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The official Christmas FM thread

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  • #1982
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users Posts: 5,989 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    Ann Marie Walsh, of 8Radio.com, is presenting this two-hour slot. She obviously likes the Christmas favourites as well as the alternative tunes elsewhere! She played That's Christmas by Chris Norman. It's definitely a grower.

    She is now playing one of my personal favourites: Something about Christmas Time by Bryan Adams.
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  • #1983
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,523 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    Listened to Garvan and Trish on the way in this morning, and they gave me a great boost!

    They were saying that if you leave your tree up after today, it is supposed to stay up until Candlemas Day, so guess I'll be doing that with the tree in my hall. :)


  • #1984
    miamee
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional East Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 11,986 Mod ✭✭✭✭miamee


    Loughc wrote: »
    My lunctime walk was powered today by ChristmasFM first song on was Wham Last Christmas and last song I heard while walking home was Fairytale of New York. Perfect!
    I never thought of it for my lunchtime walk - I listened to feckin Newstalk, lol. Opportunity missed.


  • #1985
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,114 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Posy wrote: »
    Listened to Garvan and Trish on the way in this morning, and they gave me a great boost!

    They were saying that if you leave your tree up after today, it is supposed to stay up until Candlemas Day, so guess I'll be doing that with the tree in my hall. :)

    Thats February 2nd isn't it?
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #1986
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,720 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    DvB wrote: »


    Thats February 2nd isn't it?

    It is indeed, I learnt that from ChristmasFM as well haha.


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  • #1987
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,720 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Posy wrote: »
    Listened to Garvan and Trish on the way in this morning, and they gave me a great boost!

    They were saying that if you leave your tree up after today, it is supposed to stay up until Candlemas Day, so guess I'll be doing that with the tree in my hall. :)

    G’wan Roscommon

    https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/dermot-dave/id989751560#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.radiocms.net%2Fradio-cms%2Fuploads%2F2021%2F01%2F06140602%2FPOD-060121-Roscommon-Town-Xmas-Lights-.mp3


  • #1988
    Heroditas
    Registered Users Posts: 9,441 ✭✭✭Heroditas


    Declan A Walsh wrote: »
    Ann Marie Walsh, of 8Radio.com, is presenting this two-hour slot. She obviously likes the Christmas favourites as well as the alternative tunes elsewhere! She played That's Christmas by Chris Norman. It's definitely a grower.

    She is now playing one of my personal favourites: Something about Christmas Time by Bryan Adams.

    Band Aid on now :)


  • #1989
    tscul32
    Registered Users Posts: 2,530 ✭✭✭tscul32


    I was on my own in work this morning so had the bluetooth speaker paired with my phone and spent the morning singing along. It was lovely.


  • #1990
    mirrorwall14
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,751 ✭✭✭mirrorwall14


    Spent the whole afternoon tuned. It was lovely!


  • #1991
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users Posts: 5,989 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    Just tuned in again in the last few minutes. Ann Marie Walsh said that one of her festive favourites is Driving Home for Christmas (Chris Rhea - who else?!) and it's now playing. Mine too! Second time I have heard it today!
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  • #1992
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,114 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Finally, Andy Williams.... 'The most wonderful time of the year' my personal festive fave!
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #1993
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,114 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Anyone lose the stream there suddenly? Its all quiet for me???
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #1994
    Heroditas
    Registered Users Posts: 9,441 ✭✭✭Heroditas


    DvB wrote: »
    Anyone lose the stream there suddenly? Its all quiet for me???

    Yeah it seems to go wonky. I restarted my phone but it seemed to be only playing random music or a previous broadcast


  • #1995
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,114 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Heroditas wrote: »
    Yeah it seems to go wonky. I restarted my phone but it seemed to be only playing random music or a previous broadcast

    Glad its not just me so. Both the app on my mobile & the PC are playing up. Hope they get it sorted soon.
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #1996
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,720 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    DvB wrote: »
    Glad its not just me so. Both the app on my mobile & the PC are playing up. Hope they get it sorted soon.

    App was wonky for me this evening too. Alexa is fine though


  • #1997
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users Posts: 5,989 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    I tune in a short while ago. I heard the presenter Kirsty Hughes - another new name to me. She sounds very young but sweet!
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  • #1998
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,114 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Will log back on at 11 for the last hour.
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #1999
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,720 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    DvB wrote: »
    Will log back on at 11 for the last hour.

    I missed the last hour thanks to all the sh!te going on with Trump and America. Thanks Trump!! :mad:


  • #2000
    TRS30
    Registered Users Posts: 6,865 ✭✭✭TRS30


    Loughc wrote: »
    I missed the last hour thanks to all the sh!te going on with Trump and America. Thanks Trump!! :mad:

    Same, got so caught up watching it last night completely forgot to tune back in :(

    Anyone know what song they finished on?


  • #2001
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,114 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    TRS30 wrote: »
    Same, got so caught up watching it last night completely forgot to tune back in :(

    Anyone know what song they finished on?

    Same here, Trumps shenningans had me so wired I only realised after 12 o'clock I'd missed the end.

    Was raging I missed the last song :(

    It wasn't like I needed another reason to despise the orange fiend but I have another one now. :mad:
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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  • #2002
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,720 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Loughc wrote: »
    I caught that as well, it's a great song.. and has also given me an idea for a new thread haha.
    TRS30 wrote: »
    Teaser alert :D


    Reveal alert :D


    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058147574


  • #2003
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,114 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Loughc wrote: »
    Reveal alert :D


    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058147574

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




  • #2004
    Jude13
    Registered Users Posts: 3,795 ✭✭✭Jude13


    Loughc wrote: »
    I missed the last hour thanks to all the sh!te going on with Trump and America. Thanks Trump!! :mad:

    Apart from all the other things he has done, that is the worst, making people miss Christmas fm!!


  • #2005
    Heroditas
    Registered Users Posts: 9,441 ✭✭✭Heroditas


    My message was one of the last three read out :)


  • #2006
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,114 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Heroditas wrote: »
    My message was one of the last three read out :)

    Did you listen til the end?
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #2007
    Heroditas
    Registered Users Posts: 9,441 ✭✭✭Heroditas


    DvB wrote: »


    Did you listen til the end?

    Until about 10 past 12


  • #2008
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,720 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Heroditas wrote: »
    Until about 10 past 12

    What was the last presenter song?


  • #2009
    Heroditas
    Registered Users Posts: 9,441 ✭✭✭Heroditas


    Loughc wrote: »
    What was the last presenter song?

    I can't remember. Even as I turned it off at 12.10 I thought oh sh1t, what was the last song again? I bet someone asks on Boards tomorrow"
    I actually think it was Mistletoe and Wine or Dolly's Holly Jolly Christmas (false teeth and all)


  • #2010
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,114 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Heroditas wrote: »
    I actually think it was Mistletoe and Wine or Dolly's Holly Jolly Christmas (false teeth and all)

    How unremarkable if it was one of them. I would have been hoping for 'we need a title Christmas'

    But in reality as that closed out the FM broadcast the proper book end would have been the first song played by a presenter with the earlier started online broadcasts in November.

    I suspect we'll never know though. Ah well.
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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  • #2011
    PaulT21
    Registered Users Posts: 687 ✭✭✭PaulT21


    Loughc wrote: »
    What was the last presenter song?

    The last song was from Dolly Parton, "A Holly Jolly Christmas"

    To be honest I was a bit disappointed with that choice:(

    Was hoping for something more my style, like Last Christmas, or even Mariah:o

    Still it was great to have the station live for one more day.


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