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A Christmas Story, Too!

1/20/2012

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I came across this story in a couple places, so I thought I'd pass it along.

There's a casting call for a sequel to "A Christmas Story", which has the working title of "A Christmas Story, Too".

This time around, Ralphie is a teenager, and he wants a certain, special convertible for Christmas.  Since it's been almost thirty years since the original movie came out, none of the original cast members would be the right age. And, of course, Darren McGavin, who was fantastic as Ralphie's father, passed away a few years ago.

The original movie was based on the writings of Jean Shepherd.  Several stories from his collection "In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash" were used, and Jean actually served as the film's narrator, too.  Sadly, Jean passed away in 1999.

There's no word on whether this new film will be based on other writings by Jean Shepherd, or if it's a completely new story.  It's much too early in the process to really know much of anything,beyond the announced casting call.

I know it's rare that a sequel lives up to expectations, or comes close to equaling the original.  But personally, I'd love to check in on Ralphie's family at another Christmastime.  For that matter, I think it's time the Griswold's took another Christmas Vacation, too.

You can find out a little more about casting here, where you can also read about the previous sequel "It Runs In The Family", which also had a completely different cast (and had nothing to do with Christmas).


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The Sounds of Christmas Top 100 For 2011

1/14/2012

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_The calculations are finally done, and out of the thousands of songs we played this year, here are the top one hundred!  These are the most-requested and highest-rated songs from the Sounds of Christmas 2011! 

1) Stevie Wonder "What Christmas Means To Me"

2) Huey Piano Smith and the Clowns "White Christmas Blues"

3) David Bowie and Bing Crosby "Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy"

4) REO Speedwagon "Deck The Halls"

5) Chris Squire "Run With The Fox"

6) Harry Connick Jr. "Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers"

7) Lisa Kessler "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"

8) Mannheim Steamroller "Catching Snowflakes On Your Tongue"

9) David Crowder Band "Carol Of The Bells/Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)"

10) Hipwaders "Yes, It's Christmas"

11) Carpenters "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"

12) Yule Logs "Northpole 45789"

13) Richard Marx "I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day"

14) NRBQ "Christmas Wish"

15) Beatles "Another Beatles Christmas Record (1964)"

16) Vanessa Peters "The Christmas We Hoped For"

17) Katharine McPhee "Silver Bells"

18) John and Yoko "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"

19) Al Jarreau "The Christmas Song"

20) Harry Connick Jr. "It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year"

21) Kenny Vance and the Planotones "Doo Wop Christmas"

22) Marshall Crenshaw "Santa Bring My Baby Back To Me"

23) Motels "Santa Baby"

24) Pretenders "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"

25) Trans-Siberian Orchestra "Nutrocker"

26) Waitresses "Christmas Wrapping"

27) Laura Vane and the Vipertones "Christmas Day With Me"

28) Josh and the Empty Pockets "Baby It's Cold Outside/Baby Please Come Home"

29) Mulberry Lane "Christmas In The Car"

30) Trans-Siberian Orchestra "Siberian Sleigh Ride"

31) Percy Sledge "My Christmas Wish For You"

32) Embers "I Love Christmas Music"

33) Sheryl Crow and Eric Clapton "Merry Christmas Baby"

34) Tina Lambert "Gabriel's Message"

35) BarlowGirl "Carol Of The Bells/Sing We Now Of Christmas"

36) Ben E. King "The Christmas Song"

37) Newsboys "Winter Wonderland"

38) Sheryl Crow "The Christmas Song"

39) Trans-Sibierian Orchestra "A Mad Russian's Christmas"

40) Bing Crosby "Good King Wenceslas"

41) Mulberry Lane "Happy Holidays"

42) Ronnie Spector "It's The Time (Happy Holidays)"

43) Beatles "The Beatles Christmas Record 1963"

44) Cheap Trick "Come On Christmas"

45) Harry Nilsson "Joy To The World"

46) James Brown "Santa Claus, Santa Claus"

47) They Might Be Giants "Santa Claus"

48) Tommy James "The Christmas Song"

49) Carolyn Sills "George Bailey"

50) Dean Martin "A Marshmallow World"

51) Guster "Tiny Tree Christmas"

52) Bob Sirois and Rachel Taylor "Christmas Like A Lullaby"

53) Louis Armstrong "Zat You Santa Claus"

54) She and Him "Little Saint Nick"

55) Bette Midler "Cool Yule"

56) Drifters "White Christmas"

57) Ella Fitzgerald and Bing Crosby "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer"

58) Jack Sheldon "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"

59) Monkees "Christmas Is My Time Of Year"

60) Royal Crown Revue "Christmas Lights"

61) Elvis Presley "If Every Day Was Like Christmas"

62) Honeymoon Suite "I Believe In Father Christmas"

63) Lisa McClowry "Before The Tree Comes Down"

64) Northern Light Orchestra "Gloria"

65) Pretenders "Happy Christmas"

66) B.B. King "Christmas Love"

67) Carole King :Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday"

68) James Taylor "Deck The Halls"

69) John Mellencamp "Teddi's Song"

70) Wilson Phillips "Christmastime"

71) Chicago with Steve Cropper "Rocking and Rolling On Christmas Day"

72) Glasvegas "A Snowflake Fell (And It Felt Like A Kiss)"

73) Katharine McPhee "Christmas Is The Time"

74) Bryan Adams "Christmas Time"

75) She and Him "Christmas Day"

76) Belinda Carlisle "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"

77) Brian Setzer Orchestra "(Everybody's Waitin' For) The Man With The Bag"

78) Carole King "Carol Of The Bells"

79) Stephen Colbert "Another Christmas Song"

80) Blondie "We Three Kings"

81) Coldplay "Christmas Lights"

82) Otis Redding "Merry Christmas Baby"

83) Roy Holliday "Christmas Time On The Beach"

84) Tina Lambert "O Christmas Tree"

85) Mannheim Steamroller "Little Drummer Boy"

86) Brian Wilson "Christmasey"

87) Jean Meileur "Driving Home For Christmas"

88) Jennifer Cella "Come Home For Christmas"

89) Lisa Kessler "Christmas Vacation"

90) Michael Keaton "Frosty the Snowman"

91) Ronnie Spector and Darlene Love "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree"

92) Billy Joel "Christmas In Fallujah"

93) Chris Rea "Driving Home For Christmas"

94) Eagles "Please Come Home For Christmas" (Live)

95) Robbie Robertson "Christmas Must Be Tonight"

96) Tommy James "I Love Christmas"

97) Trans-Siberian Orchestra "Promises To Keep"

98) Ella Fitzgerald "The First Noel"

99) Frank Sinatra "Christmas Memories"

100) Puppini Sisters "Here Comes Santa Claus"

Thanks again for listening!  And we're looking forward to spending next Christmas with you, as we plan to be back on the air again on November 1!

All our best for you and yours for all of 2012!  And may you always believe in Santa Claus!

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Happy Birthday, Elvis!

1/8/2012

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Another one of our most-requested songs this season was this live version of "Santa Claus Is Back In Town"and "Blue Christmas'

Happy Birthday, Elvis!


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Stevie Wonder - What Christmas Means To Me

1/7/2012

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I'm working on building a jukebox of the most-requested and highest-rated songs from the past season on The Sounds of Christmas.

In the meantime, there's always YouTube!

Here's Stevie Wonder, with the number one song on the Sounds of Christmas 2011!
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