Holiday Radio

[RGMike]

While my ham bakes in the oven, I'm listening to fab Xmas stuff on KPOO.  Meanwhile, I went over to the KFOG website and saw they played Death Cab For Cutie doing a cover of "Xmas (Baby Please Come Home)". Y'know, there's a limit to what I consider "World Class holiday music"...

[RGMike]

having just discovered that KPFA has a podcast archive, I'm listening to Mary Tillson's Dec 20th "America's Back 40 (the Hicks From Coast-to-Coast)" her weekly alt-country show. It's her Xmas/Solstice show, and I'm hearing the McGarrigle sisters doing "The Rebel Jesus", which I've only ever heard sung by Jackson Browne. Lovely.

[RGMike]

Too early? Well, Soma FM have thier always-fabulous wacky Xmas stream up'n'running.

[Tinka Cat]

Too early? Well, Soma FM have thier always-fabulous wacky Xmas stream up'n'running.

love it! thanks for the reminder. 

When does KOIT go 24 hr holiday?  can't be soon enough IMO, but I hope it's after Thanksgiving for the good of the children.  Although they mix in too much Cheesy listening/Diva  versions of the classics, it's nice to know they are there.

[RGMike]

Too early? Well, Soma FM have thier always-fabulous wacky Xmas stream up'n'running.

love it! thanks for the reminder. 

When does KOIT go 24 hr holiday?  can't be soon enough IMO, but I hope it's after Thanksgiving for the good of the children.  Although they mix in too much Cheesy listening/Diva  versions of the classics, it's nice to know they are there.

yeah, they usually go the week before Turkey Day. A station in Indiana switched on Oct 10th (!)

[SFGuy]

Too early? Well, Soma FM have thier always-fabulous wacky Xmas stream up'n'running.

love it! thanks for the reminder.  

When does KOIT go 24 hr holiday?  can't be soon enough IMO, but I hope it's after Thanksgiving for the good of the children.  Although they mix in too much Cheesy listening/Diva  versions of the classics, it's nice to know they are there.

yeah, they usually go the week before Turkey Day. A station in Indiana switched on Oct 10th (!)

According to Ben Fong-Torres' column, it begins this Wednesday, November 17 on KOIT.

Edited to correct error.

[RGMike]

Too early? Well, Soma FM have thier always-fabulous wacky Xmas stream up'n'running.

couldn't get their player to work for several weeks, but magically it's working today --it's a Christmas Miracle, I tells ya!

and it don't get much wackier than "Leroy the Redneck Raindeer".

[Tinka Cat]

Too early? Well, Soma FM have thier always-fabulous wacky Xmas stream up'n'running.

couldn't get their player to work for several weeks, but magically it's working today --it's a Christmas Miracle, I tells ya!

and it don't get much wackier than "Leroy the Redneck Raindeer".

is that by Red Peters?  That man is a genius of sorts.

[RGMike]

Too early? Well, Soma FM have thier always-fabulous wacky Xmas stream up'n'running.

couldn't get their player to work for several weeks, but magically it's working today --it's a Christmas Miracle, I tells ya!

and it don't get much wackier than "Leroy the Redneck Raindeer".

is that by Red Peters?  That man is a genius of sorts.

Joe Diffie, actually -- one of those boot-scooty country records of the early-to-mid '90s. But I lurves me Red Peters' "Holy S**t it's Xmas" Hamsters doing Richard Gere jokes -- what's not to love?

[RGMike]

Highlight of the day: the Kinsey Sicks, "Soylent Night", about eating people for the holidays. From their CD, Oy Vey in a Manger, of course! (Best song title: "God Bless Ye, Femmy Lesbians!")

[Gazoo]

Highlight of the day: the Kinsey Sicks, "Soylent Night", about eating people for the holidays.

That is now one of my favorite puns ever.  Applause!

[RGMike]

I can always count on Soma FM for something from the infamous Star wars Xmas LP. "Christmas in the Stars" -- "only a Wookie would kiss a droid for Christmas!"

[RGMike]

Cartman's "O Holy Night" is always a treat -- I had a neighbor who always called that hymn "the fall-on-your-knees song", without irony.

Pearl Bailey doing "Baby It's Cold Outside" makes me imagine a Queen Latifah/Melissa Etheridge duet of this one.

[RGMike]

Best. Herb Alpert. Imitation. EVAH:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgDpP7IVqYU

it's esp funny because HA & the TJB's own Xmas LP is a big disappointment -- it *should* sound like this but doesn't.

[RGMike]

Bob Geldof calls "Do They Know it's Xmas"  the Worst. Song. EVAH:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1333921/Do-They-Know-Its-Christmas-worst-song-world-admits-Bob-Geldof.html

Love the pic of young Midge Ure -- he looks like Ralph Fiennes!