Song for Christmas dates confirmed

Friday, 25 November 2022 00:00

Salisbury Radio is pleased to announce the broadcast dates for each school taking part in Song for Christmas.

The songs will be played during Craig Hicks' Breakfast Show at 8:20 in the morning and on Grant Francis' afternoon show at 3:20 on its listed broadcast day.

The songs will also be played again over the weekend with Roger Clarke at Weekend Breakfast, with Matt Rogers on a Saturday and Dan Woodward's weekend shows.

Seventeen schools are signed up, and all are currently being recorded by the Salisbury Radio elves as they perform their festive tracks.

Our panel of judges will pick a winner over the next couple of weeks, with the winning school picking up £200 worth of book vouchers and the Song for Christmas trophy, all thanks to our friends at Guyatts Storage.

On our judging panel are two former Salisbury head teachers, Joy Wagstaff and Anne Munns, Ruth Jones - the bassist in The Zucchinis and Salisbury's Mayor, Cllr Tom Corbin.

You will also be able to download all of the songs from the day that they are broadcast, with all proceeds from the downloads being donated to Salisbury Hospice Charity You will either be able to download one track for £1, or you can download the entire collection of 17 songs for £7.50.

Song for Christmas broadcast schedule

SchoolBroadcast DateManor Fields Primary School01/12/2022Winterbourne Earls Primary School02/12/2022Old Sarum Primary School05/12/2022Wilton Primary School06/12/2022Downton Primary School07/12/2022Dinton Primary School08/12/2022Alderbury Primary School09/12/2022Harnham Junior School12/12/2022Pitton Primary School13/12/2022Durrington Junior School14/12/2022Wyndham Park Infant School15/12/2022St Peters Primary School16/12/2022Bemerton St John Primary School19/12/2022Pembroke Park Primary School20/12/2022Woodlands Primary School21/12/2022Sarum St Pauls Primary School22/12/2022Winterslow Primary School23/12/2022

The winning song and school will be announced on Salisbury Radio on Christmas Eve.

You can tune into Salisbury Radio to listen to the show in various ways. The station is on DAB, Smart Speakers including Amazon Alexa and Google, and online here at lovesalisbury.co.uk. For more information about how to tune in, follow this link - https://salisburyradio.co.uk/2021/09/01/heres-how-to-listen-to-salisbury-radio/

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