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My gripe today is about the almost complete
absence of Christmas music on my favorite
radio station. It’s now 12 days until christmas, and
I can count on one hand the number of songs I’ve
heard- which was 2! For the rest of the time, they’re
playing the same old crap on my station! —A Christmas Lover
This article appears in Dec 8-14, 2011.
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Ya can change the channel……… please check the manual.
I hate xmas radio music. I”m glad they aren’t playing that shit.
I am super glad that xmas music isn’t being pounded into our skulls every second song like it has in the past few years.
The station I listen to seems to be doing ok with playing it, especially when they play Fariytale of New York
I am not a big fan of this station normally but, everyday since the 1 Dec and continuing up until Christmas, Lite 92.9 has an all Christmas format, playing nothing but Christmas music 24/7. (Good mix too, between classic and contemporary stuff) I think it’s a great concept but, then again, I’m just a big sentimental softy.
That’s the loveliest nasty song ever, S&W >; )
Poor Kirsty – died like a manatee.
There’s a bounty of seasonal dross on the radio OP, but some real treasures, too. Someone mentioned Bowie and Der Bingle last week. This is a home made utoob vid of one of the best renditions of a traditional carol ever.:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyoP9w5DioE
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t…
favourite radio station..not playing x-mas music..playing same old crap..ummm favourite radio station?
Got satellite radio?
http://www.siriusxm.com/holiday
You can even get a free trial on youur computer.
so make a Christmas mixtape or mixed cd, OP. I never ever ever ever listen to the radio. I had satellite radio but now I have my iPod hooked up in the car and I’m gonna cancel my subscription. I love it but I just don’t get enough use out of it.
If people want Christmas music they have the resources available, the radio sounds like available.
lol the radio sounds like shit anyways* is what I meant to say.
put the spiked eggnog down, young thomas^^
Hold disc in hand, insert in slot and … presto!!! … out comes the music you want to hear. After all, this is a magical time of year.
I hate when the radio sounds like available
That sucks
As Avasto said Lite 92.9 plays Christmas fare 24-7 until December 26.
lol, stop makin fun of me Rose and PG :P!
I’m gonna attempt to make some chocolate egg nog, see how that turns out. I got a recipe for moose milk that a co worker gave me…. I think she’s tryin to kill me. Check this shit out:
http://drinkgenius.com/item-details.php?it…
holy cow, that recipe would make a bathtub full
Ya-harrrrr Moosemilk! Mmmmmmmm. Now yer speakin’ me lingo TJ matey. Damn fine stuff! (Also a good morning after drink…set you right as rain and it’s nice and cold too, to counter the hangover sweats lol)
RCN is world famous because of this stuff. There is even a bar in Bahamas (or is that Bermuda?) that mixes and sells it regularly. Introduced by all the Canadian tars that would frequent the place during port visits.
THE MOOSE IS LOOSE AT TOMMY’S! I’ll be right over. Coming Hugo??
It’s definately something you make when expecting a large number of people. You CAN pare it down to your needs but sometimes it just doesn’t taste the same as the stuff mixed in large batches.
It’s a bit of an investment too, what with all the 40’s and the gallons of ice cream but again, if you have a large number of people coming, have them all chip in or each bring an ingredient…it’s less painful.
If you’ve never had it before, I highly recommend it. You won’t be disappointed. Just be sure to keep it cold as it can turn rather quickly when it warms up. Beware, you’ll swear you’re drinking a rich vanilla milkshake and because of this, it has a tendency to sneak up on you and knock you on your ass. lol Enjoy!
Ooooh… Stupid (formerly known as ‘The Boy) used to make Moose Milk for special occasions… it was awesome and yet so very dangerous… no wonder the RCN has such a rep for their drinking ;D
The Moose is loose?
http://i16.tinypic.com/2dihdmb.jpg
Be there with bells on 🙂
spare me.
No, The Bounce does not play Christmas carols. In between songs about pussy popping is not the place to put Santa.
Here’s your prescription: http://www.hmv.ca/(S(gnkkis45upe0dhzrhoe3j…
Play that in the car/home/place of work instead.
“1.14 litre dark rum
1.14 litre Kahlua
1.14 litre vodka ”
*scratches head + ponders* *shrug* That seems expensive … go hard or go home! … I guess.
Lolz.
not a big fan of the rum, except with xeno’s ginger^^ i’ll take a good bottle of tequila anytime, you can drink it neat or with stuff it in. pop is gross with booze, i think the worst is eileen from corrie st, vodka and coke…blech
Ah, good old Moose Milk. Gulp it down like a yummy milkshake and when you least expect it, a baseball bat slams into the back of your head. Ahh good times, good times.
Personally, I was glad my december station avoided playing Xmas music, but they started doing it this year and now there’s less chance of rocking out to Godzilla. 92.9 does it 24/7, that’s all anyone needs before 12/24.
On the plus side, I’m listening to CDs I bought years ago and never opened, or the Zelda 25th anniversary collection.
i have several playlists of festive music, it depends on the audience. merry f… christmas by mr garrison is for select clientele only
As I recall, on the Athabaska (did I spell that wrong?) there was white and dark rum involved not vodka… trust me PG, one way or the other, you don’t notice the booze at all… at least until BT so eloquently put it, a baseball bat slams into the back of your head.
My favorite part of the tradition was the moose call over the PA when it was ready 😉
What do you expect to hear on that hommie station? The 12 Gunshots of Christmas? Little Druggie Boy? Silent Night, Deadly Night?
I haven’t heard “simply having a wonderful christmas time” by Sir Paul ONCE this year and I’m damn happy about that!
hanky the christmas poo 🙂
That’s MISTER Hanky to you.
http://ts1.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.as…
“ATHABASKAN” – Rosie >: )
Any Athabaskans out there who remember this joke/pub toilet graffito from the early 80s?
Q)What’s the Navy’s favorite drink?
A) Athabaskan on the rocks.
Ivan – when I was in the RN we did a crew swap and I ended up on the Athabaskan for a drunken week – I always remember the big sign over the bar that said “If you want a single, ask for one, stupid”
Ha Ha Ha – That’s the ethos that has made us the envy of the free world. >; )
If it’s not too personal a question, Baz, what ships did you serve in, in your time in the Andrew?
That sign was put up specifically for ‘The Boy’
Basic training was HMS Ganges, then HMS Dryad, HMS Relentless, HMS Albion (2 years in the Far East which included a 60 day spell in RN Detention Centre Changi in Singapore and a 90 day trip to Stonecutters RN Detention Centre Hong Kong – my rebellious spell) HMS Brinton and HMS Danae.
Oooh, a bit of a hellion was our Baz. I imagine Changi wasn’t quite as rigorous as when James Clavell was there, as a “guest” of Hirohito.
Tristan Jones wrote a pretty good account of Ganges in “Heart of Oak”.
Were you in Danae when she was being used in the T.V. series “Warship”?
My bookstore boss’ Dad went East of Suez in H.M.S. Howe during the latter half of the war.
I was on the Danae waaaay before warship – it was the ship that I first came to Halifax on in 1976 with the NATO fleet, and where I met my future wife at the Legion on Cunard Street. She went there with some friends to laugh at the War Brides, and drink cheap beer, I went to meet women (NOT ladies) and drink cheap beer.
Cue the violins and hearts and flowers ha ha
LOL – that’s luvverly story, Baz.
“tastes like a milkshake; kicks like a mule”
Painey, part deux of the ginger factory is going…found bar recipes for ginger syrup, so I make a third batch of just trimmings and ends of the roots. Threw in a handful of cranberries after an hour or so (seemed like a good idea at the time.) waste not want not and yum yum!