[BC] Classic Christmas radio plays

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HMMMM.

I wonder if this is a good programming idea.

One of the big Christmas programming ideas that has been very  
successful over the past decade or maybe a few more years has been the  
format of wall-to-wall Christmas music from Thanksgiving to at least  
Christmas, or maybe New Years Eve or Day.

For the most part, it is background music, and it is generally A/C  
stations that do it successfully, without tanking first quarter.

I believe Christmas plays, and such, may be OK on Christmas EVE, but  
not on Christmas day.  Generally, this is family time, with people  
chatting, and catching up, with the children playing with their new  
toys and games.  I don't believe people will have the time to actually  
listen to radio plays on Christmas day.  Their attention would be, and  
will be, elsewhere.

--chip

On Nov 10, 2010, at 9:00 AM, broadcast-request at radiolists.net wrote:

> Message: 5
> From: Mark Croom <markc at newmail.kinshipradio.org>
>
> It is possible that Focus on the Family will make available their  
> Radio Theatre version of "A Christmas Carol" for general market  
> radio. These are high-quality radio plays with top-flight actors-- 
> they're excellent.
>
> I would expect it's a barter thing but I haven't dealt with the  
> general market reps at all, just the non-comm folks.
>
> http://www.briargatemedia.com/
>
> They actually have a link to Christmas programming on the home page  
> just now.
>
> Mark
> MN
>
> On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 12:16 PM, Chris Gebhardt <chris at virtbiz.com>  
> wrote:
>> I have a friend looking to supplement Christmas Eve / Christmas
>> programming on his small FM.  We were thinking about some of the old
>> radio plays like Christmas Carrol or Wonderful Life.  I can swear  
>> I've
>> heard versions that are NOT dubs from the movies.
>
>> Any ideas?
>> --
>> Chris Gebhardt