The official Christmas FM thread

Jude13 · 09-11-2017 6:03am

Had a few festive pints last night with colleagues, absolutely hanging. I will throw on the app for the drive home to perk me up.

RunRoryRun · 09-11-2017 8:40am

Have been listening to Christmas FM / Classic Christmas FM for a few months. Just looped, but still nice!

Loughc · 17-11-2017 8:16pm

Interesting fact for ye this year is the 10th year Christmas FM will be on the airwaves! Amazing achievement for everyone involved in it and all the money raised!

Heroditas · 17-11-2017 9:14pm

Loughc wrote: »

Interesting fact for ye this year is the 10th year Christmas FM will be on the airwaves! Amazing achievement for everyone involved in it and all the money raised!

Is it not longer than that?! I could have sworn it was on the air in 2006

EDIT: and a quick Google indeed confirms it started in 2008. Wow, seems to have been broadcasting forever at this stage. I couldn't imagine Christmas without it.

Loughc · 19-11-2017 6:28pm

Christmas FM is back in 9 Days!!

funnights74 · 19-11-2017 7:40pm

Any frequencies yet?

Loughc · 19-11-2017 8:54pm

funnights74 wrote: »

Any frequencies yet?

None yet. As soon as they go up we’ll share them here too.

mirrorwall14 · 20-11-2017 6:32pm

Loughc wrote: »

Christmas FM is back in 9 Days!!

The crushing disappointment I felt on Friday when I realised I was ahead of myself by a week and it wasn’t starting until the following week ðŸ˜

chuckles30 · 21-11-2017 1:48pm

This time next week!!!!

marno21 · 22-11-2017 8:38pm

2017 frequencies.. welcome to the Kingdom!

Dublin City & County 105.2 FM
Cork City 106.7 FM
Limerick City 105.5 FM
Galway City 87.7 FM
Kildare 88.1 FM
Kilkenny 104.3 FM
Letterkenny 105.7FM
North Midlands 101.6 FM
North East 99.4 FM
North Wicklow 107.3 FM
South Wicklow 106.6 FM
South East 103.8 FM
Tralee/Killarney 105 FM

marno21 · 23-11-2017 3:10pm

Late addition.. Letterkenny on 105.7FM

Loughc · 23-11-2017 3:16pm

Great list this year, seems to grow more and more each year.

Heroditas · 23-11-2017 8:43pm

At risk of pointing out the blooming obvious ....

Less than FIVE days to go!!!

Loughc · 25-11-2017 11:41pm

ChristmasFM was testing in the south east tonight on 103.8.

It made a 2 hour journey home a real delight

marno21 · 25-11-2017 11:57pm

Cork relay now blaring out Last Christmas on 106.7 FM.. RDS is "WIMS" which is left unchanged from the last service on the frequency, should be changed before launch date

Nothing on 105.0 Kerry or 105.5 Limerick at present

kitten_k · 28-11-2017 9:54am

Happy Christmas FM day!!

Heroditas · 28-11-2017 11:41am

79mins to go!!!

mirrorwall14 · 28-11-2017 12:55pm

Ready and waiting! Who’s with me?

Loughc · 28-11-2017 12:57pm

mirrorwall14 wrote: »

Ready and waiting! Who’s with me?

Not me... silly work

Loughc · 28-11-2017 1:03pm

What was the 1st song?

Heroditas · 28-11-2017 1:09pm

Loughc wrote: »

What was the 1st song?

"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas"

I missed the beginning of the broadcast because my boss wanted to have a 5min discussion that lasted 30mins.

Posy · 28-11-2017 1:59pm

I'm in work so I couldn't tune in either.

Ah well, plenty of time to listen in the coming days and weeks I guess!

Jude13 · 28-11-2017 2:04pm

I’ve sent in a request, so excited but hasn’t been mentioned yet. Hopefully the international link on the site works

Toto Wolfcastle · 28-11-2017 2:06pm

Nearly had a breakdown trying to listen in.

I had several issues with the app, website and internet but I managed to get it working with about 30 seconds to go. There is nothing like the feeling of walking through town all wrapped up listening to the countdown to Christmas FM. I'd say I looked demented but I was so happy!

And then I saw the first car antlers of the year!

Toto Wolfcastle · 28-11-2017 2:08pm

Jude was that your request from Dubai?

mirrorwall14 · 28-11-2017 2:48pm

I've never been on for the launch due to work but I'm off sick today. Just what the doctor ordered!

h7nlrp2v0g5u48 · 29-11-2017 5:57pm

They have on their website broadcasting on 105.5 fm in North Tipperary but when I tuned in my radio for the launch all I got was static. Very disappointed had to go online.

jr86 · 01-12-2017 12:34pm

Have been glued since Tuesday and will be till it's finished for the year

What I like most is, it blends commercial, well-known Christmas songs with the lesser-known ones brilliantly. Gets the balance 100%. It wouldn't be the same if it was Mariah Carey/Pogues etc. on loop every hour, like the TV channels

I can barely ever recall having to change the channel when any song has come on. The chat to music ratio is perfect aswell. It's just great for the soul!

It's just not the same for me playing the songs on my own pre-determined playlist. When they come on randomly on Christmas FM in the car/at work it's just so much more special imo!

h7nlrp2v0g5u48 · 01-12-2017 7:13pm

jr86 wrote: »

Have been glued since Tuesday and will be till it's finished for the year

What I like most is, it blends commercial, well-known Christmas songs with the lesser-known ones brilliantly. Gets the balance 100%. It wouldn't be the same if it was Mariah Carey/Pogues etc. on loop every hour, like the TV channels

I can barely ever recall having to change the channel when any song has come on. The chat to music ratio is perfect aswell. It's just great for the soul!

It's just not the same for me playing the songs on my own pre-determined playlist. When they come on randomly on Christmas FM in the car/at work it's just so much more special imo!

They play some great Christmas classics mixed with more modern songs and that's why I love Christmas FM

Toto Wolfcastle · 15-12-2017 2:20pm

I'm loving Christmas FM North Pole this year. I listen to the regular station at home and in the car but when I'm in work sometimes the chat between the songs can be a little distracting so the non-stop music of Christmas FM North Pole is perfect.

jr86 · 16-12-2017 8:44am

Kelly Clarkson underneath the tree is an absolute tune, I'm always amazed how it never really made it mainstream

It does seem to be growing in airplay each year though

Heroditas · 26-12-2017 7:57pm

Is the final day of broadcasting tomorrow? I thought it was usually the 26th?

Loughc · 26-12-2017 8:13pm

Heroditas wrote: »

Is the final day of broadcasting tomorrow? I thought it was usually the 26th?

It usually is it thankfully they’ve extended it by a day.

Toto Wolfcastle · 26-12-2017 10:40pm

Loughc wrote: »

It usually is it thankfully they’ve extended it by a day.

Delighted! It’s always a bit disappointing travelling home with no Christmas FM!

Posy · 26-12-2017 10:52pm

It ended the 27th last year too. Great having the extra day.

Toto Wolfcastle · 26-12-2017 10:56pm

Posy wrote: »

It ended the 27th last year too. Great having the extra day.

Ah last year I was in Dublin so no drive home on the 27th!

iguana · 26-12-2017 11:48pm

I really will miss it so much. I keep my Christmas season going until at least the 5th, 6th or 7th and would love to have Christmas FM on those days too. It's just such a wonderful, wonderful addition to the season. I fully understand why it goes, it's a volunteer station with a fundraising mission and that's best served earlier in the season. But I will miss it over the next few days though I'm mainly just incredibly grateful that we have such a unique and lovely station for the month that we do have it.

Heroditas · 27-12-2017 2:19pm

iguana wrote: »

I really will miss it so much. I keep my Christmas season going until at least the 5th, 6th or 7th and would love to have Christmas FM on those days too. It's just such a wonderful, wonderful addition to the season. I fully understand why it goes, it's a volunteer station with a fundraising mission and that's best served earlier in the season. But I will miss it over the next few days though I'm mainly just incredibly grateful that we have such a unique and lovely station for the month that we do have it.

Couldn't put it better myself. It really adds to the excitement of the build up to Christmas.
Such a unique concept that had helped so many worthy causes.

Posy · 27-12-2017 6:31pm

Can't believe we're into the last half hour of broadcasting.

Loughc · 27-12-2017 7:05pm

Posy wrote: »

Can't believe we're into the last half hour of broadcasting.

And it’s all over for FM. still rocking it online. I will miss it for sure this year we got to listen to it a lot more in work so it really felt festive in the office.

I really liked the mix this year and I didn’t hear Christmas shoes once.

Great work again by everyone at ChristmasFM. Roll on November 2018 when it’s back on the airwaves again.

h7nlrp2v0g5u48 · 27-12-2017 7:07pm

I was listening on their app now playing It's the most wonderful time of the year on a loop. I wonder what time the fm signal switches off?

Loughc · 27-12-2017 7:11pm

natashaob6 wrote: »

I was listening on their app now playing It's the most wonderful time of the year on a loop. I wonder what time the fm signal switches off?

FM signal switched off at 7pm

h7nlrp2v0g5u48 · 27-12-2017 9:53pm

Loughc wrote: »

FM signal switched off at 7pm

RIP Christmas fm until next Christmas.

Loughc · 09-01-2018 7:04pm

Congrats to ChristmasFM who raised €214,000 for their chosen charity this year Sightsavers.

Can’t wait To see who’s this years charity partner will be. Only a little over 10 months until they are back on the air. Sure it’ll fly by!

Posy · 09-01-2018 8:16pm

Brilliant work by the guys as always!

€146,000 less than last year's total though.

Loughc · 09-01-2018 8:25pm

Posy wrote: »

Brilliant work by the guys as always!

€146,000 less than last year's total though.

I think a lot of that is the charity choice tbh. It’s not the first one you’d think of to donate to and people tend to give to Cancer research, homeless charity’s and RSPCA and childline first and similar charities.

h7nlrp2v0g5u48 · 09-01-2018 8:30pm

Well done to all at Christmas fm and of course to all who donated. As the saying goes every little helps.

Posy · 09-01-2018 8:36pm

Absolutely. Those that donate their time over the Christmas period every year are a fantastic bunch.

Toto Wolfcastle · 10-01-2018 9:55am

What I loved this year was turning on Christmas FM after it shut down on FM and hearing a presenter who had done the Christmas FM training in 2017. It seemed to be a live broadcast because she was giving out the text number.

Loughc · 10-01-2018 10:07am

Toto Wolfcastle wrote: »

What I loved this year was turning on Christmas FM after it shut down on FM and hearing a presenter who had done the Christmas FM training in 2017. It seemed to be a live broadcast because she was giving out the text number.

They kept going with presenters online right up to New Years Eve. It’s a great way to keep donations ticking in and giving novice DJs experience.

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