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First Canadian Station Goes All Xmas - And It's Not CHFI
This is not only early, but it happened during an entirely different holiday.
CKFT-FM, a station in Fort Saskatchewan/Edmonton, flipped the switch on - of all times - Halloween. That may the earliest ever for a Canadian station.
The new "format" runs until Boxing Day.
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Way too early! It won’t be long before they start festive music on Labour Day.
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Talk about a scary Halloween trick that's not a treat...
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RadioActive wrote:
Talk about a scary Halloween trick that's not a treat...
No kidding, and I actually like most Christmas music, except “Last Christmas” by Wham……!
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It would take two pages to list all the "Christmas" songs I detest. If it is not performed by the original artist I don't want to hear it. I can take the Perry Como's, Burl Ives, Nat King Cole's Crosby's and Sinatra's in small doses. But the rest of the Yule slop that is passed off as Holiday Hits makes me wish for Boxing Day to arrive as quickly as possible. Yes I know some out there will simply say don't listen which is certainly an option in my personal time. However, when you work retail, that option disappears.
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I am widely recognized as one of those fools who rush in where angels fear to tread, but I wouldn't go near Christmas music in Canada before November 12h.
Is Rob Christie still doing mornings there?
Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change.
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I wouldn't go near Christmas music in Canada before November 12h.
This is the correct answer.
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Is Rob Christie still doing mornings there?
According to their website and the linked page, he is.
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SiriusXM Canada has launched what appears to be an all Canadian Xmas music station, and it doesn't get more Canuck than this - it's "hosted" by Anne Murray.
It continues on channel 639 until Dec. 26th.
For those who can stomach this for more than 10 minutes, here are the details on who else will be on the temporary channel:
SiriusXM Canada launches exclusive holiday channel with Canadian icon Anne Murray
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Anne Murray is the perfect host for a Christmas channel on SiriusXM. She did release 8 Christmas albums in her career, so somebody must have liked them. Anne also had 5 highly rated Christmas TV specials. A correction, the Sirius channel isn't all Canadian. Mariah Carey, John Legend, Kelly Clarkson aren't Canadian. Looks like it does have a strong Canadian representation with Celine Dion, Michael Buble, Barenaked Ladies, Blue Rodeo, Bryan Adams. All these artists have popular Christmas music. Also special music from Chantal Kreviazuk will be featured.
For those that like all Christmas tunes this channel should be popular, and likely a nice seasonal change.
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Too soon. I I like Christmas music at Christmas time, but not two months before. Dec 20 would be an ideal start date and keep some Xmas music in the mix after Christmas until New Years.
After all is said and done, more is usually said than done.
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Channel 79 is also all Christmas as "Holly Christmas"
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SiriusXM Canada has launched what appears to be an all Canadian Xmas music station, and it doesn't get more Canuck than this - it's "hosted" by Anne Murray.
It continues on channel 639 until Dec. 26th.
For those who can stomach this for more than 10 minutes, here are the details on who else will be on the temporary channel:
SiriusXM Canada launches exclusive holiday channel with Canadian icon Anne Murray
Double Whammy for me. Christmas music AND Anne Murray. She may be Canadian but I have never liked her music. Snowbird and You Needed Me has the same effect on me as Seasons In The Sun and Tainted Love does for John Moore.
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Holiday songs are coming to a station near you, regardless of whether you want them or not. And according to an American research company called the P1 Media Group, there's a #1 song for those who love Christmas music - and despite what you hear on the radio, it's not Mariah Carey.
Their survey was done with a sample size of 400 listeners between the ages of 25-54 in 50 U.S. radio markets, and indicates the all time top tested Xmas song on radio is "Jingle Bell Rock" by Bobby Helms, the eighth time in the past nine years it's occupied the top position.
And Carey's "All I Want For Christmas," which never seems to be off the radio between mid-November and late December? It didn't even make the Top 40, coming in at #41.
Here's the full 100:
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