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The official Christmas FM thread

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    #2102
    Loughc
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117741566#Comment_117741566

    The TV channels are really poor lately. It’s mostly a Z list celeb counting down their top 40 top Christmas songs. Too much faffing around with the celeb.



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    #2103
    DvB
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117741861#Comment_117741861

    Even at that, since Brexit those of us on SKY have had the amount of music channels reduced considerably. Think we just have the 4 MTV ones nowadays.

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




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    #2104
    TRS30
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117741861#Comment_117741861

    Absolutely. Christmas FM is head and shoulder above everything else, with all other options a distant second.



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    #2105
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,533 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    I'm getting excited for Christmas FM now, with all this talk! 🤩



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    #2106
    radiotrickster
    Registered Users Posts: 861 ✭✭✭radiotrickster


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117741042#Comment_117741042

    That’s true about not needing a fancy space but they’ll still need some sort for holding the training courses, storing the work from home kits, etc.

    And I do think they preferred having people in studio too as there were some tech issues last year like links having some sort of weird glitching sound, but that wouldn’t happen in a live studio. Who knows though! Maybe financially it’s easier for them to have no physical base at the moment,



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    #2107
    Beechwoodspark
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117741861#Comment_117741861

    Agree.

    often some minor member of a girl or boy band that has been long forgotten or... Noddy feckin holder reading from an auto cue

    if you have a tablet or connection to tv you can play a playlist of Christmas songs off YouTube. There are some good playlists out there of the real classics



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    #2108
    DvB
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    I see theres a few small changes to the Christmas FM website. The home page has changed a little and there's a countdown clock added. Theres also the email subscription back available at the bottom for their newsletter so I suspect they're getting prepared already.

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




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    #2109
    TRS30
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117766936#Comment_117766936

    Cheers, have subscribed again just in case didn't work last time.



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    #2110
    DvB
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    Heading to sligo in a few minutes for a site walkdown and survey, could have done with bit of Christmas FM classical for the drive back, I always find it a relaxing listen especially after a long day on site and a 2.5 hours drive home.

    Still, not long until the real deal.

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




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    #2111
    Jude13
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    I am going to attempt to hold out to listening to Christmas music until it is officially launched.



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    #2112
    TRS30
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117779039#Comment_117779039

    I try to as well and usually have a few moment of weakness and listen to a few songs. Especially if I need a little pick me up.



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    #2113
    Posy
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    I'm the same, I do my best, but there might be an occasional slip up!



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    #2114
    Smell the glove
    Registered Users Posts: 1,740 ✭✭✭Smell the glove


    No way could I listen to Christmas music before my tree goes up last weekend in November. I would feel like it would ruin it for me because by the day then I would risk being tired of hearing the songs. But each to their own!



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    #2115
    DvB
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    Definitely for the normal Christmas tunes (waiting for cfm launch day) but classical I can listen in to at different stages throughout the year.

    Hope like last year the presenters start early online this year now.

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




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    #2116
    DvB
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    Just announced, this years charity partner is Barnardos

    https://christmasfm.com/christmas-fm-announces-barnardos-as-official-charity-partner-for-2021/

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




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    #2117
    Loughc
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117822547#Comment_117822547

    I came on to post the same. You are on the ball.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CTMjXPVswzy/?utm_medium=copy_link


    i don’t envy ChristmasFM selection process they have too many options these days.



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    #2118
    DvB
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117822583#Comment_117822583

    Agree, must be so difficult in choosing who to partner up with. Barnardos is a great choice though.

    (Still hope some day its an animal charity, though suspect that will be way down the list)

    Feels like another milestone has been reached now with the charity partner announcement... 😍

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




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    #2119
    TRS30
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    I wonder do charities approach them or what criteria they use to make their selection?



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    #2120
    Posy
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117822592#Comment_117822592

    Yeah, I'd love if they pick an animal charity too some day.



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    #2121
    Jude13
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117822804#Comment_117822804

    I sure hope they do, so many can be self serving with their levels of staff remuneration sucking up much of what is raised.



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    #2122
    TRS30
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117827350#Comment_117827350

    So true Jude. Some the charity scandals have been the hardest to read as people give their hard earned money in good faith and trust and then it just gets abused 😡



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    #2123
    DvB
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    Have been dipping my toe back in to Christmas FM classical a little and it appears they've changed the playlist, its actually nowhere near as good as it was earlier in the year, with it almost operatic at times rather than classical... hope they mix it up again soon as the new additions are a tad repetitive and the dozen or so tracks I really enjoyed on it previously are noticeably absent now (with the exception of Troika by Prokofiev which I've heard the once)

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




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    #2124
    Jude13
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    I'm as big a christmas loon as the next elf but if I started listening to anything now it would just water down the effect closer to Christmas. Saying that, each year I swear I will wait to 01 December before I whack on the tunes but it ends up being around 01 November.



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    #2125
    DvB
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    I'm like that too with the normal Christmas tunes. Can't go near them until Christmas fm goes live generally. The classical channel is more like lyric fm though so the odd listen for me doesn't really affect me.

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




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    #2126
    marno21
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    Xmas FM 2021 (much earlier than usual this year).


    Dublin City and County - 105.2

    Cork City and surrounds - 106.7

    Limerick city and county - 105.5

    Waterford City - 105.9

    Galway City - 87.9

    Kilkenny - 104.3

    Wicklow Town - 106.6

    South East - 103.8

    Kildare - 88.1

    Bray/North Wicklow - 99.5

    Longford and surrounds - 101.6

    Cavan - 99.4

    Mid Kerry (Tralee/Killarney) - 105.0

    Clare/Co. Limerick - 105.2

    NE Donegal/Letterkenny - 105.7

    Sligo - 95.0

    North Cork/SE Limerick - 87.7

    Louth - 105.2


    Plus new ones for this year

    Port Laoise - 105.0

    North Tipp - 105.2 (not sure here as this is the same frequency used in Clare).



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    #2127
    Loughc
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    These confirmed??



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    #2128
    Loughc
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    I got the ChristmasFM newsletter email tonight and this beauty was on it.


    2D8B939B-7806-45D9-B77F-C52338A28A04.jpeg

    Back online from the start of November.



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    #2129
    DvB
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117961319#Comment_117961319

    Came on to post the same thing... great thats its back from the start of November online, loved that last year, delighted they've kept it going again this year.

    BTW, for anyone interested, classical has been down the last few days on the website, hoping they get it back up & running soon. I've messaged them to let them know anyway as it happens every few months now.

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




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    #2130
    TRS30
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    Was my first email from there. Very exciting to wake up to it this morning!



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    #2131
    pigtail33
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    I'm going to wait until then before listening to any Christmas tunes so. I was adding Trace Christmas to my list of favourites on the TV yesterday and heard a snippet of Driving Home For Christmas. Nope... too early, didn't get the 'feels', so I turned it off. I don't want to dilute the feeling of hearing Christmas music for the first time!



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