First Xmas ong played/heard in 2018?

[80sChav]

Eg which is your's?

Mine was a tatty copied version I heard in a Market of Last Xmas and I Wish It Could Be Xmas everyday and the played one is "A Fairtyale Of New York"!!

What about you guys then?

80sChav

[George 1978]

Re: First Xmas ong played/heard in 2018?

I know it doesn't count of course but I heard parts of Christmas songs in episodes of Coronation Street on ITV 3 where they had reached Christmas 1990 - the Christmas Day episode was over a week ago, and various scenes (i.e. Ingram's factory) had various ones such as Last Christmas was on in the previous week.

Haven't really been out because of my problems, and I haven't had the radio on much, but I know that this time last year (and the year before) either Magic or Heart dedicated their schedules to Christmas music.

This year, Magic will do the honours (Sky Digital 0180): https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46370245 - Having Ronan Keating as breakfast show presenter will hopefully give it a huge boost.

[tex]

Re: First Xmas ong played/heard in 2018?

Nah, still to early.

[Warm_Puppy]

Re: First Xmas ong played/heard in 2018?

Sadly, I work with a chap who wants to be 'the Christmas guy'. Equally sadly, he gets into the office at 7AM; the same time as me. Since the middle of November he has been blasting Christmas songs for the first 20 minutes of the day. Oh, what a zany fellow he is. So, this year, the first Christmas song I heard was effing Mariah effing Carey and All I Want for Christmas is you.

Thanks, Mariah, but no thanks.

[George 1978]

Re: First Xmas ong played/heard in 2018?

It is 9.09 am and I am listening to Magic Radio, and the first Christmas song they have played in full happens to be Wham's Last Christmas.

[tex]

Re: First Xmas ong played/heard in 2018?

Sadly, I work with a chap who wants to be 'the Christmas guy'. Equally sadly, he gets into the office at 7AM; the same time as me. Since the middle of November he has been blasting Christmas songs for the first 20 minutes of the day. Oh, what a zany fellow he is. So, this year, the first Christmas song I heard was effing Mariah effing Carey and All I Want for Christmas is you.

Thanks, Mariah, but no thanks.

You have my condolencies

[George 1978]

Re: First Xmas ong played/heard in 2018?

I think that we have heard the last of the Christmas songs now - Magic stopped playing them on Boxing Day, while I heard John Lennon's Merry Christmas (War is Over) and Elvis Presley's Blue Christmas (the song that Shaky covered I think which was not the 1985 Christmas number one of course) on Smooth Radio this afternoon.

That Elvis song could be the final one I will hear - I doubt that I would hear anymore until 11 months' time.

[zabadak]

Re: First Xmas ong played/heard in 2018?

I think that we have heard the last of the Christmas songs now - Magic stopped playing them on Boxing Day, while I heard John Lennon's Merry Christmas (War is Over) and Elvis Presley's Blue Christmas (the song that Shaky covered I think which was not the 1985 Christmas number one of course) on Smooth Radio this afternoon.

That Elvis song could be the final one I will hear - I doubt that I would hear anymore until 11 months' time.

I have a feeling it will be sooner than that...

[Twocky61]

Re: First Xmas ong played/heard in 2018?

Fairy Tale of New York by the Pogues

[George 1978]

Re: First Xmas ong played/heard in 2018?

Heard that E17 song online, and that Lennon song again on Smooth today - so that probably is the final Christmas song I will hear of the season.