• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
    • RadioThon
  • App
    • App – English
    • App -Spanish
    • App – French
    • App – German
    • App – Portuguese
  • Music
    • Acid Flashback – Streaming Internet Radio
    • Guest DJ’s
    • Psychedelic Time Warp
    • The Jukebox Series from Eric Berman
    • Song of the Day
    • 3D RadioActivity
    • Vinyl Schminyl Radio
    • Zecom Radio – The Choice
    • Zecom Radio – GEMZ
  • Sports
    • SportsTwitter.net
    • SportsAudio.net Archives
  • Home Improvement USA Radio
  • Entertainment
    • Podcasts
  • About Us
    • Contact Information
    • Business Services
    • Email Sign Ups

You are here: Home / Uncategorized / Why We Don’t Play Christmas Music on Christmas Anymore

Why We Don’t Play Christmas Music on Christmas Anymore

December 24, 2018 by Steve Leventhal

You can’t escape it. On the radio, in the stores, at the airport and train stations. Christmas music, it’s everywhere. Sometimes, right after Thanksgiving, or even earlier these days.

But not on Acid Flashback radio.

How did that come to be?

December 24, 1977, a Saturday, was my ever day on the air. I waltzed into the studio having successfully completed my training the prior week. My boss, who was station manager and program director, had the shift before me. He pointed to four long rows of LP records behind him, and said, “play from these records only.” I looked on in amazement and mild shock. There must have been about two hundred Christmas music albums.

Now, this wasn’t your Chuck Berry, Beach Boys, or Bruce Springsteen Christmas material. This was real, traditional Xmas music. Perry Como, Burl Ives, the Andrews Sisters, Bing Crosby. Namely, every old, archaic, cheesy classic album your could think of. I had four hours of nothing but sheer personal torture.

Luckily, there was an occasional Elvis Presley or Sinatra in the batch, but the damage was done.

Now, every time I hear that “old school” Christmas music, I have a Clockwork Orange like reaction to it. (see below) Even when I did a brief stint at a department store one holiday season, the memories came rushing back. The music played on a tape loop. So it repeated every two hours. Yuck! Even when I hear more modern holiday songs, I still get a bit queasy.

Now that I have my own station, we have banned Christmas music. The only exception, is for my dear friend Tom Wilson, who I knew back at the old WCBR (’94-’95), who later created a show called Air Candy. Creative, inventive, and superbly produced. He recently sent me a one hour “Yuletoonz” special, which I did air this past Sunday during our block of long form programs. But I did not listen to it. I’m sure it was outstanding.

However, on Christmas Day 2018, you will not hear a single holiday song. So if you want an escape from all things Christmas, it will be rock and roll as usual on Acid Flashback radio.

We will run several old Air Candy Xmas shows on Zecom Radio instead. Hear it on TuneIn or the InternetFM app  to get your Christmas fix.


Filed Under: Uncategorized

Primary Sidebar

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Search

What you don’t see on this site:

Obnoxious ads, click bait, annoying popups.

That’s because we respect your right to get information, hear good music, and enjoy your time surfing without being bombarded, or forced to close the popups.

All we ask is to tell more people about InternetFM, and if you feel generous, please drop something in the tip jar.

Contributions can be used towards any future subscription service we may offer in the future.

More to See

Now Again 3D

January 12, 2021 By Marty Masters

RadioActivity Now

January 4, 2021 By Marty Masters

How to Contact In Studio

When we are live on the air to request a song or leave a comment:

email: acidflashback [at] internetfm [dot] com

phone: Google Voice- +1 224-662-1240

discord: https://discord.gg/9KPPEZCr
#live-show-feedback

Footer

Tags

AC/DC Aerosmith Black Sabbath Blues Bob Dylan Bruce Springsteen Chicago Chicago Bears Classic Rock Country David Bowie Elton John Elvis Presley Eric Clapton Folk Genesis Green Bay Packers Jazz Jimi Hendrix John Lennon King Crimson Led Zeppelin Links - Rock and Roll Music NFL Paul McCartney Pink Floyd Pop Queen R'n'B Roxy Music Rush Song Of The Day by Eric Berman Soul The Allman Brothers Band The Beatles The Doors The Grateful Dead The Jukebox Series The Rolling Stones The Who U2 Van Halen Yes ZZ Top

Recent

  • Radioactive Healing
  • Today in Rock History – January 19
  • Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – "Ja Funmi" by King Sunny Ade and his African Beats
  • Today in Rock History – January 18
  • Today in Rock History – January 17

Search

Copyright © 2021 · Magazine Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress ·