{"id":15709,"date":"2017-12-01T11:46:25","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T10:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/?p=15709"},"modified":"2024-05-15T21:50:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T19:50:40","slug":"bring-the-festive-spirit-to-your-radio-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/bring-the-festive-spirit-to-your-radio-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Bring the festive spirit to your radio station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the smell of evergreen boughs, hot mulled wine and freshly baked gingerbread wafting about, it&rsquo;s safe to say that <strong>the most wonderful time of the year is soon upon us<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>So why not <strong>incorporate the festive spirit into your radio station<\/strong> in order to attract even more listeners and add to their general merriness. That&rsquo;s why we&rsquo;ve put together some of our top tips to <strong>spread Christmas cheer via your radio station<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #b89c6a;\"><strong>Decorate your radio station<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15729 alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fr.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/christmas-ball.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/christmas-ball.png 128w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/christmas-ball-50x50.png 50w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128\/128;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15729 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/fr.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/christmas-ball.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/christmas-ball.png 128w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/christmas-ball-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/noscript>You might not want to deck your radio station with boughs of holly but why not tweak your radio station&rsquo;s logo to reflect the festive period. It&rsquo;s a great opportunity to be creative so don&rsquo;t hold back! Don&rsquo;t forget to update your cover photo on your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/how-to-create-your-radio-page\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>radio page<\/strong><\/a> or social media to promote any kind of Christmas or New Year competitions that you might be running.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #b89c6a;\"><strong>Top Tip:<\/strong><\/span> Schedule hourly Christmas jingles using the Breaks module on the Radio Manager. Or if you&rsquo;re going live with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/studioking-perfect-tool-live-broadcasting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>StudioKing<\/strong><\/a>, why not add your own Christmassy samplers.<\/p>\n<p>Like Santa&rsquo;s little helpers, we&rsquo;ve even put together a special Christmas pack for you. In this pack, you&rsquo;ll find a couple of jolly icons to adorn your visuals this season:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Festive-Pack.zip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #b89c6a;\"><strong>Download the Christmas pack<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><div class='eckosc eckosc_full_width_block'><\/div><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #b89c6a;\"><strong>Fireside Chats<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15730 alignright lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fr.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/gift-box.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/gift-box.png 128w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/gift-box-50x50.png 50w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128\/128;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15730 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/fr.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/gift-box.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/gift-box.png 128w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/gift-box-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/noscript>Find the perfect yuletide content to entertain your audience over the next couple of weeks and they&rsquo;re bound to stay loyal.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Why not organize a <strong>Quiz of the Year<\/strong> as one of your radio shows! Invite a couple of special guests on air to answer questions relating to events that have happened over the past year.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/how-to-put-your-listeners-on-air\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Have your listeners call in<\/strong><\/a> to wish their loved ones a Merry Christmas. They might even want to share their New Year&rsquo;s resolutions or some of their favorite food recipes for a festive party!<\/li>\n<li>Organize a prize draw where one lucky listener gets to win their dream Christmas present (within reason) or station <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">merchandise<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #b89c6a;\"><strong>Top Tip:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0Heading off to the Christmas market? Why not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/tutorial-how-to-go-live-via-your-smartphone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>go live using BroadcastMyself\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>and ask passers by to wish your listeners a very Merry Christmas!<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #b89c6a;\"><strong>Festive playlists<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15733 alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fr.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/bell.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/bell.png 128w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/bell-50x50.png 50w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128\/128;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15733 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/fr.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/bell.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/bell.png 128w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/bell-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/noscript>While there might be a number of Christmas clangers that make you contemplate perforating your eardrums with a cinnamon stick, festive tunes during this period are a must on your radio station. Here are some crackers if you&rsquo;re in need of a bit of inspiration:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6bbuBubZ1yE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Baby It&rsquo;s Cold Outside<\/a> &#8211; Idina Menzel &amp; Michael Bubl\u00e9<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V9BZDpni56Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wonderful Christmas Time<\/a> &#8211; Paul McCartney<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=niLMQsD9ZG4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wrapped Up<\/a> &#8211; Olly Murs<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7T-3FtRFsxw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Santa&rsquo;s Got A Bag Of Soul<\/a> &#8211; The Soul Saints Orchestra<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=O3TXwWANFbM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&lsquo;Zat You, Santa Claus?<\/a> &#8211; Louis Armstrong<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DiXjbI3kRus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Little Drummer Boy \/ Peace On Earth<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0Bing Crosby, David Bowie<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uuGzQHTRUrI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Run Rudolph Run<\/a> &#8211; Chuck Berry<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y6rDA2Czz0E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sleigh Ride<\/a> &#8211; The Ronettes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #b89c6a;\"><strong>Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If you head over to<strong> Configuration &gt; General Configuration<\/strong>, copy and paste this code into the\u00a0<strong><label class=\"optional control-label\" for=\"js_scripts\">JavaScript scripts\u00a0<\/label><\/strong><label class=\"optional control-label\" for=\"js_scripts\">box of your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/create-radio-cms-website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Radio Website<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0admin for a magical surprise.\u00a0<\/label><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><em>Click on the dropdown box below to reveal the code:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><div class='eckosc eckosc_accordion eckosc_accordion_closed'>\n                        <div class='eckosc_accordion_header' data-state='closed'><h3>Snow Code<\/h3><\/div>\n                        <div class='eckosc_accordion_content'><\/span><\/p>\n<pre class=\"eckosc_syntax eckosc_syntax_theme_default\"><code>snow_img = \"data:image\/png;base64,R0lGODlhGAAYALMAAP\/\/\/\/z8\/PHx8ezs7Nra2tnZ2djY2NfX19XV1c\/Pz8PDwwAAAMDAwAAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAEAAAwALAAAAAAYABgAQAStkMlJq6Uqa8BB7ommeNbXCUACChejHOAwfGqXTUrd7XwfYoNEQhDacIotRorAUUhGS0LSCAgSj0gcEwQgQAeHz4AgTIRdMK9Mt1Mpxj9c5tpMnTQt0c2lT\/JHe1B4eSqFIihlTiUZWx4EQSkhHooWHHQKW0MkFTmYIwM2UGaMCgJOOT2pqUU5hVefM6I7NyYmqh+eJWxCKJF7nJFHXiM6ppQVZDWKI0QJA37QLREAOw==\";snow_img = \"data:image\/png;base64,R0lGODlhGAAYALMAAP\/\/\/\/z8\/PHx8ezs7Nra2tnZ2djY2NfX19XV1c\/Pz8PDwwAAAMDAwAAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAEAAAwALAAAAAAYABgAQAStkMlJq6Uqa8BB7ommeNbXCUACChejHOAwfGqXTUrd7XwfYoNEQhDacIotRorAUUhGS0LSCAgSj0gcEwQgQAeHz4AgTIRdMK9Mt1Mpxj9c5tpMnTQt0c2lT\/JHe1B4eSqFIihlTiUZWx4EQSkhHooWHHQKW0MkFTmYIwM2UGaMCgJOOT2pqUU5hVefM6I7NyYmqh+eJWxCKJF7nJFHXiM6ppQVZDWKI0QJA37QLREAOw==\";snow_no = 15;if (typeof(window.pageYOffset) == \"number\"){ snow_browser_width = window.innerWidth; snow_browser_height = window.innerHeight;}\u00a0else if (document.body &amp;&amp; (document.body.scrollLeft || document.body.scrollTop)){ snow_browser_width = document.body.offsetWidth; snow_browser_height = document.body.offsetHeight;}else if (document.documentElement &amp;&amp; (document.documentElement.scrollLeft || document.documentElement.scrollTop)){ snow_browser_width = document.documentElement.offsetWidth; snow_browser_height = document.documentElement.offsetHeight;}else{ snow_browser_width = 500; snow_browser_height = 500; }\nsnow_dx = [];snow_xp = [];snow_yp = [];snow_am = [];snow_stx = [];snow_sty = [];\nfor (i = 0; i &lt; snow_no; i++)\u00a0{\u00a0 snow_dx[i] = 0;\u00a0 snow_xp[i] = Math.random()*(snow_browser_width-50); snow_yp[i] = Math.random()*snow_browser_height; snow_am[i] = Math.random()*20;\u00a0 snow_stx[i] = 0.02 + Math.random()\/10; snow_sty[i] = 0.7 + Math.random(); if (i &gt; 0) document.write(\"&lt;\\div id=\\\"snow_flake\"+ i +\"\\\" style=\\\"position:absolute;z-index:\"+i+\"\\\"&gt;&lt;\\img src=\\\"\"+snow_img+\"\\\" border=\\\"0\\\" id=\\\"snow_img_\"+i+\"\\\"&gt;&lt;\\\/div&gt;\"); else document.write(\"&lt;\\div id=\\\"snow_flake0\\\" style=\\\"position:absolute;z-index:0\\\"&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\/\/peters1.dk\/tools\/snow.php\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;&lt;\\img src=\\\"\"+snow_img+\"\\\" border=\\\"0\\\" id=\\\"snow_img_\"+i+\"\\\"&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/div&gt;\");\u00a0}function SnowStart()\u00a0{\u00a0 for (i = 0; i &lt; snow_no; i++)\u00a0 {\u00a0 snow_yp[i] += snow_sty[i]; if (snow_yp[i] &gt; snow_browser_height-50)\u00a0 { snow_xp[i] = Math.random()*(snow_browser_width-snow_am[i]-30); snow_yp[i] = 0; snow_stx[i] = 0.02 + Math.random()\/10; snow_sty[i] = 0.7 + Math.random(); } snow_dx[i] += snow_stx[i]; document.getElementById(\"snow_flake\"+i).style.top=snow_yp[i]+\"px\"; document.getElementById(\"snow_flake\"+i).style.left=snow_xp[i] + snow_am[i]*Math.sin(snow_dx[i])+\"px\"; } snow_time = setTimeout(\"SnowStart()\", 10);}\nfunction SneSkiftImg(idi){ snow_img = $(\"#snowpic_\"+idi).prop(\"src\"); for (i = 0; i &lt; snow_no; i++)\u00a0 { $(\"#snow_img_\"+i).prop(\"src\",snow_img); }}\nSnowStart();<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Got any suggestions of your own? Let us know!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Happy holidays!\u00a0?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href='' class='eckosc eckosc_button font_alt eckosc_button_size_extra large eckosc_button_position_inline eckosc_button_rounded' style='background-color:#b89c6a;' ' data-color='#b89c6a'><strong>Start creating your merry radio station today!<\/strong><\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the smell of evergreen boughs, hot mulled wine and freshly baked gingerbread wafting about, it&rsquo;s safe to say that the most wonderful time of the year is soon upon us. So why not incorporate the festive spirit into your radio station in order to attract even more listeners and add to their general merriness. That&rsquo;s why we&rsquo;ve put together some of our top tips to spread Christmas cheer via your radio station.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":15712,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[86],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15709"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15709"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15709\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33913,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15709\/revisions\/33913"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}