2024 was our 17th year on air switching Christmas on in Ireland. The boys and girls of St Saviour’s NS, Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow were on hand to officially turn on the radio station for 2024.
We continued with the Magic of Christmas Appeal, a fundraising initiative to help Ireland’s children’s charities. You helped raise €1 million over the campaign to date. See the update of where your donations are being used HERE.
With thanks again to Cadbury, Coca-Cola and An Post as premier FM sponsors, we broadcast from the Clayton Hotel, Liffey Valley. The SPAR Christmas FM song contest winner was ‘Merry Jolly Christmas’ by Siobhán McAleese featuring The Magic of Christmas Kids. Steven Murray became the Official Talbot Collection Christmas FM Photo Contest Winner with his photo ‘Finn’s First Christmas’ showing Steven’s eleven month old son on Toy Show Night getting ready for his first Christmas.
According to the Cpl Christmas FM Survey, Nicola Coughlan is the Irish celebrity people would most like to share their Christmas dinner with – followed by actors Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal and ‘Fairytale of New York’ was named Ireland’s favourite Christmas song for the second year running with four in ten saying it sets the festive mood.
