Christmas radio,
all day long.
The best Christmas music radio stations, all in one place and free to play right here: Ireland's own Christmas FM, the big UK Christmas pop stations, stations that play Christmas all year, vintage soul and jazz, carols and classical, and Christmas from Germany, France, Poland and beyond. Hand-picked and tested, and playing Christmas music 24/7.
Seasonal stations: most of these switch on in November and run until early January, and a few play Christmas all year. If one is quiet when you visit, try another, or come back closer to Christmas.
Ireland & UK
Ireland and Britain do Christmas radio properly: Ireland's own charity Christmas station, and the big UK networks' festive pop-ups, all playing nothing but Christmas from November until the decorations come down.
1. Christmas FM
Ireland's own Christmas station. Every year it takes to the FM airwaves in the weeks before Christmas, with Irish presenters playing festive hits around the clock and raising money for children's charities. Online, it streams Christmas all season long.
christmasfm.com2. Christmas FM Classics
Christmas FM's sister stream for the old favourites: Bing, Frank, Nat King Cole and the golden-age Christmas records.
christmasfm.com3. Smooth Christmas
Smooth's seasonal pop-up of easy-going Christmas: Bublé, Sinatra, Motown and the soft-focus classics. Made for wrapping presents.
smoothradio.com4. Heart Xmas
The full-volume Christmas pop playlist, from Mariah, Wham! and Slade to the newest festive chart hits.
heart.co.uk5. Christmas Radio
An independent UK Christmas station with live presenters, a request show and an advent countdown, playing the best Christmas music around the clock through the season.
christmasradio.ukChristmas music 24/7, all year
For people who can't wait for December: stations that play nothing but Christmas music every single day of the year, commercial-free.
6. The Christmas Station
Free Christmas music every day of the year, with no ads, ever, and a countdown to the big day on its site. Whether it's July or Christmas Eve, it's always Christmas here.
thechristmasstation.org7. Easy Street Holiday Radio
Christmas and seasonal holiday songs, commercial-free all year, from a library of more than sixteen thousand tracks, so you won't hear the same handful on repeat.
easystreetholidayradio.comChristmas jazz, soul & lounge
Christmas music beyond the same twenty hits: vintage soul and R&B, swinging jazz standards, fireside lounge, and indie takes for anyone who's heard All I Want for Christmas Is You quite enough.
8. SomaFM Jolly Ol' Soul
Soul, R&B and funk Christmas records from the 50s to the 70s: James Brown, the Temptations and a hundred deep cuts. Ad-free, from listener-supported SomaFM.
somafm.com/jollysoul9. Jazz Radio Christmas Jazz
The French jazz station's festive channel: swinging, smoky Christmas standards from Ella to Diana Krall.
jazzradio.fr10. SomaFM Christmas Lounge
Chilled holiday grooves, exotica and winter lounge: the soundtrack for a fireside evening with something warm to drink.
somafm.com/christmas11. SomaFM Department Store Christmas
Instrumental holiday muzak from the department stores of the 1960s. Kitsch, cosy and strangely addictive.
somafm.com/deptstore12. SomaFM Christmas Rocks!
Indie and alternative Christmas songs, for anyone allergic to the usual playlist.
somafm.com/xmasrocks13. SomaFM Xmas in Frisko
An eclectic, irreverent San Francisco grab-bag of novelty songs, oddities and left-field Christmas gems.
somafm.com/xmasinfriskoClassical Christmas music & carols
Choirs, carols, cantatas and the great orchestral Christmas works, from public broadcasters who do this beautifully.
14. Christmas FM Classical
Christmas FM's classical stream: choirs, carols and orchestral Christmas, a calmer companion to the main station.
christmasfm.com15. WQXR Holiday
New York's classical station plays choral and orchestral holiday music right through the season.
wqxr.org16. YourClassical Holiday
Minnesota Public Radio's holiday stream of carols, cantatas and seasonal classical favourites.
yourclassical.org17. Klassik Radio Christmas
The German classical broadcaster's calm, orchestral Christmas channel, in high-quality 192k audio.
klassikradio.deChristmas radio around the world
Christmas sounds different everywhere: German Weihnachtslieder, French chansons de Noël, Polish kolędy and Danish jul. Hear how the rest of the world celebrates.
18. Antenne Bayern Weihnachts-Hits
A Bavarian station's back-to-back Christmas hits channel, mixing German favourites with the international classics.
antenne.de19. Radio Noël
A French station that has played Christmas all day since 2007: chansons de Noël alongside the international hits.
radio-noel.fr20. Sky Radio Christmas
The Netherlands' favourite seasonal stream: easy-going Christmas pop, wall to wall.
skyradio.nl21. RMF Kolędy
Traditional Polish carols (kolędy) and Christmas songs from RMF in Kraków: a beautiful listen, and a taste of home for Poles abroad.
rmf.fm22. Globus Guld Jul
Danish and international Christmas oldies, for a proper hygge jul.
globusguld.dk23. Christmas FM Hungary
Hungary's dedicated Christmas station, playing Hungarian and international festive songs in 192k all year round.
christmasfm.huChristmas radio questions
- Which radio station plays Christmas music 24/7?
- Christmas FM in Ireland plays Christmas music around the clock through the season, as do Smooth Christmas, Heart Xmas and Christmas Radio in the UK. The Christmas Station and Easy Street Holiday Radio play Christmas all year, and SomaFM runs several 24/7 Christmas channels from November.
- When do Christmas radio stations start playing Christmas music?
- Most switch on in November: some at the start of the month, the big pop-ups in mid-November, and Christmas FM's FM broadcasts in Ireland in the weeks before Christmas. They usually run until early January.
- Is Xmas FM the same as Christmas FM?
- Yes. xmasfm.ie is Christmas FM, Ireland's charity Christmas station, which broadcasts on FM before Christmas and streams online all season.
- Where can I listen to classical Christmas music and carols?
- Try Christmas FM Classical, WQXR Holiday from New York, YourClassical Holiday from Minnesota Public Radio, or Klassik Radio Christmas from Germany.
- Is there a Christmas jazz radio station?
- Yes: Jazz Radio Christmas Jazz from France plays swinging Christmas standards, SomaFM Jolly Ol' Soul plays vintage soul and R&B Christmas records, and SomaFM Christmas Lounge plays mellow holiday lounge and exotica.
- Which stations play Christmas music all year round?
- The Christmas Station and Easy Street Holiday Radio play Christmas music 24/7, 365 days a year, and so do Christmas FM Hungary and France's Radio Noël.
- Are these Christmas radio stations free?
- Yes. Every station here is a free stream that plays in your browser, with no sign-up or app.
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