5/17/2008 12:02:05 PM

I really like the Christmas shows. Keep them!

Steve

5/17/2008 12:28:27 PM

I like the democratic process. I always vote and I would like to cast my vote for the Christmas in July.

Ryan E

5/17/2008 1:06:39 PM

Greg, it is one of my favorite times of the year. I have a Christmas Bar-B-Q with your show on my portable XM radio. I also hand out gifts to my family. I am BIG on Tradition. I vote YEAH for the Christmas in July Special.

Bill

5/17/2008 1:07:47 PM

HEY, what happened to my picture. The Bugs are back LOL.

Bill

5/17/2008 1:17:06 PM

Sue why not. We can't celebrate Christmas in December anymore, so lets do it in July

Bob C.

Bob Conrad

5/17/2008 1:34:58 PM

Humbug. I vote no for Xmas in July.

Brian W.

5/17/2008 1:49:40 PM

I say go for it!!! Christmas in July is cool!

Mike G.

5/17/2008 1:51:38 PM

Hummmmmmm, well it has been going for a few years, Yeah why not? But how do you make snow angels in the grass in July?????

Frank

5/17/2008 2:35:11 PM

Greg, I am afraid I come down strongly on the side of NOT having Christmas
in July. I have listened to your show pretty much since the beginning and
always grimace at the Christmas shows in July. I am not really a scrooge,
but it really limits the enjoyment for that week.

Keep up the good work with your blog.

Scotty

Scott A. van Hoften

5/17/2008 2:50:00 PM

Greg,

Love the channel and love this blog as a new way of communicating with us out there. Sadly, I have to be the Scrooge of the board and vote No for the Christmas episodes.

Matt

5/17/2008 4:12:07 PM

I, too, hate to be a scrooge, but my heart always sinks a little when this week comes around. Maybe you could sprinkle just a couple of Xmas episodes during the week--a pinch of variety rather than a heavy dose?

Doug

Doug

5/17/2008 4:56:55 PM

First and foremost thank you for the wonderful job you do with all of the research and finding the old radios shows. I enjoy most all of the shows though lean toward the mystery/detective/western for the series and Fibber McGee which I never heard until XM radio...as to the Christmas in July shows I tend to like Christmas at Christmas but that's just me...keep up the excellent work.

PS: recent show about the end of war in Europe was outstanding as well as last years old reports about the D-Day landings in France...

a devoted listener, Phil Kosiba

Phil

5/17/2008 5:23:12 PM

I am for Christmas in July. Keep them coming.

Robert

5/17/2008 5:42:53 PM

Hi, Greg! YES, YES, YES ... Christmas in July. That's a great idea. I'm all for it. I have much to tell you but my dog needs to "take a walk" so later on

LOVED the tribute to Eve Arden, Orson Wells and Joseph Cotton. Talk to you later. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! Rosemary

Rosemary E. Lloyd

5/17/2008 5:58:55 PM

All for the Christmas in July.

Tim Mincey

5/17/2008 6:47:50 PM

Keep the Christmas in July episodes.

Mary Lynn

5/17/2008 7:49:43 PM

Sure, go for it. Just as long as I hear Jack Benny in there somewhere. Although maybe you might think about a few shows here and there that aren't totally tied to Christmas? Maybe a few detectives here and there?

Scott

5/17/2008 8:30:43 PM

Definitely do Christmas in July!

Chris

5/17/2008 8:54:54 PM

Christmas in July should most definitely happen!!!

Shanda

5/17/2008 9:00:26 PM

Greg, By all means, do it. It is great fun.

Bill Cohen

5/17/2008 9:11:18 PM

Greg,
I even get upset before we have Thanksgiving! The Xmas music and stores start so earily anymore.
So I have to say no. Lets do the Xmas programs like they where when live many many years ago.. In December
Cliff

Cliff

5/17/2008 9:49:40 PM

I cast my vote for Christmas in July. Especially if there is a chance to listen to the Cinnamon bear.

mtgoat

5/17/2008 10:43:04 PM

I enjoy the Christmas in July week, but would agree that sprinkling non-Christmas episodes there might calm some of the criticism!

Craig

5/17/2008 10:59:05 PM

I say go for it. Would like to see a good variety of the types of shows!

Patty

5/17/2008 11:20:57 PM

Hi, Greg.

Thanks for the opportunity to chime in. I love Christmas in July, and would love it even more if you could include a few Chanukkah episodes (if they exist) as well! The episodes are great, so why restrict them to only the December holidays?

Cheers,
Mindy

Mindy

5/17/2008 11:42:11 PM

I love the Christmas in July episodes. Keep it up. Just try not to repaeat the same shows around the actual Christmas week. Besides most people don't say Christmas around Christmas, but we can say Christmas in July.

Dan B

5/17/2008 11:50:33 PM

Keep the Christmas in July.

Dale

5/18/2008 12:15:35 AM

No, no, no! It is bad enough to have to hear these repeats every December, let alone doing it all over again in July. If I have to hear The Shadow helping the poor little girl get butter for her Xmas cookies one more time and delivering food baskets to the good little people, I will get diabetes from too much sugar. And if I have to hear about Matt Dillon and Kitty walking the streets of Dodge City enjoying the Xmas lights glowing from the darling little bar she works at once again, I think I will unlock all the cell doors at his jail house and release the prisoners. Now that would make a GOOD holiday story!

Madeline

5/18/2008 6:23:43 AM

I don't mind a few Christmas themed shows, but a whole week? How about only block off a few hours each day (alternate the time) for the Xmas theme.

Patty

5/18/2008 7:49:46 AM

I have to say Greg, no matter how they are voting, you are getting a Huge Responce. I have just finished reading (again) "Earth Abides". What a great novel. I was wondering when you will be playing again the 2 episode (I think it is Suspense) version with John Dehner? Have you ever read the Novel?

Bill

5/18/2008 8:19:08 AM

I took a vote here in NJ and everyone on route 78 East bound from 8am to 10am today voted.

The Tally was
570363 YES for Christmas In July
21 NO for Christmas any time
5 are still pulling splinters out of their posteriors from the fence they were on.

The Voting results are overwhelmingly in favour of Christmas In July.

Oh wait one last phone has just come in.... Some lady named Dolly has said We just need a little Christmas, right this very minute (or atleast in July).

john

5/18/2008 8:38:11 AM

The Christmas shows are what originally got me interested in OTR. I would love to hear them anytime.

TLB

5/18/2008 8:40:45 AM

I've gotta agree with Bob: we aren't allowed to celebrate Christmas in December any more, that's now just a "Winter Holiday." Why not have Christmas in July?

Kyle Mc

5/18/2008 11:05:24 AM

Christmas in July, yes, yes, yes

Ken kolarik

5/18/2008 1:22:43 PM

I vote YES if only to hear that little boy ask Jack Benny "Whats under that white wig " Jack: "A brown one!"

Dave Wright

5/18/2008 2:24:04 PM

I vote no: it feels somehow disorienting and unnatural to be listening to Christmas shows when it's 90+ degrees out.

Michael

5/18/2008 2:39:58 PM

Yea, its fine with me.If some dont like it ,thats what the on and off knob is for

Clint

5/18/2008 2:42:40 PM

For the folks who are voting no on this. You all could try a different take on this.. here at our house we do a mini christmas celebration. No, it's not like the real christmas where some of us celebrate it for something beyond the retail meaning it has for a lot, but it's a little bit of fun.
I grab some mini christmas trees that i line the driveway with in December and put those up, just takes a couple minutes. Some of you might be familiar with the Christmas Cracker tradition in England. I am partly English thru my mums side and we always save 4 Christmas Crackers for July. Recently I got some of that 'instant' snow you can find on the geeky websites and we had a snow ball fight. Then we cook up an Aussie style Christmas meal on the grill and have fun with it. We usually get the kids some gag gifts to open.
Just a thought...

john

5/18/2008 3:09:50 PM

I think Christms in July was created by the host and therefore reflects a touch of his personality. Though I may not always be in the frame of mind for the shows at that time, I vote to keep it going. Keep Christmas in July.
Thanks for the great job you do Greg.

Ray

Raymond Coyle

5/18/2008 3:58:39 PM

Actually, as I obliquely referenced before, I 'think' the idea of Christmas In July came from the musical "Hello Dolly".
But I am often wrong and my wife reminds me of that fact

John

john

5/18/2008 5:02:26 PM

I also enjoy the Christmas in July shows! I'm usually so busy during the Xmas season I don't have much time to take in XM164 as much as I'd like, so it is nice to hear them in July when there's the summer leisure time.

Ben

5/18/2008 6:25:37 PM

I believe in keeping with tradition..Christmas in July is great..Thank you

DN

5/18/2008 8:02:43 PM

Keep the Christmas shows,it's a tradition.It's also a time when you can remember the true meaning of Christmas without all the commercialization.Boston Blackie singing Jingle Bells is priceless.How can anyone vote against hearing Jack going shopping.

John

5/18/2008 9:28:02 PM

A few, but not steady. (We get little enough summer up here, eh! ;)

Gord

5/18/2008 11:30:03 PM

Greg,Keep the Christmas in july.It get so hot and your week cools me off

Greg

5/19/2008 12:55:40 AM

I vote yes for Christmas in July.

Peter

5/19/2008 3:29:27 AM

Test

Bill

5/19/2008 5:26:40 AM

keep Chirstmas shows both in July and in and around Christmas.

Debbie

5/19/2008 7:33:33 AM

Love Christmass in July

danny kessler

5/19/2008 12:46:31 PM

Add one more Scrooge. One Christmas is enough and it comes and goes too fast the way it is. How about shows to do with the beach or summer or hotdogs? Just leave Christmas in December, where it belongs, Greg. Please.

Brett Palmquist

5/19/2008 2:12:33 PM

It's a must

Deb Schaefer

5/19/2008 4:04:06 PM

Keep the Christmas in July episodes!

Herenuag

5/19/2008 4:05:20 PM

Lets try that again with the fingers on the right keys...Keep the Christmas in July episodes!

Jeremiah

5/19/2008 4:15:23 PM

YES, Need to break up the serious news

dcfroe

5/19/2008 4:32:09 PM

Keep the Christmas shows

Jean

5/19/2008 5:16:57 PM

Enjoy Christmas stories in July. Just a kid at heart and you have my vote to continue.

k. dean

5/19/2008 5:53:10 PM

I dread Christmas in July. My husband and I listen almost around the clock, so we do hear things over and over again, which is fine with us for the most part, but when Christmas in July comes, we switch channels after the first day.

Pam D.

5/19/2008 6:40:25 PM

So Far it looks like it will Snow in July LOL. Keep those Christmas Cards coming.

Bill

5/19/2008 7:54:11 PM

I have no problem with Christmas in July. I was thinking about this though, for at least the years I have listened, they are the same episodes. If they were different, it would be alot better.

Kristi

5/19/2008 8:09:07 PM

love Christmas in july, gotta have it!

kay

5/19/2008 8:33:04 PM

Hi Greg I just want to compliment you on what a GREAT show you have I have been an OTR fan for a few years now and have been also collecting buying shows and have been listening to your show on and off for a couple of years but just recently started being a regular nightly listener I have an XM radio in the car and at home so I listen both places and I think that your Christmas in July idea is a great idea so you have the ok from me to do it. Those people wishing not to have it are so much like those people trying to take our rights away about having Christmas or saying Merry Christmas when it actually is Christmas time so don't pay any attention to them that's what the channel switching button is for or the on off switch is for if they don't care to listen they can chose to do one of either of those things. I am probably the youngest OTR listener there is here I am only 33 years old but my dad talks frequently about the shows he used to listen to and listens with me occasionally by the way I am from Almost Heaven West Virginia if you were wondering keep up the good work on the show.

Daniel H. Lantz

5/19/2008 8:35:26 PM

Greg just another quick comment here I am a BIG Inner Sanctum Mysteries fan and was wondering if you could post some pictures of the cast of that show and also a suggestion what about having an Inner Sanctum Mysteries marathon sometime in the next year just a few eps. Well think about it and maybe run it by everyone else Thanks.

Daniel

Daniel H. Lantz

5/19/2008 8:51:00 PM

Greg
Christmas is my favorite time of year. Even as a kid we had a Christmas in July. You could always have regular shows on Sun Tues Thurs Sat, and Chirstmas shows on Mon Wed and Fri, that way everyone gets something and they can listen to other shows on the days they don't won't to hear the shows they don't want to hear. Hows that for Democracy?

Glen

5/20/2008 2:26:30 AM

PLEASE how about 1 week only please, only 1 week!

piper

5/20/2008 3:54:20 AM

I love the Xmas in July broadcasts. Please don't end them.

John Garcia

5/20/2008 4:12:08 AM

Mr. Lantz said:
"Those people wishing not to have it are so much like those people trying to take our rights away about having Christmas or saying Merry Christmas when it actually is Christmas time so don't pay any attention to them."
That is just too funny! There is a slight difference between sharing a solicited opinion and taking away peoples rights. With tongue planted firmly in cheek, I would contend that those voting FOR christmas in July are trying to take away our right to hear regular programming in July, and should be ignored!
Seriously though, Christmas in July is a nice touch to the channel. It is also, (as Greg pointed out) a tradition. However, 24/7 for 7 days is a bit much. I would agree with Glen. Keep the tradition, but thin it out a bit. I too am an OTR listener. As such, I find myself listening to the channel for 8 to 10 hours a day. With my irratic schedule, I find myself listenning to the same blocks of programming 2-3 times a week. I deal with it without complaint (since I don't wish to infringe on others rights )but I couldn't take another full week of listening to 3 blocks of Christmas programming over and over. I vote AGAINST Christmas in July for 7 days. Christmas is, afer all, only one day.

James Cassett

5/20/2008 4:23:51 AM

I like the Christmas in July - please keep it going.

Barb

5/20/2008 4:24:15 AM

Daniel, I have you beat. I am 29 (will be 30 on June 9) and I listen to 164. I have listened to OTR since the premiere of When Radio Was in the early 90's when it was hosted by Art Fleming. I got XM 3 1/2 years ago, largely because of Greg's channel.

I also think you are a little off base with your comments. No one is trying to take away any rights, thats why Greg put it up for a vote.

My faves on the channel are Gunsmoke, Suspense, Escape and the Whistler. I have to say, however, I loathe the comedies. The humor doesn't transfer well to today, whereas most of the drama does. But I would never want to take away the comedy for the people who love it.

Matt

5/20/2008 4:36:56 AM

Greg, I love your station! I have been listening to OTR since I was in my teens in the 70's. I love the suspense, mystery and horror shows like The Whistler, Escape, Suspense and The Shadow. I disagree a little bit with Matt about the comedies. I think there are quite a few shows where the humor holds up. I almost always laugh at Jack Benny, Charlie McCarthy, Lum 'N Abner, Burns & Allen and Fibber & Molly. The sitcom-type shows seem to hold up better than the Fred Allen types where they often dealt with events of the day. I am a huge fan of the Christmas programs, especially the offbeat ones like those that the the drama, suspense, horror and mystery shows would sometimes do. And how can you not like any of the "Jack Benny buys a gift for Don" shows? I say yes for Christmas in July!

Kevin

5/20/2008 5:06:45 AM

Christmas? Yes. In July? NO.....please. I just tune out when you do that. Our whole society starts with the Christmas stuff way to early anyway, and it's becoming as season that I am getting sick of...except for it's true religious meaning. Hearing all that stuff in July is just too much of a good thing.

Stephen

5/20/2008 7:49:25 AM

I vote yes... with the opinion that the shows need to reflect the true meaning of Christmas. My preference would be for more of the serious shows than the comedies. Christmas programs of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, Dragnet, The Six Shooter, Escape, Suspense or the Shadow or the Whistler would be great.

David

5/20/2008 8:35:28 AM

Greg:
Love the interaction! Yes for Christmas in July..Only suggestion as others have said...put in some newer shows in the mix..

Tim Lones

5/20/2008 8:40:35 AM

DEFINATELY! I vote for Christmas in July - they are some of my favorite shows...Rocky Fortune has a great one Santa - something and Night Beat's "Five Days off for Christmas" are two I would love to hear. Thanks for all you do, Greg!

Anissa

5/20/2008 8:57:09 AM

Greg

New to XM and new to Old Tyme Radio...but

I could go for Christmas in July,,but remember...the stores will be putting the sales on in MAY

george morgan

5/20/2008 12:32:43 PM

Well, since there is a commercial on the tv now using a Christmas tune for its jingle, I think I could handle Christmas in July. Tradition!

Kristen

5/20/2008 12:51:00 PM

Greg,

I'm afraid a day or two of Christmas in July is all I can take. I'd guess due to the relatively small number of Christmas-oriented programs, the repetition becomes excessive. I'm hopeful you will eventually get up to a two-year cycle on repeats. With Christmas episodes, it seems like the repeat cycle is more like 6 months when you try to cover both the "real" Christmas and Christmas in July.

As a compromise, I could agree to Christmas in July "blocks," interspersed with non-holiday episodes. But overall, I'd rather just have Christmas at Christmas time.

Best regards,

Earl

Earl

5/20/2008 12:56:56 PM

Kevin, I agree with you on the comedies. There Humor still holds up even today. To me, the funniest comedy radio show is the Jack Benny show. Everyone on his show is just so funny. That Dennis Day just kills me. You just can't have Old Time Radio without the comedies.

I have to tell you Greg. I can't figure out why some sponsor doesn’t bring back a "Lux" type radio show today. XM is the perfect forum and I am sure you could get the stars to act it out on radio. I truly believe that there is and audience for that type of programing. Maybe you can bring that up at the next staff meeting. If it flies, I want to be at the first taping. Have a great weekend everyone.

By the way....I am voting again for Christmas in July. I am a Republican and can do that LOL

Bill

5/20/2008 3:10:17 PM

I agree with many of the other posters that if you do a Christmas in July, Greg, it would be nice to maybe focus on the oddball shows that don't normally get played during the regular Christmas time broadcasts.

I'm with you Bill on Jack Benny. I have hundreds of Benny shows and they all make me laugh to this day. XM's Sonic Theater isn't bad for current radio dramatizations, but the days of real radio theater is sadly gone. There is a great original "radio show" on the net at a site called www.atomsmotion.com. The series is called Atoms, Motion and the Void. It centers around the (often strange)exploits of 79 year old Sherwin Sleeves. It is quite original, very well written and produced and it's very good. He's up to episode 32 I believe. It's well worth a listen.

Kevin

5/20/2008 3:12:37 PM

Sorry, the website for Atoms, Motion and the Void is:

http://www.atomsmotion.com/

Kevin

5/20/2008 4:14:16 PM

Christmas is in December, as should be the Christmas themed shows. They are great, but at the approriate time. Otherwise, they kind of lose their charm.

Rolf J

5/20/2008 6:14:08 PM

As usual someone takes what is said out of context like Mister Cassett did. What I was meaning was an opinion turns into someone getting offended by the idea and they say no you can't have that or no do not do that your infringing on my rights like Mister Cassette suggested we were infringing on the rights of other OTR listeners who enjoyed the regular programing no one said a word about taking away regular programing just saying that and I choose my words carefully that Greg's idea and the tradition should continue when shows are repeated I do not complain and a whole week of differing Christmas shows shouldn't be complained about either it's justanother fascet of the programing and should be taken in stride not complained about so you can see where an opinion like so many others can be taken as an offense and then someone complains and someone's rights are eventually going to be taken away it was true of prayer in schools that was someones opinion that it shouldn't be allowed in schools and it turned out to be that someone was offended and rights were taken away and prayer was taken out of schools so you can see where I was trying to go with it before mister Cassett twisted it into his own words. I am trying to say I am not here to offend anyone but I will not sit back and have my words twisted or be bullied just because you don't agree with my opinion everyone is intitled to their opinion but not when it infringes on others rights. And in my opinion someone saying you can't say Merry Christmas at Christmas time or have a nativity scene in your yard infringes on your rights of freedom of speach and freedom of religion and in my opinion those trying to kill the Christmas in July which has been a tradition for as long as I can remember are doing just that they are no better than those who voice their opinions about having a nativity scene in your yard or saying Merry Christmas at christmas time. But I will say no more on this subject because I am above petty squabling just wanted to clear up a few things and give my opinion like mister Cassett said it's only an opinion so why get offended over it.

Daniel H. Lantz

5/21/2008 1:18:29 AM

Go for it. It's like a break in the midst of summer. I crank up the AC in the truck and I'm back in winter.

Dennis

5/21/2008 2:04:58 AM

love christmas in july

keep airing them greg

charles

5/21/2008 3:09:06 AM

Keep the Christmas in July! I look foward to it every year.Also nice job with the channel.

Kelly

5/21/2008 3:51:39 AM

Greg

I spent last July in some pretty withering heat. Old time radio Christmas shows help me get through some of those days. Don't listen to the naysayers--keep the Christmas in July. I love it!

Frank St. John

5/21/2008 7:06:45 AM

Love Christmas any time of year. Keep up the great programming.

Anita Parrott

5/21/2008 12:57:07 PM

Keep the Xmas show. Love it. Also like your BLOG. Hope to learn how to use it in the future.

Jim Diers

5/21/2008 1:29:55 PM

I enjoy it as well, and it is only ONE WEEK! I think you should continue doing it. Why do I enjoy it? Christmas is for me (and many people) a special time that occurs only once a year. In the middle of a long hot summer, I find it refreshing. I hope you will do it again this July and every summer. As for those who don't enjoy it, I am sorry. There are lots of other XM channels to enjoy for that week!

JimHay

5/21/2008 1:34:45 PM

I enjoy christmas anytime of year.. Even in July. At least now I know how the Australians celebrate in the middle of their summer.

So have you ever considered recreating an evening of Prime Time as it would have been? not necessarily matching the dates of original broadcasts but just an evening of program titles as it might have been listed in the Radio Guide?

william powers

5/21/2008 1:53:31 PM

William,
I had the same thought about that today. Maybe do one evening for each of the major networks... matching episodes to the dates if possible, and if not, then at least filling in with the correct shows.

Scott

5/21/2008 8:08:33 PM

I like the Christmas in July week. And what the heck, people who don't can always switch channels for a week. I do that when most of the comedies, and all of the music shows, are on, just because I don't love them as much as the dramas and mysteries. So, that's when I get over to Sonic, in the hopes that Harry Nile will be on, or over to the fabulous Bluesville.

E

5/22/2008 12:47:10 AM

I don't listen to the Christmas shows anymore, regardless of the week - heard them all multiple times, but like many have said there are other choices...

hal

5/22/2008 1:49:09 AM

Nawww. Christmas in Dec is enough. Sorry to be a fuddy duddy.

Beth Z

5/22/2008 2:42:50 AM

I have to vote no on Christmas in July. In my opinion, the Christmas shows should be run in December. Besides, people don't go door-to-door singing Christmas Carols in July, do they? The Christmas shows are great, but a week of these shows in July is just too much!!

Mary Thompson

5/22/2008 3:07:33 AM

I hate Christmas in July! We get enough of it at Christmas.

Bill M

5/22/2008 3:52:36 AM

I have been a regular listener to your show since I received my first XM radio nearly three years ago, and I have enjoyed the Christmas in July broadcasts as a unique change of pace. I also think they should continue for the entire week as I am unable to listen all the time. I would hate to miss any of the shows I was particularly interested in because they were only broadcast at a time when I could not listen.

I also agree about Jack Benny. If I were programming for that week, I would include at least one different Benny "Christmas Shopping" show each day. Also, a Johnny Dollar "marathon", specifically, "The Nick Shurn Matter", would be a nice touch.

Palmer

5/22/2008 4:54:24 AM

I say give 'em a pass. Once a year is just fine. Thanks for listening.

Peter

5/22/2008 5:54:45 AM

I do a lot of driving and can hear the shows more than once during the week and that's fine. However, when Christmas in July weeks comes around, I have a hard time hearing the same Christmas shows twice, probably because they're the same shows I heard in December. I think Christmas in July shows mixed in with regular programming would be great.

On a different note - I can never get too much Johnny Dollar!

Terri

5/22/2008 6:14:06 AM

I'm not a big fan of Christmas Show no matter the season.. The Jack Benny's are funny though.. They seem to hold up quite well and are hysterical.. The Variety Shows are repetitive and to me anyway (who does like Chritmas) quite boring. Do love Johnny Dollar regardless of the season.. Keep up the good work..

Cheri

5/22/2008 7:18:04 AM

If the stores can have "Christmas in July" sales then we should be able to joy our "Christmas In July" shows!

Michele White

5/22/2008 7:39:52 AM

I like the idea, but....

Christmas themed episodes are so often poorly executed.

Tom Perkowitz

5/22/2008 8:41:56 AM

Have to say no to Christmas in July. We're already being pushed into Halloween before Labour Day! Let's stick to the seasons the way they were meant to be or we'll all be wearing swimsuits in December. Yikes!

margolane

5/22/2008 9:07:19 AM

wish it was in june i'm always laid off in july

randy wells

5/22/2008 11:10:13 AM

My son (now 18) and I started listening to your show during July a few years ago (he still listens once in a while with me!) We love Christmas in July--just sprinkle in a few non-holiday episodes for the non-enthusiasts! Love the show!

krb104

5/22/2008 8:39:33 PM

Must say that CIJ is a bit much. I understand some like it but how about mixing in a few regular shows for those of us who otherwise simply turn off.

arussell

5/23/2008 3:19:19 AM

Greg,

The Christmas in July has become a tradition with our family. We actually only have our XM Radio to listen to your programming, we listen to nothing else. If Old Time Radio was taken off we would no longer be subscribers to the service. We love the Christmas in July programming and hope you never stop doing it, it is wonderful. We absolutely 100% say please keep it!!!!

Steve Dull

5/23/2008 4:47:18 AM

Sorry Greg, I love your old-time programming, but the Christmas in July thing really leaves me cold. I've been a subscriber for about four years and 90 percent of my listening is to your program and Bob Edwards. Christmas in July is not something I care to listen to. How about nixing it for one year and see if you get many complaints. Being a traditionalist I still like my Christmas stories in December.

Dennia

5/23/2008 7:14:36 AM

My husband and I are both voting against Christmas in July (can we count that as two votes?), although reading through the entries I think it is a losing vote and we're not about denying the majority their pleasure based on our preferences! Just means we'll have to tune out for a week or so.

Nancy and Jeff

5/23/2008 7:47:15 AM

Yes to Christmas in July!

Bob K.

5/23/2008 10:06:00 AM

Christmas in July is GREAT! Please continue with your tradition.
Bob

Robert Haines

5/23/2008 10:06:40 AM

Go for it! It makes a change and a change is as good as a vacation...and July is the perfect time for a vacation.

Don

5/23/2008 10:08:35 AM

I love Christmas in July! I would settle for some Christmas and some non-Christmas. Hopefully the comedies will be Christmas since they're my favorites. Love your work! Thanks.

Tracy

5/23/2008 10:58:23 AM

Not a fan of Christmas in July. That is the week that I turn my XM to some of the other channels. One of the problems is that there are relatively few Christmas episodes, so they wind up getting played twice a year, and don't get the "rest" that most episodes do.

Tom Connolly

5/23/2008 11:40:20 AM

keep christas in july... but don't play christmas episodes in December.

Pamela

5/23/2008 12:18:53 PM

I am all FOR Christmas in July...it's how my husband got me hooked on 164. I would be willing to accept a mix like you do in weeks before Xmas if it would make the Scrooges happy, but you GOTTA give me some Christmas in July!!!

Kim

5/23/2008 12:38:56 PM

I listen to the old time radio almost exclusively. I personally am not a fan of Christmas in July. Christmas belongs in December (no not November 1st or Oct or Sept...). I would rather see more Christmas programs in December (or perhaps late November), than in July. I avoid all of the Christmas in July programming, because it isn't Christmas time.

DJ

5/23/2008 11:01:32 PM

Xmas in July is lame. Leave it in December where it belongs. I enjoy it during December, but it's just stupid during July. If you must have it, please continue to note it in the schedule so I know not to listen during those times.

Jay

5/24/2008 12:19:24 AM

Christmas in July is great. During the hot weather, it can renew the thoughts of the colder weather for those of us that like the cold.
I enjoy all of the programs, especially the detectives and westerns. Keep up the good work!!

Pam Jones

5/24/2008 1:06:10 AM

Hey, I like your presentations, themes and history. Great show! Christmas is Christmas anytime of the year, be it July or December. It is a celebration of Christ, and I'm sure he wouldn't object to that anytime of the year...

Phil Hartz

5/24/2008 7:39:08 AM

I am an insomniac and listen to radio classics for about eight hours a night, seven nights a week. NO NO NO NO a thousand times NO to christmas in July. I absolutely HATE it.

elizabeth morgan

5/24/2008 8:01:45 AM

YES!

new to xm & old time radio fan!

yes yes yes to christmas in july.

LisaMarie

5/24/2008 6:13:20 PM

I am a huge fan of Christmas and the shows you've presented in the past....

Let's do it again!

Mike Ross

5/24/2008 11:08:01 PM

I vote yes. We all need the Christmas spirit anytime we can get it.

Cliff

5/24/2008 11:43:19 PM

Just wanted to Thank you for all the shows presented. Some of my favorite shows have been the christmas broadcasts. Dragnet,looking for the stolen baby jesus to the McGees shopping for the townspeople and Father Knows best. i could go on and on.How about a full morning one day and a full afternoon or evening the next.Whatever you choose I'm there. P.S. I've actually sat in the car in the driveway to hear the end of the shows...

Pat .K.

5/25/2008 12:10:19 AM

Please, please, PLEASE no Christmas in July. I can barely tolerate them in December. More westerns, mysteries, and detective stories and less comedies.

Chuck from San Diego

5/25/2008 12:10:29 AM

Sorry- the Christmas theme(in July) is boring me to tears.
Bring it on in December.

Janice

5/25/2008 1:04:32 AM

No, no thank you....do not have Christmas in July programs. December is the right
time of year for those programs.

Jim S

5/25/2008 1:14:42 AM

Yes please, Christmas in July is fantastic! My husband and I have had a Christmas in July tradition for years and this just adds to the enjoyment.

Stephanie

5/25/2008 2:33:41 AM

What is the big deal with Christmas in July? In any given week there are some programs we like and some we are not so fond of. The discriminating listener picks and chooses what he or she listens to...as it should be (XM has a variety of alternatives). So if the CIJ programming doesn't appeal to a listener, explore a bit for a day or too...something you like will eventually be on Radio Classics again.

Big Jim in Derby City

James Reynolds

5/25/2008 3:12:58 AM

Keep christmas in july.....I just started listening to your channel and i want to see what shows you will have

Erik

5/25/2008 3:25:04 AM

Please keep Christmas in July. The Christmas shows are always my favorites.

Mike Ramsey

5/25/2008 4:41:45 AM

No thank you to Chrstmas in July. More westerns & detectives would be great. Save Christmas for Dec.

Bob

5/25/2008 12:41:58 PM

I vote NO

bob2200

5/25/2008 2:50:42 PM

Keep the Christman season special. Keep it in December. I vote no.

Chuck in San Diego

5/25/2008 3:01:05 PM

One more NO VOTE for Christmas in July....!!
Keep up the great work, Greg....

Dan

5/25/2008 3:32:12 PM

Dear Greg,

XM "Old Time Radio" is great. It's terrific to hear the radio programs I enjoyed when I was a kid.

Speaking of Christmas, have you ever found the "Grand Central Station" program where Christ Himself comes back as a physicianin a hospital?

Not to be a Scrooge; but what makes Christmas special culturally are the things that surround it. Therefore, I vote to have Christmas programs at Christmas time ONLY (NO); but, after all, you're the boss of your own program.

Respectfully,

Harold+ in Albuquerque

Rev Canon Harold L Trott, SSC

5/25/2008 5:01:35 PM

Keep the Christmas in July Specials. It helps to get through the dog days of the hot Summer.

tim

5/25/2008 6:10:11 PM

Plllleeeeeeeease.........NO!

Bill Pearce

5/25/2008 9:59:20 PM

Christmas in July is good. It would be good to have new shows (shows we haven't heard much) on so that the shows on in December are not what we hear in July.

GEORGE

5/25/2008 10:58:21 PM

People, its just 1 week in july. I find it fun and it makes me feel cool on a hot day. I vote Yes. I think this is my 4th vote. LOL

The Jack Benny play about the Kentucky Derby was a stich, and just to prove that a joke that is 60 years old is still great today. When Phils Horse told Jacks horse that all Jack would see of him is his (phils) horses tail in Jack's (horses) face. Jack replied that if that was the case he will Bobbit it. I laughed myself silly because I thought of what Lorraina Bobbit did to her Husband. LOL. Benny is the Best.

Bill

5/25/2008 11:21:46 PM

I say go for it, we always have a Christmas during the first weekend of July at the cottage.

Ted

Ted McGaffin

5/26/2008 1:33:27 AM

Christmas any time of the year is always good for the heart. It does the ears good also. Keep up the great work. There are many people who just don't know anything about "RADIO" but, music-oh well--there lost!

Thank You

barry

Barry Theriot

5/26/2008 6:33:09 AM

No more Christmas in July please.

Michael Vergason

5/26/2008 12:46:36 PM

Please! Please! Please! NO MORE CHRISTMAS IN JULY!!! No Hallowe'en in May, no Easter in December. I have to tune out for the week. Can't stand it!!!

Dave Lawson

5/26/2008 2:12:56 PM

Christmas in July is the only time I turn channel 64 off. I don't listen to any other XM radio channels but old time radio. Christmas should only come once a year. Like all holidays. Can I get a credit for that week I don't use XM???

J K Helfrick

5/26/2008 3:56:14 PM

You can skip the xmas in July as far as I'm concerned, I don't even like them in December.

Pete (Scrooge) Ellsworth

5/26/2008 5:28:47 PM

When I'm enjoying the usual summer activities in the midwest, the last thing i wany is to hear Christmas stories. Honestly, I listen every day for hours, but during Christmas in July I go to other programming. I will not listen. It's out of place. Why don't you just do 2 or 3 weeks in December?

bob kolodzinski

5/26/2008 6:33:31 PM

I love your "Christmas in July" week, please keep up this wonderful tradition.

Jan Michaels

5/26/2008 7:05:58 PM

Absolutley not..will not listen to radio classics that week... it's boring at best in christmas time let alone to hear these in the summer...give it a rest.

andy anderson

5/26/2008 9:36:58 PM

Greg...While I have in the past enjoyed "christmas in july" a number of your shows during that timeframe are the same ones as last year in both july and december...I state this only because since discovering your channel I have had my cable box removed and I only listen to you and the jazz channels on XM...with that said, I can tolorate the occasional repeat during the week, but the same thing every july and december in the same year is going to driver me crazy...besides that, you are doing a great job and I ask that you keep up the great job of getting new material from this great timeframe in our country

Mitch

5/26/2008 9:39:02 PM

Definitely keep Christmas in July. It is a nice break to sit and listen to shows about the winter holidays while having to put up with hot summers. Besides it would sound funny if you did Halloween in July wouldn't it?

Julie

5/27/2008 12:50:22 AM

I'll vote NO. For me, the Christmas theme should start Dec. 1. December leaves plenty of time for the Christmas shows.

Henry

5/27/2008 2:06:37 AM

I love christmas in july!!!! I really look forward to it. Please Keep it. Thanks

John

5/27/2008 10:37:00 AM

The major complaint I am hearing here is that people don’t want to hear the same shows (a) during the week and (b) again in December. First off Greg does his best to play different blocks of shows in different time frames on different days. Now as GREAT of a job as he is doing, I find myself hearing Repeats. If I did not care for the show I changed the channel until the show is over and come back to 164 afterwards. I am sure Greg is not offended. He even mentions that on his show. He works for XM Radio and is a Team Player.

Now for the (b). People don’t want to hear the same shows that Greg may play in July and again in December. First off I am sure Greg has many Christmas show’s and he will keep the repeats down to only the BEST, and second, don’t we listen to Christmas songs OVER and OVER again every year. Those repeats far out weigh the repeats that you might hear on his Christmas special.

After reading ALL of these responses, I would be willing to have a 50/50 split of the week. But dedicate 1 full day to Christmas shows. I vote for Saturday. I would love to hear from you all on this Idea.. This is a great blog site for us all to get together and discuss these issues, and Greg will read this and take our ideas to make his already Great show better.

Bill

5/27/2008 12:37:52 PM

Please no Christmas in July

I am with the poster that is tired of the same shows in Dec and July (the butter for the christmas cookies especially).

Thanks for the great job you do Greg

Deb in NH

5/27/2008 3:27:35 PM

Strongly no. Not only does Christmas begin in late October in all the stores but to have to listen through all those predictable, saccharine shows twice a year is way too much! This is the week we tune you out as simply too boring, sorry to say. Thanks for asking though.

zuzu

5/27/2008 4:07:08 PM

NO AND NO!! Christmas already starts in Oct. anyway from the stores to radio stations going all Christmas music before Thanksgiving. It's summer for crying out loud. NOT CHRISTMAS!!! If you do Christmas in July I won't be listening!!

al

al hardee

5/27/2008 9:03:37 PM

I vote no. It's the one week I never listen.

dave Pasant

5/27/2008 9:17:16 PM

I vote yes for Christmas in July unless u have so few Christmas shows that you have to repeat them like you did last year. I know their is only 1 from the Six Shooter since it was only on for a short time but surley you have more than 1 from My Favorite Husband, Our Miss Brooks, Fibber McGee & Molly, Jack Benny and all the other great shows you have on.

Clifton Sweeney

5/28/2008 8:32:30 AM

I vote yes to Christmas in July, I love the christmas shows.

T. Boulton

5/28/2008 11:01:43 AM

I vote no for Christmas in July. There are only so many Christmas old time radio shows and some of them I have heard so many times that I am not ready to hear them again. Let's air them once a year so they don't get stale.

Bonnie

5/28/2008 11:04:19 AM

I prefer to keep Christmas stories in December. When they are provided in July and around Christmas, it tends to eliminate the freshness of the stories. There is a limited amount of Christmas programs as it is, so let us keep them for Christmas and keep them special.

Cal

5/28/2008 1:17:01 PM

I get a little bored with all the Christmas stuff in July. At Christmas the shows are never new and then you hear the same Christmas episodes in July. So I vote no.

Hannah M.

5/28/2008 1:21:27 PM

I don't even listen to the Christmas episodes at Christmas much less in July, so I vote no.

ecm

5/28/2008 1:23:34 PM

I say no to Christmas in July. It is just to much of the same stories.

Maebelle

5/28/2008 1:32:17 PM

I say no to Christmas in July.

Bruce

5/28/2008 1:35:22 PM

I do like it , but if you ain't any new ones... I say no

John

5/28/2008 1:46:30 PM

I vote no. As an avid listener to Old Time Radio throughout the year, I choose to hear other stations when you broadcast Christmas in July. Enough is enough. . . .

David

5/28/2008 1:51:37 PM

How should I say this? NOOOOOOO! If you could see me I would be on my knees begging NO CHRISTMAS IN JULY!!!!! PLEASE NO!

Elwood