To me Holly and Holiday Trad. both sound much alike. XM should of just made it one station "Holiday Trad." And make Holly "Holly Pop" all Christmas music from Top 40 artists. This as XM doesn't have a Pop Music Christmas station.
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> To me Holly and Holiday Trad. both sound much alike. XM
> should of just made it one station "Holiday Trad." And make
> Holly "Holly Pop" all Christmas music from Top 40 artists.
> This as XM doesn't have a Pop Music Christmas station.
Why did they get rid of The Heart to simulcast Holly 103? Couldn't both have stayed?
> should of just made it one station "Holiday Trad." And make
> Holly "Holly Pop" all Christmas music from Top 40 artists.
> This as XM doesn't have a Pop Music Christmas station.
Why did they get rid of The Heart to simulcast Holly 103? Couldn't both have stayed?
Sirius Holiday is better.
Siruis Holiday is more pop like plus they don't keep doing stupid promo's like Holly alwasys does. Those Serving America Troops, Hollygrams and USPS promos after every other song do get annoying.
I was thinking about piping Holly when we eat Christmas dinner on Christmas eve and day but the promos would turn anyone off. I might just uee the TV since we have Dish Network and have Sirius Holiday since it is a better selection of music and far less stupid promos.
Siruis Holiday is more pop like plus they don't keep doing stupid promo's like Holly alwasys does. Those Serving America Troops, Hollygrams and USPS promos after every other song do get annoying.
I was thinking about piping Holly when we eat Christmas dinner on Christmas eve and day but the promos would turn anyone off. I might just uee the TV since we have Dish Network and have Sirius Holiday since it is a better selection of music and far less stupid promos.
> > To me Holly and Holiday Trad. both sound much alike. XM
> > should of just made it one station "Holiday Trad." And
> make
> > Holly "Holly Pop" all Christmas music from Top 40 artists.
>
> > This as XM doesn't have a Pop Music Christmas station.
>
> Why did they get rid of The Heart to simulcast Holly 103?
> Couldn't both have stayed?
>
Bandwith. Holly replaced the Heart this year like it did last year. This year, they are remapping the Christmas stations together but, they're also in the spot of the channel they are replacing. By the way, I have Sirius & XM. I think XM is doing a better job with the 5 Christmas stations compared with Sirius' 2 stations. I am really liking the Classical Christmas channel.
> > should of just made it one station "Holiday Trad." And
> make
> > Holly "Holly Pop" all Christmas music from Top 40 artists.
>
> > This as XM doesn't have a Pop Music Christmas station.
>
> Why did they get rid of The Heart to simulcast Holly 103?
> Couldn't both have stayed?
>
Bandwith. Holly replaced the Heart this year like it did last year. This year, they are remapping the Christmas stations together but, they're also in the spot of the channel they are replacing. By the way, I have Sirius & XM. I think XM is doing a better job with the 5 Christmas stations compared with Sirius' 2 stations. I am really liking the Classical Christmas channel.
> > > To me Holly and Holiday Trad. both sound much alike. XM
> > > should of just made it one station "Holiday Trad." And
> > make
> > > Holly "Holly Pop" all Christmas music from Top 40
> artists.
> >
> > > This as XM doesn't have a Pop Music Christmas station.
> >
> > Why did they get rid of The Heart to simulcast Holly 103?
> > Couldn't both have stayed?
> >
> Bandwith. Holly replaced the Heart this year like it did
> last year. This year, they are remapping the Christmas
> stations together but, they're also in the spot of the
> channel they are replacing. By the way, I have Sirius & XM.
> I think XM is doing a better job with the 5 Christmas
> stations compared with Sirius' 2 stations. I am really
> liking the Classical Christmas channel.
>
I agree. I have both, and normally prefer Sirius's programming by far. But when it comes to Christmas music, XM is definately the better choice. Both "Holly" and "Holiday Traditions" are excellent. "Sirius Holiday" on Sirius is very repetitive and plays the same versions of songs by the same artists every few hours. XM's Xmas channels definately offer more variety and are doing an awesome job. Oh, and as far as those "sponsored by the USPS" messages go; hey, they don't bother me at all since I'm a proud USPS postal worker.
> > > should of just made it one station "Holiday Trad." And
> > make
> > > Holly "Holly Pop" all Christmas music from Top 40
> artists.
> >
> > > This as XM doesn't have a Pop Music Christmas station.
> >
> > Why did they get rid of The Heart to simulcast Holly 103?
> > Couldn't both have stayed?
> >
> Bandwith. Holly replaced the Heart this year like it did
> last year. This year, they are remapping the Christmas
> stations together but, they're also in the spot of the
> channel they are replacing. By the way, I have Sirius & XM.
> I think XM is doing a better job with the 5 Christmas
> stations compared with Sirius' 2 stations. I am really
> liking the Classical Christmas channel.
>
I agree. I have both, and normally prefer Sirius's programming by far. But when it comes to Christmas music, XM is definately the better choice. Both "Holly" and "Holiday Traditions" are excellent. "Sirius Holiday" on Sirius is very repetitive and plays the same versions of songs by the same artists every few hours. XM's Xmas channels definately offer more variety and are doing an awesome job. Oh, and as far as those "sponsored by the USPS" messages go; hey, they don't bother me at all since I'm a proud USPS postal worker.
E
ECRadioGuy
Guest
For the first time since having XM it has not been on for a month. I do not like the 5 Christmas channels. I want them to combine them in to one or 2 Christmas channels. Why can't I have Dolly Parton, Burl Ives, Reba, Madonna, Wham, Debbie Gibson, and the Boston Pops all on the same channel. I worked in radio for about 8 years and one of the stations I worked for mixed all of those together and we were the #1 station in the market during Christmas and there were other channels doing Christmas music. People like variety. I have more Christmas variety on my computer than there is on XM holiday channels and I have only put the music from 2 of my CD's and what I have d/led from Napster (legally) up there. Everytime I turn on Holly I hear Santa Baby. I am ready for after Christmas when they bring the Torch back so I can again hear the music I want to hear.
> > > > To me Holly and Holiday Trad. both sound much alike.
> XM
> > > > should of just made it one station "Holiday Trad." And
>
> > > make
> > > > Holly "Holly Pop" all Christmas music from Top 40
> > artists.
> > >
> > > > This as XM doesn't have a Pop Music Christmas station.
>
> > >
> > > Why did they get rid of The Heart to simulcast Holly
> 103?
> > > Couldn't both have stayed?
> > >
> > Bandwith. Holly replaced the Heart this year like it did
> > last year. This year, they are remapping the Christmas
> > stations together but, they're also in the spot of the
> > channel they are replacing. By the way, I have Sirius &
> XM.
> > I think XM is doing a better job with the 5 Christmas
> > stations compared with Sirius' 2 stations. I am really
> > liking the Classical Christmas channel.
> >
> I agree. I have both, and normally prefer Sirius's
> programming by far. But when it comes to Christmas music, XM
> is definately the better choice. Both "Holly" and "Holiday
> Traditions" are excellent. "Sirius Holiday" on Sirius is
> very repetitive and plays the same versions of songs by the
> same artists every few hours. XM's Xmas channels definately
> offer more variety and are doing an awesome job. Oh, and as
> far as those "sponsored by the USPS" messages go; hey, they
> don't bother me at all since I'm a proud USPS postal worker.
>
> > > > To me Holly and Holiday Trad. both sound much alike.
> XM
> > > > should of just made it one station "Holiday Trad." And
>
> > > make
> > > > Holly "Holly Pop" all Christmas music from Top 40
> > artists.
> > >
> > > > This as XM doesn't have a Pop Music Christmas station.
>
> > >
> > > Why did they get rid of The Heart to simulcast Holly
> 103?
> > > Couldn't both have stayed?
> > >
> > Bandwith. Holly replaced the Heart this year like it did
> > last year. This year, they are remapping the Christmas
> > stations together but, they're also in the spot of the
> > channel they are replacing. By the way, I have Sirius &
> XM.
> > I think XM is doing a better job with the 5 Christmas
> > stations compared with Sirius' 2 stations. I am really
> > liking the Classical Christmas channel.
> >
> I agree. I have both, and normally prefer Sirius's
> programming by far. But when it comes to Christmas music, XM
> is definately the better choice. Both "Holly" and "Holiday
> Traditions" are excellent. "Sirius Holiday" on Sirius is
> very repetitive and plays the same versions of songs by the
> same artists every few hours. XM's Xmas channels definately
> offer more variety and are doing an awesome job. Oh, and as
> far as those "sponsored by the USPS" messages go; hey, they
> don't bother me at all since I'm a proud USPS postal worker.
>
A station in Philadelphis, Sunny 104.5, plays a great variety of Christmas music that beats XM's Christmas channels. It streams online at http://ccri.eonstreams.com/ccri_pa_philadelphia_wsni_fm.asf<P ID="signature">______________
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17-year-old radio geek
Location: Princeton Junction, NJ
AIM: KewlDude471
WWPH 107.9 FM: http://wwph1079fm.no-ip.org</P>
> A station in Philadelphis, Sunny 104.5, plays a great
> variety of Christmas music that beats XM's Christmas
> channels. It streams online at
> http://ccri.eonstreams.com/ccri_pa_philadelphia_wsni_fm.asf
>
sorry guys i gotta disagree..xm has the best chreistmas channels. fm radio christmas music sucks..same 50 songs over and over again..xm plays a ton of bob rivers, cheech and chong, ac/dc, spinal tap, king diamond just to name a few songs not on fm...i too worked at a station that was #1 in the market in december...and i hated it!! burl ives every 2 hours..come on!! and i refuse to listen to ANY clear channel station!!<P ID="signature">______________
note to the NAB..satellite radio..its worth paying for!!</P>
> variety of Christmas music that beats XM's Christmas
> channels. It streams online at
> http://ccri.eonstreams.com/ccri_pa_philadelphia_wsni_fm.asf
>
sorry guys i gotta disagree..xm has the best chreistmas channels. fm radio christmas music sucks..same 50 songs over and over again..xm plays a ton of bob rivers, cheech and chong, ac/dc, spinal tap, king diamond just to name a few songs not on fm...i too worked at a station that was #1 in the market in december...and i hated it!! burl ives every 2 hours..come on!! and i refuse to listen to ANY clear channel station!!<P ID="signature">______________
note to the NAB..satellite radio..its worth paying for!!</P>
M
marker101
Guest
It's Done..
XM done with Christmas programming, midnight ET, 12/26. If I were in any other time zone than ET, I'd be pretty mad at XM for cutting off holiday programming whilst still celebrating!
> > To me Holly and Holiday Trad. both sound much alike. XM
> > should of just made it one station "Holiday Trad." And
> make
> > Holly "Holly Pop" all Christmas music from Top 40 artists.
>
> > This as XM doesn't have a Pop Music Christmas station.
>
> Why did they get rid of The Heart to simulcast Holly 103?
> Couldn't both have stayed?
>
XM done with Christmas programming, midnight ET, 12/26. If I were in any other time zone than ET, I'd be pretty mad at XM for cutting off holiday programming whilst still celebrating!
> > To me Holly and Holiday Trad. both sound much alike. XM
> > should of just made it one station "Holiday Trad." And
> make
> > Holly "Holly Pop" all Christmas music from Top 40 artists.
>
> > This as XM doesn't have a Pop Music Christmas station.
>
> Why did they get rid of The Heart to simulcast Holly 103?
> Couldn't both have stayed?
>
Re: It's Done..
> XM done with Christmas programming, midnight ET, 12/26. If
> I were in any other time zone than ET, I'd be pretty mad at
> XM for cutting off holiday programming whilst still
> celebrating!
>
>
> > > To me Holly and Holiday Trad. both sound much alike. XM
> > > should of just made it one station "Holiday Trad." And
> > make
> > > Holly "Holly Pop" all Christmas music from Top 40
> artists.
> >
> > > This as XM doesn't have a Pop Music Christmas station.
> >
> > Why did they get rid of The Heart to simulcast Holly 103?
> > Couldn't both have stayed?
> >
>
Good point, that means it ended at 9PM Pacific time. There's probably quite a few parties that lost their Christmas music too early. Should have ended it at 5AM or something.
> XM done with Christmas programming, midnight ET, 12/26. If
> I were in any other time zone than ET, I'd be pretty mad at
> XM for cutting off holiday programming whilst still
> celebrating!
>
>
> > > To me Holly and Holiday Trad. both sound much alike. XM
> > > should of just made it one station "Holiday Trad." And
> > make
> > > Holly "Holly Pop" all Christmas music from Top 40
> artists.
> >
> > > This as XM doesn't have a Pop Music Christmas station.
> >
> > Why did they get rid of The Heart to simulcast Holly 103?
> > Couldn't both have stayed?
> >
>
Good point, that means it ended at 9PM Pacific time. There's probably quite a few parties that lost their Christmas music too early. Should have ended it at 5AM or something.
Re: It's Done..
> > XM done with Christmas programming, midnight ET, 12/26.
> If
> > I were in any other time zone than ET, I'd be pretty mad
> at
> > XM for cutting off holiday programming whilst still
> > celebrating!
> >
> >
> > > > To me Holly and Holiday Trad. both sound much alike.
> XM
> > > > should of just made it one station "Holiday Trad." And
>
> > > make
> > > > Holly "Holly Pop" all Christmas music from Top 40
> > artists.
> > >
> > > > This as XM doesn't have a Pop Music Christmas station.
>
> > >
> > > Why did they get rid of The Heart to simulcast Holly
> 103?
> > > Couldn't both have stayed?
> > >
> >
>
> Good point, that means it ended at 9PM Pacific time. There's
> probably quite a few parties that lost their Christmas music
> too early. Should have ended it at 5AM or something.
>
I agree.
However its great to hear The Heart again. Every song is one I either want to sing along to or crank the radio thus its a favorite.P ID="signature">______________
</P>
> > XM done with Christmas programming, midnight ET, 12/26.
> If
> > I were in any other time zone than ET, I'd be pretty mad
> at
> > XM for cutting off holiday programming whilst still
> > celebrating!
> >
> >
> > > > To me Holly and Holiday Trad. both sound much alike.
> XM
> > > > should of just made it one station "Holiday Trad." And
>
> > > make
> > > > Holly "Holly Pop" all Christmas music from Top 40
> > artists.
> > >
> > > > This as XM doesn't have a Pop Music Christmas station.
>
> > >
> > > Why did they get rid of The Heart to simulcast Holly
> 103?
> > > Couldn't both have stayed?
> > >
> >
>
> Good point, that means it ended at 9PM Pacific time. There's
> probably quite a few parties that lost their Christmas music
> too early. Should have ended it at 5AM or something.
>
I agree.
However its great to hear The Heart again. Every song is one I either want to sing along to or crank the radio thus its a favorite.P ID="signature">______________
</P>
Re: It's Done..
Its better to just put on a AC station in your area to listion to Christmas Music instead. That way you can hear Christmas music until Midnight or into the early morning hours in your time zone. Plus its commerical free without the UPS commerical crap and its free.
Its better to just put on a AC station in your area to listion to Christmas Music instead. That way you can hear Christmas music until Midnight or into the early morning hours in your time zone. Plus its commerical free without the UPS commerical crap and its free.
M
marker101
Guest
Re: It's Done..
yeah.. but you can't show off the satellite radio to relatives!
and I agree that they should have dropped the USPS advertisements at the latest, later on Christmas eve. I support the USPS for sponsoring the programming, but it should have been interruption free from Christmas eve afternoon until the end. Just my opinion.
> Its better to just put on a AC station in your area to
> listion to Christmas Music instead. That way you can hear
> Christmas music until Midnight or into the early morning
> hours in your time zone. Plus its commerical free without
> the UPS commerical crap and its free.
>
yeah.. but you can't show off the satellite radio to relatives!
and I agree that they should have dropped the USPS advertisements at the latest, later on Christmas eve. I support the USPS for sponsoring the programming, but it should have been interruption free from Christmas eve afternoon until the end. Just my opinion.
> Its better to just put on a AC station in your area to
> listion to Christmas Music instead. That way you can hear
> Christmas music until Midnight or into the early morning
> hours in your time zone. Plus its commerical free without
> the UPS commerical crap and its free.
>
Re: It's Done..
> Its better to just put on a AC station in your area to
> listion to Christmas Music instead. That way you can hear
> Christmas music until Midnight or into the early morning
> hours in your time zone. Plus its commerical free without
> the UPS commerical crap and its free.
>
youre kidding right..96.1 the river (clear channel) played 20 minutes of music per hour. and 40 minutes of commercials!!<P ID="signature">______________
note to the NAB..satellite radio..its worth paying for!!</P>
> Its better to just put on a AC station in your area to
> listion to Christmas Music instead. That way you can hear
> Christmas music until Midnight or into the early morning
> hours in your time zone. Plus its commerical free without
> the UPS commerical crap and its free.
>
youre kidding right..96.1 the river (clear channel) played 20 minutes of music per hour. and 40 minutes of commercials!!<P ID="signature">______________
note to the NAB..satellite radio..its worth paying for!!</P>
Re: It's Done..
> > Its better to just put on a AC station in your area to
> > listion to Christmas Music instead. That way you can hear
> > Christmas music until Midnight or into the early morning
> > hours in your time zone. Plus its commerical free without
> > the UPS commerical crap and its free.
> >
> youre kidding right..96.1 the river (clear channel) played
> 20 minutes of music per hour. and 40 minutes of
> commercials!!
>
Well where I live the stations do a awesome job. On Eve and Day no commericals at all, just the name of the station and ID and a message from troops every so offen.
> > Its better to just put on a AC station in your area to
> > listion to Christmas Music instead. That way you can hear
> > Christmas music until Midnight or into the early morning
> > hours in your time zone. Plus its commerical free without
> > the UPS commerical crap and its free.
> >
> youre kidding right..96.1 the river (clear channel) played
> 20 minutes of music per hour. and 40 minutes of
> commercials!!
>
Well where I live the stations do a awesome job. On Eve and Day no commericals at all, just the name of the station and ID and a message from troops every so offen.
Correct. Lite FM was pathetic with commericals.
We had Lite FM in NYC while we were opening gifs. The music was good but every 10 mintutes they breaked for commercials. They say limmited commercials, yea right. Every stinking 10 minutes were annoying car and other ads. I felt like smatching the radio and putting on my XM, but we were downstairs where my uncle is very old fashion and he would not want me to use XM. FM = Frequent Commericals = Sux.
We had Lite FM in NYC while we were opening gifs. The music was good but every 10 mintutes they breaked for commercials. They say limmited commercials, yea right. Every stinking 10 minutes were annoying car and other ads. I felt like smatching the radio and putting on my XM, but we were downstairs where my uncle is very old fashion and he would not want me to use XM. FM = Frequent Commericals = Sux.
Re: Correct. Lite FM was pathetic with commericals.
> We had Lite FM in NYC while we were opening gifs. The music
> was good but every 10 mintutes they breaked for commercials.
> They say limmited commercials, yea right. Every stinking
> 10 minutes were annoying car and other ads. I felt like
> smatching the radio and putting on my XM, but we were
> downstairs where my uncle is very old fashion and he would
> not want me to use XM. FM = Frequent Commericals = Sux.
>
WMYX (Milwaukee Entercom Hot AC) and WKSC (Chicago CC CHR) went commercial free Christmas music.
WMYX Noon Christmas eve-Christmas afternoon
WKSC Midnight-Noon
So thus I listened.<P ID="signature">______________
</P>
> We had Lite FM in NYC while we were opening gifs. The music
> was good but every 10 mintutes they breaked for commercials.
> They say limmited commercials, yea right. Every stinking
> 10 minutes were annoying car and other ads. I felt like
> smatching the radio and putting on my XM, but we were
> downstairs where my uncle is very old fashion and he would
> not want me to use XM. FM = Frequent Commericals = Sux.
>
WMYX (Milwaukee Entercom Hot AC) and WKSC (Chicago CC CHR) went commercial free Christmas music.
WMYX Noon Christmas eve-Christmas afternoon
WKSC Midnight-Noon
So thus I listened.<P ID="signature">______________
</P>
NYC Christmas Music
I do not live in New York City but did anyone else play Christmas Music other then 106.7 LITE FM. Did Mix 102.7 or PLJ go Christmas on Christmas Eve at all? I am just wondering why LITE FM didn't go commerical free like many other stations that play Christmas music on Eve and Day.
I do not live in New York City but did anyone else play Christmas Music other then 106.7 LITE FM. Did Mix 102.7 or PLJ go Christmas on Christmas Eve at all? I am just wondering why LITE FM didn't go commerical free like many other stations that play Christmas music on Eve and Day.
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