Sleighbells ring… are you listening?

The countdown to Christmas has officially begun: Christmas FM officially returns to the airwaves at noon today.

Listeners can look forward to hearing all of their festive favourites including classic Christmas songs as well as newer Christmas hits, while the radio station presenters, who volunteer their time, will be sprinkling lots of festive cheer and keeping the spirits of the nation merry and bright in the coming weeks.

Celebrating its 15th year on air this year, the station has raised over €3m for a range of charities since it began broadcasting.

This year sees the launch of a new fundraising initiative called ‘The Magic of Christmas,’ which brings together Barnardos, Barretstown, Make-A-Wish Ireland, and The Community Foundation for Ireland as their official charity partners for the next three years.

Christmas FM is aiming to raise over €1,000,000 over the three years to help the charities support vulnerable children in our communities affected by traumatic life events such as poverty, abuse, neglect, and bereavement, as well as supporting children whose lives are affected by serious childhood illness.

Broadcasting live from midday today, November 28th, the main FM radio frequencies for Christmas FM are Cork City, part county 106.7, Cork North, part county 87.7.

You can also get your jingle fix online here.