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Bringing Back the Chestnut (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Most of the chestnuts roasting on open fires this winter are from Europe or Asia, not America. In the early 1900s, American chestnut trees from Mai...

Bought by WJCT, KVSC, and WLIW


  • Added: Dec 19, 2014
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 3
A Brass Band Christmas
From: Wind & Rhythm
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At this time of year if you haven’t been reminded of the poem "‘Twas the Night Before Christmas" you are indeed somewhat isolated from popular cult...

Bought by WNMU-FM


  • Added: Dec 14, 2014
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
Full-Time Blues Radio's Christmas Blues 2014 (Episode 1448)
From: John Luttrell
Series: Full-Time Blues Radio
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The annual tradition continues, with an all-new selection of Blues music for your Christmas soundtrack!

Bought by WJSU, KPVL, and WSGE


  • Added: Dec 10, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Military Christmas
From: Wind & Rhythm
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Just a year ago, the congress had quite a bit of trouble passing some budgets and their indecision caused something called sequestration. Remember ...

Bought by WUAL, RadioFreePalmer, WVRU, and WRNC-LP


  • Added: Dec 08, 2014
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 4
Non-Boring Christmas Music Special
From: D. Grant Smith
Series: The Appetizer Radio Show
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We've all heard the same 30 Christmas songs, year in and year out. Whereas most Christmas music is boring, repetitious stuff heard every year, we'r...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WVRU, WSGE, and KMXT


  • Added: Dec 05, 2014
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 4
Compact Discoveries 239: Jewish Gems
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Compact Discoveries
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New in 2014 for Hanukkah: Fifteen great Jewish tunes, including traditional folk songs, klezmer, dance music, and other festive songs.

  • Added: Dec 03, 2014
  • Length: 57:00
Joy to the World 2014 with Bob Thompson, featuring Heather Masse
From: West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Series: Joy to the World
Caption: Bob Thompson with Heather Masse
Pianist Bob Thompson welcomes guest vocalist Heather Masse to join him for the 21st annual "Joy to the World" from West Virginia Public Radio. This...

Bought by WYAP, WHRV, WJAB, KMUW, WKAR and more


  • Added: Dec 03, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 20
Ghosts, Monsters and Scary Things (Version One) [EXPANDED EDITION]
From: Shawn McCullough
Series: 10 Min Sound Byte (EXPANDED EDITION)
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Songs about Ghosts, Monsters and Scary Things

Bought by KHNS


  • Added: Oct 24, 2014
  • Length: 27:58
  • Purchases: 1
Halloween Blues 2014
From: John Luttrell
Series: Full-Time Blues Radio
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A new selection of chilling Blues tunes for your Halloween soundtrack.

Bought by KMXT, WNMU-FM, KPVL, WJSU, and WSGE


  • Added: Oct 21, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Jazz-O-Rama Hour #53: Halloween Special
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: Joe Bev hosts an hour of Halloween 78s., Credit: Lorie Kellogg
Joe Bev presents an hour of spooky 78 RPM records, including: Old Man Moze Is Dead - Louis Armstrong (1935), The Ghost of Old Man Mose - Harry Gol...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 04, 2014
  • Length: 59:34
  • Purchases: 1
Freedom and Liberty
From: Wind & Rhythm
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1812, let’s see... there was a war here as the British tried to retake the colonies. They burned the White house, and the the British thought they...

  • Added: Jul 11, 2014
  • Length: 58:30
Stars and Stripes
From: Wind & Rhythm
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There have been 27 revisions to the design of the flag of the United States, and the 50 star flag we use today has been in use longer than any of t...

Bought by WNMU-FM


  • Added: Jun 06, 2014
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
A Jazz-O-Rama Valentine
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Valentine Programming
Caption: Love is in the Air on A Jazz-O-Rama Valentine!, Credit: Lorie Kellogg
A one hour Valentine's Day Special - vintage 78 RPM and vinyl record cuts about love, presented by Lorie Kellogg, filling in for host Joe Bev.

Bought by KREV-LP


  • Added: Feb 10, 2014
  • Length: 59:29
  • Purchases: 1
Carols the World 'Round - Two Hour Version
From: WFIU
Caption: A Christmas market in Rostock, Germany, Credit: Carston Pescht
A celebration of the music and traditions that make up the Christmas season from the plains of Africa to the hills of Appalachia and beyond.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, WNMU-FM, KRPS, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WUAL and more


  • Added: Dec 23, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:58
  • Purchases: 9
Christmas Music and Memories (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Whether it’s a traditional hymn or a holiday song from our childhood, many people say Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas without the music that m...

Bought by KSFR, WCNY, WXXI Rochester, Prairie Public, KVNF and more


  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 53:51
  • Purchases: 34
A Jazz-O-Rama Christmas Special
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Christmas Programming
Caption: A Jazz-O-Rama Christmas Special with Joe Bev, Credit: Lorie Kellogg
An hour of Christmas themed remastered 78 RPM records and LP cuts, hosted by Joe Bev.

Bought by KRCB 104.9, WCBE, WVAS, and KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA


  • Added: Dec 17, 2013
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 4
Christmas Special 2013 (hour 2)
From: D. Grant Smith
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Are you wanting to celebrate the Christmas holidays with some seasonal music but not the same boring holiday tunes played everywhere else? No worri...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
Christmas Special 2013 (hour 1)
From: D. Grant Smith
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Happy holidays! This year our Holiday Christmas special contains old and new favorites from established and indie artists including Sufjan Stevens,...

Bought by WDSE


  • Added: Dec 17, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Christmas Music and Memories (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Whether it’s a traditional hymn or a holiday song from our childhood, many people say Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas without the music that m...

Bought by WJCT, WVAS, KRPS, KUAC, KNAU and more


  • Added: Dec 17, 2013
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 8
Christmas songs written and performed by Jews.
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Jewish songwriters like Irving Berlin and Mel Torme have penned some of the classic Christmas songs. And well-known Jewish singers like Barbra Stre...

Bought by Prairie Public and KPVL


  • Added: Dec 17, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
New Year's Mummers Day Parade
From: Charles McGuigan
Caption: Mummers Day Parade, Credit: Rebecca Moon
The Mummers Day Parade is as quintessentially South Philadelphia as Ben Franklin or Willy Penn, a Philly cheese steak or Italian water ice. It’s un...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2013
  • Length: 23:29
Classical Winter Travels
From: D. Christine
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A winter's journey from the Arctic to the Antarctic, with familiar works by Mozart, Prokofiev and Debussy along with surprises by newer composers f...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, WCQS, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Dec 11, 2013
  • Length: 58:04
  • Purchases: 3
Wind & Rhythm Christmas Special
From: Wind & Rhythm
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Back in 1946, in the middle of a heat wave in Washington DC, the chief of the Scandinavian Desk of Military Intelligence dreamed up a piece of musi...

Bought by WILL, KUAT, WLRH, KUCO, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Dec 03, 2013
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 30
Happy Holidays: Festive Songs from Broadway
From: George Harter
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An hour-long special program of holiday songs from the world of musical theater.

Bought by KMUN, KRPS, KRPS, KMXT, and KTXK


  • Added: Nov 22, 2013
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 5
¡Vamos a Belén! Christmas with The Rose Ensemble
From: The Rose Ensemble
Caption: The Rose Ensemble, Credit: Michael Haug Photography
The acclaimed Rose Ensemble returns with a free one-hour special featuring festive and evocative music from early Peru, Bolivia, Mexico, and beyond...

Bought by KUAT, High Plains Public Radio, WCVE, WICR, Northwest Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Nov 18, 2013
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 37