As we get closer to Christmas, how much Christmas Music do you like to hear , all , light rotation, or heavy rotation???? I prefer light sprinkling ....Like seasoning....
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How Much Holiday Music Do You Want To hear?
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Same here. On Let's Talk About Radio Bob B. mentioned adding more and more as the month went on then
maybe doing all Christmas a few days before the holiday. WODS of course went off my pre-sets when it switched so any ads they're running aren't reaching me (until I'm ready for the all-Yule). But don't worry folks, more than a few people seem to enjoy it and I'm sure they're making money. As Stan Freberg put it there are two S's in
Chri$tma$ and they're both dollar signs.
I wouldn't mind hearing some novelty cuts (well, more than the Chipmunks) in the Christmas mode. In fact I
did hear Mike 93.7 play something which sounded kind of in the past but I had never heard it: A woman starts
singing The 12 Days of Christmas but talks about drinking and she gets more and more sloshed as the song
goes on. I had never heard that before! If Dr. Demento were to do an all-Christmas show (I know, nobody
carries him here) I'd tune in.
maybe doing all Christmas a few days before the holiday. WODS of course went off my pre-sets when it switched so any ads they're running aren't reaching me (until I'm ready for the all-Yule). But don't worry folks, more than a few people seem to enjoy it and I'm sure they're making money. As Stan Freberg put it there are two S's in
Chri$tma$ and they're both dollar signs.
I wouldn't mind hearing some novelty cuts (well, more than the Chipmunks) in the Christmas mode. In fact I
did hear Mike 93.7 play something which sounded kind of in the past but I had never heard it: A woman starts
singing The 12 Days of Christmas but talks about drinking and she gets more and more sloshed as the song
goes on. I had never heard that before! If Dr. Demento were to do an all-Christmas show (I know, nobody
carries him here) I'd tune in.
a few songs the week before ;D
excuse me, I need to break out the shorts and take a walk past all the X-Mas lights and blow-up Santas out there...
excuse me, I need to break out the shorts and take a walk past all the X-Mas lights and blow-up Santas out there...
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Anyacat
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If one MUST have Christmas music, perhaps it can be limited to the week before said holiday to save the sanity of those of us who are often driven to acts of petty violence by the surround Christmas sounds that emanate from every single speaker this time of the year, lately starting shortly after July 4.
Pity those who work in the malls, or shop in them... I know, anyone who complains about this kind of stuff
is called a Scrooge or a Grinch. Christmas is good, but not before Veteran's Day! And yes I know retail
has to make money. This is their most important part of the year, and I used to work in retail (Building 19,
Bradlees) and currently work for the postal service. All true. But whether it's people getting knifed waiting
in line for a PlayStation 3 at 3:30 in the morning, or all-Christmas stations by 11/15, yikes...
BOB CRATCHIT: "But Christmas has a significance, a MEANING!"
MR SCROOGE: "A sales curve! Wake up Cratchit. It's later than you think!"
BOB CRATCHIT: "I know Mr. Scrooge. I know."
--Stan Freberg
Oh well, deck the halls with advertising...tis the time for merchandising...and all Christmas on the radio
is called a Scrooge or a Grinch. Christmas is good, but not before Veteran's Day! And yes I know retail
has to make money. This is their most important part of the year, and I used to work in retail (Building 19,
Bradlees) and currently work for the postal service. All true. But whether it's people getting knifed waiting
in line for a PlayStation 3 at 3:30 in the morning, or all-Christmas stations by 11/15, yikes...
BOB CRATCHIT: "But Christmas has a significance, a MEANING!"
MR SCROOGE: "A sales curve! Wake up Cratchit. It's later than you think!"
BOB CRATCHIT: "I know Mr. Scrooge. I know."
--Stan Freberg
Oh well, deck the halls with advertising...tis the time for merchandising...and all Christmas on the radio
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Neggy
Guest
I'd be happier if I heard NONE
I talked to a bartender at the 99 in Salem. He said that by order of management they had to play all
Christmas music, by order of corporate HQ. A few days later I was in there and noticed there was mostly
non-Christmas music, with the occasional Yule tune. The same guy: "We switched over because so many people
called or emailed HQ complaining about the all-Christmas stuff..."
Take that for what you will. Too early, too much...as with radio.
Christmas music, by order of corporate HQ. A few days later I was in there and noticed there was mostly
non-Christmas music, with the occasional Yule tune. The same guy: "We switched over because so many people
called or emailed HQ complaining about the all-Christmas stuff..."
Take that for what you will. Too early, too much...as with radio.
raccoonradio said:
We'll see how WODS pans out in the ratings this time. They've usually done well with the all-Christmas thing, but have people around here finally had enough?
I'm sure it will help them when it gets closer to the actual holiday, and when the weather (finally) turns colder after this weekend, to make it seem more appropriate. I can't imagine that all-Christmas did all too well in this balmy November.
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argytunes
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I guess "split programming" (designated Christmas hours) isn't an option? ???
Personally...I like the idea of gradually adding seasonal music to a mix as December progresses? 7-10 days prior to the holiday...you can increase the tunes capping everything off on Christmas Day?
To the best of my knowledge. there's still no station that wants to program Christmas stories (or a seasonally-oriented classic radio show) during the dinner hour? Forget the fact that the concept MIGHT work and possibly make a few extra 'advertising dollars' for the radio station that wastes an hour making its listeners feel good about the holidays!
I guess if a show is REALLY old---regardless of whether it appeals to a potential listener or two...it should remained dead and buried forever!
argytunes
Personally...I like the idea of gradually adding seasonal music to a mix as December progresses? 7-10 days prior to the holiday...you can increase the tunes capping everything off on Christmas Day?
To the best of my knowledge. there's still no station that wants to program Christmas stories (or a seasonally-oriented classic radio show) during the dinner hour? Forget the fact that the concept MIGHT work and possibly make a few extra 'advertising dollars' for the radio station that wastes an hour making its listeners feel good about the holidays!
I guess if a show is REALLY old---regardless of whether it appeals to a potential listener or two...it should remained dead and buried forever!
argytunes
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Mickey37
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That would be great, Argy, Christmas stories during, say the 7 o'clock hour.
WBZ does their rendition of A Christmas Carol each Christmas Eve. I don't know if any other stations do something similar. If they do, I haven't heard of it.
WBZ does their rendition of A Christmas Carol each Christmas Eve. I don't know if any other stations do something similar. If they do, I haven't heard of it.
remember..the 5 pm (5:05 actually) Mark Parenteau comedy bits on WBCN? He'd do Christmas-related
stuff like "Christmas Dragnet" this time of year...and I remember he also used to have a bunch of
harmonica/"harp" players (like Chris "Stovall" Brown) in, "The Cambridge Harmonica Orchestra"
and they'd jam on tunes like "Jingle Bells".
stuff like "Christmas Dragnet" this time of year...and I remember he also used to have a bunch of
harmonica/"harp" players (like Chris "Stovall" Brown) in, "The Cambridge Harmonica Orchestra"
and they'd jam on tunes like "Jingle Bells".
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argytunes
Guest
Hi Mickey!
Honestly...there are so many options for a "Christmas Story" Hour that more than one radio station could try the concept? Depending upon the source material, I'll bet there would be very little duplication? :-\
I know when Ken Meyer was connected with WBZ and later WEEI...he had loads of seasonal radio broadcasts. Fortunately...so do I!
I'll bet there are lots of New England listeners who remember the WBZ production of "A Christmas Carol" with Carl Desuze? But the real radio gem is Lionel Barrymore playing Scrooge to (Orson Welles and) the Mercury Radio Theatre Production of that same story! The show still holds up incredibly well...nearly 70 years later!
argytunes
Honestly...there are so many options for a "Christmas Story" Hour that more than one radio station could try the concept? Depending upon the source material, I'll bet there would be very little duplication? :-\
I know when Ken Meyer was connected with WBZ and later WEEI...he had loads of seasonal radio broadcasts. Fortunately...so do I!
I'll bet there are lots of New England listeners who remember the WBZ production of "A Christmas Carol" with Carl Desuze? But the real radio gem is Lionel Barrymore playing Scrooge to (Orson Welles and) the Mercury Radio Theatre Production of that same story! The show still holds up incredibly well...nearly 70 years later!
argytunes
Two to three songs per hour from Black Friday and on suits me well (although with the warm weather this year, I wasn't up for Christmas music until it finally turned cold yesterday).
Then the week before Christmas, increase the spins to 3-4 per hour and flip to all Christmas a couple days before Christmas. If I were programming a station, I would flip to all Christmas on or around December 22nd.
It would be all Christmas even into December 26th, say for the rest of the night until early morning (because many holiday parties and dinners go on past midnight), then mix in some holiday songs every now and then through New Year's.
Then the week before Christmas, increase the spins to 3-4 per hour and flip to all Christmas a couple days before Christmas. If I were programming a station, I would flip to all Christmas on or around December 22nd.
It would be all Christmas even into December 26th, say for the rest of the night until early morning (because many holiday parties and dinners go on past midnight), then mix in some holiday songs every now and then through New Year's.
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argytunes
Guest
raccoonradio...
I definitely remember Mark Parenteau's Christmas comedy bits.
I think just about everybody remembers "Christmas Dragnet" (Stan Freberg originally released it as YULENET on a double-sided 45 rpm)...but there are plenty of other spoofs from the likes of Weird Al Yankovich and Cheech and Chong....to the classic Dr. Demento favorite: "I found the brains of Santa Claus underneath my bed!" ;D
argytunes
I definitely remember Mark Parenteau's Christmas comedy bits.
I think just about everybody remembers "Christmas Dragnet" (Stan Freberg originally released it as YULENET on a double-sided 45 rpm)...but there are plenty of other spoofs from the likes of Weird Al Yankovich and Cheech and Chong....to the classic Dr. Demento favorite: "I found the brains of Santa Claus underneath my bed!" ;D
argytunes
Yes--and I played both "Christmas Dragnet/Yulenet" and "Green Christmas" on my show today (going up now
as a podcast on wmwmsalem.com) and also some cuts from "Christmas Party With Eddie G", a 1990 comp.
put together by Eddie Gorodetsky who did work with WBCN; SCTV, Letterman too I think...I played the
music cuts like Augie Rios' "Donde Esta Santa Claus" (that's the song that Richard "Cheech" Marin is
attempting to sing at the start of Cheech & Chong's "Santa and his old lady") and Huey Piano Smith's
"All I want for Christmas is a Little Bit of Music", etc.; but the album also had comedy bits with
Billy West doing the Stooges' voices
http://www.randysrodeo.com/christmas/various/christmas_party.php
as a podcast on wmwmsalem.com) and also some cuts from "Christmas Party With Eddie G", a 1990 comp.
put together by Eddie Gorodetsky who did work with WBCN; SCTV, Letterman too I think...I played the
music cuts like Augie Rios' "Donde Esta Santa Claus" (that's the song that Richard "Cheech" Marin is
attempting to sing at the start of Cheech & Chong's "Santa and his old lady") and Huey Piano Smith's
"All I want for Christmas is a Little Bit of Music", etc.; but the album also had comedy bits with
Billy West doing the Stooges' voices
http://www.randysrodeo.com/christmas/various/christmas_party.php
<<and I played both "Christmas Dragnet/Yulenet" and "Green Christmas" on my show today >> How about "Blue X-mas", by Porky Pig?
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