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Title: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: Strawboss on November 30, 2012, 11:38:30 AM
OK, minor rant, lets not make this political or something its not. I love Christmas, its the holiest day of the year and very special in our house, traditional, its the way we were raised. The season for us starts the day after Thanksgiving, we don't spend a lot, our parents didn't spend a lot. I love traditional and some newer CHRISTMAS music, carols if you will, I like secular music too, some. Anyhow with all those caveats in place let me tell you about a radio station here in Cleveland. It started playing what they call Christmas music 2 weeks ago, non-stop, all day, 24/7. Hey, its about ratings which is about money, its your station. I think that maybe there has been at most 60-70 Christmas songs ever written, the others come under what I'd call "holiday" music. You can't escape now, all day long everwhere you go its this "music". I'm done, I dread this time of year now, I can't wait for it to end. Its very hard now to really keep the whole reason for Christmas focused in your life and brain. I have a hard time believing they are making money, oh, they aren't they are being subsidized by......corporations here because nobody is listening that matters so for this time period in the Nielson ratings, they have like a zero audience. Oh, folks listen, we will too, ON CHRISTMAS DAY. Again, its their station, but for me it cheapens the whole day by ramping up folks to spend, spend ,SPEND! OK, thats all I have to say about that. I'm going to go listen to Perry Como.   
Title: Re: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: Conrad on November 30, 2012, 12:41:21 PM
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 :chugbeer:
Title: Re: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: stevewfl on November 30, 2012, 12:53:45 PM
Pandora or iHeart Radio FTW
Title: Re: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: VirginiaJim on November 30, 2012, 01:36:31 PM
I actually stop listening to the radio this time of year.  I like Christmas music but not that much.  I'm actually replacing radios in my vehicles with ones that can play mp3s now.  I do like the barking dogs but only about twice...after that it's unbearable.
Title: Re: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: Cholla on November 30, 2012, 01:48:00 PM
You may have barking dogs but I have Fart Droid Jingle Bells...

I hate the commercialization, too. I used to work for a Santa photo company.
Title: Re: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: Outback_Jon on November 30, 2012, 01:50:42 PM
I, too, get sick of Christmas music after a while.   But with Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Mannheim Steamroller mixed in, it takes a bit longer than just hearing the more traditional stuff.  And the "Merry Axe-mas" albums.

And Father Christmas by The Kinks. 

And of course, I am Santa Claus.
I am Santa Claus (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRW2poUfJ34#)
Title: Re: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: stevewfl on November 30, 2012, 02:15:57 PM
Pandora or iHeart Radio FTW

^^^put those apps on your phone, the standard little cable from phone to your car stereo (or blue tooth adapter) and then you are NOT a slave to FM or MP3 limitations.
Title: Re: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: Conrad on November 30, 2012, 02:18:22 PM
I'm with you on hating the commercialization, it gets worse every year.

I prefer the classics myself.

"Carol Of The Belts" by Here Come The Mummies (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDiXPx2OqPI#ws)
Title: Re: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: ZG on November 30, 2012, 02:27:50 PM
Black coal in all your stockings this year...  8)
Title: Re: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: Son of Pappy on November 30, 2012, 02:29:48 PM
Black coal in all your stockings this year...  8)
You keep the black coal, I'll keep my Silver coins ;D
Title: Re: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: Cholla on November 30, 2012, 02:46:02 PM
And they keep playing that vulgar song by Brenda Lee in which she sings about having some effin' pie.
Title: Re: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: sherob on November 30, 2012, 04:07:28 PM
August Burns Red doing Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer and Carol Of The Bells.  8)
Title: Re: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: stevewfl on November 30, 2012, 05:08:20 PM
WATCH THIS

The dubstep light show.

The Cadger Dubstep Christmas House 2012 - Bangarang and Cinema Mix by Skrillex (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gOiMGUhw7c#ws)
Title: Re: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: VirginiaJim on November 30, 2012, 06:11:28 PM
Black coal in all your stockings this year...  8)

Bituminous, Subbituminous, Anthracite or Lignite?  Come now, you must make a choice!  You can't just say coal without specificity.
Title: Re: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: ZG on November 30, 2012, 06:32:53 PM
Bituminous, Subbituminous, Anthracite or Lignite?  Come now, you must make a choice!  You can't just say coal without specificity.

The faster one Sparky...  ;) ;D
Title: Re: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: gPink on November 30, 2012, 06:38:20 PM
They make silver coal? ....who knew.
Title: Re: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: Pokey on November 30, 2012, 06:49:01 PM
Sirius all the way.......haven't listened to terrestrial radio in 2 years.
Title: Re: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: Strawboss on December 03, 2012, 09:16:38 AM
Yes, pay radio, I've listened to it, its nice, but I don't pay for things like that, modern muzak, but better. But, I do like the other suggestions too, the house with all the lights is interesting, I'd never do it though, I wouldn't want it next to my house either. Around the 15th or so, I'll go shopping for a few things and the tree will be up and I'll turn some music on. Plus, as my wife is Russian Orthodox, we will be having two celebrations, American and what she calls "little Christmas" the first week of January, we have friends over and cook a traditional Russian meal. And, I do have traditional Russian peasant Christmas music! I don't hear much of that in the stores.  ;D   
Title: Re: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: VirginiaJim on December 04, 2012, 04:58:56 AM
That sounds nice.
Title: Re: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: Awaz on December 04, 2012, 03:29:57 PM
Nokia Music app in the new Nokia Lumia 920. Free music with no adds !!! And tons of them ! Loving it at work, car, motorcycle- you name it!
Title: Re: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: Gumby on December 31, 2012, 06:52:05 AM
No more Christmas music until November.  :)  :thumbs:
Title: Re: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: T Cro ® on January 01, 2013, 05:47:51 AM
Yes, pay radio, I've listened to it, its nice, but I don't pay for things like that, modern muzak, but better. But, I do like the other suggestions too, the house with all the lights is interesting, I'd never do it though, I wouldn't want it next to my house either. Around the 15th or so, I'll go shopping for a few things and the tree will be up and I'll turn some music on. Plus, as my wife is Russian Orthodox, we will be having two celebrations, American and what she calls "little Christmas" the first week of January, we have friends over and cook a traditional Russian meal. And, I do have traditional Russian peasant Christmas music! I don't hear much of that in the stores.  ;D

Bought our first car with Sirius Radio back in 07 and only turned it on about 4 months ago and I will tell you that I wish I would never have WAITED so long to do so. Yeah its 15 bucks a month but well worth in in my opinion to not have to listen to those stupid radio jockeys and all their idiotic chatter. And one of the channels my wife found was the Christmas music all 6 or 7 of them! Me I'm locked into classic vinyl nearly all the time....
Title: Re: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: Conrad on January 01, 2013, 06:25:49 AM
Bought our first car with Sirius Radio back in 07 and only turned it on about 4 months ago and I will tell you that I wish I would never have WAITED so long to do so. Yeah its 15 bucks a month but well worth in in my opinion to not have to listen to those stupid radio jockeys and all their idiotic chatter. And one of the channels my wife found was the Christmas music all 6 or 7 of them! Me I'm locked into classic vinyl nearly all the time....

You're paying $180 per year?!?!    :o  I hope that they at least kissed you after that screwing?     :-*

Do NOT pay full price for your Sirius subscription! Our new Jetta came with a 90 day free subscription and when it was time to sign up for a real subscription I was able to get 6 months for $27 with tax. You have to be willing to tell the folks that you'll walk away unless they give you the good price, and they will, but you have to be firm. When you call be sure to mention that you can use your smart phone to stream music to your car (even if you don't) and that you will if you can't get a good price on Sirius.  You also have to call them right before your 6 months is up and do it again, I've done this three times already. I sent myself a time delayed e-mail to remind me to make the calls.
Title: Re: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: T Cro ® on January 01, 2013, 06:51:59 AM
Thanks Conrad, I will keep that info in mind for the next go round; as afirst timer it never occurred to me to barter with them about the price. I did get 12 for 11 though... It's too bad that they don't offer different sized packages like the cable/sat company do as there are just way too many channels.
Title: Re: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: Conrad on January 01, 2013, 07:02:35 AM
Thanks Conrad, I will keep that info in mind for the next go round; as afirst timer it never occurred to me to barter with them about the price. I did get 12 for 11 though... It's too bad that they don't offer different sized packages like the cable/sat company do as there are just way too many channels.

Be sure to call them right before your subscription is set to renew. They prolly have your CC info on file and they will just auto bill it for the renewal price unless you tell them otherwise.

They do have different sized packages. I have the music only sub since I couldn't care less about 'talk radio'.
Title: Re: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: T Cro ® on January 01, 2013, 07:30:25 AM
.... They do have different sized packages. I have the music only sub since I couldn't care less about 'talk radio'.

Let me restate that: They should offer "more" different sized packages as I have the smallest package (XM Select) as I too could care less about talk radio and sports channels...
Title: Re: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: VirginiaJim on January 01, 2013, 07:56:28 AM
Let me restate that: They should offer "more" different sized packages as I have the smallest package (XM Select) as I too could care less about talk radio and sports channels...

Smallest package, eh?  :rotflmao:   The year is starting off most excellently!  Keep em coming, T.
Title: Re: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: T Cro ® on January 01, 2013, 08:04:16 AM
Smallest package, eh?  :rotflmao:   The year is starting off most excellently!  Keep em coming, T.

DIRTY MINDED PERVERT !!!   :-*
Title: Re: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: Conrad on January 01, 2013, 08:24:41 AM
 :rotflmao:
Title: Re: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: DeansZG on January 01, 2013, 08:25:22 AM
>>>SNIP<<<Yeah its 15 bucks a month but well worth in in my opinion to not have to listen to those stupid radio jockeys and all their idiotic chatter.

 Tony, Tony, Tony,
   How can you not like Bob & Tom & Kristi?   It's like my morning cup-o-jo.    ;D
Title: Re: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: Strawboss on January 02, 2013, 08:43:48 AM
Rejoice all, continuous holiday music is now over until next Thnaksgiving day! I say holiday and NOT Christmas as they played  mostly secular music as opposed to Religious music as there are maybe 50 songs actually written for Christmas that are not secular in nature that play well on the radio. Over the course of the month, I think I heard "Jingle Bell Rock" and "Rockin' around the Christmas Tree" maybe a total of over 100 times, sometimes 5 times a day on the same station. I'm not kidding. I hope to never hear those two songs again ever in my natural lifetime.
Title: Re: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: Conrad on January 02, 2013, 09:20:09 AM
Rejoice all, continuous holiday music is now over until next Thnaksgiving day! I say holiday and NOT Christmas as they played  mostly secular music as opposed to Religious music as there are maybe 50 songs actually written for Christmas that are not secular in nature that play well on the radio. Over the course of the month, I think I heard "Jingle Bell Rock" and "Rockin' around the Christmas Tree" maybe a total of over 100 times, sometimes 5 times a day on the same station. I'm not kidding. I hope to never hear those two songs again ever in my natural lifetime.

I somehow, pure dumb luck I'm sure, managed not to hear either one of those songs at all this season.   :)
Title: Re: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: Rhino on January 02, 2013, 09:24:59 AM
I somehow, pure dumb luck I'm sure, managed not to hear either one of those songs at all this season.   :)

+1 I also managed not hear "12 days of Christmas" all season.
Title: Re: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: Strawboss on January 02, 2013, 09:32:44 AM
The problem now is that all the retail stores have this stuff playing, everywhere, even the grocery store. Supposed to get you in the buying mood, I understand that, capitolism. Its VERY difficult to escape, I won't pay to do it, I'm sure its doubly difficult for folks with kids that try to retain and follow traditions and remember what its all about, doable, just difficult. Basically, turn off the TV, radio and put earmuffs on when going to the store. Glad theres no Easter music. ;D
Title: Re: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: pb on January 02, 2013, 10:06:47 AM
Been moaning about this for long while.  ;D
Course the wife loves it.
So it makes me the Scrooge  ;D. 

This year I removed that radio station from the button in the car till it was over.
I enjoy the tunes my self to a point, but at some point, it starts feel like some kind of Chinese torture.  :o

Once I figured out my cell phone will work with regular ear-buds and still let me talk using the phones mic.
I just started wearing my ear buds in the stores.

Now I can listen to my preferred noise pollution and not disturb others.


 
Title: Re: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: Strawboss on January 02, 2013, 12:09:29 PM
I was almost there pb doing the same thing. My solution, stop going to the store. Its also on all the phones playing while your on hold. Its because I think Christmas is so important that I'm able to ignore someone who would call me a scrooge because I don't believe in or enjoy non stop secular holiday music that utterly permeates my life and I'm able to peafully coexist with them.
Title: Re: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: pb on January 02, 2013, 07:56:26 PM
strawboss- if only I could avoid going to the store. but unfortunately I don't make enough cash to pay others to do it form me.  ;D  dang it. 

now if i could just invent one of those replicators from Star Trek..

I could afford it, but not need it.  ;D

anyway it not that I hate the music. I just git my fill quickly.
Title: Re: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: VirginiaJim on January 03, 2013, 05:18:53 AM
I totally can't stand it and stop listening to the radio or find a station that doesn't play it as much.  I'm not religious at all but I do fancy the English Christmas carols of my childhood growing up near Upper Heyford and going to the English church school there.
Title: Re: Radio stations playing continuous Christmas music
Post by: booger on January 03, 2013, 05:20:50 PM
Christmas music?
Not when listening to Michael Berry and Rush.