Radio Christmas

Free Christmas Sampler Download

2008-12-06T23:30:00.000-08:00

Be sure to visit Amazon.com and Download the Free Amazon Holiday Sampler. It includes these holiday favorites:

I Wish You A Merry Christmas (1999 Digital Remaster) - Bing Crosby
Deck The Halls - Peggy Lee
The Nutcracker Suite - Les Brown & His Band Of Renown
Auld Lang Syne (Remixed 1991) - The Beach Boys
Jingle Bells - Roger Wagner Chorale

While you are there, in addition to checking out the following new Christmas CD releases for 2008 Download your favorite Christmas Mp3's

Radio Christmas recommends these new Christmas hits for 2008

Harry Connick Jr. - What A Night! A Christmas Album

Amy Grant - The Christmas Collection

Tony Bennett - A Swingin' Christmas

Faith Hill - Joy To The World

Elvis Presley Christmas Duets

Aretha Franklin - This Christmas

George Strait - Classic Christmas

Sarah Brightman - A Winter Symphony

Melissa Etheridge - A New Thought For Christmas

NOW Essential Christmas - This latest in the NOW series consists of these 25 great classics

John Lennon/Yoko Ono - Happy Xmas
Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas
Andy Williams - The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
Dean Martin - Baby, Its Cold Outside
Johnny Mathis - Its Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
Harry Simeone Chorale - The Little Drummer Boy
Burl Ives - A Holly Jolly Christmas
Gene Autry - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
The Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick
The Chipmunks - The Chipmunk Song
Jackson 5 - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Elmo & Patsy - Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer
Brenda Lee Rockin'- Around The Christmas Tree
Jose Feliciano - Feliz Navidad
Donny Hathaway - This Christmas
Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime
Elton John - Step Into Christmas
Amy Grant - Breath Of Heaven
Wham! - Last Christmas
Chuck Berry - Run Rudolph Run
Hall & Oates - Jingle Bell Rock
Carrie Underwood - Do You Hear What I Hear
Colbie Caillat - Misletoe
Ledisi - This Christmas
The Temptations - Silent Night

Have a Happy Holiday and thanks for listening to Radio Christmas

The Stowaway - from "Doctor Who"

2007-11-01T00:56:00.000-07:00

The Stowaway is a new release from Yamit Mamo on Silva Screen Records. I believe it was written by Murray Gold and it will be featured in the forthcoming 2007 "Doctor Who" Christmas Special on the BBC (and hopefully very soon afterwards here in the colonies on either BBC America or Sci-Fi) "The Voyage Of The Damned" starring David Tennant and Kylie Minogue. It also will appear on the Season 3 Soundtrack LP due out Nov.5th in Great Britian.

It is a fine little ditty with a Christmas love song theme and I am adding it to the playlist of "Radio Christmas". You can hear it now by going to my my space page. You may have to refresh the page. I have had a few problems getting the music player to automatically load on first view.

Thanks For The Memories

2007-01-07T22:27:00.000-08:00

Thank you so much for listening to Radio Christmas this year.

Again, we logged tens of thousands of hours of listening time from all over the globe.

Many thanks to those of you who clicked on our sponsors and helped support this hobby.

We ask you to please contact us and let us know how Radio Christmas, the station AND the website, can be improved.

We have a year to work on it. Let us know & again...THANK YOU!!!!!

TV Specials Update

2006-12-14T20:25:00.000-08:00

The following movies and specials are coming up soon. For a great list that is sure to include your favorites try this TV Guide Link.

Charlie Brown Christmas Sun, Dec 17 7:00 PM ABC

A Christmas Story
Friday, Dec, 15 08:00 PM TCM
Sunday, Dec, 17 04:00 PM TCM
Sunday, Dec, 24 10:00 PM TBS
(This begins the annual 24 hr marathon)

White Christmas [1954, Movie]

Tuesday, Dec, 26 06:00 AM TCM

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation [1989, Movie]

Sunday, Dec, 17 08:00 PM TBS

How the Grinch Stole Christmas Sun, Dec 24 7:30 PM TBS

This weeks featured LP: "Christmas With The Rat Pack"

1. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - Dean Martin
2. Mistletoe And Holly - Frank Sinatra
3. Christmas Time All Over The World - Sammy Davis Jr.
4. Teh First Noel - Frank Sinatra
5. Baby, It's Cold Outside - Dean Martin
6. I Believe - Frank Sinatra
7. Silver Bells - Dean Martin
8. The Christmas Song - Sammy Davis Jr.
9. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Frank Sinatra
10. Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Dean Martin
11. The Christmas Waltz - Frank Sinatra
12. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Dean Martin
13. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Frank Sinatra
14. Peace On Earth-Silent Night - Dean Martin
15. Jingle Bells - Sammy Davis Jr.
16. White Christmas - Dean Martin
17. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Frank Sinatra
18. Winter Wonderland - Dean Martin
19. I'll Be Home For Christmas (If Only In My Dreams) - Frank Sinatra
20. A Marshmallow World (Live) - Frank Sinatra
21. Auld Lang Syne (Live) - Frank Sinatra

New Christmas Music Release List For 10/12/06

2006-10-11T22:40:00.000-07:00

Johnny Mathis: A 50th Anniversary Christmas Celebration Release Date October 31, 2006

The Muppets - A Green and Red Christmas Release Date October 17, 2006

Mellow Jazz Christmas Release Date October 17, 2006

Midnight Clear - Andreas Vollenweider (w/Carly Simon) Release Date October 24, 2006

Silver & Gold - Vanessa Williams Release Date October 24, 2006

Beautiful Star: The Christmas Collection - Rhonda Vincent Release Date October 17, 2006

How Cool Is That Christmas - Rachael Ray Release Date October 24, 2006...NO...she doesn't sing. These are just a collection of her favorites from artists like Elvis Presley, David Bowie and Bing Crosby, Aretha Franklin and others. It's a nice compilation of 12 classic tunes.

New release news for 10-03k-2006

2006-10-02T23:01:00.000-07:00

Cool Yule - Bette Midler Release Date: October 10, 2006

Tim Burton's: The Nightmare Before Christmas [SOUNDTRACK] [SPECIAL EDITION] Release Date: October 24, 2006

Celtic Woman: A Christmas Celebration Release Date: October 3, 2006

Elvis Christmas - Elvis Presley Release Date: October 3, 2006

Swingin' Christmas - Michael Bolton Release Date: October 3, 2006

Twisted Christmas - Twisted Sister Release Date: October 17, 2006

New release news for 9-28-2006

2006-09-28T17:46:00.000-07:00

Here are some upcoming Christmas releases you might be interested in and to view details and/or pre order them at Amazon.com just click on the links.

James Taylor At Christmas - Release Date October 10, 2006 - Pre Order Now.

"A CHRISTMAS STORY" MOVIE LEG LAMP NITE LITE NIGHT - Here is that goofy lamp featured in the movie "A Christmas Story". The perfect gift for the not so discerning fan.

Christmas Shoes (DVD) - Release date November 7, 2006 - Pre-order the 2002 TV tearjerker that features that great Christmas song by the group New Song.

Irvin Berlin's White Christmas [SOUNDTRACK] - Release Date October 17, 2006. Pre-order now. - Soundtrack to a new stage adaptation of the beloved classic film White Christmas. 16 tracks and featured artists include Anastasia Barzee, Brian d'Arcy James, Jeffry Denman, Karen Morrow and Meredith Patterson.

Wintersong - Sarah McLachlan - Release Date October 17, 2006. Pre-order now. Includes: Christmas Time Is Here - Diana Krall, Sarah McLachlan, I'll Be Home for Christmas and 10 more.

A Very Special Acoustic Christmas - Includes:

Silent Night - Reba McEntire
Please Come Home For Christmas - Willie Nelson
Just Put a Ribbon In Your Hair - Alan Jackson
Only You Can Bring Me Cheer (Gentleman's Lady) - Alison Krauss
Peace - Norah Jones
Away In A Manger - Ricky Skaggs
O Come All Ye Faithful - Patty Loveless
and 9 more cuts

A Classic Christmas - Wynonna Judd - Release Date October 10, 2006. Pre-order now. Includes:

The Christmas Song
Winter Wonderland
White Christmas
Ave Maria

and 7 more cuts

Hill Country Christmas - Willie Nelson - Release Date October 24, 2006. Pre-order now - Includes:

Here Comes Santa Claus - Gene Autry
Pretty Paper
Silent Night

and 8 more cuts

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol (DVD) - Release Date November 14, 2006. Pre-order now.

Christmas Collection [IMPORT] - Johnny Cash - Release Date October 31, 2006. Pre-order now.

Christmas Classics Collection (2006) (DVD) - 5 disc set Release Date October 3, 2006. Pre-order now.

Includes hard to find classics including:

Meet John Doe (1941) - Frank Capra's other dark Christmas classic, with Gary Cooper as a jobless man hired by reporter Barbara Stanwyck to say he'll commit suicide by jumping off the roof of an office building on Christmas Eve to protest social problems. (122 mins.)

Santa Claus Conquers The Martians (1964) - The classic so-bad-it's-good Christmas favorite. The "plot" concerns a band of Martians who kidnap Santa so that their children can enjoy Christmas, too. Ten-year-old Pia Zadora is a green-faced Martian girl and Bill McCutcheon, who would go on to appear in Steel Magnolias and win a Tony Award for a revival of Anything Goes, is the "comic" relief. Filmed on location - in an abandoned aircraft hangar on Long Island! (86 mins.)

Scrooge (1935) - Sir Seymour Hicks, who had already played Scrooge more than 2,000 times onstage, reprises the role in this vintage telling of Dickens' immortal classic. Maurice Evans, soon to be a major stage star, plays the Poor Man. (78 mins.)

More new releases as they become available!

Welcome to the Radio Christmas Blog

2006-09-27T23:26:00.000-07:00

Radio Christmas is in its fifth year of playing "The Greatest Christmas Songs of All Time", 365 days a year.

Our blog will keep you up to date on new Christmas music releases, uptodate movie & TV specials listings, DVD releases and help you find those hard to locate Christmas songs and shows for your personal collection.

Just click the links provided to listen to the station, visit our main site, blog and email us to ask questions and request your favorite songs.

We will update the blog regularly with listings of the most popular songs on Radio Christmas, recommended Christmas Sites and other information.

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Thank you for listening to Radio Christmas.