No Taylor, no listen. Is there a Christmas station that generally plays Christmas songs from the last 10 years?
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User Submitted 2025 All-Christmas Station List
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This seems to be one of the few instances where stations play older songs they generally wouldn't (some dating back to the 40s and early 50s). It doesn't seem like new Christmas music is a priority.
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Mannheim songs have been heard on KMGK in the past, I checked them out a little bit on Tuesday and did not hear Mannheim. But there's a lot of everything. Barry Manilow, Harry Connick Jr., Sammy Davis Jr., Bobby Vinton, many instrumentals and Mormon Tabernacle Choir hymns, Johnny Mathis, and other traditional songs. Very few recent (post-2000).
Thanks to Sean Ross's latest column, I found some Christmas stations that play newer Christmas songs:
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If anyone else wants to check out Magic Christmas, you can stream it here:
They play more older Christmas songs than I thought they would, I've heard Chuck Berry's "Run Rudolph Run", Andy Williams, Lady A and Olivia Dean's version of "The Christmas Song". I had no idea Olivia Dean had any Christmas songs. Now they're playing "One More Sleep" by Leona Lewis, what a banger!
They play more older Christmas songs than I thought they would, I've heard Chuck Berry's "Run Rudolph Run", Andy Williams, Lady A and Olivia Dean's version of "The Christmas Song". I had no idea Olivia Dean had any Christmas songs. Now they're playing "One More Sleep" by Leona Lewis, what a banger!
Back to the list's original topic. The Blueberry AC triumvirate in Maine (the 94.5 frequency in the Bangor, plus two satellites) went all Christmas the day after Thanksgiving as expected. So did the contemporary Christian Family Life network which was playing both Christian and secular Christmas material after it flipped.
The entire K-Love network is now playing all-Christmas music, both religious and secular. I do not know when the network flipped but I discovered it yesterday evening.
More than OK, it's essential to the stations' bottom line. Christmas music attracts demographically desirable listeners in a mood to spend big on luxury and other non-essential items. You really can't blame the stations for trying to get those listeners' ears and those advertisers' business as early as possible. And in most markets, the "Christmas station" is part of a co-owned cluster that includes stations with formats that those who hate holiday musical treacle will turn to as an alternative for a month or two. Win-win, unless you're a one-genre listener (AC) with no desire to listen to anything else.
The Tabernacle Choir just had a special show. I tuned in because Serenade Radio (which starts tomorrow) has a show I don't like.
I liked their music better than what I'm hearing. The familiar songs aren't there that much, and where they are, they're not the familiar versions.
Cajun in Minnesota? I thought it was polka but the lyrics are straight from the Bayou.
One of the problems with WNAM (Wisconsin) was the weather forecasts. It's cold enough here. Minnesota is way worse.
Edit: And I've had enough. This isn't at all what I'm looking for.
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So much for this being strictly a listing of stations and switch date for Christmas music. Some people have no idea how to follow simple instructions...
If everyone followed all the rules all the time, this forum would be quite boring!!
Who wants that?
Lots of fun and interesting discussions come from off-topic tangents and such....
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Read the original post for this thread.
Ah, I see.
For Lance's sake (overworked and sometimes under-appreciated as he is), perhaps we should try to stay at least somewhat close-ish to the instructions from here on.
My previous statement still stands, though!
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Appears that they’re about half Christmas. They already have WEBE in the building doing all Christmas.
KCII-FM in Washington, Iowa and KJAN-AM in Atlantic, Iowa are all Christmas now. Both stream on their websites and on Radio Garden, etc:
www.kciiradio.com
KJAN plays more of a variety of Christma music like Patti Page, Mariah Carey, Take 6, Garth Brooks, Sheryl Crow, Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops, etc.
KCII plays stuff like Susan Boyle, etc.
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KJAN plays more of a variety of Christma music like Patti Page, Mariah Carey, Take 6, Garth Brooks, Sheryl Crow, Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops, etc.
KCII plays stuff like Susan Boyle, etc.
Until today I forgot to check WLML West Palm Beach (real standards, not a mix of standards and oldies) and it has switched.