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‘Tis the season, Day 13
The weekend is upon us — second-to-last one before Christmas! — so here’s an instant holiday party starter for you. Today’s song is 12 minutes of soul, salsa and dance bliss, mixing together “Joy to...
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‘Tis the season, Day 14
Hat tip to my friend JB, who deftly dropped tonight’s Christmas song between Bad Company’s “Can’t Get Enough” and the Bee Gees’ “More Than A Woman” on his “Saturdays at the ’70s” show on WMGN radio is...
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‘Tis the season, Day 15
For holiday songs to be released during the holidays, they must be written well in advance. Many times, that’s led to holiday songs being recorded in the summer. One such song is “The Christmas Song,”...
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‘Tis the season, Day 16
Tonight’s song comes from a program I taped off the radio way back in the late ’80s, just as last night’s song did. The DJ — Willie Wonder — played R&B, soul and jazz on a Saturday night show...
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‘Tis the season, Day 17
Christmas Eve is a week away. Take a deep breath, everyone. Remember to … “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas,” Lou Rawls, from “Merry Christmas Ho! Ho! Ho!,” 1967....
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‘Tis the season, Day 18
Christmas Day is a week away. Here’s the story of a long-ago Christmas in a far-away land. This story was told at a time when many Americans celebrated Christmas as best they could in a far-away land....
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‘Tis the season, Day 19
Season’s greetings from Green Bay. It’s snowing here today. First big snow of the season, complete with a winter storm warning. It started about six hours ago, at mid-morning. It’s still going, powder...
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‘Tis the season, Day 20
Well, we wound up with almost 6 inches of snow yesterday. Today, everything looks like a Christmas card. You know, like a winter wonderland. In 1983, folk singer Steve Goodman released “Artistic Hair,”...
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