Editing Christmas by medium (section)

==Radio==
{{See|Christmas music}}

Many radio stations begin to add [[Christmas music]] to their rotation in late November, and often switch to all-Christmas programming for December 25. Some do for part of or all of December 24 as well. A few stations switch to all-Christmas music for the entire season (some beginning as early as mid-November); in Detroit, 100.3 [[WNIC]] in 2005 started Christmas music day and night on midnight of October 31 because programmers believed that at least some listeners who are attracted by the Christmas music will remain loyal listeners when the station reverts to its standard [[radio format|format]] on [[Boxing Day]]. Radio stations also broadcast traditional Western art music, such as the "Hallelujah" chorus from [[Handel]]'s ''[[Messiah (Handel)|Messiah]]''. Among other pieces inspired by Christmas are [[Tchaikovsky]]'s ballet ''[[The Nutcracker]]'' and the popular [[suite (music)|suite]] drawn from it, and [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]'s "[[Christmas Oratorio]]" (BWV 248). Some radio stations play Christmas music commercial-free the entire day on Christmas Day, with only interruptions for Christmas messages from station personnel and personnel from the station's parent company. Others, like 96.5 [[KOIT]] in San Francisco do on both part of or all of Christmas Eve and the entire day Christmas Day. Frequently, the first song played on an "all-Christmas" station is the popular tune ''[[It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas]]''.

The [[Music Choice]] channels have over the past few years have begun playing Christmas music as early as the beginning of November, instead of waiting till after Thanksgiving.

The UK music industry features the battle of the bands and artists to make it to the Christmas No. 1 spot, recognised on the first Sunday before, or on, Christmas Day. Many of these songs are festive, while others are novelty songs that remain but briefly at the top of the chart. Gospel singer [[Cliff Richard]] is a fixture of Christmas charts, appearing nearly every year, and subsequently being mocked for doing so. In more recent years the Christmas chart has been dominated by the winner of ''[[The X Factor (UK)|The X Factor]]'' and various social media backed records aimed to hijack the charts.

As with television, British radio programmes also schedule Christmas specials. These mainly include comedy shows such as ''[[I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue]]'' and ''[[The Now Show]]''.