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The official Christmas FM thread

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  • #652
    washiskin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,364 ✭✭✭washiskin


    OMG Shakey!!!!!


  • #653
    Winston Fit Orate
    Posts: 0 ✭✭✭ Winston Fit Orate


    Is it me or is the bitrate for the online stream rather low? Very "tinny" sounding.....actually the bitrate is the same as the Classic Christmas FM stream which sounds perfect to me. Strange....


  • #654
    amor3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 834 ✭✭✭amor3


    washiskin wrote: »
    Oh Gawd Lads, I'm so thrilled I could cry!!!!!:D:D:D:D:D

    And what a cracker of a song to kick off!!!

    Haha, I actually did cry!!!!


  • #655
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,984 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    washiskin wrote: »
    OMG Shakey!!!!!

    My favouritest Christmas song ever!


  • #656
    CrowdedHouse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,868 ✭✭✭CrowdedHouse


    washiskin wrote: »
    OMG Shakey!!!!!


    See https://twitter.com/British_First/status/669850265496002560 :D

    Seven Worlds will Collide



  • #657
    washiskin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,364 ✭✭✭washiskin


    The first outing of Gene Autrey this year. I think he wrote Here Comes Santa Claus, another top3 of mine.


  • #658
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    We lost it for a good while there but the Cork frequency is working nicely now!


  • #659
    washiskin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,364 ✭✭✭washiskin


    Awww, that Harry Connick jr song is just gorgeous!

    Er....dusty in here..... something in my eye.... :o


  • #660
    hdowney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,921 ✭✭✭✭hdowney


    Hurry up work and finish


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  • #661
    Winston Fit Orate
    Posts: 0 ✭✭✭ Winston Fit Orate


    Online stream sounds great now! Cheers guys. :)


  • #662
    corblimey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,475 ✭✭✭corblimey


    Downloaded the app on friday, but all I get is
    Error
    The station is not currently streaming. Please try again later.


  • #663
    Mystery Egg
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 2,613 Mod ✭✭✭✭Mystery Egg


    I'm having no luck with the online stream today, either direct from the app or via tunein. It has always been a bit spotty but right now it cuts out after less than a minute of play. :(


  • #664
    Winston Fit Orate
    Posts: 0 ✭✭✭ Winston Fit Orate


    This is the url for the online stream:

    http://ice31.securenetsystems.net:80/XMASFM

    It's working fine for me so hopefully it might help you guys! :)


  • #665
    Westeros
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 278 ✭✭Westeros


    Christmas FM made my Monday morning commute so much more enjoyable! Thanks guys :D


  • #666
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    Make is Wish is such a worthy charity for Christmas FM to support. I usually can't handle hearing stories about people who are sick but the little clips they've been playing are so so lovely. It's so nice to hear how much of a difference the charity makes to those kids.


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  • #667
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    I'm not feeling very Christmassy today and Christmas FM just played Christmas Shoes. Might as well just crawl back into bed and hope tomorrow is a bit better. :D


  • #668
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,643 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    Yeah, I stopped having Christmas FM on last year because of that song. :o


  • #669
    Winston Fit Orate
    Posts: 0 ✭✭✭ Winston Fit Orate


    Are you serious? I mean I'm not mad about it either but if I hated it I'd simply turn the sound down for a few minutes. But stop listening to the entire station? Kind of cutting your nose off to spite your face isn't it?


  • #670
    Jude13
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,827 ✭✭✭Jude13


    I have held off till today to listen, I might throw it on for the drive home from work this evening.


  • #671
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,643 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Are you serious? I mean I'm not mad about it either but if I hated it I'd simply turn the sound down for a few minutes. But stop listening to the entire station? Kind of cutting your nose off to spite your face isn't it?
    I'm not really a radio person, I rarely have one on the rest of the year, and it made little difference as the radio is in a different room!
    I still listened to it in work though, and that's where I spend most of my waking hours anyway! :pac:


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  • #672
    Eeden
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,912 ✭✭✭✭Eeden


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Are you serious? I mean I'm not mad about it either but if I hated it I'd simply turn the sound down for a few minutes. But stop listening to the entire station? Kind of cutting your nose off to spite your face isn't it?

    I don't like it either; what tends to happen is that when it comes on, I change the station, and then forget to change it back for a long, long time. Sometimes all day.


  • #673
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,643 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    Yeah, that's pretty much what I did last year! I just forgot to put Christmas FM back on! Like I said, I don't listen to the radio much at home anyway.


  • #674
    hdowney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,921 ✭✭✭✭hdowney


    Posy wrote: »
    I'm not really a radio person, I rarely have one on the rest of the year, and it made little difference as the radio is in a different room!
    I still listened to it in work though, and that's where I spend most of my waking hours anyway! :pac:

    I'm the same. Apart from Christmas FM the only time you'll catch me listening to the radio is when I am out somewhere (shop, hospital etc) that has it on. I don't listen to the radio. I listen to CDs/iPod etc. Christmas FM I make an exception for :D


  • #675
    castleshindig
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭castleshindig


    I can't seem to get it on my radio ? Galway City centre area. whats the frequency again ?


  • #676
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,984 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    castleshindig wrote: »
    I can't seem to get it on my radio ? Galway City centre area. whats the frequency again ?

    Galway is 89.5fm


  • #677
    hdowney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,921 ✭✭✭✭hdowney


    I have never had a problem with Christmas Shoes..... until now. Driving to work during Drive Time yesterday and it comes on. I COULDN'T SEE for tears. It triggered a lot of built up sadness in me and I'm crying like a loop in traffic hoping no-one will see me and I don't crash thru the haze of tears!!


  • #678
    kitten_k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,186 ✭✭✭kitten_k


    I never realised Christmas FM had an online shop:

    http://c988a8.42.ekmpowershop.net/


  • #679
    CombatCow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,317 ✭✭✭CombatCow


    Treated myself to a mug :P :D


  • #680
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    Did anyone hear the song competition songs? None of them were great (even the covers) but the winning song is dreadful. It was the same last year. There are only 3 songs that make me switch the station: Christmas Shoes, last year's winner and now this year's winner.


  • #681
    sentient_6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,780 ✭✭✭sentient_6


    Who won it? Hope it wasn't song A written by some fella who writes for the Irish Independent, and did we mention he writes for the Independent?! The Irish Independent folks, wow!


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  • #682
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,643 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    I didn't like the fact that there were cover versions- it kind of defeated the purpose of a song contest!


  • #683
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    sentient_6 wrote: »
    Who won it? Hope it wasn't song A written by some fella who writes for the Irish Independent, and did we mention he writes for the Independent?! The Irish Independent folks, wow!
    Not him! The winner was Chrismastime in Ireland in My Heart.
    Posy wrote: »
    I didn't like the fact that there were cover versions- it kind of defeated the purpose of a song contest!

    Yeah, I thought that was strange. And they didn't do anything different with the cover versions. They were very similar to the originals.


  • #684
    Kajemo
    Registered Users Posts: 181 ✭✭Kajemo


    Toto Wolfcastle wrote: »
    Did anyone hear the song competition songs? None of them were great (even the covers) but the winning song is dreadful. It was the same last year. There are only 3 songs that make me switch the station: Christmas Shoes, last year's winner and now this year's winner.

    I totally agree with you... Ugh that song that won the competition is terrible.... just really terrible....


  • #685
    Coupon King
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92 ✭✭Coupon King


    I agree also it was RIDICULOUSLY twee but it only won because people "voted" for it. I much preferred the Aluskas at least it was cheery and a bit more festive

    I'm not overly sold on Xmas Fm this year it's a constant stream of repeats with boring repetitive presenters talking nonsense and over the last 10 seconds of EVERY track!

    They need a larger selection of Christmas music and maybe throw in some carols for good measure like on a Sunday evening for an hour or two to help people wind down and relax for a bit


  • #686
    hdowney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,921 ✭✭✭✭hdowney


    Toto Wolfcastle wrote:
    Not him! The winner was Chrismastime in Ireland in My Heart.

    I hate that song


  • #687
    Mystery Egg
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 2,613 Mod ✭✭✭✭Mystery Egg


    Guys the winners are a group of teenage girls. We should cut them a little slack. They don't need to see boardsies bashing them online!

    Edited to say: Christmas fm is a charity radio station, hosted by volunteers, and if you don't like it, don't listen.


  • #688
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,643 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    I actually don't mind the winning song. I appreciate the sentiment and the point they're getting across.
    I guess I'm just glad the winner was an actual original composition; I'd have been very unhappy if a cover-version had been in first place!


  • #689
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,643 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    Ronan is on air now. :)
    Assuming it's 'our' Ronan, hullo!!! o/


  • #690
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    Hai Ronan!


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  • #691
    hdowney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,921 ✭✭✭✭hdowney


    Fair point. Apologies to the girls. It's just not my choice of song.



    I'mma be in the Ballsbridge Hotel on Friday :)


  • #692
    Patty O Furniture
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,133 ✭✭✭Patty O Furniture


    Deleted User wrote: »
    This is the url for the online stream:

    http://ice31.securenetsystems.net:80/XMASFM

    It's working fine for me so hopefully it might help you guys! :)

    What do you use to open it?
    i googled it & came across this site which brought me to christmasfm.com


    Can you only get in some places on radio?

    Pretty sure i saw an app on my Samsung smart tv, vtuner?

    Thanks.


  • #693
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,643 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    One minute left, then that's it for another year. :(


  • #694
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,984 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Posy wrote: »
    One minute left, then that's it for another year. :(

    Gone so soon. The online stream will be getting played for another good while yet. Well done to Ronan, Darragh and all the lads at Christmas FM. An amazing amount raised so far and it honestly seems it gets better every year.


  • #695
    JustTheOne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,681 ✭✭✭JustTheOne


    Didn't it used to end on Christmas eve?


  • #696
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,984 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    JustTheOne wrote: »
    Didn't it used to end on Christmas eve?

    No always on Stephens day.


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  • #697
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    Got into the car to head home only to be greeted by static. :( I'll miss it. I didn't get a chance to listen for the last two days.


  • #698
    fryup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    Loughc wrote: »
    Gone so soon. The online stream will be getting played for another good while yet.

    online stream doesn't work for me :confused:


  • #699
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,984 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    fryup wrote: »
    online stream doesn't work for me :confused:

    Does the stream on the app work?


  • #700
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,984 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Good interview here with one of the co-founders of ChristmasFM. Our very own boardie Darragh gets a few mentions.

    Building excitement to the return of ChristmasFM this year.

    http://radiotoday.ie/2016/08/garvan-rigby-talks-pirate-radio-and-christmas-fm/


  • #701
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,984 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    It can't be long until Christmas FM's return date and charity partner is announced.... waiting patiently haha.

    Eeek...

    1585q8.jpg


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