A very special open letter to Galaxie TraditionalHoliday* December 8, 2006
* FYI - TraditionalHoliday is the station on my satellite dish which plays Christmas music non-stop.
Dear Programers of Galaxie TraditionalHoliday,
Thank you for helping me get in the holiday spirit this year. You’ve played a lovely selection of holiday music so far, and I’ve had it on in the background every day for the past few days. I’m now full of the holiday spirit, yo. However, I have a few comments I’d like to throw your way:
Roger Whitaker - you play him three to four times every hour. I haven’t heard him at all in over 20 years, and yet now I’ve heard him at least 20 times in the past 7 days. That’s way too many times.
Why do you insist on playing the same song three times in a row? Granted, it’s by three different artists, but really? I had no idea there were that many ways to interpret “Little Drummer Boy.” (I should mention one of these interpretations is by Kenny G. And that’s one interpretation that didn’t need to be made in the first place. At all.)
Could you please tell Neil Diamond to take it down a notch? I’m afraid he’s going to be overcome with emotion every time you play his version of “Silent Night.” Not to mention that he’s going to hurt himself one of these days with his enthusiastic belting of “O Holy Night.”
I’m not a big Sarah McLachan fan, but her version of “What Child is This?” that you played this afternoon was perfectly lovely. Kudos!
Why no “Fairytale in New York”? That’s my signal - the first time I hear it played in December is when I know the holidays have started. Yet you persist in not playing it - does Shane McGowan’s slurred delivery and Kirsty McColl’s sharp responses bother you?
And, why no John Denver and the Muppets? Why no “The Restroom Door Said ‘Gentlemen’”? No “Walkin’ ‘Round in Women’s Underwear”? “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer”? Do you fear the novelty Christmas song?
Anyways, thanks and have a pleasant holiday!
r. 
(I swear to god - as I was writing this, they played Roger Whitaker and followed it up with Neil Diamond.)
Think they might play the “Christmas Turkey” album by the Arrogant Worms with such favourites as “Santa Got Arrested?”
The restroom door said Gentlemen? Seriously? I’ve never heard of that one and I’m kinda scared to find out.
I didn’t like the Sarah McLachan version of ‘What Child is This’ the first time around but it’s growing on me. I do like the rest of her new CD. The new James Taylor CD is great too. He has a very different and catchy ‘Jingle Bells’. And Giselle, try saying that title to the tune of ‘God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen’ and you’ll get the picture.
Sweet.
I love the John Denver and the Muppets Christmas Album.
Especially the song that starts with “I don’t know if you believe in Christmas…”
Love John Denver and the Muppets, too.
Btw, I love the Matthew Ryan version of “The Little Drummer Boy”- did they play that?
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