{"id":2200208,"date":"2025-12-15T19:14:39","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T19:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2200208"},"modified":"2025-12-15T19:14:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T19:14:39","slug":"the-ongoing-history-of-new-music-episode-1068-the-29th-annual-christmas-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-ongoing-history-of-new-music-episode-1068-the-29th-annual-christmas-show\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 1068: The 29th annual Christmas show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>I\u2019ll say it right now: This is one of the weirdest shows of the year.<\/p>\n<p>This particular program has existed since the early 1990s with a set of specific objectives. First, we want to celebrate the season. Second, I\u2019m keen to give voice to material that you\u2019ll never hear on those radio stations that flip to all-Christmas formats each year. And third\u2013and frankly, this is the best part for me\u2013to annoy people who believe that holiday songs should only be serious and solemn or happy and sickly sweet.<\/p>\n<p>Nope. Not on my watch. Over the course of this program, all three criteria will be fulfilled. If you have a sensitive person anywhere near earshot, politely ask them to believe. But if you like your Christmas tracks on the alternative side\u2013and mean that in the fullest sense of the word\u2013you must listen.YOU ARE\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Songs heard on this show:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">&#13;<\/p>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">&#13;\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">&#13;<\/p>\n<li>August Burns Red, All I Want for Christmas is You<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Sloppy Scales, Sweet Baby Jesus<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Baby Schillaci, Keep the Change Ya Filthy Animals<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Boiler Beach, Christmas By the Lake<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Fake Shark, Foreign Christmas<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Hotel Mira, Red &amp; Green<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>The Rockerati, Santa Claus has Got the Sack<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>The Motorleague, Merry Christmas You Filthy Animals<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Poor Farkwar, Rockin\u2019 Around the Christmas Tree<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Pink Leather Jackets, Make Through This Christmas<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Kalamity Kills, Jingle Bells<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Henry Rollins, \u2018Twas the Night Before Christmas<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p>Eric Wilhite did his best to compile a playlist.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Ongoing History of New Musi<\/em>c can be heard on these stations. Don\u2019t forget that there\u2019s a podcast version, too, in case you miss any episodes. Get them for free wherever you get your podcasts.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">&#13;<\/p>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">&#13;\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">&#13;<\/p>\n<li>102.1 The Edge\/Toronto \u2013 Sunday night at 7pm<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Q107\/Toronto \u2013 Sunday night at 9pm<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Live 88-5\/Ottawa \u2013 Saturdays at 9am and Sundays at 6pm.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>107.5 Dave-FM\/Kitchener \u2013 Sunday nights at 11pm<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>FM96\/London \u2013 Sunday nights at 8pm<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Power 97\/Winnipeg \u2013 Sunday nights at 10am and 10pm<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>107-3 The Edge\/Calgary \u2013 Sundays at 10am and 10pm<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Sonic 102.9\/Edmonton \u2013 Sunday at 8am and 8pm<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>The Zone\/Victoria \u2013 Sunday at 8am and 9pm<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>The Fox\/Vancouver \u2013 Sundays at 10anm and 10pm<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>The Goat Network\/Interior BC<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Surge 105\/Halifax \u2013 Sunday at 7pm<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>WAPS\/WKTL The Summit\/Akron, Canton, Cleveland, Youngstown \u2013 Mon-Fri at 9pm<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"l-article__copyright\">\n\t\t\t\t\u00a9\u00a02025\u00a0Corus Radio, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t(function (d, s, id) {\n\t\tvar js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t\tif (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n\t\tjs = d.createElement(s);\n\t\tjs.id = id;\n\t\tjs.src = \"\\\/\\\/connect.facebook.net\\\/en_US\\\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.6&appId=161185570739502\";\n\t\tfjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source q107.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ll say it right now: This is one of the weirdest shows of the year. 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