Christmas Music 24/7

I’d like to thank everyone for their support of Christmas Music 24/7 in 2010. But realistically, it looks like we aren’t going to make our goal of $5,000 by the end of Christmas Day. What does that mean for the stations for next year?

First the good news: Live365 has created a new broadcast package that I am eligible for. So in 2010 there will be four “professional grade” Christmas stations in the network, up from two this year. So I will be able to grow the network significantly next year at little added expense.

The bad news: I was hoping to use the Kickstarter funds to create some new resources on the ChristmasMusic247.com web site. The first was a database of concerts for the Christmas 2010 season. The basic database system I already have, but managing the data was going to take a lot of work, and these funds would have made that possible.

The second resource I was hoping to add was a more detailed listing of the music I play on the station. I wanted to have information for each artist, song and album, all cross-referenced, making it easier for fans to either buy the music they hear, or to support the musicians they enjoy.

If you’d like to make a donation to me directly, you can do that at my Christmas Music 24/7 donations page. I don’t think I’ll still be able to offer any of the rewards that were offered in the Kickstarter campaign. Let me know if that is a hindrance from making a donation, I’m sure I can work something out.

Merry Christmas! And thank you for your support of the station.

• Twelve Tips For Getting Airplay: http://www.christmasmusic247.com/goto/416 #
• Associated Press: Not such a Silent Night in Bethlehem: Jesus' traditional birth place gets rock festival: http://christmasmusic247.com/x/h0 #
• Associated Press: A group of 10 a cappella singers, Straight No Chaser, hoping for mainstream success: http://christmasmusic247.com/x/h1 #
• The Traditional and Jazz stations combined have reach over 1,000,000 total listener hours in the past 30 days. Thanks for listening! #

You’ve just spent a fair amount of money on studio time, musicians, CD jacket design, disc duplication, mailing. So obviously you want to get your music out to as many listeners as possible. One way to do that is by reaching out to Internet radio stations. Here are twelve tips that you should keep in mind, based on my experiences running a network of Internet radio stations over the past six years:

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• The Helper: http://christmasmusic247.com/x/gl (A Christmas story written in 2006 by Blake M. Petit) #
• Check out the Christmas Music 24/7 Store at http://christmasmusic247.com/store/ Most of the music we play on any station is available. #

According to the PNC Christmas Price Index, buying each of the 12 items in “The Twelve Days of Christmas” carol, will cost you $21,466. And if you repeat gifts as the song progresses, it’ll et you back a modest $87,403.

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• I'm setting up several mailing lists so I can stay connected with the artists I play, the labels that send me music, and my listeners. #

• I'm setting up several mailing lists so I can stay connected with the artists I play, the labels that send me music, and my listeners. #

• Terry Fator: Christmas in Vegas, added to the Eclectic station. Free download at http://christmasmusic247.com/x/g8 #christmasmusic #
• Just added Cool Yule, from the United States Air Force Band to the traditional and jazz stations. #christmasmusic Thanks Devon! #
• Wow, the US Air Force Band ensemble The Airmen of Note are on twitter: @airmenofnote Thanks for the great songs on Cool Yule! #
• For the first time ever, the Christmas Music 24/7 Network had over 5,000 simultaneous listeners this afternoon! #

Thanks to your encouragement by pledging, and because some people have been making donations directly to me through my PayPal account, I have been able to upgrade the Christmas Music 24/7 Country Station to a better quality music. The music is now being played at 128kbps. I also upgraded to a larger station, which means that more people can listen now. Thank you for your support!

More information about donating at the Christmas Music 24/7 Donations page.

• The Country station has been upgraded. New songs, higher quality MP3, and more listener slots. Thanks for your donations! #christmasmusic #