Tinsel & Tunes

October 29, 2024

We created some under-the-hood improvements for the 2024 season. It's our 20th Anniversary! Get excited.

October 30, 2022

It's Christmastime 2022 and we are so excited to launch into our 18th consecutive season! As with every year, we've made changes in the app that you won't notice, but we promise they're done to keep everything running in tip top shape! The station kicks off on November 1st and will run through January 1st 2023 and we're so glad to have you along for the ride. As for the iPhone hot chocolate dispenser we've been working on for the last decade, it's still in the works, but stay tuned, because it will be revolutionary. Until then, enjoy the free Christmas music. Let's go! #merrychristmas

October 29, 2021

Hello 2021! We’re 17 years in and still going strong. We’ve made so many upgrades under the hood, there isn’t enough room to write about all of them here so you’ll just have to trust us. We really are trying to figure out a way to dispense hot chocolate from your iPhone, but we haven’t quite figured it out yet. In the meantime, enjoy the free Christmas music. Let’s do this. #merrychristmas

November 5, 2020

Woah, 2020... what a year. But you made it. Good for you! You know what else made it through? Our app! We've made some slight improvements under the hood and have more in the works for future updates. In the meantime, press play and enjoy the tunes. #merrychristmas friend.

October 4, 2018

Hello fellow Christmas music lover. We've decided to do a small refresh in anticipation of our 14th season! The app itself works exactly as it did with last year's update, however, a few areas got a new coat of paint and we also upgraded from shag carpeting to hardwood floors. Lots of people are upgrading their phones to the beautiful new OLED screens, so we wanted to help with battery life. Darker screens mean less power is being used, so we flipped the switch from bright white to muted gray to help save some energy. We did a few small tweaks that won't affect how you use or listen to the app, but trust us, they help make it better! Lastly, we went through a slight re-brand after last season, so we updated our look a little bit too. Once again, we asked the apps team at Apple if we could introduce new technology to dispense hot cocoa from your phone, but they felt it still needed some work. Maybe next year? Don't forget to check out our companion Apple TV app complete with crackling fire! It's in the iOS store as we speak. Ho Ho Ho.

December 2, 2017

We're only getting better with age. A completely new user experience and look built with iOS11 and the iPhoneX in mind. No more flipping around, just scroll up to see the play history. As much as the world has gone social, we've become less so, at least in the app. No one really shared song titles via Twitter and Facebook, so those buttons were removed. Our overall goal is always simplicity and getting you to the music as quickly as possible and this app does that! We tried to get the app to make you hot chocolate, but that tech wasn't approved. Oh well, maybe in the next version? Merry Christmas!

October 18, 2017

We're only getting better with age. A completely new user experience and look built with iOS11 and the iPhoneX in mind. No more flipping around, just scroll up to see the play history. As much as the world has gone social, we've become less so, at least in the app. No one really shared song titles via Twitter and Facebook, so those buttons were removed. Our overall goal is always simplicity and getting you to the music as quickly as possible and this app does that! We tried to get the app to make you hot chocolate, but that tech wasn't approved. Oh well, maybe in the next version? Merry Christmas!

November 7, 2015

First major update in 2 seasons. *Plays via Bluetooth including Artist/Title data *highly requested improvement* *Re-worked presentation of Artist & Title Information *Album artwork and iTunes "buy now" link for virtually every song *Song history list *Better volume control *Apple TV Airplay *Custom App settings including "Wifi Only" mode *Report issues directly within app *Tweet and post to Facebook directly from within the app *Improved power usage and device efficiency *New branding and image redesign *Animated Logo

November 14, 2013

Updated iOS 7 multitasking New theme

November 4, 2010