Discussion
Anyone playing along?
I know this is about music, and originated on Absolute Radio (two sections covered) but I thought it was best placed here.
In short, Dave Berry the breakfast host on the above radio station has been running this for a few years. The idea being you have to go from the 1st to midnight on Xmas Eve without hearing Wham - Last Christmas.
The rules are:
1. Once you hear the song and recognise it, you're out.
2. It runs from 1st - 24th December inclusive.
3. Cover versions and remixes don't count.
4. You can't be Whambushed. In other words, someone deliberately playing the song as you walk in the room.
I'm still in, but my wife and son are both out already. Last year I think I got to something like 19th and was walking around Tesco when it was pointed out to me that I was humming along.
I know this is about music, and originated on Absolute Radio (two sections covered) but I thought it was best placed here.
In short, Dave Berry the breakfast host on the above radio station has been running this for a few years. The idea being you have to go from the 1st to midnight on Xmas Eve without hearing Wham - Last Christmas.
The rules are:
1. Once you hear the song and recognise it, you're out.
2. It runs from 1st - 24th December inclusive.
3. Cover versions and remixes don't count.
4. You can't be Whambushed. In other words, someone deliberately playing the song as you walk in the room.
I'm still in, but my wife and son are both out already. Last year I think I got to something like 19th and was walking around Tesco when it was pointed out to me that I was humming along.
Surely it's all down to luck?
I'm out already, we have Radio 2 on in the office (not my choice) and they've played it already, they're hammering all the xmas songs actually, I'm sick of them already.
I have the same rant every year, but I do like Christmas, I just wish it only lasted 12 days rather than a month and a half.
I'm out already, we have Radio 2 on in the office (not my choice) and they've played it already, they're hammering all the xmas songs actually, I'm sick of them already.
I have the same rant every year, but I do like Christmas, I just wish it only lasted 12 days rather than a month and a half.
Fonzey said:
Thanks for the reminder, remember hearing about this last year.
I'm still safe, need to keep a beady eye on what spotify gets up to though as we have it playing through random stuff almost all day every day. Very little radio here though, so that should help.
Put on LBC. You will go around being very angry but at least won't hear LC unless they use it in an advert.I'm still safe, need to keep a beady eye on what spotify gets up to though as we have it playing through random stuff almost all day every day. Very little radio here though, so that should help.
Used to be based on "The Fairy Tale of New York" originally although they don't appear to play that as much these days after faggot became a word meaning more than meatballs. Which fact pop pickers, until that is heard in one of our family cars by two people at the same time, the Christmas Tree does not go up. Slightly annoying in August 2015 having to put the tree up after it was played, but them were the rules. Hence the rules were modified to state "at least after 1st December".
It is an old tradition. Been going on many years. The rules and how each rule came about, are explained more fully here.
https://youtu.be/E8gmARGvPlI?t=17
It is an old tradition. Been going on many years. The rules and how each rule came about, are explained more fully here.
https://youtu.be/E8gmARGvPlI?t=17
I was in until Mr Berry himself got me out - was playing catch up on the podcast on Monday and they played it (as it was the Friday show)
My mate and I have been playing a similar game but with Mariah Carey's song for the past decade or so. My record is the 21st for that, but this year my wife put some Christmas music on whilst I was in the other room at about 6.30pm and so I was out straight away.
All a bit of harmless fun, sadly for this year, I'm out
My mate and I have been playing a similar game but with Mariah Carey's song for the past decade or so. My record is the 21st for that, but this year my wife put some Christmas music on whilst I was in the other room at about 6.30pm and so I was out straight away.
All a bit of harmless fun, sadly for this year, I'm out
Tyre Smoke said:
I heard that!
We should have a secret PH reference when on the radio like a Freemason's handshake.
I wrote a thread about this time last year where I set the challenge of somehow making it known to anyone reading that the person was PH'er. However I didn't get enough airtime to say something like "he really dominated the balls" to them, so failed my own challenge. We should have a secret PH reference when on the radio like a Freemason's handshake.
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