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KEZ - All Ho-Ho-Ho
- Thread starter DrAkbar
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NO-NO-NO
Unless they're including "F--- Christmas" by Fear, the Jimmy Eat World version of "Last Christmas," or/and the unquestionable seasonal standard "Fairy Tale of New York," I'm not going anywhere the station.
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Unless they're including "F--- Christmas" by Fear, the Jimmy Eat World version of "Last Christmas," or/and the unquestionable seasonal standard "Fairy Tale of New York," I'm not going anywhere the station.
NO-NO-NO
The programming is based on the concept of the anthem song: tunes that are so exceptional that they transcend age and generational boundaries.
"Adeste Fidelis" is a 17th Century song. "Jingle Bells" was published in 1857. "Little Drummer Boy" is from 1941. "White Christmas" dates to 1940 and is the best selling song of all time.
Going all Ho-Ho-Ho is like fishing in a trout pond...you always come away a winner. KEZ's timing is perfect with the recent cold snap, and a week away from Thanksgiving. They've had a year of solid ratings and this will put them over the top.
In the meantime, for those who dislike roasting their chestnuts over an open fire, consider purchasing several of Nurse Jeff's Holiday barf bags. These vomit vessels are perfect for holding your cookies should your ears just happen to land on 99~Nine. Order some today by calling 1-800-AKJEFF.
In the meantime, for those who dislike roasting their chestnuts over an open fire, consider purchasing several of Nurse Jeff's Holiday barf bags. These vomit vessels are perfect for holding your cookies should your ears just happen to land on 99~Nine. Order some today by calling 1-800-AKJEFF.
Is there a value pack of the bags? I need one for every time they play "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" and anything by Mannheim Steamroller.
Otherwise, it will be an expensive season as those darn bags are not reusable...
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K.M. Richards
Guest
My barf bag Christmas song is "Last Christmas" by Wham. Can't stand it.
Easily remedied with the Taylor Swift or/and Jimmy Eat World versions. Both superior.
Back when I was at KOY, I was tasked with programming Christmas music up against KTWC.
I still have nightmares of Mike Jorgenson complaining that we sounded too old and draggy compared to the FM. We needed to be more contemporary and more uptempo to make him happy. Do you have any idea of how hard it is to schedule Christmas music when you have to code for slow tempo?
Yes, but in years past, KEZ would play their Christmas music without breaking their format for the most part, at least until the week of December 25th. That meant being inundated with Sir Paul, Mariah, and others that were recorded post-1970 and are normally grossly overplayed. Very little Bing Crosby, Gene Autry, Andy Williams, or even Elvis & the Beach Boys. It wasn't the songs, it was the artists and the station's normal format.
Can I have mine filled with Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer, Happy Christmas (War is Over), Little Drummer Boy, and Do You Hear What I Hear?. The latter two are the Brown Eyed Girl and Oh Pretty Woman of Christmas music.
Yes indeedy, Los Buckeye Boyz sell Holiday Barf Bags for 50 cents each, or a dozen for just $8.00. And for just a little more, order Barf Bag liners (looks suspiciously similar to the plastic bags used at Fry's Supermarket). Extend the life of your Media Hut Barf Bag with a liner...just perfect for hours and hours of "Last Christmas", "Simply Having A Wonderful Xmastime", "All I Want For Xmas Is You", and many, many more that induce the gag reflex. Ho-Ho-Ho from the Hut!
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K.M. Richards
Guest
Sorry, my listening span ends around 1994.
To be honest, I still listen to the MOR Christmas chestnuts I played 40 years ago at my first radio job ... Percy Faith, Andy Williams, and the Harry Simone Chorale, mixed with some 70s and 80s.
Can I have mine filled with Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer, Happy Christmas (War is Over), Little Drummer Boy, and Do You Hear What I Hear?. The latter two are the Brown Eyed Girl and Oh Pretty Woman of Christmas music.
I was sure that the Bang 545 of Christmas music was Paul's "Wonderful Christmastime."
Can I have mine filled with Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer, Happy Christmas (War is Over), Little Drummer Boy, and Do You Hear What I Hear?. The latter two are the Brown Eyed Girl and Oh Pretty Woman of Christmas music.
Sorry, but Media Hut Holiday Barf Bags do not come pre-filled. However, based upon your (#)hit list of nauseating Noel tunes, that little elf Nurse Jeff may go ahead and make an exception to the rules. hmmm....wonder if someone far more creative than Los Buckeye Boyz might re-work the rest of these Bang 545 lyrics with the holiday season in mind?
Hey, where did the haboob go
Days when the snowbirds came?
Down at the Media Hut
Playing a Winter Solstice game,
Laughing and a-running, hey, hey,
Holiday shopping and bargain huntin'
On the KEZ Christmas yule log with
Our, our fezzes a-thumpin'
And you, my brown-eyed Nurse
You, my brown-eyed Nurse.
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K.M. Richards
Guest
I thought it was "Feliz Navidad" by Jose Feliciano.
I think a corollary to Godwin's Law applies to the first mention of that song.
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K.M. Richards
Guest
Only if José sings in German instead of Spanish.
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