{"id":2124722,"date":"2025-10-30T13:13:31","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T13:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2124722"},"modified":"2025-10-30T13:13:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T13:13:31","slug":"detroits-wnic-fm-getting-ready-to-switch-to-24-7-christmas-music-on-nov-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/detroits-wnic-fm-getting-ready-to-switch-to-24-7-christmas-music-on-nov-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit’s WNIC-FM getting ready to switch to 24\/7 Christmas music on Nov. 6"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It\u2019s beginning to look a lot like … that day in early November when WNIC-FM (100.3) begins playing Christmas music 24\/7.<\/p>\n

Starting at 7 a.m. on Nov. 6, there will be nothing but classic holiday hits on the Detroit adult contemporary station to celebrate a holiday that still is two months away.<\/p>\n

Yes, it’s like the Fourth of July in May or Halloween in August. Or think of it as terrestrial radio’s equivalent of the Hallmark Channel\u2019s \u201cCountdown to Christmas,\u201d only you don’t have to pay attention to a story about a party planner who goes back to her small Vermont hometown where her high school crush still lives in order to save her grandparents\u2019 mail-order gingerbread business located on a llama farm.<\/p>\n

WNIC will be making the switch at a live event <\/a>that morning from 7 to 10 a.m. at the Gardner White Home on Woodward Avenue in Detroit, where listeners can meet host Jay Towers and crew and enter to win the trip to Las Vegas to see Mariah Carey perform in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

More: <\/strong>The Bear takes seat outside Hudson’s site buildings in downtown Detroit<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

More: <\/strong>Jeff Daniels’ wild, wacky \u2018Norma & Wanda\u2019 draws belly laughs at Purple Rose Theatre<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Peanuts<\/span><\/div>\n

Peanuts characters on stage in “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” created by late cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in 1965.<\/p>\n

Is it too early for carols to invade the airwaves or is that just your inner Grinch talking? Here\u2019s a quick list of the pros and cons of WNIC\u2019s 24\/7, all-Christmas, all-the-time tradition.<\/p>\n

Pro:<\/strong> Good reminder to finish your Christmas shopping.<\/p>\n

Con:<\/strong> Nagging reminder of how commercialized the season has become.<\/p>\n

Pro:<\/strong> Never get tired of Donny Hathaway\u2019s \u201cThis Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n

Con:<\/strong> Estimated time that fatigue sets in for Wham!\u2019s \u201cLast Christmas\u201d? Nov. 9.<\/p>\n

Pro: <\/strong>The timeless soundtrack by Vince Guaraldi for \u201cA Charlie Brown Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n

Con:<\/strong> A reminder that \u201cA Charlie Brown Christmas\u201d turns 60 this year, which means we’re how old?<\/p>\n

Pro:<\/strong> Can finally start campaign to get more airtime for Bing Crosby and David Bowie\u2019s \u201cPeace on Earth\/Little Drummer Boy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Con:<\/strong> Still embarrassed by last year\u2019s crushing defeat at getting more airtime for the Pogues’ \u201cFairytale of New York\u201d by the Pogues.<\/p>\n

Pro: <\/strong>Having a good cry during Judy Garland\u2019s \u201cHave Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n

Con:<\/strong> Sobs provoked by the \u201cNext year all our troubles will be miles away\u201d line can lead to reduced driving visibility.<\/p>\n

Pro:<\/strong> It\u2019s like \u201cAll I Want for Christmas\u201d by Mariah Carey on a loop!<\/p>\n

Con:<\/strong> It\u2019s like \u201cAll I Want for Christmas\u201d by Mariah Carey on a loop???<\/p>\n

Contact Detroit Free Press pop culture critic Julie Hinds at jhinds@freepress.com.<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Set your alarm clock for WNIC-FM’s annual Christmas music switch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

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