The Great Christmas Thrills

The great Christmas Thrills

The Wonderful Music

When Christmas comes, it is very exciting.  Almost everywhere there is Christmas music playing ranging from the on campus restaurants at colleges to the radio stations across the bay area.  My favorite music comes from 96.5 KOIT radio station which starts their music immediately after Thanks Giving.  The station plays all the Christmas songs that exist and some great commercials for fun activities.  Some of the activities I have heard about include great deals on Christmas trees, Christmas cruises run by Horn Blower Yachts on the San Francisco bay or free Disneyland tickets.  Most of the offers are the type that you have to be the first person to call the station to win the activity.  Unfortunately, I have never been one to call in early enough because I sleep in a lot.  Also, some organizations use musical catches in their advertising.  For example, the Academy Of Sciences museum changes the phrase "and a happy new year" in the song We Wish You A merry Christmas to, "And a happy new time span of the earth to revolve around the sun." The music ranges from songs that are more for children to those that everyone likes.  An example of a children's Christmas song might be Santa Clause Is Coming To Town whereas a song that the general population likes might be Home For The Holidays.  While some songs are more for children, they are still sung by adults which makes them sometimes better depending on the singer.  I think this is partly because adults tend to be professionals and know how to sing better.

 

I can't remember exactly when I first heard of KOIT, but it was definitely around Christmas.  I believe it was while I was riding the school bus back in high school because this was the station the driver always played.  No wonder I always dreaded getting off the bus at home.  Although I had to ride that bus for an hour with a bunch of screaming kids, the good music sure mad up for it.  The reason the kids were screaming on the bus is because the bus I took was what is known as the short bus.  True to its name, this bus is a smaller bus used for disabled students.  It was always hard leaving the great music because the songs were so good.  However, once I learned the name of the station, I realized that I didn't have to be on the bus to get great Christmas music.  All I had to do was tune into the radio station.  Some of the places I would tune into the radio station include my Braille computer which has a built in FM radio and my parents' car.  In fact, KOIT's Christmas music was what got me started listening to the radio in the first place.

Posted By Daniel Witte