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Radio Channel That Plays Just Christmas Songs Has Just Launched

Radio Channel That Plays Just Christmas Songs Has Just Launched

Heart Xmas has launched 10 days early and offers 24/7 radio coverage.

Anish Vij

Anish Vij

If you're one of them that like to start Christmas two months early, then you're in luck because a 24-hour Christmas radio station has launched to give you all the festive bangers you will need.

After its first launch in 2016, Heart Xmas replaced Heart Extra to offer Santa lovers an early start to celebrate the festive period.

This year's launch is 10 days earlier than 2020 and from what we've been through in the past two years, why not?

You can listen to Heart Xmas via Global Player and DAB radio, or straight from your web browser.

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The best thing is that the station is available 24/7 and you can celebrate Christmas at any hour you feel like.

You'll be able to get the frequency in the following areas across the UK:

  • Berkshire and North Hampshire
  • Bristol
  • Cambridgeshire
  • Cornwall
  • Derbyshire
  • Devon
  • Essex
  • Hereford/Worcestershire
  • Herts/Beds/Bucks
  • Humberside
  • Kent
  • Leeds
  • Leicestershire
  • Lincolnshire
  • London
  • Norfolk
  • North Yorkshire
  • Northamptonshire
  • Nottinghamshire
  • Oxfordshire
  • Peterborough
  • Plymouth
  • Somerset
  • South Yorkshire
  • Swindon
  • West Wiltshire

The station will be on air until 27 December, so even if you want to celebrate AFTER Christmas, you can.

Well, this might be a good excuse to get your Christmas shopping done early, as we all know how jampacked the shopping centres are closer to that 25 December date.

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As Will Ferrell's character Buddy says in the hit film Elf: "The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear."

Another reason for Brits to get excited about is that Greggs has announced when we can tuck into its annual Festive Bake ahead of Christmas, along with a vegan alternative.

The popular OG pasty consists of - chicken, sage and onion stuffing and sweetcure bacon in a creamy sage and cranberry sauce all encased in golden puff pastry with a crunchy crumb topping.

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Usually, the seasonal product launches in early November, just in time to get everyone in the Christmassy mood.

And this year is no different - other than the fact that this time, it's bringing a plant-based friend to join the party.

In a press release, Greggs said it has created the new product in response to 'surging public demand for a vegan-friendly take on the Christmas classic'.

It said: "Taking inspiration from the original masterpiece, the vegan-friendly version is filled with Quorn mycoprotein pieces, sage & onion stuffing and a vegan bacon crumb, finished with a mouth-watering sage & cranberry sauce encased in delicious puff pastry."

By the way it's only 70 days until the games begin.

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Topics: Christmas, UK