WQXR Holiday Channel

WQXR Holiday Channel represents a particular obsession of the holiday music enthusiast - the desire to access Christmas music and related repertoire outside its designated season. The channel programs orchestral arrangements of standards (Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Mariah Carey), classical renditions of Christmas pieces, and contemporary holiday recordings. Streams at 128 kilobits. Here's the actual insight: people who want holiday music in July aren't nostalgia-driven primarily. They're responding to a genuine musical preference - these arrangements emphasize melody, orchestration, and vocal…