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This Week's Theme: Most Wonderful Time Of The Year This year's Radio Faux Show Holiday Music Series continues with songs that are familiar to all. If you are over 50 years old then this show is like sitting in your grandparent's or great aunt and uncles' house during a family holiday gathering in the '70s. … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 3, Number 29: Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
This Week's Theme: Rudolph and His Nose Keep Running The next entry in this year's Radio Faux Show Holiday Music Series includes forty different versions of "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer" and "Run Rudolph Run" by forty different artists. Every year at the Faux household, we select one holiday standard and make a massive playlist … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 3, Number 28: Rudolph and His Nose Keep Running
This Week's Theme: Happy Holidays This is year three of the Radio Faux Show Holiday Music Series. Each year, the Happy Holidays Faux Show is focused on songs that are full of holiday spirit although they may not be as well known. Even if you know the song, it may not be the most traditional … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 3, Number 27: Happy Holidays
This Week's Theme: Most Wonderful Time Of The Year This year's four-part holiday-themed Faux Show series wraps up with a selection of traditional holiday songs. This mix of carols, hymns, and standards presents what most people consider the music of the holidays. As always, the songs span across different genres and decades. If you are … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 2, Number 46 (December 18, 2022): Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
This Week's Theme: Santa Claus Keeps Coming To Town Part three of this four-part, holiday-themed Faux Show series includes forty-two different versions of "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" by forty-two different artists. Every year at the Faux household, we select one holiday standard and make a massive playlist of as many versions as we … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 2, Number 45 (December 11, 2022): Santa Claus Keeps Coming To Town
This Week's Theme: Happy Holidays As I wrote one year ago for the 2021 Happy Holidays Faux Show: Part two of this four-part, holiday-themed Faux Show series is focused on songs that aren't part of the holiday canon, but are full of holiday spirit. Unlike last week's show, this week's songs are clearly identifiable as … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 2, Number 44 (December 4, 2022): Happy Holidays
This Week's Theme: Most Wonderful Time Of The Year The four-part holiday-themed Faux Show series wraps up with a selection of traditional holiday songs. This mix of carols, hymns, and standards presents what most people consider the music of the holidays. As always, the songs span across different genres and decades. If you are keeping … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 1, Number 42 (December 19, 2021): Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
This Week's Theme: Ring Them Jingle Bells If aliens came down and asked us to explain Christmas carols to them, we would be smart to play "Jingle Bells" as example number one. It has all the qualities of a classic Christmas carol. There are sleigh bells, there is a sing-a-long chorus that even a three-year … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 1, Number 41 (December 12, 2021): Ring Them Jingle Bells
This Week's Theme: Happy Holidays Part two of this four-part, holiday-themed Faux Show series is focused on songs that aren't part of the holiday canon, but are full of holiday spirit. Unlike last week's show, this week's songs are clearly identifiable as holiday music. As usual, they cover a variety of styles, decades, and artists. … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 1, Number 40 (December 5, 2021): Happy Holidays
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