Listen to the RNZ Christmas Music playlist on Spotify by clicking here. Related radio interviews and live performances are below.
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Jesse Mulligan's Christmas Song competition
18 May 2019Does the music played in shops and on the radio in the lead-up to Christmas make you think 'I could do better than that!" Well, here's your chance. Jesse Mulligan announces RNZ's new orignal… Audio
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Christmas Song Competition - we announce the winner!
6 Aug 2019We announce the winner of our Write an Original Christmas Song competition! But first we play you what we think are the best of the 250 plus entries we received. Audio
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RNZ's Christmas song competition revisited!
9 Aug 2019The Christmas Song competition is done and dusted, but we thought it was a shame there were so many good entries that didn't get played in full. Audio
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Auckland Symphony Orchestra to perform RNZ Xmas song at concert
27 Nov 2019Earlier this year we ran a competition asking people to come up with a modern-day twist on the classic Christmas song. The Auckland Symphony Orchestra took a liking to one of the songs, and asked… Audio
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Theia releases te reo Māori Christmas song 'Te Kaiwhakaora O Te Ao'
28 Nov 2019New Zealand pop artist Theia has written and recorded her own traditional Māori hymn with the hope of spreading love and peace this Christmas. Video
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The Sations perform their Christmas Song live
2 Dec 2019This week we're very excited to start bringing you some of the incredible original kiwi Christmas songs written for our recent competition. Audio
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Jeremy Redmore performs his New Zealand Christmas song
3 Dec 2019Yesterday we brought you the song You Are Christmas by The Sations - one of the finalists in our write an original Christmas song competition, and today we have another amazing entry from Jeremy… Audio
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An Original Christmas song from Rosy Tin Teacaddy
4 Dec 2019Rosy Tin Teacaddy perform their Christmas song in our Wellington studio. Audio
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Anna Bennington's original Christmas Song
5 Dec 2019All this week we've been bringing you original Christmas songs. Today it's the turn of Anna Bennington. Audio
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We premiere the Winning RNZ original Christmas song
6 Dec 2019The winners of Jesse's Christmas song competition, Auckland alt-pop group BEACHWARE have just released their song 'Take Away the Tree'. Audio
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Lindon Puffin performs 'I Hate Christmas' live
9 Dec 2019Lyttelton based musician Lindon Puffin performs his song, I Hate Christmas (But I Love Christmas) along with members of the Lyttelton School Choir. Video, Audio
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Claudia Gunn performs her kiwi Christmas song 'It's Not a Silent Night'
11 Dec 2019We feature another of the finalists of our amazing Christmas songwriters, Claudia Gunn. Audio
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Theia performs her Christmas song Te Kaiwhakaora O Te Ao
12 Dec 2019Theia wrote a Christmas song in te reo, called Te Kaiwhakaora O Te Ao. She joins us in our Auckland studio with some very special guests to perform it live. Video, Audio
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Callum Lee performs his Christmas Song 'Pohutukawa'
16 Dec 2019Another great finalist in our Christmas song competition - Callum Lee joins our Auckland studio to perform his song 'Pohutakawa'. Audio
