LiSTNR’s Santa Radio returns

LiSTNR has brought Santa Radio back for Christmas 2022, delivering 24/7 Christmas music and stories told by LiSTNR hosts like Hughesy, Andy Lee and more.

Expect festive tunes plus a 12 Days of Christmas Countdown feature.

In 2021, the 24-hour station was the highest-streamed music station on LiSTNR, and it has confirmed the Top 10 Christmas songs on the station as determined by listeners:

1. Mariah Carey – All I Want For Christmas Is You

2. Paul Kelly – How To Make Gravy

3. Wham! – Last Christmas

4. Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas

5. Justin Bieber – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

6. Michael Bublé – Jingle Bells

7. U2 – Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

8. Gwen Stefani ft Blake Shelton – You Make It Feel Like Christmas

9. Ariana Grande – Santa Tell Me

10. Queen – Thank God It’s Christmas

With a direct line to the North Pole, the Santa Radio Christmas Hotline is available on 1300 223 374 for anyone wanting to leave a message for Santa before he checks the list twice. 

“Christmas truly is a wonderful time of year, and Santa Radio is perfect to get you, your friends, the family, or workplace into the spirit,” said SCA Head of Music and Provincial Group Content Director, Mickey Maher.  

“It has something for everyone – apart from Christmas Grinches of course!”

Families can enjoy favourite yuletide stories on Fun Fables Christmas Stories and Christmas tales told by famous dads and uncles on The Dadtime Story Collection featuring, Excuse Me, Santa! written and read by Dave ‘Hughesy’ Hughes, Yule Not Open This Book (Christmas), written and read by Andy Lee, Macca’s Christmas Crackers, read by Matt Okine, Santa’s Gone Surfing, read by Tom Tilley, and Santagram read by Mark ‘Howie’ Howard.

From Thursday 1 December, Kinderling Christmas Radio kicks off its Santa Daily Countdown, with the best Christmas tunes for rocking around the Christmas tree or packing the car for the road trip to visit family.

Head of Kids Entertainment and Parenting, Evan Kaldor, said: “Whether you are decorating the Christmas tree or planning a holiday road trip, Kinderling Kids will get your family in the festive spirit and keep kids off screens and entertained.”

Access the content via the LiSTNR app.