Who else has a radio station still playing Christmas tunes?

Geek · 17th February 2008, 08:49 AM

A radio station I listen to keeps playing "River" by Herbie Hancock and the odd Buble's "Let It Snow", insisting listeners keep requesting them. I find this REALLY hard to believe.

Anyone else being driven NUTZ?

dave_gerecke · 17th February 2008, 02:55 PM

Mercifully, no. I'm glad that they stopped after Christmas. We have one station here that starts playing Christmas tunes at the beginning of November. And from there on until Christmas, that's all they play!

My sympathies to you for your pain.

Dave

OzMikeH · 19th February 2008, 11:39 AM

I remember seeing Hot Cross buns in the supermarket on the 8th of January.

The music in the shops comes out in November here.
Shopping at Christmas time is unpleasant with the constantly repeated music. It's a good idea to take some noise cancelling headphones and an mp3 player to buy the food for the week.

Songs about white Christmas and snow through a cheap PA and wrestling with a three wheeled shopping trolley while it is 110 farenheit in the shade is enough to drive you insane.

Geek, have you tried calling and requesting they not play it. If they get more not-requests than requests it might cancel out.

Geek · 20th February 2008, 07:13 AM

Yes. That's how I know they are insisting people are requesting the tunes.

I think it's their way of saying it's a "payola" song

OzMikeH · 20th February 2008, 10:46 AM

Perhaps you could get some friends together to request something else inappropriate and see what they do.
Surely if they play Christmas music in February they'll spin a bit of Iron Maiden for you.

Geek · 20th February 2008, 09:04 PM

Yeah, "Run To The Hills" being played on a Jazz station.... hey, that'd wake people up

dave_gerecke · 21st February 2008, 04:13 AM

Personally I was thinking more along the lines of "Number of the Beast", but I've always had a bit of an ironic, irreverent sense of humor. It would be fun to watch peoples faces!

Geek · 21st February 2008, 07:31 AM

I think my barrage of complaints is finally taking effect - they're playing it evey 8 hours instead of every three...

17th February 2008, 08:49 AM	#1
Geek diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004	Who else has a radio station still playing Christmas tunes? A radio station I listen to keeps playing "River" by Herbie Hancock and the odd Buble's "Let It Snow", insisting listeners keep requesting them. I find this REALLY hard to believe. Anyone else being driven NUTZ?

19th February 2008, 11:39 AM	#3
OzMikeH diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2007	I remember seeing Hot Cross buns in the supermarket on the 8th of January. The music in the shops comes out in November here. Shopping at Christmas time is unpleasant with the constantly repeated music. It's a good idea to take some noise cancelling headphones and an mp3 player to buy the food for the week. Songs about white Christmas and snow through a cheap PA and wrestling with a three wheeled shopping trolley while it is 110 farenheit in the shade is enough to drive you insane. Geek, have you tried calling and requesting they not play it. If they get more not-requests than requests it might cancel out. __________________ Help some guys with funny hair bang two rocks together really hard. http://athome.web.cern.ch/athome/LHCathome/whatis.html

20th February 2008, 10:46 AM	#5
OzMikeH diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2007	Perhaps you could get some friends together to request something else inappropriate and see what they do. Surely if they play Christmas music in February they'll spin a bit of Iron Maiden for you. __________________ Help some guys with funny hair bang two rocks together really hard. http://athome.web.cern.ch/athome/LHCathome/whatis.html

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17th February 2008, 02:55 PM	#2
dave_gerecke diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Vermont	Mercifully, no. I'm glad that they stopped after Christmas. We have one station here that starts playing Christmas tunes at the beginning of November. And from there on until Christmas, that's all they play! My sympathies to you for your pain. Dave

20th February 2008, 07:13 AM	#4
Geek diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004	Yes. That's how I know they are insisting people are requesting the tunes. I think it's their way of saying it's a "payola" song

20th February 2008, 09:04 PM	#6
Geek diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004	Yeah, "Run To The Hills" being played on a Jazz station.... hey, that'd wake people up

21st February 2008, 04:13 AM	#7
dave_gerecke diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Vermont	Personally I was thinking more along the lines of "Number of the Beast", but I've always had a bit of an ironic, irreverent sense of humor. It would be fun to watch peoples faces!

21st February 2008, 07:31 AM	#8
Geek diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004	I think my barrage of complaints is finally taking effect - they're playing it evey 8 hours instead of every three...

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