Currently Listening To..

rushfanfla · Post by **rushfanfla** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 11:22 pm

Jeff Beck - Led Boots

zepboy · Post by **zepboy** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 6:30 am

My coffee maker

Walkinghairball · Post by **Walkinghairball** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 8:36 am

The quiet rumble of my new gas furnace.

awip2062 · Post by **awip2062** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 11:40 am

LOL! Funny, Bro, because as I was opening the thread I figured I would post that I am listening to my freshly started wood fire!

YYZ30 · Post by **YYZ30** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 11:48 am

So, I open my browser to my local news, and find this:

BOSTON (WBZ) ― It may seem early, but two Boston radio stations are already kicking off the Christmas tunes.

WROR (105.7 FM) and WODS (103.3 FM) started playing Christmas songs around the clock on Thursday, and will continue to play them through Christmas Day.

"We received such an overwhelmingly positive response from our listeners in 2007 when we went all Christmas that we decided to bring it back again for 2008," said WROR Program Dir. Kevin West.

In addition to Christmas songs, from 5 p.m. ? 7p.m. Monday through Friday, kids can call into WROR and talk to Santa Claus. (Here's the number: 617.931.1057.)

Both stations started playing Christmas songs earlier than usual this year. Last year, both stations started their holiday songs on November 12.

This is the second year WROR has played all Christmas songs, all the time. WODS started the tradition six years ago.

awip2062 · Post by **awip2062** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 12:08 pm

Two months? One-sixth of the year? Ugh!

*wonders what happened to Thanksgiving and hopes they at least play A Twisted Christmas in the mix*

YYZ30 · Post by **YYZ30** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 12:11 pm

awip2062 wrote:Two months? One-sixth of the year? Ugh!

*wonders what happened to Thanksgiving and hopes they at least play A Twisted Christmas in the mix*

Now see- I agree 100%. The first year the oldies station did it, they started the Friday before Thanksgiving. Perfect! I get to sit around after football and eating and eating Tums like Tictacs and put Christmas music on (and then get up Friday and do the same!)

Too early folks for the Xmas music, really.

awip2062 · Post by **awip2062** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 12:14 pm

Obviously there are people who want this, as they had great response, but...well.......I would be okay with this is I thought it was more than just commercialization.

That, and the playlists will be small considering how few Christmas songs we have (same song, diff arrangement....oy) that I would feel zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.....

awip2062 · Post by **awip2062** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 12:17 pm

A couple of redneck's trucks outside as they stop to shoot the breeze in the middle of the road.

I love living in the country!

YYZ30 · Post by **YYZ30** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 12:18 pm

awip2062 wrote:Obviously there are people who want this, as they had great response, but...well.......I would be okay with this is I thought it was more than just commercialization.

That, and the playlists will be small considering how few Christmas songs we have (same song, diff arrangement....oy) that I would feel zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.....

The oldies station has a workaround for this.

They have three playlists 6 weeks out- 4 weeks out- and 2 weeks out.

The 6 weeks out playlist will have you poking your eardrums with an awl because it so small. Two weeks later, they add more songs to the playlist, and then two weeks before Christmas, they throw their whole Christmas library on the air.

awip2062 · Post by **awip2062** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 12:34 pm

At least it expands instead of contracts.

YYZ30 · Post by **YYZ30** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 12:40 pm

awip2062 wrote:At least it expands instead of contracts.

True- right now the playlist is SUPER small.

I'll wait to listen. I have Dragonforce in the car

awip2062 · Post by **awip2062** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 12:42 pm

Speaking of which....

*opens iTunes and puts on some Dio*

Sir Myghin · Post by **Sir Myghin** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 3:19 pm

YYZ30 wrote:
awip2062 wrote:At least it expands instead of contracts.

True- right now the playlist is SUPER small.

I'll wait to listen. I have Dragonforce in the car

You need Valley of the damned ( not just the song the album) The album I have has a lot less prettied up a mix than another version I'd heard, much more raw and awesome. Not to take away from their other albums as they all rock, but Valley is my favourite song at very least.

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 6:32 am

The Broken Heroes - Saxon