55 and turned it on just in time.



  • #3806
    dominatinMC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,223 ✭✭✭dominatinMC


    'till next year then! Over and out.



  • #3807
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 26,710 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


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    The official sign off from all at christmasFM another great time with the christmasFM gang. Looking forward to 2025’s programming already!

    The lifeboat has set sail



  • #3808
    DvB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 11,660 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    All good things come to an end. Goes by so quickly though.

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


  • #3809
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 26,710 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    The 2025 return looking likely to be November 28th… which could possibly be the Toy Show day as well. Will also be a decorations going up day.

    The lifeboat has set sail



  • #3810
    Heroditas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,887 ✭✭✭Heroditas


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123009291#Comment_123009291

    That is shaping up to be an amazing day in that case 😊

    I've been listening to the app this afternoon. I have to say, it's been a playlist of belters so far, no songs I dislike at all.



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  • #3811
    SarahLil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,201 ✭✭✭SarahLil


    I really enjoyed this season of the fm radio and app

    It doesn’t seem like it now but the 28th November be here before we know it



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