{"id":2680,"date":"2026-07-04T20:33:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T10:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/?p=2680"},"modified":"2026-07-04T20:33:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T10:33:37","slug":"christmas-comes-twice-as-santa-radio-returns-to-listnr-for-christmas-in-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/2026\/07\/04\/christmas-comes-twice-as-santa-radio-returns-to-listnr-for-christmas-in-july\/","title":{"rendered":"CHRISTMAS COMES TWICE AS SANTA RADIO RETURNS TO LiSTNR FOR CHRISTMAS IN JULY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Christmas has come early, with Santa Radio<\/strong> returning to LiSTNR for the first-ever Christmas in July celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After becoming LiSTNR\u2019s most-streamed music station last December, Santa Radio is back all month long with wall-to-wall festive favourites, because December simply felt too far away. The tree might be packed away, but the music isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christmas in July has long held a special place in Australia, where the festive season\u2019s traditional imagery of roaring fires, roast dinners, winter nights and cosy nostalgia can feel worlds away from a December spent in the heat of summer. With ABS data showing almost one-third of Australia\u2019s population was born overseas, including around 2.4 million people born in Europe or North America, Santa Radio\u2019s mid-year return taps into a familiar feeling for millions of Australians who grew up with Christmas as a winter celebration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether it\u2019s a cosy night by the fire, a Christmas in July dinner with friends, a taste of home for those who grew up with a winter Christmas, or simply embracing a little festive nostalgia during Australia\u2019s colder months, Santa Radio delivers all the Christmas music and none of the December stress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listeners can stream Santa Radio exclusively on LiSTNR throughout July, with the station also available on Foxtel, bringing Christmas Hits and Festive Feels to homes across Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From modern classics by Mariah Carey<\/strong>, Michael Bubl\u00e9<\/strong> and Kelly Clarkson<\/strong> to timeless favourites from Bing Crosby<\/strong> and Brenda Lee<\/strong>, Santa Radio has curated the ultimate soundtrack for a mid-year festive celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lindsay Harapa,<\/strong> LiSTNR Senior Music Director \u2013 Digital Radio, said: \u201cLast December, Santa Radio became LiSTNR\u2019s most-streamed music station, and the response from listeners showed just how much Australians love embracing the festive spirit. Christmas in July has become part of the way many Australians celebrate winter, especially for those who grew up with Christmas as a cold-weather tradition. We thought, why wait another six months? Winter feels better with a little Christmas in July, and we\u2019re excited to bring Santa Radio back for the very first time outside the traditional festive season. It\u2019s all the Christmas music people love, without the December rush.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Santa Claus<\/strong>, Head of Christmas Operations, said: \u201cI\u2019d barely finished putting the sleigh in the garage when people started asking when Santa Radio would be back. Mrs Claus tells me it\u2019s important to take a break, but I simply couldn\u2019t ignore all the Christmas lovers who thought December was too far away. The elves have dusted off the tinsel, Rudolph\u2019s polished his nose, and we\u2019re delighted to celebrate Christmas in July with everyone across Australia. Ho ho ho!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It doesn\u2019t matter if you\u2019ve been naughty or nice, celebrate Christmas in July with Santa Radio, streaming now on the free LiSTNR app and available on Foxtel throughout July.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Christmas has come early, with Santa Radio returning to LiSTNR for the first-ever Christmas in July celebration. After becoming LiSTNR\u2019s most-streamed music station last December, Santa Radio is back all month long with wall-to-wall festive favourites, because December simply felt too far away. The tree might be packed away, but the music isn\u2019t. Christmas in July has … Continue reading “CHRISTMAS COMES TWICE AS SANTA RADIO RETURNS TO LiSTNR FOR CHRISTMAS IN JULY”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-australian"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2680"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2680\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2681,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2680\/revisions\/2681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}