MUMBAI: Christmas, a time of cheerfulness, gaiety and reminisces. The season and festival unsurprisingly has its roots strongly embedded in Western culture- the birth of Jesus Christ and rock and pop music that has used Christmas as a theme.
Radioandmusic.com selects 10 Christmas songs- not in any order- that have entertained audiences over the years. We hope you agree.
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MUMBAI: Promoting cross-cultural collaborations and music as an art form, a special seven-day workshop ‘The Raagataala Lab’ has been designed for global musicians interested in learning Indian Classical nuances. The music workshop will be held from 2-11 January in Jodhpur.
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MUMBAI: American pianist and R&B singer Jimmy McCracklin passed away on Thursday in San Pablo, California after a lengthy battle with multiple health problems.
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MUMBAI: The dastardly act of last week’s rape that took place in the capital has shocked the nation. While the victim, 23 year old paramedic is struggling for her life, the nation is up in arms against the heinous crime, the tepid police response, the authorities and political leaders, and demanding justice and change.
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MUMBAI: Saregama India Ltd has announced the appointment of Suryanarayana Mantha as managing director of the company. He will replace GB Aayeer who will resign from his position with effect from 1 January 2013.
Aayeer still remains part of the senior management team as executive director and chief financial officer. He will now report to Mantha.
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MUMBAI: Expanding its footprints to attain a large base of the bollywood music market, T-Series has acquired distribution rights of a number of big budget and mid-level upcoming films in 2013. Further making it a musical year for them, the major music label has now bagged the audio rights of the film ‘Mr Money’ by Idea International.
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MUMBAI: 9XM, India’s ultimate Hindi music destination, continues to lead the youth and music television space in India across key segments. As per the latest TAM data for Hindi Speaking Markets (HSM) for Week 50, 2012, 9XM has garnered the highest GRPs across all the key segments, consistently.
The Top Three Youth and Music Channels Per TAM data for Week 50, 2012 (HSM), in CS 15-24 yrs SEC ABC:
9XM - 36 GRPs; Bindass - 31 GRPs; MTV - 28 GRPs
The Top Three Youth and Music Channels Per TAM data for Week 50, 2012 (HSM), in CS 4+ yrs:
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MUMBAI: After a stint of six years at Sony Music, Vinit Thakkar has joined Universal Music India as digital head. He will report to Universal Music India and SAARC MD Devraj Sanyal.
In his new role, Thakkar will consolidate and grow the label’s digital business in India and SAARC.
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MUMBAI: The Indian radio industry is growing at a rapid pace with substantial growth in the metros and a steady one in the tier II and tier III cities as well. As most radio broadcasters are now aiming to expand their networks to other areas in the country, the delay and confusion surrounding the FM Phase III expansion has only furthered the divide between the government and broadcasters.
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MUMBAI: The countdown begins! Submerge unites with the iconic sportswear brand for the street- Adidas Originals, to celebrate the culmination of 2012 with the much anticipated Submerge Goa Festival 2012, which will be rejoiced over a time span of two days. The party is set to witness an incredible line-up of artists and never seen before stage and sound techniques.
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