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"Little Drummer Boy"-Lou Rawls "Rock and Roll Christmas"--George Thorogood "Father Christmas"--The Kinks "I Believe in Father Christmas"--Greg Lake "Sock It To Me Santa"--Bob Seger "Christmas Ain't Christmas (New Years Ain't New Years Without the One You Love)--The O'Jays
Best,
Mark
Posts: 1595 | From: Willoughby Hills, Ohio, USA | Registered: Apr 1999
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Lonman- Definetly would love Billy Squire's Xmas tune. They still show that video around the holidays.
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Y'all know that this should have been requested back in July, right?
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Nah, we're working on next year. We know how SC likes to skip a year for new Christmas discs. Posts: 2367 | From: London, Canada | Registered: Apr 1999
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Just heard this on the radio for the first time. "All I Want For Christmas Is A Real Good Tan" by Kenny Chesney.
Posts: 2367 | From: London, Canada | Registered: Apr 1999
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i'd still love to see christmas all over again-tom petty alone at christmas-from home alone soundtrack christmas vacation theme silent night-stevie nicks three ships-sting songs from ranken and bass x-mas shows would still kick butt.
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Celebrate Me Home - Kenny Loggins Christmas Rappin' - Kurtis Blow Little Drummer Boy - Myron I Saw Three Ships - Sting Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin' - Albert King Oh, Holy Night - B.G.O.T.I. The Christmas Song - Toni Braxton This Christmas - Dru Hill Christmas Time Is Here - Sixpence None The Richer My Favorite Things - OMD The Christmas Song - India Aire & Stevie Wonder (from last year's GAP tv commercial)
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Posts: 355 | From: Oakland, CA USA | Registered: Feb 2000
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The strangest thing happenned on Friday. Our city's top rated "Easy Rock" station went all holiday music all the time. I don't normally listen to this station (I listen to the one that bills themselves as "80's, 90's and whenever"), but my wife does at her office, and is royally ****ed now LOL. I love Christmas, but jeez, there is only so much Christmas music you can listen to, especially this far out LOL
Posts: 2367 | From: London, Canada | Registered: Apr 1999
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Dan, the same thing happened here in Charlotte - twice in the past 5 weeks!
First, on November 1st, the lowest rated station in its "Light Rock" format, folded the tent, let all their on-air talent go, and went straight to pre-recorded, no DJ, Xmas music. Apparently, Management figured they could finish last in the ratings without the overhead.
Then, about two weeks ago, another low rated "Light Rock/Easy Listening" station did the same thing - canned the on-air talent and went straight to all Xmas programming.
They can crow all they want about expanded productivity and a big economic growth rate in this upcoming 'election' year - the proof is in the pudding. More 'happy-happy-jingle bells-Xmas' music doesn't change the facts that business is tough, and money is tight.
Posts: 4262 | From: Charlotte, N.C., USA | Registered: Oct 1999
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We have a station that has been doing that the last couple years from Thanksgiving to New Years - All X-Mas music from every genre ever recorded, which is kind of nice when you need to get your fix or entertaining.
Posts: 1845 | From: Tacoma, WA, USA | Registered: Nov 1999
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Yeah, I can see a low rated station doing something like that, but this is the number one station in our market of 9 commercial stations. I can't see them gearing up for a format change, and they haven't let anyone go either. They bill themselves as a "listen at work station", but many of the businesses I deliver to have switched.
I'm hearing from people that Christmas is getting too overboard this year. The malls are decorated the day after Halloween, our Santa Claus parade was November 8th, and then a radio station is playing holiday music non-stop before the end of November? (Hell, we still have golf courses open here, although I wouldn't want to be on one today LOL) It seemed for a few years that Christmas was being toned down out of some stupid political correctness. Maybe this is a whiplash effect of that LOL
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Wasn't Thanksgiving moved to the fourth Thursday in November to accomodate holiday shopping by some president, FDR or someone?
Now, it seems to keep creeping earlier, hey, in a couple of years, we might see a get a jump on the holiday season Veteran's Day 10-hour sale. If I do remember, I saw Christmas stuff out on October 31st this year.
But anyway, looking forward to doing "I Am Santa Claus" (might even do it for a contest) and "12 Days" by Bob & Doug...and some others soon.
Posts: 2246 | From: Palmdale, CA, USA | Registered: Oct 2001
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Here would be an interesting theme Songs Mama Wouldn't Allow At Christmas. I'm sure there are enough out there to make a full Spotlight or a Star at least.
Posts: 1845 | From: Tacoma, WA, USA | Registered: Nov 1999
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add the san francisco/oakland radio market to the 24-hour christmas format...
...we have two stations that no one ever listened to cranking up non-stop christmas music. the songs got to be a little stale at first, but i must admit they've freshened it up with some pretty interesting offerings.
one of these stations started the christmas music 3 weeks before halloween (no lie!), and the other cranked up the first week of november.
hey, how about:
What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" - Bobby Caldwell (with Boney James)....Nancy Wilson's version is pretty good, too.
Posts: 355 | From: Oakland, CA USA | Registered: Feb 2000
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"Hey Santa Claus"- Kevin Bloody Wilson. (one f***ing FUNNY song) "Ho Ho F***ing Ho"- Kevin Bloody Wilson. (it's actually really easy, it's sung to the tune of "Jingle Bells")
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I'll second the "Ho Ho F**& Ho". I only remember a short version, as part of an email cartoon or something, but it's hilarious.
Posts: 2367 | From: London, Canada | Registered: Apr 1999
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"Hey Santa!" Carnie & Wendy Wilson "The Man That Would be Santa" Vertical Horizon "X-Mas Day" Sevendust
Posts: 351 | From: Brighton, MA | Registered: Feb 2000
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No more Christmas discs!!!!! It is a waste of time, money, discs, imagination, studio time, sales, etc. etc. People only sing off a "Christmas Disc" a day or two before Christmas. Believe me I know, been a KJ for nine years now.After that the stupid disc sits in my collection and rots for another year. I would like to see Sound Choice produce, and use their talents, in a much more profitable way, such as the many thousands of songs that are requested by KJ's on this site everyday. We as KJ's request these songs, because our customers want to sing them. I don't see a big market for Silent Night, or a weird Al parody, that will be sung once a year. What I would like to see is more attention paid to the troops(The KJ's in this forum)and help them get the songs they request, instead of the same 'ol "It's not marketable" B.S.For instance, the Pink Floyd issue, c'mon, you'll spend 28.00 for a Christmas disc, over a PF disc? How about a Easter disc, or a Barney disc, or better yet, another TV themes disc? C'mon S.C. get it together!! We are the people buying your product. All we ask for, and sometimes beg for, is music our patrons want to sing, not another holiday disc.
Posts: 47 | From: Cresthill, Illinois USA | Registered: Nov 2003
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Newsflash. You aren't the only KJ with experience here. You are green around the ears compared to the experience many KJ's on here have. It's highly insulting to the people on this thread to say we are wasting our time asking for songs we want to have. SC can judge by the sales of their previous discs whether they think another is in order.
Based on the shows I've been at the last 4 weekends, people like to sing Christmas songs. 5 years from now, Twisted Holiday Hits 1 and 2 as well as the regular Christmas CDG's will still be used for their month. That won't be the case for many of the current hit music discs.
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Scotty, why the new S/N? You used to go by jfk1620 right? New name, new rantings???
Posts: 902 | From: Joliet,IL.USA | Registered: Oct 2001
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"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" - Bruce Springsteen "Christmas Vacation" - Mavis Staples (from NLCV) "The Spirit Of Christmas" - Ray Charles "Christmastime" - Bryan Adams "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer" - Corey Hart "Winter Wonderland" - The Eurythmics "White Christmas" - The Drifters "All Alone On Christmas" - Darlene Love (from HA3) "O Holy Night" - Tracy Chapman "2,000 Miles" - The Pretenders "Christmas Time's A Comin'" - Sammy Kershaw "Baby Please Come Home" - U2 "Jingle Bell Rock" - Hall & Oates "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight) - The Ramones "The Chipmunk Song" - Chipmunks & David Seville
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Well i'm not sure about any other KJ here, but my clubs have had Christmas music sung every night since Thanksgiving & get requests for new X-mas songs nightly (at least once per night) this time of year. Believe me I know....this has been going on in the 13 years i've working in the karaoke business. But I also promote the Christmas songs as well putting a separate Holiday sheet in the front of the books with only the Christmas listings. It's grown from 1 page to 4 pages & like I said still getting requests for more & before anyone says anything, YES almost every one of the songs get sung between that time period between Thanksgiving & Christmas. They are listed throughout the year in the regular section & occasionally someone sings one for fun say at 4th of July.
Good list singing fool. There are many on that I get requests for as well.
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Posts: 1845 | From: Tacoma, WA, USA | Registered: Nov 1999
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I get plenty of xmas singers after Thanksgiving also. People love the twisted xmas disc and the xmas songs performed by famous singers such as Elton, Bon Jovi and Madonna. Not too many just "traditionals".
Posts: 650 | From: Massillon, Ohio USA | Registered: Jan 2001
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Wow, i don't think it matters how long you've been a KJ to know what you would like to have. sure is nice that i have a CHOICE OF MY OWN and don't need to stick by what you want. if you don't want xmas discs, then just don't order them. If you want the things you are wanting ......then you have the right to ask for them. just like we all have the right to ask for what we would like. Although, wanting and having are two different things, aren't they?
Posts: 93 | From: colorado city, colorado USA | Registered: Jun 2003
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Easy there everyone I was just blowing off some steam. Everyone needs to vent sometimes, I did not mean to offend anyone
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