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<\/p>\n16 October 2026, 10:36<\/p>\n
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Classic FM launches Classic FM Christmas, a brand new station filled with non-stop festive classical music.<\/p>\n
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The countdown to Christmas has officially begun…<\/p>\n The most wonderful time of the year is almost here, and we\u2019ve got a special gift for you to unwrap early this year. <\/p>\n Classic FM Christmas<\/a>, a brand new station from Classic FM, is Global\u2019s first radio station dedicated entirely to classical Christmas<\/a> music. <\/p>\n Launched on Friday 16 October, Classic FM Christmas is packed with the music that makes the season feel magical, from much-loved carols<\/a> to orchestral favourites, choral classics, ballets<\/a>, and festive film scores<\/a>. <\/p>\n There\u2019ll be music from \u2018O Holy Night\u2019<\/a> to \u2018Deck the Halls\u2019, John Williams<\/a>\u2019 Home Alone to Craig Armstrong\u2019s Love Actually, and no festive season is complete without Tchaikovsky\u2019s<\/a> ballet, The Nutcracker.<\/p>\n Aled Jones and Malakai M Bayoh sing \u2018O Holy Night\u2019<\/p>\n Classic FM\u2019s Managing Editor Joseph Zubier said: \u201cChristmas and classical music are a perfect match, so launching Classic FM Christmas for the very first time is the most natural next step for our brand. We look forward to welcoming first-time and current listeners to our new station. <\/p>\n \u201cFrom traditional carols to iconic festive film scores, we know people everywhere love the music that makes this season special. Classic FM Christmas brings it all together, celebrating the most wonderful music of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n How to listen to Classic FM Christmas<\/p>\n Classic FM Christmas is available on Global Player, the official Classic FM app, on DAB+ Digital Radio in Greater London, online, and via smart speakers by saying: \u201cPlay Classic FM Christmas\u201d.<\/p>\n You can also subscribe to Classic FM Plus<\/a> via Global Player<\/a>, to access ad-free listening to Classic FM Christmas as well as Classic FM, Classic FM Calm<\/a>, and Classic FM Movies<\/a>. <\/p>\n Listen to Classic FM Christmas, available now on Global Player.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"16 October 2026, 10:36 Classic FM launches Classic FM Christmas, a brand new station filled with non-stop festive…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":656646,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[93,61,60,278],"class_list":["post-656645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/656645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=656645"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/656645\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/656646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=656645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=656645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=656645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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