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Dial Global NOT All-Christmas This Year?!

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ChrisInMI

I was listening to Dial Global affiliate WXLA out of Lansing today and was a little surprised to note that DG has not taken the America's Best Music format all-Christmas this year as they usually do. Instead it's the normal format with three or four Christmas songs played each hour. Not being a fan of the all-Christmas formats, I can't say I'm too devastated, but I did prefer the way Dial Global did it to the way most mainstream ACs/oldies stations that go all-Christmas do - they seem to mix it up a little more, instead of the typical endless loop of "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer," "Last Christmas" (which DG does play, but not 11-12 times a day like most Christmas ACs) and "All I Want for Christmas Is You," and they play versions of the familiar songs that don't normally get airplay - I've even noticed some contemporary Christian artists such as Point of Grace and Aaron Shust. I enjoy the way they're doing it now with the mix of holiday and "regular" songs but I won't complain too loudly when/if they eventually do flip to all-Christmas.
 
ChrisInMI said:
I was listening to Dial Global affiliate WXLA out of Lansing today and was a little surprised to note that DG has not taken the America's Best Music format all-Christmas this year as they usually do. Instead it's the normal format with three or four Christmas songs played each hour. Not being a fan of the all-Christmas formats, I can't say I'm too devastated, but I did prefer the way Dial Global did it to the way most mainstream ACs/oldies stations that go all-Christmas do - they seem to mix it up a little more, instead of the typical endless loop of "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer," "Last Christmas" (which DG does play, but not 11-12 times a day like most Christmas ACs) and "All I Want for Christmas Is You," and they play versions of the familiar songs that don't normally get airplay - I've even noticed some contemporary Christian artists such as Point of Grace and Aaron Shust. I enjoy the way they're doing it now with the mix of holiday and "regular" songs but I won't complain too loudly when/if they eventually do flip to all-Christmas.
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I don't know what's going on in Lansing, but all-Christmas is an insanely popular format amongst local stations right now. I'd say they're taking a step back and positioning themselves as the "alternative" rather than joining the egg nog drunk crowd of all the others.....
 
ChrisInMI said:
I was listening to Dial Global affiliate WXLA out of Lansing today and was a little surprised to note that DG has not taken the America's Best Music format all-Christmas this year as they usually do. Instead it's the normal format with three or four Christmas songs played each hour. Not being a fan of the all-Christmas formats, I can't say I'm too devastated, but I did prefer the way Dial Global did it to the way most mainstream ACs/oldies stations that go all-Christmas do - they seem to mix it up a little more, instead of the typical endless loop of "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer," "Last Christmas" (which DG does play, but not 11-12 times a day like most Christmas ACs) and "All I Want for Christmas Is You," and they play versions of the familiar songs that don't normally get airplay - I've even noticed some contemporary Christian artists such as Point of Grace and Aaron Shust. I enjoy the way they're doing it now with the mix of holiday and "regular" songs but I won't complain too loudly when/if they eventually do flip to all-Christmas.
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Yes and I'm loving every minute of it!

So far, it's a terrific mix. I'm going to guess that they'll eventually go wall-to-wall (like Timeless used to do) but for the time being it's just the way I think it should be with just shy of a month till Xmas.
 
This was a surprise. The Christmas selections are timed out of the breaks, too, so you can expect to hear one when returning from a commercial or right after the jingle.

I suspect they will go all Christmas, but the question is when. IIRC, Timeless did the 12 days of Christmas in its final years.
 
Interesting: KHUI FM Honolulu has broken with Dial Global and programmed all Christmas itself. This change was effective Tuesday morning leading me to wonder if it is simply programming 24/7 Christmas for it's listeners or if it is a prelude to a flip. They've been with WW1/Dial Global standards for the last five years or so.
 
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Interesting: KHUI FM Honolulu has broken with Dial Global and programmed all Christmas itself. This change was effective Tuesday morning leading me to wonder if it is simply programming 24/7 Christmas for it's listeners or if it is a prelude to a flip. They've been with WW1/Dial Global standards for the last five years or so.
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I hope not. They've been one of our biggest stations.

Strangely, my station is doing station IDs that give the impression it is all-Christmas, and the local morning show is mostly Christmas tunes, especially the all-request segment at the end.
 
ChrisInMI said:
"Last Christmas" (which DG does play, but not 11-12 times a day like most Christmas ACs) and "All I Want for Christmas Is You," ... I've even noticed some contemporary Christian artists such as Point of Grace and Aaron Shust.
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I could do without all this mess.

No Trans-Siberian orchestra yet, and I hope I never hear them. Same for the evil Mannheim Steamroller, which Rush Limbaugh subjected us to at the end of one of his breaks. I was actually trying to listen to a beautiful music station, but Rush Radio is on the same frequency, and closer.
 
RBW said:
Yes and I'm loving every minute of it!

So far, it's a terrific mix. I'm going to guess that they'll eventually go wall-to-wall (like Timeless used to do) but for the time being it's just the way I think it should be with just shy of a month till Xmas.
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I have mixed feelings. I was glad when it wasn't all-Christmas but when they play a good Christmas song I find myself disappointed when the next one isn't.

Ironically, they dropped Charlie Brown for Christmas (supposedly because he's not all-Christmas), but there's no need since the format isn't even all-Christmas yet.
 
vchimpanzee said:
No Trans-Siberian orchestra yet, and I hope I never hear them.
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OH YES THEY ARE!!! Earlier THIS week, around 7:25 while Buddy was on YOUR station, Jeff played the Trans-Siberian cut that they ALL play... which has the heavy guitar riffs near the end... so DON'T think you might not hear it!! :eek: (i actually like it though)

Same for the evil Mannheim Steamroller, which Rush Limbaugh subjected us to at the end of one of his breaks. I was actually trying to listen to a beautiful music station, but Rush Radio is on the same frequency, and closer.
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Wait just a moment. Are you going to say that their rendition of "Silent Night" is evil ???
 
vchimpanzee said:
Strangely, my station is doing station IDs that give the impression it is all-Christmas
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Yes I thought they sounded a bit odd at first. 1 - because I never heard that female voice before, and, 2 - (like you said) she identifies the station as "your holiday station" as if to imply it's Christmas-all-day-long.
 
AS OF TODAY IT'S WALL TO WALL XMAS!!
 
RBW said:
vchimpanzee said:
Strangely, my station is doing station IDs that give the impression it is all-Christmas
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Yes I thought they sounded a bit odd at first. 1 - because I never heard that female voice before, and, 2 - (like you said) she identifies the station as "your holiday station" as if to imply it's Christmas-all-day-long.
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There's also a male voice who definitely says it's all-Christmas.

Which, unfortunately, was true this morning.

The library where I am closes at noon so I get a break. I could have waited until I was on my own computer but I saw the link while I was doing my regular Friday routine.
 
Monday was a bad day. Yesterday was better.

I could stand all-Christmas music if it was GOOD Christmas music, but such junk as "Last Christmas" and "This Christmas" and contemporary versions of what could be good songs.
 
Well, at least they held off on it until a reasonable amount of time had passed. I still prefer DG's mix to the Clear Channel 25-song playlist although I could do without the Wham! and 'N Sync - but I think it's kind of cool to hear the cuts by Kristin Chenoweth, Sarah Brightman and Celtic Woman that no one else is playing.
 
ChrisInMI said:
Well, at least they held off on it until a reasonable amount of time had passed. I still prefer DG's mix to the Clear Channel 25-song playlist although I could do without the Wham! and 'N Sync - but I think it's kind of cool to hear the cuts by Kristin Chenoweth, Sarah Brightman and Celtic Woman that no one else is playing.
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I had a choice. At 10:30 the clock-radio turns itself off two hours after Mike Huckabee. Should I leave it on? Point of Grace was playing. So no, I did not. I could do without that junk.

I'm sorry, but contemporary instrumentals and Christmas do NOT go together. For me, at least.
 
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