2018 Christmas Stories, part one.



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With 10 days to go until this year’s Xmas marathon, here’s the first half of the Christmas Stories recorded exclusively for the 2018 edition of my Holiday Radio Show on 103.3 fm WPRB.

Part two will appear on the 17th of December!

Please click on the links provided and support these musicians, artists and talented individuals who were so kind to tape remarkable original pieces for the show. Follow them on Twitter! Like them on Facebook! Instagram too! Buy their records and books! Support their events!

May these works inspire you to record something for this year.

There is still time!

The Brixton Riot – “100,000 Christmas Lights”

Combining American and English influences, New Jersey’s The Brixton Riot fuses elements of 70’s power-pop and punk, 80’s jangle-rock and 90’s indie rock into a sound that is both familiar and distinct. The Replacements, Big Star and The Jam represent only a small fraction of their influences. This is their fifth contribution to the marathon.

Brian & Kerry Kijewski – “A Kijewski Cassette Christmas Story”

Brian and Kerry Kijewski are a brother and sister creative team from Ontario, Canada behind the podcast Ketchup On Pancakes along with other audio projects. Kerry has a blog where she shares her writing. Brian hosts a music radio show at the campus radio station in London and plays in the band Riker.

Sebastian Petsu – Zamboni Dust From the Sky (Gritty’s First Snow)”

The first of what ended up being five different Xmas tunes about Gritty in 2018 hailed from Philadelphia’s Sebastian Petsu.

50 Helens – “Christmas Creep Parade”

50 Helens are members of Korean Jeans, Petrillo and OUT. All proceeds from their second holiday record (which includes songs beyond what was played during the marathon) will be donated to Planned Parenthood.

Wowza In Kalamazoo – “Cheery Chapstick”

Wowza In Kalamazoo is a full-on collaboration amongst Zach Hench, Chafe Hensley, and Ike Turner. It began with some broken arrows lying around Ike’s 4-track (some for over a decade), and changed into something a lot more interesting than that. 

Deeply inspired by Yo La Tengo’s “Cherry Chapstick.”

Ike Turner: guitars, vocals 
Zach Hench: bass, xmas cheer 
Franki Hand: guitars, vocals 
Mark Walters: drums 
Sarah Beauchamp: vocals 

recording: Garth Mason 
mix: Zach Hench 

Deth Elf – “Silent Night, Gritty Night”

Did someone say songs about Gritty?

The duo Deth Elf are the pride of Lansdale, Pennsylvania.

B. Musikoff – “Penny, I Need The Key”

“Its Christmas time in that department store, ya know, and oh geez, wouldn’t ya know they’re goin’ at it again over the store PA.”

From the mind of Brian Musikoff, host of “MusicOn with Musikoff.”

The ‘Mexicans – “It’s Almost Day”

Returning welcomely for another marathon, The ‘Mericans are a Rhode Island band founded in 2001 by singer / guitarist Chris Daltry (Purple Ivy Shadows).

David Nagler – “Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence”

David Nagler is a Brooklyn-based musician, singer, and songwriter. His latest records are The Appointees: 11 songs informed and provoked by Trump cabinet appointees, and Carl Sandburg’s Chicago Poems: anorchestral folk song cycle featuring Jeff Tweedy, Robbie Fulks, Kelly Hogan, and others. Nagler performs regularly with artists including Jon Langford, Wesley Stace, Mark Eitzel, and Eszter Balint, and he is the founder and frontperson for NY metropolitan area pop group Nova Social.

This is his rendition of Ryuichi Sakamoto’s theme for the 1983 film of the same name.

Edith Frost – “Katamari Christmas Level”

Edith Frost can be found on her website and/or Twitter.

This is her sixth contribution to the marathon in as many years. Wow.

“A holiday homage to my favorite videogame franchise of all time, Katamari Damacy!”

Jason Sims – “Happy Christmas, Dr. Rachel Spivy”

Jason Sims is a writer/performer from Huntsville, AL and the host of ConverJasons.

Connor Ratliff & Mikey Erg – “The XMAS Favor”

Comedian Connor Ratliff & Singer/Songwriter Mikey Erg teamed up to write a batch of secular Xmas songs as a soundtrack for a Holiday Special called “The Spirit Of Ratliff.” This entire ragged but right collection of songs was written and recorded in a matter of hours on a single Saturday in October 2015.

Available as a limited edition vinyl release courtesy State Champion, but this song is actually a non-LP bonus recorded for the Xmas show.

Deth Elf – “Elf Strike”

The second DxEx contribution of the season is a quality anthem indeed.

Aerialist – “Santa’s Sleighing”



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12 days to go.



Less than two weeks until this year’s 25-Hour Holiday Radio Show!



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Jingle Jingle Jingle.


Two weeks until this year’s 25-Hour Radio Show, and I got you a present!

Here’s audio of the two hour pre-show mix titled “Jingle Jingle Jingle” that debuted during year 30 of the marathon.

For 2019, the two hour pre-show mix will also serve as the latest ALL-HANUKKAH SHOW.

Playlist so you can follow along at home:

Noah Vail – “Jon Solomon’s Christmas Eve Marathon”

Paska – “Jingle Bells”
Little Bobby Rey & His Band – “Rockin ‘J’ Bells”
Wendy Mae Chambers, Car Horn Organ Christmas – “Jingle Bells”
Will Oldham & The Anomoanon – “Jingle Bells”
Gloria Parker – “Jingle Bells”
The Blues Magoos – “Jingle Bells”
The Coctails – “Jingle Bells”
Thriftshop XL and dj BC – “Rock The Jingle Bells (LL Cool J vs Tuborg Julebryg Jingle)”
The Spotnicks – “Jingle Bells”
Jeff St Pierre and Phillip Antoniades – “Rubber Bells”
Austrian Death Machine – “Jingle Bells”
Brute Force Steel Bands – “Jingle Bells”

Shane Parish – “Jingle Bells”
Booker T. & The MG’s – “Jingle Bells”
Weird Paul Petroskey – “Jingle Bells”
HE5 – “Jingle Bells”
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra – “Jingle Bells”
DJ Sora Mimi – “Jingle Bells”
Artie Barsamian – “Jingle Bells”
Rob Heubel – “Jingle Bells”
Joseph Byrd – “Jingle Bells”
MC Globe – “Jingle Bells”
Cigarbox Planetarium – “Jingle Bells”
Charles Rice Goff III – “Spacey Jingle Bells”

Mrs. Helen Marf – “Jingle Bells”
Doug Gillard / David Gillard – “Jingle Bells with Dad”
Mothguts – “Jingle Bells”
Unknown Korean Childrens Choir – “Jingle Bells”
Les Paul & Mary Ford – “Jungle Bells”
Modern Hut – “Jingle Bells”
Fats Waller – “Swingin’ Them Jingle Bells”
Tammy Faye Bakker (Susie & Allie) – “Jingle Bells”
Julian Koster – “Jingle Bells”
Flash Domincii – “AGOGO AGOGO (Jingle Bells)”

Donovan Quixote – “Hell’s Jingle Bells”
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra – “Jingle Bells (aircheck)”
Bobby Breaux – “Jingle Bells”
Trio Of Madness – “Jingle Bells”
The Greenberg Family Workshop – “Jingle Bells Georgia”
Taggart – “Jingle Bells (The Many Types of Interpersonal Power)”
Woody Phillips – “Jingle Bells”
The Three Sons – “Jingle Bells”
Puttin’ On The Ritz – “Jingle Bells (Polish A cappella Remix)”
Johnny Long & His Orchestra (Vocal by Francey Lane and the Ensemble) – “Jingle Bells”
Frank & Jack – “Jingle Bells”



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12/4/19 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Friction – The Makeshift Chimney – 7″
Jeff Parker – Max Brown – Part 1 – 7″
1/2 Burned or 1/2 Buried – Double Life – PRF Monthly Tribute Series November 2019: The Cars – RIP Ric Ocasek. – [C]
Aurora Paralysis – Borrow My Body – Split 7″ with Eggs
Philippe Besombes – La Plage – Strain, Crack & Break: Music From The Nurse With Wound List Volume 1 – [C]
Lattices – Progress – Provision
Ex Hex – Diamond Drive – It’s Real

Blunderbuss – Bed Rider – 7″
Jane Weaver – Loops In The Secret Society – Modern Kosmology
U-Men – Blight – U-Men
Long Hind Legs – Never You – Three Songs (and a horse) Shot Right To Hell
Angel Bat Dawid – Capetown (feat. Asher Simiso Gamedze) – The Oracle – [N]
Bill Baird – Owl / Strigidae – Owl
Rainy Day Saints – Then She Turns Away – 45

The Prefects – Things In General – Going Through The Motions
Prince – Teacher Teacher – 1999 (Super Deluxe Edition)
Ty Segall – Class War – Fudge Sandwich – Dils cover.
The Swinging Santas – Happy Ymas – Jingle Sells
Maria Chavez – Plays (Stefan Goldmann’s ‘Ghost Hemiola’) – Plays (Stefan Goldmann’s ‘Ghost Hemiola’) – Mixed with “1.01.003” by The Never Quartet, at times. Some Tart & a couple other things as well.
LIFE – Niceties – A Picture Of Good Health

Alice Djuna – 19 Days ‘Til 2 Days ‘Til Christmas – .mp3



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11/27/19 : 17:00 – 19:20 pm ET



The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Hot Snakes – Checkmate – 7″
DJ Shadow feat. Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killah & Raekwon – Rain On Snow – Our Pathetic Age
Eggs – The Obliviist Part One – Split single with Aurora Paralyis
Living Color – Final Solution – Type 12″ – Pere Ubu cover!
Superbravo – La Nuit – 45
Fred Lane and His Disheveled Monkeybiters – Icepick To The Moon – Icepick To The Moon – First record in 31 years.
Xetas – The Hierophant – The Cypher – Out in January 2020.

Eddy Current Suppression Ring – Our Quiet Whisper – All In Good Time
Joshua Abrams Natural Information Society – Shadow Conductor – Mandatory Reality
Corridor – Domino – Junior
PJ Harvey – Red Right Hand – Peaky Blinders OST – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds cover.
Sunwatchers – New Dad Blues – IN FOCUS: 2019 In Review – [C]
Igor Wakhevitch – Materia-Prima – Strain Crack & Break: Music From The Nurse With Wound List Volume One – [C]
The Wedding Present – (The Moment Before) Everything’s Spoiled Again – Tommy 30 – Anniversary re-recording.

Leonids – Teeth – Panel Of Experts
Nolan Potter’s Nightmare Band – Pity In The City – Nightmare Forever
Matt Jencik – Dead Comet Return – Dream Character
Terminal Crash – Trafficante – 45 – Local.
Peter Laughner – (My Sister Sold Her Heart To) The Junk Man – Pledging My Time (1973-1977)
Califone – Snow Angel – Echo Mine – The score to a Robyn Mineko Williams dance performance.
Silence Mill – Bullets – Silence Mill

Chris T-T – 100,000 Turkeys – .mp3 – Happy Thanksgiving!
Neal Markowski – Repeal – Newer Electronic Music vol. 2
Friendship – I Don’t Have To Imagine Your Love – Dreamin’



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11/20/19 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


All Vinyl Week!

The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Thee Hypnotics – Justice In Freedom – Live’r Than God!

Nicole Mitchell – Listening Embrace / Forcest Wall Timewalk – Mandorla Awakening II: Emerging Worlds

Enum Claw – Third Prime – Opening Of The Dawn

Horse Lords – Macaw – Hidden Cities

The Rutabega – Turn On The Summer – Brother The Lights Don’t Work

Monoshock – International Hello / I Want It All – Walk To The Fire

Mistafide – Equidity Funk – Boombox 1: Early Independent Hip Hop, Electro & Disco Rap 1979-82 – [C]

Chris Fortsyth & The Solar Motel Band – Dreaming In The Non-Dream – Dreaming In The Non-Dream

Goat – STD – New Games

75 Dollar Bill – Cuttin’ Out – Wooden Bag



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11/13/19 : 17:00 – 18:30 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Pegboy – Not What I Want – Strong Reaction
Prince – Don’t Let Him Fool Ya – 1999 Super Deluxe Edition – 1982 recording.
MONO – Com(?) – Before The Past * Live From Electrical Audio
The Cars – Think It Over – Shake It Up – RIP Ric Ocasek.
Scissor Girls – No Darling Pets – Phy, Diablo!
Pan-American – Memphis Helena – A Son
Bantam Rooster – Miss Luxury – 45

The Kyle Sowashes – I’m Busy – I Don’t Know What To Tell You
Rachel Grimes – End Of Dominion – The Way Forth
Crayon – Secret Goldfish – Moominland EP
John Parish (Featuring PJ Harvey) – Sorry For Your Loss – Bird Dog Dante
FACS – Another Country – IN FOCUS: 2019 In Review – [C]
Hazy Sour Cherry – Like A Radio – Tour De Tokyo
Ahem – Wishing Well – Try Again



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Jon Solomon’s 2019 Holiday Radio Show.












Jon Solomon’s Holiday Radio Show returns for a 31st year. 





The 2019 edition of my Holiday Radio Show on WPRB will officially begin on Christmas Eve at 5:00 pm ET and run until Christmas day at 6:00 pm ET, with a pre-marathon warm-up mix starting two hours prior to kickoff on 12/24.





Press folks, don’t hesitate to get in touch.





Image by our own Pax from Slop with Pax.










Now, let’s talk Christmas Stories!





Each of the last eight years I have asked a number of friends, musicians, comedians and others that I admired to record their definition of an original “Christmas story” to be interspersed throughout my marathon, alongside Snaildartha: The Story of Jerry the Christmas Snail, The all-Misfits-inspired sets, Ramones-o-Clock, Lindstrom’s “Little Drummer Boy,” The all-Fall Christmas set, Joel Phelps’ myriad pieces and other annual favorites.





This addition has brought a new level of excitement to the program and made the tradition all the more special.





In year 31, I’m counting on YOU!





Across 2011-2018, Mac McCaughan (Superchunk), wrestler/author Mick Foley, Glenn Mercer (The Feelies), Tom Scharpling (“The Best Show”), director Lance Bangs, Screaming Females, Pete & Alex from Star Wars Minute, Danny Tamberelli (The Adventure of Pete & Pete), Chris Brokaw, Jennifer O’Connor, Peter Prescott (Mission of Burma/Volcano Suns/Minibeast), Rick Rizzo (Eleventh Dream Day), David Hill (“Snap Judgement”, “This American Life”), Sadie Dupuis (Speedy Ortiz), comedian Jon Daly, Nick Thorburn (Islands), Doug Gillard, Rebecca Clay Cole (Wild Flag), Connor Ratliff & Mikey Erg, Bill Goffrier (The Embarrassment/Big Dipper), Joel R.L. Phelps (Silkworm/The Downer Trio), Mark Robinson (Unrest/Flin Flon/Air Miami), Brett Davis (“The Special Without”), Seth Herzog (“The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon”), Boston Red Sox organist Josh Kantor, actor Ethan Sandler, Matthew Reid-Schwartz (Kinski), Pat Byrne (“Prove It All Night”), Edith Frost, comedian Chip Chantry, Perry Shall, The Rutabega, SAVAK, Amanda X, The Gotobeds, “Financial Guru” Gregg Gethard, David Nagler, Fond Han, Jeff Lyons (Used Wigs), Franklin Bruno, SWIVS, Glazer and many other remarkable people have recorded pieces for the marathon.





The deadline for 2019 is December 20th.





What is a Christmas Story?





Well…it can be a reading of a favorite Xmas tale, a cover of a holiday song you love or an original piece.





I leave that in your capable hands.





I’d love to get so many recordings that I can once again debut one of these an hour throughout the marathon.





Submissions can be sent to this email address.





My lone request is that you do not post your piece elsewhere before it airs during the show! Please! Afterwards knock yourself out, just mention the show when you do share on Bandcamp/Soundcloud/Et cetera.





Please spread the word and have a happy holiday season.





Jon Solomon
103.3 fm WPRB





Ps. Songs inspired by The Fall, The Ramones and/or The Misfits will always get priority status!






				

		



				
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11/6/19 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


				 
				
				

					






The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel





Biting Tongues – Libreville – Live It – 1981.
David Boring – Machine #3 – Shaking Through – Volume 10 – From Hong Kong. – [C]
Superchunk – In A Stage Whisper – Acoustic Foolish
The Cars – Gimme Some Slack – Panorama – RIP Ric Ocasek.
Lorelei – The Bitter Air – 7″
OOIOO – Kawasemi Ah – Nijimusi – Out in January!
Devo – Space Junk – Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! – Jean Smart.





Plaid Retina – Sugarfit – 45
Cate Le Bon – Mother’s Mother’s Magazine – Reward – [N]
Cigarhead – Everytime The Last Time – Split 45 with Honeyburn
Graeme Miller – The Observatory (Short) – The Moomins – Composed for a 1985 television programme.
Garcia Peoples – One Step Behind – One Step Behind
Peter Laughner – Rain On The City – Pledging My Time 1973-1977
Fishbug – Slidey – Wild Rumpus 2019 – [C]





Possible Humans – The Thumps – IN FOCUS: 2019 In Review – [C]
Peter Broderick – Losing My Taste For The Nightlife – Peter Broderick & Friends Play Arthur Russell
Nervous Curtains – Blood Beat – Blood Beat (Silent Version Soundtrack)
Cochemea – Mitote – All My Relations – He of Antibalas / Budos Band.
Drahla – Godstar – .mp3 – Psychic TV cover.
Lightning Bolt – Van Halen 2049 – Sonic Citadel – [N]





The Homesick – I Celebrate My Fantasy – The Big Exercise – Brand new Sub Pop signee from The Netherlands.
William Hooker – Magnets – Cycle Of Restoration – [N]
Amputee – Convulsions – 45

				

		



				
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10/30/19 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


				 
				
				

					






The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel





Uranium Club – Geodesic Son / Interview with The Cosmo Cleaners – The Cosmo Cleaners – [N]
Sefi Zisling – Flip Mode – Expanse
Green – Youth In Asia – Elaine McKenzie
Vanishing Twin – Cryonic Suspension May Save Your Life (Extended Life Version) – Cryonic Suspension May Save Your Life
Peter Laughner – Cinderella Backstreet – Pledging My Time 1973-1977
Zonal – Catalyst – Wrecked – Feat. Moor Mother. – [N]
Polvo – The Drill – S/T





Omni – Present Tense – Networker
Sunn O))) – Frost (C) – Pyroclasts
Big Thief – Shoulders – Two Hands
Rocket 808 – Goin’ Down That Road – S/T
Neil Young with Crazy Horse – Green Is Blue – Colorado
KERR – Eye To Eye – 45 – [N]
Otoboke Beaver – Don’t Call Me MOJO – 5″





Woolen Men – Mexico City Blues – Human To Human – Out next month.
Francois Tusques – Le Fumet Du Jubjub – Alors Nosferatu Combina Un Plan Ingenieux – 1967.
Say Sue Me – Your Book – 7″
The Silence Kit – Feeling Gravity’s Pull – Welcome to the Occupation – REM cover. – [C]
Earth Girl Helen Brown – Set The Woods On Fire – Four Satellites Vol. 1
Mikal Cronin – Shelter – Seeker – [N]
Chavez – Relaxed Fit – Gone Glimmering





Rainbow Crimes – I Told You My Name Is Starchild, Wizard – We Disappear – [N]
Ayllu Sulcaa – Carnavales Ayacuchanaos – Music Of The Incas
Mark Lanegan – Radio Science – Somebody’s Knocking
Don Cherry – Chenrezig – Brown Rice – Originally released in 1975. – [N]
 Dry Cleaning – Sit Down Meal – Boundary Road Snacks and Drinks EP

				

		



				
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