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Radio station plays Christmas music already

BY Linda Thomas  on October 11, 2012 @ 5:11 pm (Updated: 5:40 am - 10/12/12 )

Christmas

A Yakima radio station is hurling past the pumpkins and leaping over the Thanksgiving dinner table by playing Christmas music early.

As in, now.

Ken Moultrie, a former Seattle and Portland radio guy, is behind what he says is "likely the very first flip to all-Christmas on radio for 2012."

The all-Christmas music "North Pole Radio" launched yesterday at 5:00 p.m. online and its being carried on KYXE-FM in Yakima.

Moultrie says, "Consider it an early Christmas present for Yakima. The format has proven success with a unique mix of the best contemporary and classic Christmas songs with some surprises along the way."

One question, two words. Too soon?

By LINDA THOMAS, There are 74 days until Christmas.

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  • Rikki Doxx wrote...
    Heck Yeah Too Soon!
    October 11, 2012 7:46 pm
    Yeah it's too soon. Been to Sears and WalMart and already they're putting up the Christmas stuff. Oh well, Christmas has turn into nothing but a merchandising reason for the season. Happy Hollidayze!
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  • maplefish wrote...
    Too Funny
    October 11, 2012 7:56 pm
    I was in Yakima this morning and actualy woke up to Christmas Music...? I seriously thought I was dreaming. it's still summertime over here...
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  • ryanmopar wrote...
    Why do we keep putting morons in charge of things?!?
    October 11, 2012 9:04 pm
    That is all...
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  • tlmbrt wrote...
    YES!
    October 11, 2012 9:16 pm
    WAY, WAY too soon! We hhave been seeing this "fudging" of Christmas for several years now. It used to be they waited until the day after Thanksgiving. But due to the bad economy and the desire to spur sales, they have begun earlier and earlier every year. The problem with this is BURNOUT. By the time Christmas rolls around, we are SICK and TIRED of it all! It's all totally commercialized. And it isn't just Christmas. On Jan 2, out comes the RED holiday (Valentines Day, followed quickly by the GREEN one (St, Patrick's). It's TOO MUCH.
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  • DJFavorite wrote...
    Too Soon!
    October 12, 2012 4:27 am
    It's too soon for any Christmas music to be played before Thanksgiving Day.
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  • Rick W7PSK wrote...
    Exactly DJ
    October 12, 2012 4:53 am
    We agree on that. In fact, a family tradition starting before I was even born, and I carry on today, is that after the last Pie and Last football game are over and just before everyone heads home from the Turkey day feast, we put a Christmas song on and declare the season started.
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  • clevesside wrote...
    Creep creep creep........
    October 12, 2012 8:25 am
    ....and creep. Christmas before Halloween? That's American retailing, by George. New American tradition? Hell, I hope not, but the Christmas stuff starts in July, and that's way over the top. That's corporate leadership today, and you can figure out the rest, since they don't get it.
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  • SeattleNative wrote...
    Just great
    October 12, 2012 8:25 am
    Another troll has found his way to this website.
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  • Nickatnyt wrote...
    Groundhog Day meets St. Nick
    October 12, 2012 9:17 am
    Heck, lets just have it on 365 days a year.
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