Nope, just select songs from the top 20. Huge difference gr8.
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Christmas music vs. winter music
- Thread starter frankberry
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Nope, just select songs from the top 20. Huge difference gr8.
"Suspicions" gets played a lot on America's Best Music. Why I don't really know.
I think if you drill down into those numbers you'll see those were regional pop hits. They got enough airplay in certain regions to show up on the pop chart, but not in the major markets like NYC or LA. Same with Achy Breaky Heart and other similar country songs in the 90s. As a result, they don't factor when programmers draw up playlists today. Although you might hear them on the replays of Casey's Top 40.
I'm pretty sure "Step By Step" was on CHR or at least AC radio as well as country here. It went to No. 5 nationally; I doubt it could do so without support from non-traditional country markets. I might have heard "Suspicions" and "Love in the First Degree," too, Those two peaked in the mid-teens nationally. The only one that surprised me was "Feels So Right."
Their drummer was from Massachusetts and I hear that got them airplay in New England.
"Step By Step" was an Eddie Rabbitt song, not Alabama. I don't think anyone anywhere gave a crap where the studio drummer was from.
Eddie was born in Brooklyn and raised in East Orange NJ. He ain't no hillbilly.
True, and his earlier "I Love a Rainy Night" was an across-the-board hit regardless of region, helped by being featured in a national television beer ad. I'd be surprised if "Step By Step" was ignored anywhere, including New York, Boston or Los Angeles. It just didn't stick long in the memory after having been a hit during what was a down period for CHR. Olivia Newton-John, a country crossover artist of note during the '70s, had one of the biggest songs of that Dead Song Era with "Physical." You don't hear that one anymore, either.
ONJ's 80s songs didn't chart country at all. She was totally pop by the time of Physical or Magic. But as we always say, whether or not it was a hit in it's day has very little to do with whether or not it gets played now. They had a big salute to the women of country at this year's CMA Awards, and there was no mention of ONJ or Marie Osmond.
It's funny to hear Air Supply sing "Sleigh Ride". They're from Australia, which has the weather I'd rather be having right now.
I think that some Christmas songs need to be played at specific times. Does it really make any sense to play Santa Claus Is Coming To Town after Christmas morning? I have told people many times after hearing them play the song past then that if Santa Claus hasn't gotten to their house yet then he isn't coming. This song really should only be played before Christmas Day.Or playing I'm Dreaming Of A White Christmas once Christmas Day is here. Either you have snow or you don't so dreaming of a White Christmas makes no sense. Or playing this song at all if you live in a warm weather climate where it never snows. It makes no sense to play this song at all even before Christmas.
I think it makes perfect sense if you live where it doesn't snow and wish it would. Personally, I don't want it to snow but I just like the songs about snow.
I know there are people who have never seen snow in their lives so maybe they would like to see it for Christmas at least one time. Christmas scenes with snow in them do look pretty. But they may feel different if they have to shovel it or drive in it. Another song that makes no sense to play on Christmas Day is It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas. That would be very appropriate to play now but not so much as we get closer to Christmas.
Haven't you heard the verse? The sun is shining, the grass is green
The orange and palm trees sway
There's never been such a day
In Beverly Hills, L.A
But it's December the twenty-fourth
And I am longing to be up North
Can you believe I never heard this verse before so I googled it? For some reason the renditions of White Christmas I listen to appear to start with I'm dreaming of a white Christmas just like the ones I used to know.
I don't like driving in snow or shoveling, but the words are nice.
They opted not to use the verse for the original Bing Crosby recording but I have heard the verse on a plethora of other renditions. The Carpenters Chistmas album has the opening verse for several songs that don't usually contain the verse, including White Christmas.
I didn't think an iHeart station would play "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas". I suppose once is okay,.
WHHM Star 107.7 in Henderson/Jackson, TN switched to all Christmas music over Thanksgiving weekend. Also WAY-FM's network has switched to all Chriistmas music.
That's pretty late for a station to gl all Christmas music, WLIT in Chicago has bene on all Christmas music since November 5th
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