Sounds of the Season

'Tis the day before Christmas, and all across the radio dial, stations are prepping for 24-hour holiday playlists. Two local stations have been all-Christmas, all the time, since Thanksgiving, yet, inexplicably, it wasn't until this week, with just a handful of days remaining, that I heard the best of the modern tunes, the Waitresses' "Christmas Wrapping." Sure, there's been the usual mix of Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra (classic), Vince Guaraldi (neoclassic), Harry Connick Jr. (retro), and Anne Murray and the Carpenters (boring), but for my money it's not Christmastime until "that Christmas magic [brings] this tale to a very happy ending." Merry Christmas, all!

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[Steve]

Some of my favorite Christmastime songs:

"Skating" by Vince Guaraldi
"The Twelve Pains of Christmas" by Bob Rivers
"The Christmas Song" by Nat King Cole and
"You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch" by Boris Karloff

I know they're lame, but I like hearing them this time of year...