DEAR SANTA SINGLE
LIMITED RELEASE DECEMBER 2009
FULL RELEASE DECEMBER 2010
SECONDARY RELEASE DECEMBER 2011
"Dear Santa", Lynne's first Christmas release, finished 2009 at #16 in the Euro/UK TOP 40 and #12 in the Euro/UK Indie charts. Lynne would like to thank everyone who helped make this original Christmas song a great success in so many countries around the world.
The last number after the comments rates the song out of 10 followed by a "Yes" for radio play or N/A if non-radio media.
MAGAZINES
Jackie Blair, Country Music & Dance Magazine, UK A very good track from Lynne 8 N/A
Barry Dixon, Now Dig This Magazine, UK Nice record 6 N/A
John Brookfield, Pathfinder Magazine, UK Quite nice song 6 N/A
Richard Kirk, Linedancer Magazine, UK 6 N/A
Irene Tradewell, Country Routes magazine, UK 7 N/A
Gerry Ford, Country Music & Dance magazineUK Nice one - tremendous effort 8 N/A
UK
Spencer Leigh, BBC Radio Merseyside, UK 6
Marie Crichton, BBC Radio Shropshire, UK It is ok, better than same old 6
Joe Fish, BBC Radio Lancashire, UK 6
James Pearson, BBC Radio Shetland, UK 7 Yes
Peter Fairhead, BCB Radio, UK Great vocals and good arrangement 8 Yes
John Morris, Trust AM Radio, UK Very pleasant song 8 Yes
Tony Crooke, Radio Stafford, UK A fun Christmas song 8 Yes
Graham McLeod, Black Diamond FM, UK Looking forward to hear more from this artist’s 8 Yes
Eric Pimlatt, Cheshire FM Radio, UK Already played - good song 6 Yes
Lee Williams, CMR Nashville Radio, UK 8 Yes
Alan Potter, Tempo FM Radio, UK This is fantastic 10 Yes
Brian Sharman, Wycombe Radio, UK 8 Yes
Stuart Cameron, Radio Borders, UK Most enjoyable track 8 Yes
Phil Walsh, CMRK Radio, UK My favourite new Christmas song 8 Yes
Paul Davis, NCM Radio, UK Good quality radio cut 9 Yes
Ricky Lee, Warminster Radio, UK 7 Yes
Ian Bell, TD1 Radio, UK Superb track - well done 8 Yes
Colin Roke, CMR Nashville Radio, UK Most enjoyable track 9 Yes
Barbara Allen, U105 Radio, Ireland Very good song 8 Yes
Dick Barrie, Radio Forth, UK First class effort 9 Yes
Tom Lambert, Variety Radio, Ireland Like it a lot 8 Yes
Andrew Reeve, Rocket Radio, UK Airplay guaranteed for this song 8 Yes
David Smith, Thatcham Radio, UK 6
Tom Robinson, Kingstown Radio, UK Lynne once again comes up with a wonderful recording and message for this time of year. A perfect Christmas song that stands out from the rest both in performance and storyline. Most appealing 8 Yes
....Lynne has played a major role in putting Canadian Country music on the U.K. map and in to Europe. A very talented artist with a truly endearing vocal style....
Best regards,
Keep on Rocking the Country!
UK OTHER MEDIA
Phil Chandler, Live Country DJ, UK She is great and this is excellent 10 Yes
Maureen Allen, Linedance DJ, UK 8 Yes
Alan Priestley, Linedance DJ, UK Pleasant seasonal number 8 Yes
HOLLAND
Martin van der Laan, Radio Compagnie, Holland Really enjoyable 8 Yes
Harry Boerman, Radio Veluwe, Holland Welcome back Lynne - this was lovely 8 Yes
work 8 Yes
Erwin Schapendonk, Centraal FM, Holland It is on our Christmas show - excellent original material 10 Yes
Ries Verwijmeren, Radio Rucphen, Holland Very good song 8 Yes
Bart Van Der Pol, VLOK Radio, Holland 7
Roel Stabler, Havenstaad FM, Holland 6 Yes
Alex Pijnen, BRTO Radio, Holland Excellent 10 yes
FRANCE-BELGIUM
Brette Dominique, Sensation Radio, France Good country rock 7 Yes
Patrick Molis, Radio IFDM, France 6
Marion Lacroix, Radio Arc-en-Ciel, France Ok 6 Yes
Gilles Martin, Radio Aria, France 6 Yes
Jacques Dufour, Radio Lyon, France 6 Yes
Arno Bierings, Eagle Radio, Belgium 8 Yes
Etienne Berthels, Radio Terre Franche, Belgium Very nice song and performance 8 Yes
Urbain Van Geerturuy, Radio Beeiard, Belgium Very nice 10 Yes
GERMANY-AUSTRIA-SCANDINAVIA
Friedrich Hog, Radio Free FM, Germany 7 Yes
Doc Schulze, Radio Eurohertz, Germany 9
Rolf Hierath, Radio RheinWelle, Germany 6 Yes
Hans Mair, Radio Osttirol, Austria 8 Yes
Kurt Gabriel, Radio Theben, Austria Another favorite songs 10 Yes
John Bjoersvik, Radio Sotra, Norway 8 Yes
Petur Rouch, Faroya Radio, Faroe Islands 6 Yes
Erik Topholm, Country Kanalen Radio, Denmark 8 Yes
Bjarne Hesselbjerggaard, Radio Sindal, Denmark 8 Yes
John Andersen, Radio Dandelion, Denmark 6
Dann Hansen, Radio Roskilde, Denmark Ok Christmas song 7 Yes
AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND
Al Watts, Collingwood Radio, Australia Will have appeal to many 6 Yes
David Miller, CO Radio, New Zealand 8 Yes
Eddie Ford, Phoenix FM Radio, Australia 8 yes
Barry Wass, Inner FM Radio, Australia 6 Yes
CKDM Radio - Manitoba - Canada
Top Twenty - 730 CKDM
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Dear Santa (Jan 1, 2012)