{"id":5604,"date":"2024-12-10T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/keepingscoreathome.com\/?p=5604"},"modified":"2024-12-10T10:59:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T14:59:55","slug":"2023-christmas-stories-part-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/keepingscoreathome.com\/?p=5604","title":{"rendered":"2023 Christmas Stories, part one."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C1S1SkgptST\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C1S1SkgptST\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C1S1SkgptST\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Jon Solomon (@jonsolomon)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Wow! Two weeks until\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1119394239542540\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this year\u2019s edition of the 25-Hour Holiday radio Show<\/a>!<br \/><br \/>Here are the first half of the Christmas Stories recorded exclusively for the 2023 marathon on 103.3 fm\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wprb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WPRB<\/a>. They&#8217;re posted in the order they originally aired. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part two will&nbsp;appear here on December 17th!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please follow the links provided to support these musicians, artists and incredible folks who were gracious enough to create original pieces to debut during the show.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May these recordings &#8211; many of which are &#8220;name your price&#8221; downloads for charitable causes &#8211; encourage&nbsp;<em>you<\/em>&nbsp;to record something for this year. <br \/><br \/>The submission deadline is December 20th! Don&#8217;t be late!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can explore a complete archive of stories recorded from 2011-2022&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/keepingscoreathome.com\/?cat=127\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Brixton Riot \u2013 \u201cAll My Friends (Winter Coat)\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/track=3484246534\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=de270f\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"https:\/\/thebrixtonriot.bandcamp.com\/track\/all-my-friends-winter-coat\">All My Friends (Winter Coat) by The Brixton Riot<\/a><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>We begin with the 10th (!!!) contribution to the marathon by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thebrixtonriot.bandcamp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Brixton Riot<\/a>, a rock band from right here in New Jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Outer World \u2013 &#8220;Rain, Sleet, Snow\u201d&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/keepingscoreathome.com\/audio\/outerworld.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An ace Paul Revere &amp; The Raiders cover courtesy Richmond&#8217;s retro-futurist crate diggers <a href=\"https:\/\/outerworldmusic.bandcamp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Outer World<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Aux Caroling \u2013 \u201c<em>10 p.m. Midnight Mass, Christmas 2007<\/em>\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/track=842599112\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=de270f\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"https:\/\/auxcaroling.bandcamp.com\/track\/10-p-m-midnight-mass-christmas-2007\">10 p.m. Midnight Mass, Christmas 2007 by Aux Caroling<\/a><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>An exclusive new Xmas tune by <a href=\"https:\/\/auxcaroling.bandcamp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aux Caroling<\/a> that goes nicely alongside their collection &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/auxcaroling.bandcamp.com\/album\/new-carols-for-the-new-canon\">New Carols for the New Canon<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Deth Elf &#8211;&nbsp;\u201cLacey Chabert&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/track=3782396522\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=de270f\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"https:\/\/dethelf.bandcamp.com\/track\/lacey-chabert\">Lacey Chabert by Deth Elf<\/a><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>A terrific paean to frequent Hallmark Christmas movie star <a href=\"https:\/\/dethelf.bandcamp.com\/track\/lacey-chabert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lacy Chabert<\/a> was the <a href=\"https:\/\/dethelf.bandcamp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deth Elf<\/a> contribution to last year&#8217;s marathon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Jake McKelvie &#8211;&nbsp;\u2019It\u2019s Either Christmas or It Isn\u2019t<\/strong><\/em><strong><em>\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/keepingscoreathome.com\/audio\/mckelvie2023.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you heard &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/jacobcmckelvie.bandcamp.com\/album\/a-new-kind-of-hat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A New Kind of Hat<\/a>,&#8221; the latest full-length for sensational songsmith <a href=\"https:\/\/jacobcmckelvie.bandcamp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jake McKelvie<\/a>? Well, check that out right after you press play on his holiday gem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Phil Jackson \u2013 &#8220;Christmas Memory 2023\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/keepingscoreathome.com\/audio\/phil2023.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A story from <a href=\"https:\/\/playlists.wprb.com\/WPRB\/show\/211825\/Side-B-Radio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Phil Jackson<\/a>, host of <a href=\"https:\/\/playlists.wprb.com\/WPRB\/show\/211825\/Side-B-Radio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Side-B Radio<\/a> right here on WPRB!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>George Korein and the Spleen \u2013 &#8220;Merry Tannenbaum, Happy Neu Year\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3383174236\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=de270f\/track=589863792\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"https:\/\/georgekorein.bandcamp.com\/album\/santas-always-on-the-way\">Santa&#39;s Always On The Way by George Korein and the Spleen<\/a><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>The first of four pieces Philadelphia&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/georgekorein.bandcamp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Korein<\/a> contributed to last year&#8217;s broadcast is a Krautrock holiday tribute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Leonids \u2013 &#8220;Truckin\u2019 Trees for Christmas\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/track=564745674\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=de270f\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"https:\/\/leonids.bandcamp.com\/track\/truckin-trees-for-christmas\">Truckin&#39; Trees for Christmas by Leonids<\/a><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Toronto&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/leonids.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Leonids<\/a> cover a Red Simpson song for their 25-Hour Holiday Radio Show debut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Joshua Joy Kamensky \u2013 &#8220;Christmas Radio<\/strong><strong>\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1698906252&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/captain-automatic\" title=\"Captain Automatic\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\">Captain Automatic<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/captain-automatic\/christmas-radio-wprb-exclusive-2023-joshua-joy-kamensky\" title=\"Christmas Radio - WPRB Exclusive 2023 - Joshua Joy Kamensky\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\">Christmas Radio &#8211; WPRB Exclusive 2023 &#8211; Joshua Joy Kamensky<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>JJK a\/k\/a <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/captain-automatic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Captain Automatic<\/a> also makes their marathon debut with a song not just about the broadcast itself, but also about when we first met 40+ years ago. We didn&#8217;t see each other again until this summer. What a world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Snow Contagion \u2013 &#8220;High Tech&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/keepingscoreathome.com\/audio\/hightech.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An original story by a listener \/ author that completely floored me. Perhaps they&#8217;ll permit me to share more information here, perhaps not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Claussies \u2013&nbsp;\u201cFrosty&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/track=1763763240\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=de270f\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"https:\/\/daskalteseis.bandcamp.com\/track\/frosty\">Frosty by The Claussies<\/a><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>A raucous nod to The Chats by WPRB&#8217;s own <a href=\"http:\/\/daskalteseis.bandcamp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Commie Francis and Pethie<\/a>, plus their extended families for good measure. All proceeds from this track will be donated to Doctors without Borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tobias Carroll \u2013 &#8220;Faces in the Window\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/keepingscoreathome.com\/audio\/tobias2023.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Great to have author <a href=\"https:\/\/tobiascarroll.info\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tobias Carroll<\/a> back with another story! You can also read his piece <a href=\"https:\/\/tobiascarroll.info\/2023\/12\/25\/faces-in-the-window-a-weird-holiday-tale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<br \/><br \/><strong>Ken Forbes and Walter Greene \u2013 &#8220;On Delta, On Comet\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3809544960\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=de270f\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"https:\/\/easternanchors.bandcamp.com\/album\/on-delta-on-comet\">On Delta On Comet by Ken Forbes and Walter Greene<\/a><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>A surprise holiday rocker from members of New Jersey&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/easternanchors.bandcamp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eastern Anchors<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SAVAK \u2013 &#8220;I Want Noise For Christmas&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/track=2222598310\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=de270f\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"https:\/\/savak.bandcamp.com\/track\/i-want-noise-for-christmas\">I Want Noise For Christmas by SAVAK<\/a><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>The prolific powerhouse <a href=\"https:\/\/savak.bandcamp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SAVAK<\/a> offer up a drum machine, distorted guitars, a bass, a deadpan vocal and lots of swirling, echoed and reverberated stereo effects resulting in &#8220;I Want Noise For Christmas.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>(Big) Black Christmas &#8211;&nbsp;\u201cHoliday Cheer Where You Need It\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1524219735\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=de270f\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"https:\/\/nealmarkowski.bandcamp.com\/album\/holiday-cheer-where-you-need-it\">Holiday Cheer Where You Need It by Neal Markowski<\/a><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>From Chicago&#8217;s finest forges, the remarkable <a href=\"http:\/\/nealmarkowski.bandcamp.com\">Neal Markowski<\/a> turned four different Big Black tracks into festive, family-friendly (!) chestnuts. All proceeds will be donated to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.onetail.org\/petmutualaid\/\">One Tail at a Time Pet Mutual Relief Fund<\/a>. Incredible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Brown Christmas \u2013&nbsp;\u201cPavuchky&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/keepingscoreathome.com\/audio\/pavuchky.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>New Jersey&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/thebrownchristmas.bandcamp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Brown Christmas<\/a> are proprietors of ambient noisescapes and improvized electronics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>George? \/ Korein! \u2013 &#8220;Santa\u2019s Always On His Way\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3383174236\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=de270f\/track=1850312148\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"https:\/\/georgekorein.bandcamp.com\/album\/santas-always-on-the-way\">Santa&#39;s Always On The Way by George Korein and the Spleen<\/a><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>A second <a href=\"https:\/\/georgekorein.bandcamp.com\">George Korein<\/a> cut that debuted during the 2023 marathon. 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