Boom Radio’s Christmas schedule this year includes a broad mix of special festive programmes alongside its regular output.
The Boom Christmas Countdown airs on Christmas Eve from 10.00am, with Rob Jones and Peter Quinn presenting the four-hour rundown of listener-voted favourites.
Garry Richardson marks the sixtieth anniversary of The Sound of Music on Christmas Day at 7.00pm with a programme recorded in Salzburg, featuring film music and an interview with Angela Cartwright. Don Black presents a collection of festive melodies on Christmas Eve at 8.00pm.
Dana celebrates fifty years of her hit It’s Gonna Be a Cold, Cold Christmas on Christmas Eve at 9.00pm, sharing memories and music from her home in Galway. Les Ross will be on air across Christmas lunch at midday, while Nina Myskow reflects on music and stories at 5.00pm.
David Hamilton and his wife Dreena host Christmas at the Hamiltons on Boxing Day at 4.00pm. Other seasonal highlights include Paul Robey’s Children’s Favourites on 28th December, Simon Bates’s Beatles Covers on 29th December, and Tony Brandon’s return to radio at 4.00pm the same day after twenty years away.
Motown Interpreted airs at 8.00pm on 29th December, with Mike Read’s Hidden Gems on 30th December and Clare Teal later that evening.
David Lloyd presents Into 2026 from 10.00pm on New Year’s Eve, while New Year’s Day features The Boom All Time Chart at midday and Steve England’s World of Radio at 8.00pm.
ITV at 70 is on Boxing Day at 8.00pm, and Boom Light marks eighty years of the BBC Light Programme on Christmas Day at 5.00pm with David Hamilton sharing memories of the era.