{"id":16403,"date":"2015-12-24T09:21:29","date_gmt":"2015-12-24T13:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=16403"},"modified":"2015-12-24T09:21:29","modified_gmt":"2015-12-24T13:21:29","slug":"make-time-for-some-holiday-listening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/make-time-for-some-holiday-listening\/","title":{"rendered":"Make time for some holiday listening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16401\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Santa-Christmas-Radio.jpg\" alt=\"Santa-Christmas-Radio\" width=\"800\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Santa-Christmas-Radio.jpg 800w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Santa-Christmas-Radio-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Santa-Christmas-Radio-768x488.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Remember that there are some unique broadcasts to tune to today and throughout the holidays. Here are a couple of note:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/december-24-tune-in-ndrs-annual-christmas-greetings-program-on-shortwave\/\" target=\"_blank\">NDR\u2019s annual Christmas greetings program on shortwave<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/fessenden-christmas-eve-commemorative-transmissions\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fessenden Christmas Eve Commemorative Transmissions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Of course, many of your favorite international broadcasters will also have holiday specials throughout the week.<\/p>\n<p>If you like pirate radio listening, you&#8217;re in for a treat as well. Typically, there are numerous shortwave pirates on the air during the holidays&#8211;especially on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year&#8217;s Eve and New Year&#8217;s Day.<\/p>\n<p><em>What? You&#8217;ve never tuned in a pirate station before?<\/em> There&#8217;s no better time than now to log that first pirate! <a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/how-to-tune-in-pirate-radio-broadcasts-on-shortwave\/\">Click here to learn how<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Did anyone hear the <a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/grimeton-vlf-broadcast-on-christmas-eve-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\">Grimeton VLF<\/a> broadcast earlier today? Though it&#8217;s nearly an impossible catch for me State side, I still tried. Sadly, a long line of (unseasonal) thunderstorms moved into the region and I was forced to unplug my large external loop\u00a0antenna in the wee hours of the morning.\u00a0\u00a0I hope they\u00a0had a successful broadcast.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16404 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/100_5513.jpg\" alt=\"100_5513\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/100_5513.jpg 650w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/100_5513-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While we&#8217;re talking about radio and the holidays, I thought I&#8217;d also share this photo (above) that\u00a0<em>SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Mario Filippi sent in last week.<\/p>\n<p>He and his wife made this cake for the annual office Christmas party. Mario comments:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Since I am the &#8216;go to&#8217; radio guy at work, we decorated the cake with various radio icons and slogans with the hope of putting smiles on everyone&#8217;s face.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>No doubt,\u00a0your cake\u00a0was a success!<\/p>\n<h2>Good cheer!<\/h2>\n<p>The <em>SWLing Post<\/em> has an\u00a0international set of readers. While not everyone celebrates Christmas like my family, there seem to be many celebrations and festivals that happen this time of the year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>However you celebrate, here&#8217;s wishing you and yours\u00a0<em>the best<\/em>\u00a0of the season!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remember that there are some unique broadcasts to tune to today and throughout the holidays. Here are a couple of note: NDR\u2019s annual Christmas greetings program on shortwave Fessenden Christmas Eve Commemorative Transmissions Of course, many of your favorite international broadcasters will also have holiday specials throughout the week. If you like pirate radio listening, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,305,43,1409,1167],"tags":[1560,4092,4082,4117],"class_list":["post-16403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-nostalgia","category-shortwave-radio","category-specials","category-whats-on-shortwave","tag-christmas","tag-pirate-radio","tag-shortwave-radio","tag-specials"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-4gz","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11819,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/christmas-specials-on-wrmi\/","url_meta":{"origin":16403,"position":0},"title":"Christmas specials on WRMI","author":"Thomas","date":"December 22, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: WRMI) Many of our regular programs on WRMI will have special Christmas features in the coming days, including Radio Prague, Radio Slovakia International, Viva Miami, Wavescan and of course most of our Christian religious programs. We want to make special mention of a Christmas Cantata that we are presenting\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Radio Miami International","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/logo1radio.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":61442,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/texas-radio-shortwaves-christmas-programs\/","url_meta":{"origin":16403,"position":1},"title":"Texas Radio Shortwave\u2019s Christmas Programs","author":"Thomas","date":"December 19, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Terry Colgan of Texas Radio Shortwave, who writes: Here\u2019s our December 25 program schedule featuring holiday music by Texas artists. The BIG NEWS is our 0300 UTC broadcast from Woofferton, UK, with 250 kW. Intended primarily for North American listeners, the high-power broadcast should\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Music&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Music","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/music\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Texas-Radio-SW-Christmas-2024-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Texas-Radio-SW-Christmas-2024-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Texas-Radio-SW-Christmas-2024-1.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Texas-Radio-SW-Christmas-2024-1.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Texas-Radio-SW-Christmas-2024-1.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":35285,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/tune-in-holiday-serenades-from-mcmurdo-station-antarctica\/","url_meta":{"origin":16403,"position":2},"title":"Tune in: Holiday serenades from McMurdo Station, Antarctica","author":"Thomas","date":"December 22, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ron, who shares the following tip from the ARRL News: Each year, volunteers at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, celebrate the holidays by serenading those at the remote, Antarctic field camps via HF radio. This year, ham radio operators and SWLs around the world are invited\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/mcmurdo-from-ob-hill.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/mcmurdo-from-ob-hill.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/mcmurdo-from-ob-hill.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5203,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/saturday-night-country-takes-you-down-under-for-the-holidays\/","url_meta":{"origin":16403,"position":3},"title":"Saturday Night Country takes you &#8216;down under&#8217; for the holidays","author":"Thomas","date":"December 23, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"If you've been reading the SWLing Post for long, you'll know how much I love ABC's Saturday Night Country, which I tune to every Saturday morning starting on 9,580 kHz. Yesterday, host Felicity Urquhart produced another great mix of interviews and music, including some uniquely Australian Country Christmas songs. You\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Felicity Urquhart, host of ABC's Saturday Night Country. (photo: ABC)","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/FelicitySatNightCountry-300x171.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2442,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/christmas-tunes-via-pirate-radio\/","url_meta":{"origin":16403,"position":4},"title":"Christmas tunes via pirate radio","author":"Thomas","date":"December 25, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Last night--Christmas Eve--I recorded a few minutes of pirate radio station, Wolverine Radio on 6,925 kHz USB. Their signal was very strong here into the shack. Wolverine played a selection of several rockin' Christmas songs. Merry Christmas and enjoy! If media player does not appear above, please click here to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Music&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Music","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/music\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/RadioListening-300x190.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":29628,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/norddeutscher-rundfunk-christmas-eve-broadcast-schedule\/","url_meta":{"origin":16403,"position":5},"title":"Norddeutscher Rundfunk Christmas Eve Broadcast schedule","author":"Thomas","date":"December 22, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor,\u00a0Ralf Bender, who shares the following news: Hello SWLing Post, I send you a translation of an announcement of a special german broadcast with tradition: MEDIA BROADCAST broadcasts NDR radio program worldwide via shortwave on Christmas Eve. On Christmas Eve sailors all over the world\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/jens-rademacher-26525-e1513162795762.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/jens-rademacher-26525-e1513162795762.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/jens-rademacher-26525-e1513162795762.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/jens-rademacher-26525-e1513162795762.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16403"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16403\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}