It’s our Countdown to Christmas where some of your favorite KKSM personalities pick their favorite Christmas tunes, here are some selections from Serena Reid, host of Wind Down Wednesdays. This Christmas-Donny Hathaway THE definitive song at Christmas for me and every black family I know is the unforgettable “This Christmas” by Donny Hathaway. His was a life that left us much too soon; I’m sure...
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It’s our Countdown to Christmas! This entry is brought to you by our station manager Zeb Navarro: This is hands down one of my favorite Christmas songs because nothing goes together like Charles Manson and Christmas. I often kick off the holiday season by playing this real loud!
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It’s our Countdown to Christmas! This selection was brought to you by our very own Dan Sweeney of Dan Sweeney’s One Hit Wonders who has picked three Christmas one hit wonders. Do they Know it’s Christmas – Band Aid A song written in 1984 in reaction to television reports of the 1983–85 famine in Ethiopia. It was first recorded in a single day on November 25th, 1984 by Band Aid, a supergroup consisting mainly of...
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It’s time for another addition to our Countdown to Christmas. Today our very own Sean Burdeaux of It’s Okay, I’m Crying writes: “I Won’t Be Home For Christmas” by blink-182 (featuring not only former guitarist Tom Delonge but ALSO former drummer Scott Raynor, holy shit, how old is this song? TWENTY ONE YEARS OLD, THIS SONG CAN LEGALLY DRINK). It is a touching, up-lifting little ditty...
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It’s our Countdown to Christmas where some of your favorite KKSM personalities share with us their favorite holiday tunes. Rich Appel, host of that thing, writes: Clearly influenced by one of the best holiday collections ever – Phil Spector’s A Christmas Gift to You – Elton and producer Gus Dudgeon may have outdone Phil and company during one wall-of-sound-channeling session, producing this now-Christmas classic....
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Today’s Countdown to Christmas song was picked by DJ Hannah D: My holiday pick was composed and first performed by Chilean musician Violeta Parra. It brings soul to the season. Thanks to life and thankful for life. The holiday season is filled with many holidays intended to get together with your loved ones. May they be your brothers and sisters, your mother and father, or friends that you cherish. Thanks to life we have this...
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