My Dad used to blast out the 1812 Overture on Sunday mornings on his lovely Pioneer hifi separates, much to annoyance of my Mum.
Also:
I still love those two pieces of music.
October 79 half term, we had a family holiday to Cornwall, great memories as one of my older brothers came too.
I always associate it with Message in a Bottle, as well as XTC and the Buggles being belted out on Radio 1.