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Jon Solomon

Dec 25, 2023 5:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Music

With Jon Solomon

For those of you keeping score at home, it is me Jon Solomon, heard every Wednesday night on 103.3 fm WPRB...including this one! Requests? Please email me or chime in through the listener chat, champ.

25-Hour Holiday Radio Show! (Hours 13-25)

Welcome back for the 35th year of my 25-hour marathon broadcast on WPRB.

The show will be broken into two playlists, one for hours 1-12 and one for hours 13-25.

The best way to send in your requests is through http://marathon.christmas

You can watch the show (without sound) by pressing play on the YouTube player bellow.

Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays!

#WPRBXmas

WEBCAM AHOY:

5:00 AM		The Sensible Gray Cells A Stupid Xmas (continued) A Stupid Xmas Damaged Goods 2023 Captain Sensible of The Damned and friends.
5:01 AM		Bill Withers The Gift of Giving The Gift of Giving / Let Us Love Columbia/Legacy 1972
5:04 AM		wynn good songs Our Father, Who Art In Christmas
5:05 AM		Budd Pressner & His Orchestra Santa Claus Has Moved To Indiana Rob's 2023 Christmas CD V/A
5:08 AM		alexalone If You Were Born Today Resound Presents: A Very Homie Holiday V/A Low cover.
5:12 AM		DEPARTMENT ENGINEERING HELP DESK the little drummer boy CHRIMBO WITH YOU V/A
5:15 AM		The Garlic Phantoms Santa is Coming (feat. Edu Molina & Alacrán Fajardo) Santa is Coming 2023
5:17 AM		Set Break
5:22 AM		Plaza The Tomb of Santa Claus (version) 2023 Christmas Stories http://plazacapecod.bandcamp.com Cape Cod's #1 band.
5:24 AM		Set Break
5:26 AM		ENEMY ANEMONE the love you give away
5:27 AM		Society Threat It's Christmas, Yes It Is (Long) 12"
5:33 AM		CAT MACHINE Santa Claus Is Coming To Town S/T
5:35 AM		Cordial Buyer Christmas Wrapping Winter Mix Vol. 13 V/A The Waitresses cover.
5:41 AM		DoedensGarderobe Happy Birthday To The Brown Rabbi Julealbum 2021
5:51 AM		The Big Moon It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year Jangle Bells - A Rough Trade Shops Christmas Selection V/A
5:54 AM		RED & GREEN FLAG Christmas Party SLUGGISHA'S XMASTRAVAGANZA #13 V/A ("TV Party" by Black Flag)
5:58 AM		Set Break
6:01 AM		Sebastian Petsu Christmas Buy Yourself 2023 Christmas Stories http://sebastianpetsu.bandcamp.com
6:05 AM		Set Break
6:08 AM		Love Hotel Office Party Tonight! Merry Christmas, Anyway
6:09 AM		Voix in the Dark A Bit Naughty
6:11 AM		Lenny Kaye Santa's Knee (feat. Cedar Sparks) N Holiday Split La Société Expéditionnaire 2023
6:17 AM		Guelpe F**k you, Rudolph! Plati-Holy!-Ruma!!! A Christmas Hit EP
6:20 AM		Sinead O'Connor Silent Night (Long Version) I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (Deluxe Edition) Chrysalis Records 1990
6:25 AM		Aux Caroling Bulls vs. Lakers, Christmas 2011 N New Carols for the New Canon 2023
6:28 AM		la lune vegan hot dog christmas Kingfisher Bluez Christmas Single 2023 V/A
6:30 AM		Set Break
6:34 AM		Keith Karabin Hanukkahed for Christmas 2023 Christmas Stories http://keithkarabin.com
6:39 AM		Set Break
6:41 AM		ROCONIZE Presents... A Very Cherry Christmas 17
6:44 AM		Robert Naylor Make Me A Christmas S/T 1972
6:48 AM		Sylvia La Torre Paskong Anong Saya Pasko (Christmas) Villar Records International (VRI) 1965
6:50 AM		BrainHalo Morrissey at a Christmas Party Bah Humbug and Mistletoe: A Christmas Album for Grinches and Romantics - EP Brainhalo Publishing 2022
6:55 AM		Pierre Gonneau The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot Rob's 2023 Christmas CD V/A
6:57 AM		Tom Furgas Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Switched-On Christmas
7:00 AM		The Hanna Barberas Headfirst Into Christmas The Hannah Barberas' Christmas Bandwagon EP
7:03 AM		Set Break
7:06 AM		George Korein and the Spleen Dickens Village Dummies 2023 Christmas Stories
7:11 AM		Set Break
7:14 AM		Goldblade with Poly Styrene and Lora Logic City Of Christmas Ghosts (2023 Youth remix)
7:16 AM		Amerigo Gazaway It's Christmas Time N Another Christmas Album Soul Mates Records 2023
7:20 AM		Peaness Kiss Me Sweet Pea Kiss Me Sweet Pea / Sad Season Totally Snick Records 2023
7:24 AM		Delightful Young Man A Special Holiday Message Wrapped in Green: Christmas Songs
7:25 AM		Hand of Food I Went to Santa's Village and Nobody Knew You I Went to Santa's Village and Nobody Knew You
7:48 AM		Palma Violets Last Christmas on Planet Earth Last Christmas on Planet Earth Rough Trade 2015
7:53 AM		The Wailers Christmas Spirit?? Merry Christmas V/A Etiquette Records 2013
7:56 AM		Set Break
7:59 AM		Greg McGarvey Silent Night (instrumental) 2023 Christmas Stories http://gregmcgarvey.bandcamp.com
8:06 AM		Set Break
8:08 AM		Greg McGarvey (Theme From) Maggie's Reindeer Rumble
8:08 AM		Frances Quinlan Run Run Rudolph Fran & Pete Have Their Way with Christmas
8:11 AM		Sesame Street Ruldoph The Red-Nosed Reindeer Sesame Street Christmas Sing-Along
8:14 AM		N-F-ECT Radical Reindeer (Vocal) A Christmas Yuleblog Sampler V/A 2011
8:18 AM		The Missile Toads Reindeer In The Night Xmas Punk Brew
8:19 AM		Set Break
8:22 AM		Angry Snowmans Reindeer Squad Snow Means Snow EP Cock Sparrer "cover."
8:24 AM		Merkel & The Merkelettes Why Don't We Just Use Rudolph's Nose? Deck the Halls with Boughs of Merkel
8:26 AM		Al Hirt & Abigail Tillotson Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Merry Xmas from the Tillotsons
8:28 AM		Small Reactions Run Rudolph Run Merry Christmas to Y'all
8:32 AM		Set Break
8:34 AM		Mike Fornatale It's Reindeer Time R Reworking of a The Monks tune.
8:36 AM		DJ Tripp Just Like Rudolph (The Cure vs Gene Autry vs Rudolph) Fantastic 8 V/A
8:40 AM		Israfel's Son Rudolph Pouts The 2011 Sound Opinons Christmas Spectacular V/A
8:42 AM		Wake Up and Smell the Sun Reindeer Vibes Soft Angelic Jams
8:46 AM		Set Break
8:49 AM		Air Mack Rudolph the Bluetooth Battle Drone Christmas in Stereo 2020
8:51 AM		Bobby Helms Captain Santa Claus (And His Reindeer Space Patrol) Jingle Bell Rock / Captain Santa Claus (And His Reindeer Space Patrol) Geffen 1957
8:53 AM		Shakespeare Man Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer Rob's 2014 Christmas CD V/A
8:55 AM		El Gordo's Revenge Run Run Rudolph A Very Bert Dax Christmas, Volume 2 V/A
8:58 AM		Set Break
9:01 AM		Stupidity Reindeer Twist (feat. Keith Streng) Home Fires Burning: A Holiday Compilation from Red on Red Records V/A Red on Red Records 2021
9:04 AM		Eddie Layton Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer / Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (with Chimes & Brass Choir) Organ Music for Christmas (with Chimes & Brass Choir) Legacy Recordings 1964
9:07 AM		Allison Clendaniel & Connor Kizer Rudolph Baltimas!!!!!!!!!!!! V/A
9:10 AM		Jeff St Pierre and Phillip Antoniades Rudolph The Rubber Nosed Reindeer A Rubber Band Christmas
9:11 AM		The Wildebeests Rudolph's Ruin Rudolph's Ruin Norton Records 2000
9:13 AM		Set Break
9:17 AM		Greg McGarvey (Theme From) Maggie's Reindeer Rumble (outro)
9:17 AM		Q Gassaruz Goodbye Reindeer Holiday Mix Vol. 8 V/A
9:21 AM		Set Break
9:24 AM		Grass Jaw Welcome Christmas 2023 Christmas Stories https://grassjaw.bandcamp.com
9:26 AM		Set Break
9:27 AM		Ozzy Osbourne Christmas Greeting #3 Holiday Greetings From The Epic, Portrait And CBS Associated Families
9:27 AM		Bob Rivers I Am Santa Claus I Am Santa Claus Atlantic Records 1993
9:31 AM		Xmas Pigs Xmas Pigs Cd single
9:38 AM		Kristi YamaGuccimane (@wapplehouse) Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
9:40 AM		Santa Sabbath Santanaut
9:44 AM		SANTA WEARS BOOTS Santa Wears Boots SLUGGISHA'S XMASTRAVAGANZA #11 V/A
9:50 AM		Ozzy Osbourne Season's Greetings #2 Holiday Greetings From The Epic, Portrait And CBS Associated Family
9:51 AM		Santa Sabbath Nativity in Red and White Christmas Bloody Christmas
9:56 AM		SANTA WEARS BOOTS Figgy Pudding Sluggishas Xmastravaganza 9 V/A
10:01 AM		Santa Sabbath Sweet Tree Children of the Sleigh Santa Sabbath 2015
10:06 AM		Ozzy Osbourne #1 Season's Greetings Holiday Greetings From The Epic, Portrait And CBS Associated Family
10:06 AM		Santa Sabbath Frosty the Snowman Children of the Sleigh 2015
10:09 AM		Aaron Gage Deck the Halls but its War Pigs
10:13 AM		Goblin Cock Hark, The Iron Man JNR Holiday Party, Vol. 6 V/A
10:15 AM		Ozzy Osbourne Christmas Greetings #2 Holiday Greetings From The Epic, Portrait And CBS Associated Families
10:17 AM		Mudfroot Man in Red (for Mij) 2023 Christmas Stories http://mudfroot.bandcamp.com BAM!
10:20 AM		Set Break
10:22 AM		The Snaildartha 6 Snaildartha: The Story of Jerry the Christmas Snail Snaildartha: The Story of Jerry the Christmas Snail
11:06 AM		Set Break
11:10 AM		The New Birds of America Every Corporate Christmas Tree in Toronto 2023 Christmas Stories http://newbirdsofamerica.bandcamp.com
11:17 AM		Set Break
11:19 AM		Lindstrom Little Drummer Boy Little Drummer Boy
12:02 PM		Set Break
12:04 PM		Edith Frost Calling Santa Claus 2023 Christmas Stories https://soundcloud.com/edithfrost/sets/wprbxmas
12:07 PM		Set Break
12:09 PM		JOY TO THE WORLD DIVISION NocturnalMission Sluggishas Xmastravaganza 6 V/A FIRST-EVER ALL-JOY DIVISION / NEW ORDER-INSPIRED SET!
12:13 PM		New Order Rocking Carol Christmas Flexi
12:16 PM		George Korein and the Spleen Joy Division to the World 2023 Christmas Stories http://georgekorein.bandcamp.com
12:20 PM		DJ Tenderloin Happy Holly Jolly Shadowplay (WARsaw IS OVER) 2023 Christmas Stories http://djtenderloin.bandcamp.com
12:24 PM		Marsheaux We met Bernard Sumner at a Christmas party last night Synthpop Christmas 2 V/A
12:28 PM		Wild Carnation Bells of Consent (Age of the One Horse Open Sleigh) 2023 Christmas Stories https://wildcarnation1.bandcamp.com
12:32 PM		Dan Phillips Holly Jolly Monday A Very Bootie Christmas 4 V/A
12:36 PM		Josh Loughrey It's Christmas Time
12:39 PM		New Order Ode To Joy Christmas Flexi
12:43 PM		Joy to the Wham! Last Christmas Love Tore Us Apart Last Christmas Love Tore Us Apart
12:46 PM		Set Break
12:52 PM		The 'Mericans Twinkle Twinkle 2023 Christmas Stories http://themericans.bandcamp.com
12:55 PM		Set Break
12:57 PM		Merkel & The Merkelettes SANTACLAUS! The Most Merkelful Time of the Year The Beastie Boys set returns!
1:00 PM		Divide & Kreate No Sleep Till Christmas (Beastie Boys vs Wham!) Santastic 8 V/A
1:03 PM		DJ Tenderloin Sign O' the Christmas Times The Inevitable DJ Tenderloin Holiday Record
1:06 PM		Casta White Christmas, pt. 1 The 12 Beats of Christmas (10th Anniversary Edition)
1:10 PM		Country Mike Country Christmas Country Mike's Greatest Hits That's Mike D.
1:13 PM		Nate Wize The Christmas B Boy Breakdown Santa Claus Conquers the Beastie Boys
1:17 PM		50 Helens So What'cha Want (For Christmas) Dirty Beard
1:20 PM		DJ Tenderloin Can the Little Drummer Boy have some?
1:25 PM		The Beastles Wonderful Christmas Card to NYC The Beastles Christmas Fan-Club Flexi-Disc
1:29 PM		DJ Whoquestion Super Sleigh Ride (Beastie Boys vs. "Sleigh Ride") A Non-Anglocentric Christmas New School Disc
1:31 PM		"Beastie Boys" CHRISTMAS HOUSE PARTY BEASTIE BOYS CHRISTMAS HOUSE PARTY
1:33 PM		DJ J-Brew Christmas In Brooklyn (Beastie Boys vs. Run-DMC) Bootie Mashup Christmas 6 V/A
1:37 PM		Divide & Kreate Santatage (Otis Redding vs The Beastie Boys vs RUN DMC) Santastic Six: 100% Holiday Mashups and Remixes
1:39 PM		Set Break
1:42 PM		Bela Koe-Krompecher Christmas 2023 2023 Christmas Stories https://belakoekrompecher.wordpress.com
1:47 PM		Set Break
1:49 PM		The Fall Happy Holiday (Promo Mix) Middle Class Revolt Cherry Red Records 2015
1:52 PM		Chicago Now Ralphie & His Air-Rifle Hex-mas Enduction Hour 2021 https://nealmarkowski.bandcamp.com/album/hex-mas-enduction-hour
1:56 PM		The Fall No Xmas for John Quays The Fall Box Set 1976 - 2007
2:01 PM		The Fall Xmas With Simon High Tension Line
2:04 PM		After The Fall Totally Tired (Of Xmas) 2017 Christmas Stories
2:07 PM		The Fall (We Wish You) A Protein Christmas (We Wish You) A Protein Christmas Action Records 2003
2:10 PM		The Fall Blue Christmas Live 2011
2:13 PM		Chicago Now Gift Priest Hex-mas Enduction Hour 2021
2:21 PM		DJ Tenderloin Fall Into Christmas (Jon Solomon's 125th Dream) 2023 Christmas Stories
2:24 PM		John Peel Introduces The Fall
2:27 PM		The Fall Hark! The Herald Angels Sing The Complete Peel Sessions 1978-2004
2:30 PM		The Gotobeds HIT THE NORTH POLE 2021 Christmas Stories
2:35 PM		The Fall Jingle Bell Rock The Complete Peel Sessions 1978-2004
2:36 PM		King Mistletoe Jr Hark, Oh Brother Tannenbaum 2016 Christmas Stories
2:40 PM		The Fall Christmastide Levitate Cherry Red Records 2018
2:43 PM		Chicago Now The Christmassical Hex-mas Enduction Hour 2021
2:49 PM		The Fall No Xmas for John Quays The Complete Peel Sessions 1978-2004
2:53 PM		The Fall Happy Holiday Behind The Counter
2:56 PM		Set Break
3:01 PM		ANDEMIC Massapequa Park (parts 1-3) 2023 Christmas Stories https://weareandemic.bandcamp.com
3:21 PM		Set Break
3:23 PM		Joel R.L. Phelps O Come Emmanuel 2023 Christmas Stories Remixed and re-imagined for 2023!
3:27 PM		Joel R.L. Phelps Someday Soon
3:31 PM		Joel R.L. Phelps The Devil Wins
3:36 PM		Joel R.L. Phelps Underneath The Tree
3:39 PM		Joel R.L. Phelps This Year (Every Day Like Christmas)
3:47 PM		Joel R.L. Phelps The Secret Strain
3:53 PM		Joel R.L. Phelps We Three
3:58 PM		Joel R.L. Phelps The First Christmas
4:00 PM		Joel R.L. Phelps The Most Highly Favoured 2023 Christmas Stories http://joelrlphelps.net
4:06 PM		Set Break
4:08 PM		Joel R.L. Phelps Just Been Born
4:21 PM		Joel R.L. Phelps Heard on High
4:29 PM		Joel R.L. Phelps Gone Home For Christmas
4:38 PM		Joel R.L. Phelps EXmasPREZ
4:44 PM		Joel R.L. Phelps Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
4:50 PM		Joel R.L. Phelps (with Andrew Cohen) Carpenter's Son
4:58 PM		Joel R.L. Phelps Auld Lang Syne
5:05 PM		Set Break
5:06 PM		The Rutabega We Start Over 2023 Christmas Stories http://theseknottylines.blogspot.com
5:12 PM		Set Break
5:12 PM		Scrawl Do You Hear What I Hear? The Gift...To The Homeless, From Local Artists V/A
5:16 PM		Mars Williams The Heavenly Home Bashing Of The Bells Mars Williams Presents An Ayler Xmas Vol. 4: Chicago vs. NYC RIP.
5:24 PM		ScreamerClauz 12 Days of Ax-Mess Northpole Hellhole
5:28 PM		David Hill (produced by Cameron Flemming) Gift Of The Magician 2013 Christmas Stories
5:41 PM		P.S. Tail, Esq. Jingle Rock Bell I'm Taking You With Me...For Xmas!
5:42 PM		Set Break
5:43 PM		Set Break
5:45 PM		1039 Washington Appreciation Society Alone on Christmas Day 2023 Christmas Stories
5:47 PM		Set Break
5:47 PM		The Law What Did Santa Claus Bring You For Christmas Cart
5:50 PM		Silkworm Merry Christmas The My Pal God Holiday Album V/A
5:54 PM		Set Break
5:57 PM		The Wailers The Christmas Song Merry Christmas V/A Etiquette Records

Chat is archived.

Hello?

Hi!

Hello!

We have jumped!

Whew!

Emily was in the other room and I woke up to a marmot scream, "Jon is playing my song!

Lovely (hopefully)!

Having jumped, I'm gonna have to clock out for a bit. I've been drifting in and out of consciousness for the last couple hours.

Good morning Jon and all

Mos def 💗 we love ya! Coffee is on

More than fair, Donutage.

Sebastian, I'll get your piece on soon. Was waiting for you to emerge first.

The radio is staying on though, so I'll be listening in my dreams.

Perfect. As it should be.

I'm in and out of consciousness, for better or worse!

You're on deck.

nice. ok!

Marathon hangover

Just so long as snaildartha and lindstrom don't get relegated

Hello everyone. I'm listening from the UK, this is new to me but a really fun show!

And a good late morning to you, Daniel! Welcome

Welcome, Daniel!

Dan, I would never!

But I think this might help me (and future Program Directors) in equal measure.

Will think it over.

Hi Daniel! I'm also listening in from Europe. Anyone else here tuned in from across the pond?

AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH

Oh, hello again.

You did it Jon, good job!

I ain't done nothin' yet!

When the sun comes up here, we can talk.

I fell asleep sometime soon after big black set but I'M BACK

I think you did do SOMETHING, give yourself some credit

I just meant you successfully pronounced enemy anemone!

Oh! Thank you! I did that yes!!

My apologies.

and also halfway through the marathon if I'm counting correctly :)

Right!

You're on top of such things.

That Cat Machine track was... something.

Indeed. Where in the UK are you, Daniel?

Something for the marathon hangover: the full run of Mars Williams' Ayler Xmas

Totally.

Hi Jon! I live in Newcastle upon Tyne, although I'm originally from near London.

Very nice. My wife's family is from close to Weston-super-Mare, which is nowhere near your current location.

Good morning yall

It is not. I love that part of the country though! I went on a holiday there in 2021 as Covid restrictions eased, the train that runs down to Plymouth is a really amazing journey, one of the best in the country imo.

Good morning, Dan!

I just opened the front door to see if the sun was rising. Sadly the sun comes up not at 5:42 today but at 7:19?!

We were promised light!

sound seems kinda low, i thought it'd cut out again for a moment like the crisis of 12:22

maybe it's just t he nature of the track

Any more technical issues overnight?

there it goes

Good morning !

Two minor drops but I lowered the gain on the board and we've been good for the past three hours. I figured out a way to be better alerted to if it happens again (I hope it doesn't happen again).

Good morning, Buck!

What’s up from Califirnia

Making a fresh pot of tea.

Califernia

Happy Christmas, all.

Journalist Brian Heater!

!!!

Oooh tea sounds nice

You can have some, if you spell "California" right.

How do I know this voice?

Califarinha

Nailed it.

This Black Flag cover is outstanding. Just outstanding.

35!

this is my 6th submission. you are correct. thank you, Jon!

I ran the numbers!

Very little actual washing machine on that album

great to be here, even in my COVIDy state

Feeling any better this morning, Sebastian?

a little different, not better or worse. still sick. still feels like a mild to moderate cold

That “TV Party” remake’s reliance on annually rerun Xmas specials assure its longtime relevance, unlike the original Black Flag track with its outdated references to forgotten programs.

Alas. Sorry!

David, That's Incredible.

https://sebastianpetsu.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-buy-yourself

you beat me too it, Jon. Yes. The BC page is live

Nice one, sebastian

Thanks, Dan. Thanks for playing it, Jon!

Thank you for taking the time and making the effort, Sebastian.

On the horizon, new pieces by Keith Karabin, George Korein, Greg McGarvey, Grass Jaw and Mudfoot...

That washing machine was doing real work, by the way. it was redyeing a pair of black jeans that had started to fade

Does Bela have a story this year? Those always stick with me

He does!

Good morning party people! Up to feed the cats, but it's post-feeding nap time to the soothing voice of Jon Solomon.

Feed those cats, Brendan!

Good morning to Jon Solomon and Brendan’s cats.

Good morning Jon Solomon! Good morning Marathoners! I see a few things here I think I sent to you Jon, which always makes me happy. I hope you all had a pleasant evening

i was hoping you'd play this track, Jon! I'm hoping I'm well enough to see Lenny playing with Patti Smith in Brooklyn on Saturday for Patti's 77th(!) birthday show (with Lenny turning 77 a couple days before too)

Dana! DJ Tenderloin!

Good morning! Merry Christmas! you keep on keepin' on Jon Solomon!

Good morning to the nightnappers!

TAndy!

This radio hasn't changed volume all night

Oh man

Oh Man

oh man

Wow she had range

This one stings a bit.

Some of them do, for good reason.

getting teary over here

Aye lad!

MBR put Black Boys On Mopeds on a mix tape for me and I was *hooked*.

Knowing her relationship with the Church…yeah, there are several emotional layers to this one

@ Dana K. You bet

That was beautiful. Thank you Jon.

yes, thanks Jon.

I thought I heard "we've got Terry Gross" in the lyrics but I'm pretty sure she never played for the Bulls OR the Lakers

Derrick Rose!

He apparently won the game in that song for the Bulls, 88-87.

YES! that's what i heard. Takes a bigger sports fan than me to pull that one up so quick

oh that shoegazeyness just got me moving and then it was over too soon

That Kingfisher Bluez single is great. I love the Be Afraid track as well.

Just catching up on some of the stuff I missed during sleeping hours

I love Christmas Steve so much

by the way, i think there should be a band that does slow, fuzzed out covers of Fugazi tunes called Shoegazi

I'd into it.

Christmas Steve by Advance Base?

Yep. There was a good cover of it.

Here's the playlist for the first 12 hours...

https://playlists.wprb.com/WPRB/pl/18319932/Jon-Solomon?layout=1

Oh that's fun! I love his many many Christmas songs.

He's the best. Tells captivating stories with such economy of lyric.

Thanks, Keith

Whelp my dog doesn’t realize that today isn’t a workday so now I’m awake & listening to WPRXmas. But I’m gonna pour some ShopRite egg nog in my coffee because it’s Christmas.

looking back over the over-night list I see you gave some Tenderloin a spin - thanks so much! I also see you had a little technical difficulty for a bit - glad that worked itself out!

You and me both. Completely perplexing why it happened (and also why it hasn't happened again). Cooler heads solved it faster than it could have been...

gmorning marathon *yawn* howzitgoin 🎄🎄🎅🎅

Hey hey.

Morning Matthew. Always nice to see you once a year

Hey Jon, one thing that has become an ear worm for me is that Krackpots song - "Proper Christmas" - now that's a proper christmas! been singing that for days. Did I miss it? Will it make an appearance? just wondering boss....

It is def. in the "for airplay" folder but I go where the show takes me!

and then of course Jingle Rock Bell - which I ask for ad infinitum, in perpetuity....

Yes Jon - "Children, go where I send Thee!" - you must follow the xmas muse....

Bell Rock Jingle Bell?

👋👋 hi Dan! and thanks JS for keeping the flame alive...

you know it Jim Haku! that's my jam!

although I must say that GROB track had my giggling in almost the same inexplicable way...

I was talking with my friend at our work Christmas party about how her boyfriend (they’re both long time marathon listeners) sings Jingle Rock Bell in the wrong order and it really bothers her

Perhaps they should do Jingle Rock Bell karaoke together.

This sounds like that Mikal Cronin piece

Shorter, but yes.

Is there a correct order when singing Jingle Rock Bell? I mean I guess there is - not sure if I could ever remember the order. It's very hard to search for btw - the search keep wanting to "correct" it

I found a youtube with a visual aid

I'm so worried about getting everything in yet also want to do nothing but new to the marathon pieces and simultaneously regret not airing all 75 minutes of Linus & Lucy!

Yes I 've seen your video which is fantastic Dan

I love it!

I just copied it. Credit to anonymous youtube guy

wait a minute - that really wasn't you who made that?

Nope!

wow. that means the real killer is still out there somewhere!....

Grinches and Romantics, the two genders.

DJT, I just emailed you the lyrics

nice. VERY Philly specific. I got the reference immediately

what a lovely xmas gift, DW - and I didn't get you anything! thanks man - that's awesome. I can finally have my own JRB karoake

and the dickens village animatronic puppets/dummies at Wanamakers ARE creepy

Ok my yeast Rolls have gotten their nighttime love

I'm going to bed

omg. so, just checking to make sure the lyrics are right - so that's Bell jingle rock jingle Rock rock bell Bell rock jingle rock Bell rock bell Rock bell jingle rock Bell bell bell Rock bell rock bell Jingle jingle jingle Jingle rock bell rock Jingle bell rock Bell rock bell bell Rock bell jingle Jingle rock bell rock Bell jingle jingle Jingle bell rock rock bell Bell rock jingle Bell rock jingle Jingle jingle rock rock bell Bell bell rock Jingle rock bell Bell rock bell rock jingle bell rock?

goodnight dan wade -thanks for JBR surprise!

Jingle Rock Bell (10 hour version)

It's like I'm there. You really brought it to life, Jon.

DId I miss "the Night Before Christmas, Philly Style" is that still in rotation

as i say on my bus tour of the city "at the Wanamaker building, now Macy's, you can visit the Dickens Christmas Village- in which slightly creepy animatronic puppets act out key scenes from Dickens classic, "A Christmas Carol"

Perfect, Sebastian.

then I go on to mention how Mannequin was filmed at the Wanamaker building too

wait is this song cleverly implying that 'we' are the Dickens village dummies??

The mannequin from Mannequin is currently at the South Fellini store on Passyunk.

kim cattrall?

"blackmailing her over her rampant cocaine use turned out to be the key in getting award winning actress Julie Andrews to record the voice over for their holiday light show....now hear on your left....."

here's a full walkthrough video of the Dickens Village: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nz4ME7VF9c

SUNLIGHT!

thought you could toss that into the bus tour spiel to make sure folks are listening....

DJT that is news to me, though I do say on my tour of the city that "the light show is narrated by the prerecorded disembodied voice of actress Julie Andrews"

It's news cuz, you know, i made it up. I think you're right to go with prerecorded disembodied voice. better. i'd like to take this tour sometime!

DJT definitely get in touch if you're in Philly. I'd love to give you the full double decker bus tour of he city

I can put you two in touch directly off-chat post-marathon!

that story made me laugh though cuz it's so at odds with Julie Andrews super proper wholesome image.

exactly! I was just kiddin'. yes - would love to take your tour man. i'm in philly all the time - my wife lives in philly. i'm in baltimore. sometimes.

on christmas day we are all american?

what is she saying? this super creepy...

@Sebastian - Shoegazi is a thing!

I believe she is spelling C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S.

https://dangerousminds.net/comments/shoegazi_tribute_gives_fugazi_the_shoegazer_treatment

Sinéad wrecked me, btw. 🖤

I'm glad that reached so many people, in more ways than one.

The Peaness track is such a smash hit. I love them so much <3 I sadly now have to go to the pub (oh no!) but best of luck with the rest of the show Jon - the last few hours have been brilliant. What a thing to stumble on!

Daniel, I think there's a lot to come you would enjoy so check the playlist after for some new favourites!

Absolutely - looking forward to it :)

I can't decide if this piece fills me with wonder and joy or abject terror.

@js why not both?

Both it is then!

this is fantastic

morning all, merry christmas

Good morning. This piece is beautiful.

Good morning, Maura!

What did you get Nuno for Christmas?

Thanks for the link, Joshua. I'll check out those BC links post-marathon. I half-figured someone else had thought of "Shoegazi" before me and followed through on it too. Same with "Koi Division"

a very Mulholland Drive Xmas?

BAMORNIN. Marathon was entering my ears all night, only startled awake once

Do you recall what startled you? I'm curious!

Cheers, Sebastian! As I recall it's pretty well done.

Maura!!

I’ve achieved verticality. Good morning!

@jon i have some new wand toys coming. his favorite! we are currently curled up on the couch. hi brian!!

@maura @nuno 🎄🐈‍⬛

Good Christmas morn to everyone!

@Jon whatever was around 4:21 am when I said in the chat IM AWAKE AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. It was super crunchy and

Was it rusty roll of quarters?

That tracks!

@matthew i agrée ❤️

Was a fun time! BAM!!!!!!

Merry Christmas morning Jon - Rob Martinez here (as custom since 2006)

Hey Rob!

Hope the marathon is going well - mentioned you on the air on Saturday during my show

Christmas spirit!

We've got it now.

Something is happening.

Perfection! What a great story and rendition of silent night!

Good morning, marathoners!

Oooooh

Maggie!!!

still can't get over that someone let a 15 year old on the radio, overnight no less. insane

Every time zone is weird.

yay

brb little dusty in here

Apple doesn't fall from the radio tree in that home!

omg, a Maggie set!

👏👏👏

Jon Solomon - you may be out of a job, sir. let the kids take over!

YES

Oh, DEER 🦌‼️ How awesome is this Marathon Moment!

It's a family business....

Happy Holidays, Everyone!

This version should wake up most of people stil in bed!

Great job Maggie!

Solomon & Daughter - bringing you the finest in holiday goodness...

So glad I woke up in time for this!

Big cheers to DJ JonSolomon! Big Cheers to DJ MaggieSolomon!!

Talking skeleton!!

TIME TO OPEN PRESENTS WITH THE FAMILY - gotta run!

Merry Christmas all - keep going Jon! Talk to you soon

Enjoy the day, Rob Martinez!

the new tradition? the am reindeer rumble? 👏👏👏😍🦌🦌

Cookie Monster 🥰

Man they really annunciate the "-D" in "NOSED"!

Good morning, all!

Thanks for everything, merry Xmas

AM Reindeer Rumble should be a new tradition - exactly what this set needed! A kick in the butt! The Kids Are Alright!

Betta watch out 4 the reindeer in the noyt!

YEAHHHH MAGGIE!

Hurray for dj Maggie! Loving the reindeer set.

The fact that maggie is the same age as Solomon when he started - I find this very adorable - I actually got a little weepie! I find this very lovely! Merry Xmas Solomon family!

Angry Snowmans rule!

AM REINDEER RUMBLE RULES! I think a new tradition is born... just like the little baby jeebus

It's super foggy in CT right now ironically

Christmas in Connecticut, the grey specter of the Otis elevator testing tower rises majestically in the near distance

"Rudolph the red - oh" HAHAAYEAHHH

we have a recording of my kid at age three or four singing rudolph but she forgot “dancer” and later added “doobin” to the reindeer list. instant family lore

Haha Maggie that's great

@maggie next year marathon submission???

Run run roadrunner once twice organ tone here!

definitely!!!

btw Emeril it was such an honor to start of our song last night with your BAM of approval

we just rediscovered the recording a couple weeks ago bc my MIL sent my kid a reindeer sweatshirt with DOOBIN on it

I think I’d listen to a 25 hour version of run run Rudolph

REINDEER RUMBLE FOREVER!

One of the many "is there already a xmas parody of [song] " going through the head now for MLs Roadrunner... and usually the instant self answers are 1) Gotta be! 2) Well there should be...

I got a little tearie eyed - and I've never even met your daughter. so lovely!

Monks Parody! Cmon let's start a reindeer beat!

Again w that great organ tone that makes the song

Extremely easy to imagine reindeer rumbling to this.

Don't even need to close my eyes barely

Monks were kings of organ tone so it's appropriate!

ohhh there's a great vu inspired version to be had if this isn't already it ye better run run run take a gift or two

Awesome set! TeamMaggie!

BAM!

Sweet more mash ups!

REINDEER RUMBLE RULING THE AIRWAVES! best new addition to the marathon!

We’re a bunch of misfits and we’d like to live at the marathon! 🦌💃🦌🕺🦌

vv True!

@ Maggie cats you should sent a copy of the recording to Jon for next year

Sweet set, Maggie! 👸🏻

@commie my bammin pleasure, you guys KILLED IT. Everyone be sure to go buy Frosty by The Claussies, ft WPRB people, supports Doctors without borders! I just bought mine

🤣🤣

Happy Holidays to you, DJ Readie Righteous❣️

I now want to make a specific mash-up for Maggie's Reindeer Rumble - gotta start thinking about this....

Killin it Maggie! Merry Christmas everyone!

Greetings Mr.M and the chat! Happy Christmas all! 😘

these Reindeer Vibes are IMMACULATE

TRA-DI-TION! TRA-DI-TION! TRA-DI-TION!

Good Christmas Morning to all!!!

Good morning (again) and Merry Xmas to all! About to start my drive up to Doylestown where’ll I get to listen uninterrupted by my need to go back to sleep.

DJ MaggieSolomon TAKEOVER!

Maggie's sounding like a pro!!!

Yeah this is great! Love this new segment

Merry merry Dana K - safe travels!

Holiday Cheers to you, DJ Dana K! Stay safe! Have fun!

Jon has to re-record "you ain't crazy; I know you ain't crazy!!!" for her

Hi MrM and Readie! Many happy merries to you

I’d like to vote for the sleigh bells to jingle at half this current volume during mic breaks. Thoughts, everyone?

ErrMahGawd, this Guy right now! L0LZ

MAGGIE'S REINDEER RUMBLE may need to be trademarked! loving this new marathon tradition!

yeah this is amazing

Shakespeare guy was nearly Shatner-level campy!!!

This Reindeer set is Ggggrrrrrrrrrreat!

You raised her right, Dad...

Maggie sounds so profesh

totally professional. perhaps more so than Dad! Ha!

Great job Maggie

Applauses! Many!

Look forward to the new annual tradition of Maggie sets. 👏👏👏

Indeed!

Jon - sending you "Oh My Rudolph!" from my xmas record for consideration for next year's MAGGIE'S REINDEER RUMBLE - or should I be sending this directly to DJ MAGGIE SOLOMON?

I woke up to hear Maggie backannouncing, and what could set up Snaildartha any better than the next generation doing Christmas work?.

Good morning and merry Christmas everyone !!

I made it until about 2am

The student has now become the master. Better watch out for her light saber, Jon.

👏🏻✨🎙️📻💕💫 brava Maggie!

What's playing right now is extremely funny!

DOOBIN!

It's like Reindeer Mad Libs

That was so funny and charming

Lmao that was hysterical

Good morning from

Columbus!!

My wife just gave me something called a Minilab 3 Alpine Universal Midi Controller for xmas - which apparently will assist me in making more xmas mashed nonsense - I have no idea how to use this but it seems genuinely exciting! Anyone know anything about this?

Next year can you stream sound on YouTube? Is WPRB standing in the way? And open the comments!

EGGCELENT SET!!! 🥚🥚🥚 BAM TO YOU MAGGIE!

*applause*

New Jersey's only radio station!

Well done, Maggie!

Maggie's sets/Reindeer Rumble was super excellent!!

I went for a walk. What did I miss?

THIS

MAGGIE'S REINDEER RUMBLE is the best addition to Christmas since Jon Solomon

Never thought I'd live to hear an Xmas version of Goodbye Horses...

This is what I didn't know I needed in my life.

🤣

Sorry, Jon, you’re out of a job. It’s Maggie’s show now.

Q LAZZARUS ❤️ ‘Goodbye Horses’ ❤️ this is fun and ridiculous

This is wonderful

Is Maggie now New Jersey's only dj on New Jersey's only radio station? ;-)

The notes are in the gumbo

Yum!

Ithaca is gorges.

Merry Christmas morning! Having some coffee before I load and drive to the county to bagels and drink more coffee. Hope everybody has a good day. And bravo Maggie!

I swear this show gets better every year. How? Magic?

Snails and Drums are as Christmas as it comes.

Thank you Jon!

🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🦄

Don't dink and drive

I AM SANTA CLAUS

An old chestnut!

thinking ozzy shouldn't drive regardless...

Woo, Bob Rivers!

Next year every submission will be for reindeer rumble!

Blaise - you might be right about that!

Good morning from weirdly warm and sunny Rochester New York!

Is this Six and Violence?

Addie!

Post the t-shirt link again please.

We're going from this set to Snaildartha to Lindstrom to....something new!

I have two fan theories about Snaildartha. 1. Bob knows Jerry's secret. 2) Mrs. Claus is a robot.

Sorry for the spoilers

the drummer on this song, holy smokes

WHAT IN THE WORLD

Santa Sabbath 666SSSet is one of my fave parts of this here hoot and I forget about it and get surprised each time

This is great, whatever this is.

And you can trust my opinion on this, I saw KISS a few weeks ago.

SANTANAUT!

Santa wears the boots

Some shit is just cool!

Jon I’m hiking in South Brunswick rn & the roads were empty. It’s a Christmas miracle when I can drive the entire length of Rt 1 to my destination without stopping.

They need Ozzy to do another one for driving while high, right?

That ain't jingle bells, that's just all my friends keys. They ain't driven' no where.

Chef "don't dink & drink?" Pickleball???

The performances really sell some of these covers.

Jeff, I have a very fond memory of driving back from my grandmother's apartment with my dad in the early 1980s and we got EVERY SINGLE LIGHT ON ROUTE ONE. Even slowed at a couple of local lights when we were close to home so we would catch them and go the whole way never coming to a still.

Merry Christmas to all! Big ups to Jon Solomon for another Christmas soundtrack rocking to This Santa sabbath set 🔥🎶🌲

Merry Christmas, Selecta!

Each BS cover has been better than the last. I have high expectations now.

DJ SelectaJerry! Miss you!

Justified Sabbath aloud in the morning. IT'S CHRISTMAS MUSIC!

not stopping on route 1 is a total crimmus miracle

Selecta! Howdy Man!

Mr. Malcontent great to see you here miss you too man

I was too young to care about traffic patterns when we used to take Rt 1 to the Garden State from my grandparents to NY. When they completed 287 in the 90s, we would take that to 206 instead.

Selecta in house! Hey!

@maggie cats, I have taken Hwy130, just because it's weird and NOT US 1

Ya the players got all the parts down for the Sabs covers

Merry Crimbus everyone ☕️🥐

Excellent falalalaing!

🖤💀 Happy Christmas, DJ SelectaJerry!!

Hey Selecta!!

Merry crimbo from CT

good morning mr solomon, thank you for ripping so hard

Seasons greetings everyone!

Merry Xmas mon! to DJ SelectaJerry

Merry Christmas Selecta Jerry!!! ❤️‍🔥🧡💚🖤

Merry Christmas all!

I'm sensing a lack of Dio-era Sabbath covers in this set.

this might be my fave sabbath xmas track

Seth, we're counting on you to make one!

I missed this set. Since it had 2022-23 additions, it got priority.

Neon Holy Nights

This is on the verge of exceeding the recommended daily dosage of weird Sabbath.

Pray tell what time that snail doth make his dartha?

Remember, Snaildartha is next followed by Lindstrom and then...something new!

KABLAM. Snail after Sabbath

Oh thank thee

BAM

Snail shirt is on. Primed and ready!

SNAIL SNAIL SNAIL SNAIL

Merry Christmas everyone!

This is an overdose situation. I don't think the paramedics have a heart needle for this though. lol

@seth my husband came in and was like “i would listen to more ozzy sabbath if he didn’t just sing along with the riffs.” he is a dio guy

You're almost there, Roffle!

Wow! This is amazing! But be honest Jon: are you adding in the sleigh bells? They have a familiar ring!

I'm tough. Go,go,go

Tuff

Can't spell, but I'm tuff!

We must go shortly to have lunch with my mother in law. Back whenever. We'll miss this wonderful marathon for a few hours, sadly.

awwww yiss

Merry Christmas all

hey everbody!

🐌 🐌 🐌 🐌🐌 🐌 🐌🐌 🐌 🐌🐌 🐌 🐌🐌 🐌 🐌🐌 🐌 🐌🐌 🐌 🐌🐌 🐌 🐌🐌 🐌 🐌🐌 🐌 🐌🐌 🐌 🐌🐌 🐌 🐌🐌 🐌 🐌🐌 🐌 🐌🐌 🐌 🐌🐌 🐌 🐌🐌 🐌 🐌🐌 🐌 🐌🐌 🐌 🐌🐌 🐌 🐌🐌 🐌🐌 🐌 🐌🐌 🐌 🐌🐌 🐌 🐌🐌 🐌 🐌🐌 🐌 🐌🐌 🐌 🐌🐌 🐌 🐌🐌 🐌 🐌🐌 🐌 🐌

The internet is working in the UK! Merry Christmas Ahab!

hey stevie p!

I got excited.

lol yes just barely!

The antici-snail-pation is getting intense!

Checking in from the West Coast for 🐌🐌🐌 o'clock

Happy Christmas, DJ Captain Ahab! Kick the Radiator for me, just for ye olde grand timez!

The snail hype!!!

Hey Mr M! You got it

🐌 🎅 !

Merry merry Captain.

this is perfect

Come across any interesting CFPs lately?

I am on a moratorium from submitting to any conferences till I finish this damn dissertation

For my own good

Oh, they flipped it! Cool!

DJ Krista! Hope the Younglings are enjoying the Holidays! Be well and stay happy!

And Merry Christmas WPRB!

Krista and Captain and Stevie! Merry Christmas!

Happy Holidays to One and All!

Omg is it snail time?!

🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌

Got my glass Snaildartha ready to go

https://www.instagram.com/p/C1R9rk-OUsi/?igsh=N2ViNmM2MDRjNw==

Gotta appease the FCC Gods...

i've got a fresh bottle of seltzer for snail time

Bring on the snail!

We want the SnAiL 🐌🎄

I recognize all abstentions via moratoriums. It is Christmas after all.

this chat bringsunbriddled joy every year

Excellent Xmas Bric-a-brac Mary Jones - jealous

unbriddled even

MOOOOOOOOOOM

!!!!🎄🎁!!!!

Hey TAndy and MrMalcontent, kids are all wild from sugar and we are debating whether to take the newborn on a drive to Philly or not

Excited for 🐌, but liking this.

Chef and Co.!

Thank you, DJT!

THANK YOU JON! (I am in Mudfroot!) We all extremely appreciate it, and the shout-out to Mij <3

JERRY! JERRY!

This respect for labor could fit with Maggie's reindeer rumble.

i am torn between getting back in bed or heading to the sewing room

Mary Jones that is quite the snail! Give him a pet from the whole Christmas Skating Penguins Skating Party

The Man in Red!

That was brilliant

Thank you Christmas Penguins Skating Party, I found him at the PA renaissance faire this year.

No plastic was used in the Mudfroot song

yayyyyy MUDFROOT!!

BAM!!!!!! thank you Jon!!! 👨‍🍳🍎👨‍🍳🍎👨‍🍳🍎

Excellent, Chef!

WOOOOOOOOO

Mudfroot was a great surprise, that was excellent.

BRIAND! WAGZ! ALL! BAM!

I get front row seats every time at the Perkasie Farmers' Market for Mudfroot concerts

So can you

Get yr snail on...

Jerry: the reason for the season.

Mudfroot!!!

Only sew much in life maggie! Go for it!

I'm here for snails and miracles.

just got the webcam sstream perfectly lined up with the audio

🐌🐌 🐌 🐌🐌 🎅🏻 🎅🏻 🎅🏻 🎅🏻 🎅🏻

🐌

Omg Jerryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy 🐌🕯🐌🕯🐌🕯🐌🕯rip Pat's Dad 🕯🕯🕯

Mary Jones - my wife just picked this up yesterday at Carnival of Collectables in Sicklerville NJ - we love it- https://www.instagram.com/p/C1Ng2o0pz-z/?igsh=MjJkMmIyYzQxYw%3D%3D

Merry 🐌mas!

I feel fortunate to have tune back in just in time to hear "Snaildartha"!

Jerry!🐌🐌🎅🎅

🐌 ❤️

That was a very lovely dedication

Much love for Pat, who designed the snail shirt many of you are donning.

I’m standing in a field in South Brunswick w/my dog awaiting 🐌🐌🐌🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻

DJT that is an excellent find!

🐌

What an extremely honorable set placement . And BrianD thank you for your marketing

Sewdartha! maggie, Sewdartha!!!

Love when that organ kicks in.

All is right w the world for about 45 mins

Well said, @Brian D.

actually wearing my 32nd annual T this morning

Wait, is that really @Chef Emeril Lagasee? I’ve seen his name in WPRB chats before, but I just have to know

Sure he was special...

Man Jon, that just kinda melts my heart

So THIS is christmas!

Hereby claiming “Dolls that wet themselves” for a 2024 Christmas story.

That line about leering at the saleswoman brought back flashbacks to the holiday season I worked in retail...

Tenderloin that is an excellent oddity. I'm full of that famous Christmas envy

🐌 Good Morning!

If this is your first one Justin, your gonna love this crazy ass shit.

Merry Christmas, all!

thanks Mary Jones - we love Santa's lil' geetar...we got a nice old Santa blowmold as well

@jarret yes it's me! BAM! (you can tell by the repetitive catchphrases!)

Mornin' Liz Bot!

My daughter's first two pets were snails, Lisa and Ariel. A few months later, we learned about gender fluidity.

Hey Lizbot! Mornin'

Lol

🐌

Morrnin Lizbot!

How does one transcend one's snail-ness....

Get out of your shell\

[Mark E Smith voice] No Hardee's in Winnipeg

@Dan Wade and they say there are only two rigid genders in nature...mofos never had a snail, obvs.

Merry happy Christmas, Lizbot!

Merry Christmas, Readie! 🎄

👋 TAndy!

Bob!

Has snaildartha ever been pressed to vinyl? 👨‍🍳

👋 Roffle & iamthelabhras!

That’s a good question—is there a hard copy of Snaildartha out there?

Well, there's an opportunity for Comedy Minus One, Emeril.

sadly its never been pressed to vinyl, only cd, i keep trying to find someone to illustrate it as well

Merry Happy Readie! Nice to see you! Hope things are sweet this day.

I have Snaildartha on CD...signed by Jerry!

Post lottery, im hiring Michael Kupperman to illustrate it and get this on the bookshelves

Hi Roffle! Greetings of the season! 💟☮️

Wayno could do a fine job with this epic.

And the stacks are legend. I can only imagine what your personal album stack looks like. LOL

wayno would be great!

I know Wayno a wee bit. Hawk Krall?

, sure, i know him some too, he did a cover for another record of mine, hes lovely

Chris Strouth I just googled and realized you are to thank for 🐌dartha!!!

oh man thank you all, this is always bonkler, ithink this record is like 20 this year, iits y'all that are amazing, well jon too, you give it lfe

Homemade ghee fried French toast w lil vanilla only in the egg, white bread anyone want a slice?

YES

Chris' wife Mo here. Yes please on the ghee French toast!!

while we listen we are enjoying the south philly yulelog - the italian market trashcan fire video - if you don't know it, try it as your yuletide background... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7suJVVEWt9g

I honestly luv to eat homemade ghee fried French toast w lil vanilla only in the egg, white bread

Maybe the elves and Mrs Claus are also robots that are run by the aged parents of the other Christmas animals.

LMAO tenderloin

Damn Brian D, I can't eat eat for five more hours on the way I diet, but that sure sounds good!

chef - pretty great yeah? We love it - it's been our holiday screen saver...

We made up two loaves of French toast, one Challah, one sourdough, both with Vietnamese cinnamon. Plenty for guests.

Merry Snailmas everybody

Carl Zimring - we'll be over in 15.... ha!

Vietnamese cinnamon? I'm intrigued.

Hey gang

Been listening again since 10 but my cat wouldn’t let me get up to chat

The cat is digging Snailmas

Hey CB!

Welcome back, CB!

“We’re on a pilgrimage, sir!”

Hey CB. I've been in that situation. :)

If the Elves & Mrs. Claus are robots, this is the first I've heard of it @Dennis Lingg.

The south Philly yulelog is a TREASURE

My husband and children are making waffles for brunch, already consumed many sausages and cinnamon rolls

Was the south Philly yulelog the one profiled in Philadelphia Magazine?

Linked below by DJ Tenderloin

Opening presents, listening to Snaildartha. I get it now!

@Krista, Is that where they burn a car or something?

Krista - glad you are enjoying - in retrospect it's hard to believe someone didn't think of it sooner. iamthelabhras - not sure about magazine article?

We are waiting for Little Drummer Boy to unwrap presents.

I have come to the sewing room and am listening to *terrestrial radio* on my lime green boombox from 1999

She’s laying with her head inches from the speaker. Snailmas kitty. 🐌 🐈‍⬛ 🌟

here tis' again for ease - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7suJVVEWt9g

Helll yeah maggie 🙌

One of our area's top two Maggies.

The Youse Log!

These instrumental breaks are taking me to space. So good!

I will happily take second place, lol

Sad to say I only caught the first few minutes of Snaildartha, but I’m happy to report that my boyfriend gave his nieces and nephews a giant stack of Star Wars comic books and novels that they’re currently devouring

oooooo back in time for some Snaildartha!!

New comics? Old comics? Do tell!

Gang

Once again I am wholly impressed by how your 15 year old daughter, DJ Jon Solomon, took to the mic and professionally and confidently presented a kick-*ss set of blistering rock-n-roll. Amazing! Hey, does this make her a nepo-baby? kidding. She could easily replace you!

time to make the apple cider syrup for the Brown Sugar Kitchen waffles.

Maggie has been exceptional since birth.

sorry to interrupt - New comics? Old comics? Do tell!

Damn this makes one want to sit under a tree.

@dana k the people want to know about these comics

what was that series about tiny darth vader?

Dj tenderloin I’m already looking forward to the 100th anniversary marathon in 2088 when Maggie brings back Jon for a special hour set!

tiny vader, the best elton john song

Did I miss Jon’s daughter on the air? Did she get socks this year? Because she out-Grogru the other ones? 😆

Blaise - when Maggie brings back Jon for a special hour set! - YES! HA! "Now back to bed grandpa...yes, yes, that's right you used to be a DJ..."

lol @chris strouth!!

I shall always remember the mandalorian socks

@Jon, new/recent comics. One is “Lando vs Lobot.” And one of the boys got two comics both about Bossk.

So, a Bossk pair?

I think Maggie might be too smart to enter into a contract for perpetuity to produce an annual marathon radio show

I was hoping for coal in my sock, because it's kinda cool, and I have too much stuff. But coal requires no attention whatsoever these days.

Is the dining room table/studio Maggie's equivalent of Santa's workshop in this story?

CPSP: a moment in time

haha jon 🥁

CB, Maggie hosted an hour+ of the marathon!

So in 2088, will we be at the point where we have preserved heads a la Nixon in Futurama?

She warned us for years she was a human radio station

I will have a robot that makes xmas mash ups after I'm gone.

WE ARE SANTA

Oh word! 👏

this shell has opposable thumbs!

BOSSK PAIR I GET IT only took me ten minutes

@eliza, I would bet there is a shop in Area 51 doing that with alien heads already. lol

@Roffle but are they sentient?

Excellent as always, Jon! Happy Holidays ev'rybody!

Happy holidays, @Pickled Eggs!

@eliza, I would think that is one of the questions they would ask it for sure.

Happy Eggs!

Ah, now it feels like Christmas!

You win best name in the chat @Pickled Eggs! Merry Xmas to you

I’ve been to that kooky gas station store near Area 51. Can confirm. They believe in Maggie

Magic, as always.

Yes, magic!

TAKE MY MONEY JON 🤑

oh you KNOW just mentioning the words "pledge.wprb.com" get me GOIN! BAM!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have been down that highway in Nevada, and saw live fire rockets launched from aircraft in the clouds. Something to behold, but, not aliens.

@DJ Tenderloin, I make a couple dozen every holiday season. Makes me jolly.

pledge.wprb.com

nice @Pickled Eggs - i'm a deviled egg man myself. Eggs of the Devil!

We'll see what happens!

Pledged! GRMA for all you do Jon.

pledged. go jon go

Pulled over just to pledge $103.3!

DOUGH-NATE!!!

challenge accepted!

HO HO DONATED

What is donation link? I can’t find it

🫡 in this house (car) we do what Jon Solomon tells us to do !!! Pledged

pledge.wprb.com, Jeff. Thanks for asking!

Donated and my brother is doing so now

https://pledge.wprb.com

Y'all are ridiculous. Thank you so much!!

Do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do donated

donated, doner kebab, rotating meat cone

speaking of doing what Jon says, remember when he said a couple years ago you should just start driving at the beginning of Lindstrøm and see where you end up?

YES the chef graphic is still on the donation site

becoming a member is an easy way to do it - that way you don't even think about it! and DJ Tenderloin would rather not have to think about it! https://pledge.wprb.com

@donutage my husband aspires to not be in the house when it's on so he told me he was gonna go for a walk

Done and Done. My wife and I gladly accept Radio Miracle Pledge Challenge!

How could I not donate?

The Lindstrom drive will get me exactly where I'm going by the time I get there lol

Yes @Bill! I do remember that. Still trying to figure out how to create some kind of web app that hooks into the drive-during-Lindstrom-and-see-where-you-end-up challenge.

💲✅

Christy and I have thrown in!

What CAN'T we do here? Donated! Merriest to everyone xo

I’m already a monthly donor but a little extra scratch will go a long way.

Radio Christmas Miracle Pledge. Okay!

$10.....figured the other $5 could cover some slaker

slacker

Mary pledge.wprb.com

Egg potato muenster frittatta, French toast, oven crisp bacon.... 1 meal done. Gut expanded properly for more! Mediterranean spread at Mom's w/more egg dishes coming up in an hour or 2...

cleveland college radio DJ nerd here. just donated to the goat of all college radio DJ nerds. merry christmas and holidays to you and everyone who listens to this joyful delirium!

Lox and bagels for me

Juliet!

"the goat of all college radio dj nerds" lol

Thank you, CB, I have just donated

... for those keeping snails at home...

Shalom, Mike

!!!!

Mike Constantine - same! tradition.

WOW!!!!

Lox and bagels! Not since I was a teenager! lol

Cool!

<3 <3 to all namechecks <3

Coat Jon in confetti this Christmas

heeeeere we gooooooooooooooo

Strapping myself in

Edible has been taken (legally)….I’m ready

YEEEEESSSSSSSS🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

perfect timing for breakfast dessert! it'll go lonnnnnnnnnnnng

Done & Dusted$!!! 🥁🥁🥁

LET. US. RIDE.

Lindstrom just a few minutes after Snaildartha. I hit the daily double!

llllllllllllllllllliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnddddddddssssssssstttttttttttttrrrrrrrrrrrrooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmmmm

donated, see you on the other side fellow humans (and non-humans)

Rumpa

Lindstrøm's favorite Doctor Who story is The Sound of Drums.

ps: gonna see if emily will throw a grapefruit at my head during the drummer boy peak

Settle in. Engines engaged. Countdown starting.....

Lol. Great reference @Joshua Wayne Hensley.

I could zone out rn before I have to go to the dreaded Levittown (NY)

I think I can see the drums!!

Totally did not old man snore sleep during Snaildartha

All systems nominal

Grape Caesar's ghost!

At least you don't have to go to Levittown Pa

Donated, and , man this lindstromn track is amazing, its what a blizzard feels like in the best way

my husband jokingly said he would record a song about how much he hates this, to add more meta to next year. and I was like "yes please"

Lindstrom is the only proper soundtrack to the end of Christmas morning! Hi Jon, marathon’s been sounding great!

Pledged! WPRB forev'r!

IDK, LI traffic is the worst. I was in Philly for the day on Sat, so I drove right by the exit for the PA one.

@maggie, give him a headset and tune it WMMR. He'll be fine.

Merry Christmas, Abbie!

lol Roffle

🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁

@roffle lol, he would not like that very much either. he's just bad with repeating/droning beep boops

lol lost the family at 11:27 exactly

Still the best thing.

Next set is...something I've never tried before that should bring you new levels of joy.

I'M SO EXCITED FOR NEW LEVELS OF JOY

At my age new levels are good

@maggie, Ah, repeating/droning. Yea, not that station then...

We are in the car and will report back on where we are at end of song! Started in Cosby, TN

Very cool Kate!

Drive safe but drive far, Kate.

Infinte drummer boy goes so well witht he big collection of Marvel blacklight posters i got this moring, kinda makes me wish i did drugs, now if there was just a Spacemen3 christmas album...

OMG, Tennessee has internet access?

Safe travels Kate!

Merry Christmas Abbie!❣️🥁🥁🥁pls tell me you are tap dancing to Lindstrom rn!!!🥁🥁

Readie! Roffle! Merry Christmas :)

Hey TA!

Merry Chirstmas!

Abbie! Readie!

Readie YES!! I truly was tap dancing around just a moment ago. Merry Christmas!!

Jon said it out loud.

*around the kitchen

happily humming around the room over here

Kitchens on Mars... Gotta love that.

I'm humming but not out loud

Starting to really get lost in the sauce!

active noise cancelling is the best

💕❣️❣️❣️🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁

🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁

TAndy!💕🥁☮️

My hike is concluding to Lidstrøm. The dog just rolled in poop.

😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫🥁

@Matthew H. Robb, noise cancelling head sets keep me sane! It's a mess out there without 'em.

I love how there's a comment on one of the youtube uploads for this that's just "Jon Solomon!"

Shout out to Lindstrom on high pairing perfectly with A Christmas Story on mute

there really needs to be robert cumb style melting face emoji, just to describe this track

Indeed

🫠

I could go again.

Finally!!!!+

@yoni is this the new dark side + wizard of oz? 🤯

I like that the al gore rhythm on YouTube offers me Jon's channel. Cool.

Parumpapumin' over here...

You have to start Lindstrom on the third you'll shoot your eye out kid

🔥🥁🔥🥁🔥🥁

I really wish there was a way to have an 8 hrs compliation of just John's mike breaks during the marathon over the years. That would be my dream ASMR

I'm sitting here with my partner who is brand new to the marathon and I said, "Oh sick it's time for 20 minutes of Little Drummer Boy" and Kimm gave me a look and was, like, "If there's more than two minutes of Little Drummer Boy I'm shutting it off. That sounds awful." Well, they are now a believer. 🥁🥁🥁

Agree, ChristmasPenguin!

lol

Only 20 minutes?

If I live to be 500 years old I doubt I will ever hear a better version of Little Drummer Boy

I can never remember cause after Snaildartha everything feels timeless!

The little peppering of Ave Maria always gets me...

that's some cute stuff on the youtube stream!

Has Maggie evolved, Pokemon-style?

I don't know why this brings it home so well, and I don't care. Love it!

Lovely, every year, just lovely.

43 minutes of pure bliss

Majestic

Maggie has good posture]

That makes one of us!

STACKED

GO FOR THREE!

I wish I could hear this for the first time every year

We are the human radio station, and as looong as we are on the air, there will never ever be another radio station as bad as WPRB in Princeton!

This track will end before I'm tired of it! I think you should follow it up with Jonathan Kane's cover of the same song, just to keep the the little drummer circle drumming!

Hi there Six

M Constantine - they call that being a Lindstrom Vampire....

Looked at the video stream! Those stuffed animals on your heads! I thought this was a vegan household?

In the immortal words of the Tellytubbies: “again again”!!

Hi Mike and everyone!

I have that Jonathan Kane CD, not sure I have the time for it though....

Yo Number 6! Merry WPRBXmas.

Merry Christmas #6!!!🥁🥁

...up at the crack of Noon...MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!!!

BREAK OUT YR GRAPEFRUITS

🤘🥁🤘

Heya #6!

followed by Salsoul Orchestra Little Drummer Boy

Nirvana

Hi Jon, Readie, #6 and fellow chatters!

New heights reached.

Merry Christmas Alan!!!!!❣️🥁🥁🥁❣️

The Magic Secret Decoder is off the charts! Currently 717 online listeners!

Merry Christmas, #6!!

Merry Christmas and cool version of Drummer Boy!

We have liftoff!

ooooohhhhhhh yyyyyyyyeeeeeeaaaaahhhhhh

Love that part

And merry Christmas Readie Rainbow 🌈 ❤🧡💛💚💙💜🌟

this is the memorex dude in chair blown away section

OSSY!❣️🥁🥁

Now that's a Christmas party!

and now we are traveling in space...

Merry Christmas Ossy!🎄

<3 <3 <3

19 HOUR MARK

How Spacemen 3 of you DJ

FYI there is a Santa head rolling around the southbound lanes of route 1 in South Brunswick rn.

My favorite part is the drums.

Readiie: Merry Christmas backatcha! 🎄🎄🎄🎄❤🧡💛

@Mike great shout! Love me some Spacemen 3.

Indeed Brendan

Upping the Volume here.........

encore!!

whew.....

Play it again!

Wow

we made it

Again again💕🥁💕

Hooray everyone. Merry Christmas!

oooooooh

omg

Been opening presents since the beginning of Lindstrom and I feel like I just reached the summit of presents by the end

Well that was delightful.

I love the end of Lindstrom so much!!

Hattie pointed out that Lindstrom has a low-frequency oscillator sound throughout that sounds just like the SUSPIRIA soundtrack

Interesting

A fine balm for the last years boo boo's

Hello all! Merry Christmas! Thanks for being a part of my extended family on Christmas Jon!

well that was lovely

I'm so happy that Freddie made it to the studio just to read this PSA live.

oooh

Hearing Edith after Lindstrom is dazzling.

Good calls Jon

Oh hell yeah

very much looking forward to this!

LET'S GOOOOOOOO

Right?

Oh yeah

Volume: Up

Yes, please!

who is not locked in right now?!

I am very very here for this

yesssssss

@Juliet, I'm not locked in, the world is locked out however...

locked and loaded

Well not this world...

dance dance dance dance dance dance around the christmas tree!

Merry Christmas, Parrscream!

This rules.

@Jon: So I take it that there were no further outages after the first one after midnite???

Alan, we've been glitch-free for nearly 10 hours now. No jinxes!

ok so this IS AMAZING

Hey Jon! Can I request The Beths Have Yourself a Merry little Christmas?

George Korein - your Ian is INCREDIBLE

@Jon: GREAT to know! Thanx!

And the Hooky imitation ain't bad

Agreed - this is top notch

Joy Division to the World may be my favorite this year

Loving the Joy Division / New Order set Jon! But I think I'm also still processing Luscious Jackson "Queen of Bliss" from the first half of this year's marathon. What a track!

Heyyy! Sun's commin' out through the clouds here North of Doylestown PA!!!

This rulz

South of D Town here

yay

o m g

THanks DJ Tenderloin! this one is fun!

Shout out to Yoko 🙌

this rules

Another great one, Tendy!

I am really enjoying this set! Too cool for the room, but what a cool room.

Daaaamn, the Ting Tings!??! 👏

good stuff🥂

This one speaks to me.

I’m feelin holly AND jolly now.

Never expected the Ting Tings

Perks it up on the Xmas afternoon..

gracias er'body - https://djtenderloin.bandcamp.com/track/happy-holly-jolly-shadowplay-warsaw-is-over

So, is someone gonna rework an Electronic tune for next year's set?

I appreciate the kind words

DJ Tenderloin...and we appreciate the track. Thanx

This set makes it feel like it's becoming Christmas AGAIN

The SUBSTANCE of Christmas

@eliza rohr, 60 cycle hum is as far in electronics as I go, but that sounds like a thing.

Thanks Tenderloin! I appreciate it!

This is awesome!

Sure is

George Korein - TREEmendous! I think that's my favorite of yours this year! Cheers

@Roffle "Getting Away With It" could be reworked into a song about a bratty kid that never gets a lump of coal.

That intro to Blue Monday...

@dj tenderloin genuinely unsettling in a good way

Verry bootie, ladies get your Boots!!

omg

omg this is killing me

It IS Monday....

oh sh*t this might be the one!

Carl: Doesn't feel like Monday LOL

It's Monday?

I love this so much

@eliza, lol. Call it the empty sock song.

Hey Mike C...!!! Sun's out!!

This whole set is great. There has to be a Bizarre Love Triangle song...because that is the Xmas origin story

DANCE PARTY!

this song for the win, its a pretty solid soundalike

Roffle: Don't need sox when ya got Boots

Red and Green Monday

Shout out to Wild Carnation, George Korein and DJ Tenderloin for making this a reality.

This set gets better and better as it ages

Still waithig Allan!

Haha good point Rich

ok I'm changing my vote TO THIS ONE

Sants wears boots for sure Alan!

Thank you Jon!

DJ Tenderloin even found an extra track or two online that brought the whole concept into form.

DJ Jon Solomon - my pleasure always

I've been listening, but not chatting. But have to say that I'm really loving this!

THIS BE MY FAVORITE THING. thanks Jon Solomon for doing what you do

You DJ guys are ever crafting. 👍

I need to remind Jon of his pledge to squeeze in Scrawl before this thing is over!

@Lauree McArdle ... WPRBXmas lurkers of the world unite.

OMG

Or I'll steal that medal he's wearing.

ahahhahahahahhahahaha

This is perfect.

I have also been listening for the last 7 hours or so without chatting. Now family has left so I can relax

Actual LOLZ

Oh wow. We laughed out loud at our house too

ok this one is really good too. you know I wasn't completely sold on this idea at first but damn if you didn't make this happen Jon Solomon!

This can't be topped for this set or I'll eat my hair.

thanks Jim Haku!

That was outstanding.

@iamthelabhras I'm proud to be a lurker!

Hi Mary!

LOVE this new [order] tradition! Amazing set!

I'm out Merry Xmas, all!

It was wonderful

A Merry Happy eliza

gopher the gold!

Now that all of my tracks have premiered I can post them on Bandcamp, here they are! Thanks so much! https://georgekorein.bandcamp.com/album/santas-always-on-his-way

Featuring artwork by Dennis Lingg!

Thank *you* George!

Is the magician story happening

The Joy Division/New Order set may have topped the Fall set as my favorite. Excellent. Please repeat and expand for 2024

Is Lizbot at least playing tambourine somewhere?

I agree on a shortened Sonics. (Never was a fan of The Village Idiot.)

I agree on a shortened Sonics.

I’ve listened to the album all month so I’m good

This has been a great balance of preserving old traditions but also introducing a boat load of new stuff

No sleep till Christmas

Kevin, I have hours and hours of new stuff I cut overnight. Including a 75 minute Linus & Lucy. Will continue to review and revise how things go for future marathons. Donutage, your Scrawl request is important to me.

You guys… what color should I get for this years marathon t-shirt? I’m getting the robot one with text. Torn between Soft Pink and Purple. The Tie-Dye one is sending me. So maybe that one too 👚👕❓

listen all y'alllllllll

all xmas music is a little unhinged, but holiday Sabotage was spectacular

I’m loving the B-Boys-Mas

Mo here again. I. AM. LOVING. THIS

75 minute Linus & Lucy?! WANT.

So much stuff - every year! Will you have to cut my Fall related track? I get it if so - you gotta do what you gotta do

mashup <3 <3 <3

what sorcery is this

Omg that quick Prince “Uhh” 😆 I used to start mixtapes that way. Just a quick Prince moan

oh crap! you know there's an even better version of this here: https://soundcloud.com/djtenderloin/sets/the-inevitable-dj-tenderloin-holiday-record

❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

CB, I got the maroon one this year

thanks Jon! was not expecting

The Fall and JRLP sets are on the way.

This mashup is amazin

Loved the NO\JD set and this set too!!

Jill, nice. The Soft Pink one is really speaking to me this year. 💗

Pethie! Hen!

Tendy is killin it! 👏

we've been rocking out for hours. Mark loved the joy division inspired set.

@Jon <3 <3

Support the cause pledge.wprb.com 💞

thanks Jen Redlights and CB! very excited about one more potential premier...

Santa better get me those Money Beats.

@dj t, can't wait!

mike d!

I said I wasn't going to talk about the pledge goal but I can say that that appeal brought in OVER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE ONE TIME DONATIONS DURING LINDSTROM.

Which is straight bonkerz.

Sweet!

You've made so much work for me next week and I love each of you for it.

This set has more hits than Sadaharu Oh

Mazel Tov!

I feel like we need an NIT marathon for songs that didn't make the cut. I assign "not me" to do the work on that

50 Helens!!

🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

Ok DJ Tenderloin is kinda mmy hero, lke i think there needs to be a mini snail mash up, seriously, man this whole morning of sound makes me happy #jonrules

Great to hear about the donations! I hope you meet the goal!

Dan, as long as there's no CBI...

thanks Chris Strouth - was not expecting !

thanks for that AWESOME Bboys mashup.

recently heard the entire 17 minute "love to love you baby" on the radio, having Memories

Donna!

Any of y’all play super Mario wonder? Brother just gave it to me

Nothing says Xmas like Donna Summers

Did I just hear my gal Donna Summer?

thanks again boss - you are far too kind sir! again this can be found here: https://soundcloud.com/djtenderloin/sets/the-inevitable-dj-tenderloin-holiday-record

Did I hear "pa rum pa Tom Tom club?"

@jon Have you ever heard of Hob the Troll? We met him at the PA Ren Faire and he is hilarious and has several Christmas albums

https://hobthetroll.bandcamp.com/track/rebel-bell

He is always in character as a troll, and uses a tiny piano

JON

I will need a link to this Macca/Beasties mash-up.

btw - you know why you hear so many beastie mashes? because they were not only one of the first artists to freely release their vocal and instrumental tracks - with the corresponding BPM - the key, if you will. Merry Xmas all Marathoners!

Neal, I got you.

…The Beastles.

Thank you thank you.

Shout out Kendall Roy

OH MY GOSH

THE HITS KEEP COMING

This rules

The best cuts on sonics/wailers/galaxies have been hit (sans one or two more). So much good new content out there, the balancing act is good stuff

Yes, Fall set shortened would not bum me out at all. Expanded New Order/JD, YES!

Kevin, haven’t played Wonder. I really liked Odyssey tho

Please PLEASE let there be "Santa-tage" in the queue!!!

My thoughts for these thematic sets is "if there's something new to add, play it." If it is static from the prior year...reconsider!

can we see the complete playlist from when the marathon started?

yesterday that is

Dan, check the right side of wprb.com!

I'm not sure if I'm speaking sacrilege here but - "if there's something new to add, play it." - you could also just play any new thing without feeling the pressure of playing an entire set of said track. ?

Shout out my man Otis

thanks Jon!

or am I about to get kicked off of christmas island?

The Jo Firecast: A Yule Log Jamz Watch-Along with Jo Firestone

this is epic!

Odds of a 2024 song by The Produce Rippers...3-1.

The Apple Halvers

Catching up a bit, but are y'all aware of the troll that appeared in Hainesport, NJ this summer? https://weirdnj.com/stories/abandoned/big-rusty-giant-troll/

He's cool, but hasn't released any albums (yet).

I always enjoy Bela's stories

He's a very good writer (and not a shabby reader).

May your woodwork this winter be good to you, Bela.

HERE WE GOOOOOOOOO

The Fall The Fall The Fall The Fall The Fall

I saw The Fall in Reno, NV at a rib fest. I was overserved alcohol. They were good.

Also wanted to say THE FALL THE FALL THE FALL

At last!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS-UH!

Mmmmm....overserving

Happy-ah holiday-ah..

The Fall

The...Fall?

I was able to walk up the street and get a cheesesteak and a beer for lunch on this holiday while listening. My life is soooo good! Thanks for these yearly Christmas gifts Jon! It's just good magic.

Mmmmm...cheesesteak and beer

@Mike, Exactly!

What kind of beer went with that steak?

I bought a Guinness to go with lunch.

Excellent!

Rich flavors all around!

A fine pairing Roff

Enjoy your incoming nap!

It makes me want to brew a beer with fried onions. Nutzo, but...

A beer wit

Thanks Chef! But I still have beer. :)

BAM!™

this whole day has been such a joy so far

I dunno about wit, but I sure get beery eyed.

also nuno came over and hopped on me right at the lindstrøm big finish. (i was on my couch doing deep breathing under an electric blanket.) it was perfect.

Namaste and shit. Wow.

This would be my theme song as I had only a handful of hours of sleep

I would use this while avoiding sleep too Pethie. lol

Leaving my boyfriend’s very Christian family where I had to fight not to swear while playing video games against tween boys. So glad I get to decompress with M.E.S

Pieces by Andemic and The Rutabega on deck.

Final four hours!

Talk to any vegetable... And they will agree, this was too short!

Jon: I only do countdowns for liftoffs, not Splashdowns LOL

this track is especially quiet - is there a way to pump it up?

Well put Alan!

@DJ Tenderloin, a few low levels in the mix for sure. I correct it on my end song to song anyway..

Copy that Roffle - stuff comes from so many sources I know....

If all else fails, I have a 450watt PA head.

Gift! Gift! Gift!

One of my fave Fall songs and I love this cover/variation.

Like late March...Final Four hours!

Pethie, this is the same guy who did (Big) Black Christmas.

Next year Roffle - Jon live from all 168 speakers at the Sphere in LV....

It's Neil Markowski's Xmas, we're all just living in it.

He’s a treasure!

Gift Priest-uh

DO THE SPHERE! Love that idea. That might take a bit of production planning though. lol

Truck loads of cash too.

yay

Anotha one 👏 🥩 👏

Dude… so good

Holy shit Tenderloin! You are so all in here! A beautiful thing...

thx CB

thx Roffle!

so this samples the "Danzig" reads night before Xmas thing that was broadcast in full maybe last year?

Yes! It pulls from many different Marathon sources!

correct SP - I would've never even known about that without this show

i love playing the guessing game: Elvis, Jim Morrison, or Glenn Danzig

https://djtenderloin.bandcamp.com/track/fall-into-christmas-jon-solomons-125th-dream

There we go!

MY FAVORITE

thefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefallthefall

The Fall

There it is!

The Fall The Fall The Fall

Shout out Andre 3 stacks

That was awesome dj tenderloin!

Past tence, I already fell.

The Fall of course

BUT IS IT THE FALL!!?!???!!!!!!

It's a shame that Peel's introductions weren't their own disc on that BBC Session box set.

gracias Blaise - appreciated greatly

DJ Tenderloin and Neal Markowski are up on the (crowded) marathon medal platform with Joel Phelps, Edith Frost, The Rutabega and others...

a friend was doing elf on the shelf memes and put "a monolith on mark e smith" up one day

thx boss - perhaps in a few years...

Make a pledge every time someone says “The Fall” pledge.wprb.com

@Neal, my very good friend shoved her box set into my hands a while back. Love every minute of it!

“The Foll”

Monty Python Box set, to be clear.

Merry Xmas

Okay, time for me to be in a family way. Merry Christmas, Jon. Merry Christmas, chat.

Enjoy Pat! Juggling at the kids table is okay! Do encourage that!

Love ya, Pat.

Quick, someone make a "jingle rock bells" that's just Mark E. Smith

Woah. Dan. What have you brought into this universe!

✌️ Patrick

Did I miss the jingle rock bells?

Dan, You should do an on the spot show. Let us idiots play online unproductively for like ten minutes like live. In this day and age things are possible.

I have seven "must play" tunes in a folder and that's one of 'em.

There's a great anecdote of that BBC session in S. Hanley's book -

Steve's tasked with finding a 45 of "Jingle Bell Rock" for the session, and the only one he can find and brings back is an instrumental version - so MES just opted to wing each verse.

JINGLE ROCK BELL

I think I mentioned this earlier - but that GROB track kind of tickled that same sort of funny bone

Time for me to head out, the MSD peaked at 765 online listeners. Great show, BCNU!

Have a great night # 6!

I have great studio speakers, but these levels are definitely low. Clear, but low.

Clear is good

🤙🏼👍🏼❤️🎅🏼🤙🏼👍🏼

Happy Hol-ah-days.

Howard Andrew Williams? It's all so weird...

Taking prisoners ain't my job. But...

Not a ton of clatter, unfortunately

Just listen to me wash dishes Dan. Clatter for days!

Merry Christmas! Listening from SF

Hey thanks btw Dan Ruccia!

SO MUCH CLATTER IN THIS HOUSE RIGHT NOW!

Clat kick!

Clatter chat?

Partial to clatter chat.

ALL POTS AND PANS TO THE CHAT

[as well as all the little kids to play them]

I miss the kids table Dan. Just being honest. :)

I’m so happy that there are both Big Black and The Fall themed Xmas songs now!!!

I did not catch the medallion earlier! What up there?

My parents gave me a "gold medal" for year 35. It is ridiculous. It says "GOLD" on the front.

Please tell us it’s made of chocolate

Why is this the sweetest thing in the world? 🥹

I absolutely love the ridiculous. Precious gelt!

Er, this song and the medal

Mary, I keep biting it and I can't make it to the center.

Nhm

You just need to bite harder. I believe in you.

Ow. I mean OK. I mean OW.

Ossy!

I have not remembered to say anything about this online but I've been wearing a pair of Pat O'Shea's socks for this marathon.

If it's chocolate... That is so win, win. But so cool you should never eat it!

Merry Christmas Jon! And Merry New Year!

This live critique by Andy's parents is perfect and gut-wrenching and perfect

Especially if it is socks. Yea, don't eat that.

Thank you Jon!!!! Such a great show this year!

Thank YOU, Bela! 2:45 left (not enough time).

Merry socks, tis the stocking season

Bela your story was lovely 🎄

Thank you, I appreciate it. And on the heels of the Beastie Boys set!

omg we want music

JRLP XMAS

So ready for the Joel RL Phelps set

Here it comes. My favorite part of the show, every single year. I'm giddy.

Rejoice? Think I will—it’s JRLP Time.

Rock the goddamn Christmas tree why don't cha?

This new version of "O Come Emmanuel" is even better than the previous one, and I would say better than Belle & Sebastian's version, too!

These Joel songs feel like the culmination of a long, hard year for so many of us. What we've earned.

That song was emomazing for your parents.

O Come Grobanuel

Merry Xmas. Hello from Oakland! Absolutely loved the Wild Carnation song earlier

So true Jon, we are here, and that in itself is no mean feet.

Favorite part of the show. Beautiful

Blythe, I was floored by that submission.

That is why I love guitar!

For real, Roffle. JRLP's guitar tones on these songs are so incredible

Here's a Christmas Present from the WEBB Telescope, Best images of 2023 here: https://time.com/6513062/james-webb-telescope-best-photos-2023/

Diggin the sound and sentiment Jon

This is so great!

Goosebumps.

always poignant and cathartic. when will there ever be a proper xmas album?

@Dan, yea, just makes me all in for those presious moments. I don't think there is enough. I never want to die. I want to live for the genius to come.

Diggin the sound and the sentiment, Jon

Incredible

Oops repeat courtesy of internet crap out ✌️

Hard agree, DJT

Alan Pasnyk - those pics are incredible! one looks just like a human eye

If Joel wants a petition before releasing a Xmas LP, please add my name to the list.

I would like to propose to Joel that he put these out say digitally next December with all proceeds going to a worthy charity. But that is, as I've been calling them, "a 12/26 conversation."

Novel and noble.

Angels in the snow... 🖤

Or a 10/24 conversation - so it's out for 12/24

@DJ Tenderloin: I think those Webb images go well with the Phelps music. <3 Phelps every year...

I was sitting here in silence, thinking about how this time of the marathon is legitimately "holy" to me.

that one with the eye - really knocks me out - having a sort of kubrick star baby moment...

hi jon and thanks as usual for your annual holiday gift to all us music lovers for making it through the year with you and each other! the JRLP part of the show feels especially like such a tradition to me, love it. we made it this far, here's to a good future for all. peace, PRB'ers.

KB!

Your family is running around with headgear. Just fucking love you and yours. That is just straight up funny and nice. Thanks!

@DJ Tenderloin: That's the "Ring Nebula" or M57, I've seen it several times in the summer through a small 'scope, but Never like that for sure...

I'm in my feelings about this set but I'm going to keep it together a little longer. I will say I'm very glad I got to keep my own tradition of driving during The Fall set with a big stupid grin on my face during the John Peel supercut.

I have heard rumors of an even longer "The Fall" supercut and I hope someone will play it for me one day.

Ring Nebula Rules! I might have to rest my eyes for a moment, speaking of...

When I did the graveyard shift back in the day, the final hour 5-6am was always pretty special feeling. The “holy” hour. 12-6am is a meager comparison to your marathon but I sorta get it. Magic radio time

Am grateful to Joel for sharing this music with us each December.

Always so lovely!

My cat is doing very slow air biscuits to this one

Air biscuits > air guitar

This has been very pleasant biscuits.

🐾 🌟 🎸

Roffle! Indeed! 💗💗💗

Shit, I really like this. Phelps stuff. Nice

@Roffle: the Phelps tracks are sort of a tradition...Love it every year Xmas afternoon..

Wow, "We Three" is powerful!

Definitely loving it Alan!

New tattoo text: “This has been very pleasant biscuits.”

Joe?

Frank is so copyrighted. lol

Okay, I am buying some albums now! lol

Two hours.

Gonna be...close.

How you doin

I would describe my condition presently as BAM!

JRLP: https://thedownertrio.bandcamp.com

Flavortown

You got this! Some more hour time, cup of coffee? You did this again!

Me with every JRLP song: “ok, _this_ one’s my favorite”

I just opened up an Emeril's in Flavortown! That Fee-eddy guy is a nice one. Also, BAM!!!

Thanks for the Phelps and more Phelps Jon!!

It's dusk and we just drove past the exit for the store where I used to get my manic panic and punk records

Also we've already got some ideas to manifest a Neil Young inspired set next year... "Down by the North Pole", "Reindeer in the Snow", and the best one... "Like a Candycane"

Coffee is my reward tomorrow, Roffle.

In the sleigh, the big forbidden sleigh

On Thrasher, On Dasher, On Vixen

Chef Emeril is worth 80 million dollars. I hope that is not the last one. Drive on!

I need to plan parts of the marathon better. Not adverse to theme sets on Christmas Eve (and already thought of some hard cuts that can happen) but there's so much new new new new new to share too...

Yeah I like the idea of ditching theme sets if they're too repeat-y. Bring em back when you have enough/feel moved to

Fucking new keeps me here a lot!

Thumbs up to rethinking things to keep the show fresh

Also, holy hell this groove

Been there done that is fine. I love it, but...

Jon, I'm just happy you weren't off the air too long last nite...

You do a great job and we'll be listening forever no matter what you decide!

The VU set isn't happening this year for that reason (only addition was seven seconds long) and also I bumped it for Reindeer Rumble...I think about this stuff philosophically a bunch. Dan's words are big reason why we went one Ramones / one Misfits each streamlined with one version of each song...

more phelps yes sireee.

...36 hour xmas show... just a thought!

However, I do like to imagine someone scrolling to WPRB and being shocked when the thematic songs keep coming one after the other!

Resisting the temptation to make 85 posts just repeating the fact that Joel is amazing.

Reindeer Rumble was def worth it

This is where thematic can shine.

Wait, did JLRP do a secret collab with Tuluum Shimmering?

Yeah, that turned the entire broadcast around for me Chef! I felt like it was a very terrific moment that made me feel like it was really The Show.

I'm very glad we caught reindeer rumble and especially Maggie's back announcing

This is just good guitar! Massive! Thanks for this Jon!

Dan, I have 75 minutes of Tuluum Shimmering covering Linus and Lucy still up my sleeve.

My dad's Bluetooth speaker wasn't cooperating so we mostly listened in the car this time around

This set is everything. Grateful that my day worked out so I could be here for it all.

Sequencing these sets was a lot of fun.

Obviously I'm all for lyrical themes

Joel rl Phelps In my earbuds and eagles on the tv is going to be interesting for my brain

Kevin, keep me updated on the score please. Will likely fall asleep to the game.

Bother yourself with smart, why don't cha?

Lady Madonna nod was rad 🤘

Totally rhetorical. btw...

I was doing more listening than watching this year but I don't think I noticed a single can of seltzer. Is this possible?

Liz, I think I've had...two? Maybe one? My sister sent me 25 cans!

Also, LIZ!

Merry, happy!!

What is this reindeer rumble you speak of? Link me for later por favor?

I drank: a pot of black tea, a pot of green tea, some seltzer, an orange / ginger drink my wife made and maybe that's it?

Reindeer Rumble was Maggie's set!

My beers are sorta seltzry.

CB, Reindeer Rumble was the hour my kid hosted. Had a theme song, outro, the works!

Oh that was the name of her set, not a song? Dope

I have had one Waterloo Cranberry seltzer, one spinach juice, and peppermint tea today.

We are all so ethereal right now. 🧘‍♀️ 🌫️

All of Joel's tracks for this set are completely solo, yes? Again, amazing.

Hi Liz B!

One of them (as yet unplayed) came with two versions. "With AC guitar" and "Without AC guitar." I could not get confirmation of who AC is but you can guess which version I chose!

ABC?

hello i am back from dinner

I'm pretty sure it is not Seth Putnam's band...

Maura! Hello! Merry Christmas!

merry christmas jon 🎄🎄

and everyone!!!

Hi Maura!

I may go into a light coma...

Hi Maura!

🌫️🧘‍♀️🐾

All instruments Carl? I get that. It's very homogenized and a good consistent sound.

So much of what Joel does for these tracks is alone with his computer, a mike, and a guitar or two.

I love genius in a bedroom! That is where we should all die.

Always nice to see you in the chat, Carl 💗

Hi Josh! Your new record makes a great gift!

Merry Christmas, Maura!

this JLP set has been a treat, Jon. Merry Christmas to you xoxo

Yea

Jen! Your radio show is a highlight of my week!

Thank you, Carl 💚

Not Seth Putnam's band?! Huh. I'm shocked to hear it.

Maura! Did you do a song this year?

hi Carl! hi Brad!!

Also hi Jen and yoni the Santa and literally everyone

Jen Is insane. She just runs the lights. I love a fuck all.

This one stays lodged in my head for days each year.

This is my favorite one probably

hi, commie and maura!!

aw jon, thanks! :D

Appointment Radio on Fridays.

Big time

Joel R.L. Phelps. This was really good! I thought this was really good for my own reasons, but man, that was very, very good.

It's Phelps as the Sun goes down on Christmas day...Priceless...

So many goosebump moments in this set

...and the outdoor Christmas lights come on....

That is not my favorite Christmas song (mostly because of how many awful, earnest arrangements there are of it) but I thought this added a bunch of original components.

This set is everything. And this song: Andy AND saxophones?!

This guy is so good, you keep going Jon. I am in, excellent shit does not get past you! That's really why I am here.

...it's not just the song, it's the vibes..

To be fair, we don't 100% know who AC is. Could be Al Capone!

Great show, thanks for all your effort

Gary! Hope you are well.

Some totally gangster figure of Chicago renown, yes.

Could be the return of APPLE CIDER 👀

Or Aunt Cindy, who totally shreds...

ok i'm up again. had to take a quickie nap. I'd like to 2nd, or 3rd, as I saw in the chat - big fan of DJ MAGGIE SOLOMON'S REINDEER RUMBLE! also, as themes go, it's still pretty wide open i.e. not tied to one artist or genre. only reindeers - of which there is a ton o' stuff.

oh my goodness, we're getting down to the end.

I have so missed hearing Joel play saxophone.

I sent her every Reindeer / Rudolph tune I had that I liked and then we sat down and worked on a set list together based off her favorites. Was fun!

I have some excellent additions to that set - the Roxanne vs. Rudolph mash is one that comes to mind

I also vote to retain Reindeer Rumble in the future!

The end! Thank you!

Reindeer rumble or any kinda Maggie curated set

We're in the home stretch now

LAST HOUR

Unless the 30 hour rule is in force.

I believe Sara and The Weather Report come your way at 6...?

This is great

Yeah it's Sara! I'm a little sad I'm not doing the after marathon show this year but it will be great

Also I'm doing like 6 shows in the next 7 days

It's unseasonably (& pleasantly) warm outside here, so I'm going to dip out now & spend the last hour of WPRBXmas walking around, looking at Christmas lights, with earbuds in. Prob won't make it back in time to thank you, Jon, for another AMAZING marathon. Merry Christmas to you, to yours, & to the entire WPRB family. Can't wait to do this all again with you guys next year.

I think she has to turn on her broadcasting rig to kick me off at 6 so if you're reading this Sara and wanted to somehow push that to 6:15...

Pethie is on for me this Wednesday, which is the day after tomorrow.

I'm on before pethie and I think we will overlap a bit

Oh nice. Perhaps I'll stop in (or be doing the crazy amount of data entry I now have thanks to WPRB's remarkable listeners).

Goddamn, this is a mood

Pethie on the radio 🥰

@Commie, see you no matter.

I'll keep listening till the end, but I may not get a chance to say how much I enjoyed this (and every) marathon, so I'll say it now. Thanks, Jon, for again embodying the true meaning of Xmas!

Indeed you will see me in the radio

🥺

Joel followed by Josh!!!

And Garth!!!

The Phelps songs were stunning

phelps + scrabble = very zen (but only because i'm winning)

@Commie, those are the things I see. If you look like a carrier wave that's on you. I love you anyway.

also i'll promote dana k's THREE HOUR new year's eve marathon

8-11?

100% what I am doing NYE

I have no plans, let me know if you need someone to jump out of a cake.

I'm happy to make a few calls to local bakeries.

Imagining the logistics of a cake that size in the barge

8-11! my roommate and occasional cohost is making a beef stew for the occasion. i don't need anyone to jump out of the stew

Oooh Scrawl!!!

Just let Jon jump out of the stew. LET JON JUMP. LET JON JUMP.

MY SONG!!!!! Thank U!

My kid is gay, will they make that for him. Arbitrary question.

hello again. it's been on and recording the entire time here in west philly

Stew talk in the chat??? BAM???

commie not this year, hoping to come back in 24! also hi jen!

Bell bell rock jingle rock bell incoming?

stew year's eve

jump out of a roux

Cake shaped like the Barge foyer floor plan, please.

JINGLE ROCK BELL PLEASE THANK YOU

Mars Williams!

The more one reads about Mars Williams, the more incredible you realize he was.

Hope someone can do the Mark E. Smith mashup of jingle rock bell for next year!

Dan, I wanted to play the piece with he and Jaimie Branch but it is 20+ minutes long and it is 17:17....

RIP Mars! had tix too see him for the first time live this month doing an Ayler Xmas show in Philly, but alas...

MARS! Thank you for playing Mars. His Xmas records are delightful.

Christmas Wrapping saxophone!

Yeah, that one totally rips, Jon. But I know the clock stops for no marathon

He kept playing out doing what he loved until the very very end. May we all go similarly.

Ah, Mars. Glad I caught him one last time in the fall. A joy to watch on stage.

Liz it was only a few years ago that I learned this guy was the same guy who played the hook in the Waitresses' song. My mind was blown. such range!

Just tell me the barge has adequate life preservers around.

this song is the perfect backtrackfor end of xmas family arguments

Sebastian, I learned this very recently as well. I do love finding out when different things I love have connection points.

same, Liz!

Sara! Do you cut me off when you go live and if so do you want to wait until my last song finishes? I should be on time but you there is so much to cover still!

On the subject of Mars Williams: fans of regional punk might want to track down the recordings he made in the early 1980s with Buffalo NY bands The Fems and Mark Freeland's Electroman!

He played with The Fems?!

3 jon i am lrb so i think i will be at the mercy of the switchover system

christmas wrapping is my favorite "popular" christmas song

Monkeys with footballs? Interesting.

My post Christmas blues start after the marathon ends. I need to figure out what movie we’re watching tonight. The holdovers? Maybe a Star Trek movie?

Could be, but Mike's email might have implied otherwise? However, I've been up since 9:00 am yesterday!

Christmas Wrapping isn’t exactly underrated, but I feel like it needs its due—it’s a whole Rom Com set to the hookiest hook, it’s so good.

ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS!

I'm a simple girl. This is my favorite version of the 12 Days of Christmas

There's a "story behind how the song was made" podcast I need to check out.

Kevin, the Holdovers is fantastic, it won’t be a wrong choice,

Maggie is "singing along."

Apples with razor blades in them

@ Kevin: Star Trek "The Wrath of Khan"

My sister is hearing the 12 Days for the first time and it’s… well, it’s funny for me anyway.

This one goes out to the family members unwillingly listening

I just wanna say one more Merry Christmas! I wish I could listen right now, but hopefully my recording at home while I'm away has worked! Lol

@kevin, i suggest watching the star trek next generation episode "tapestry" as it's based loosely on a christmas carol. and then you can watch the version of a christmas carol starring patrick stewart.

@Kevin, Holdovers is a great Xmas movie. funny bits, heart warming, and lots of Xmas

Made a Mario version of this last year, LOL

ahahahahah i just tuned in at my mom’s in the middle of this, with my 11 year old kid and my 7 year old nephew and they were TRANSFIXED

@Alan, Only Trek that worked supremely!

Warms the heart!

Children LOVE this.

Jen's favorite Xmas story!

Yesss gift of the magician

My child loved this...my roommate the past couple years did not (but loves Halloween)

Yay the magic story!

Kids these aze...

Thank you!!! I love this story😂🥰🥰☺️

Gift of the Magi(cian)! I've been waiting all Marathon for this!

Magic mentors!

I basically had seven songs set aside that went down to five and...here we are.

Yeah! Gift of the Magician!

Also ❤️🪓🪓🪓crazy claus too❤️

I had a magic trick that "Printed" money from a blank sheet of paper...show it to the guy at a gas station, he wouldn't take the cash LOL

I recently actually learned the function of that fake thumb that we've all had laying around, and it's a surprisingly effective trick

I’m so glad, I get to introduce my sister to “Gift of the Magician” this year.

Jonbot how you holdin up babe

Actual Jon here!

Holding up well, sweetheart.

Sup Matt

Alan P I loved that magic $ printer

I've mentioned before I think that Dave and I were punk rock pen pals in high school and it's still so weird to hear him. We spent a lot of time on the phone racking up huge phone bills! Remember phone bills?

Attaboy, champ

SUP

He and I connected again minutes ago on Instagram. I can ask him (if I didn't before).

Ask him what! You don't need to ask him anything.

Francis I remember! ☎️ we had a rotary phone my dad painted red for mysterious reasons

@matty: HOTLINE

Francis I called Freddy Krueger! Only 1.99/minute

@matty: HOTLINE

👨‍🍳♥️⌚

Fuc*ing Priceless!!!!

I remember that dial Freddy thing. And santa!

⌚⌚⌚⌚⌚⌚⌚

oh here we gooooo

YEAHHHH THERE IT IS

YEAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

oh yesssss

AND NOW IT'S CHRISTMAS

bell roooooock, jingle bell roooooock, jingle

the Big Finish!

JOCK WRINGLE.

what will the children say about this one?

Jingle rangus

BELL BELL BELL

1 air pod under my hoddie has allowed me to enjoy the entire afternoon listening to the best radio show of the year while trapped at my in-laws. Thanks Jon!

Thank YOU, Action Pat!

“this song is weird”

rooock bell

Lol Jon

this works. everytime.

Action Pat undercover!

My sister was delighted by the end of Magician, btw

Tannenbaum Rudolph holy frosty Noel

HUGE BAMMMMMM to you Jon for that jingle rock bell

A magnificent marathon, Jon. Thank you (and Maggie for her efforts in Santa's workshop).

We lost Internet neat the end of gift of the magician and bill was like NOOO I WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS

Thanks, Jon, as always! Glad to have been able to catch what I could this year!

i think we're close to wprb broadcast area now thank God

Oh we're in it!!!

This is phenomenal!

Every time Billy Disease's high school band gets played on the radio, an angel gets its wings!

Chef Emeril, Turkey Roulade up! 🛎️

We called my dad just in time for him to hear The Law on Facetime. Thank you, Jon!

HEARD

cousin just appeared and asked if the law was my brother

Jen a merry Phleg Camp Christmas to ya! Love, Matty One Track Mind

BUY YOUR CHRISTMAS STAMPS EARLY.

rutabega song is live here, and set as free download through the end of 2023:

https://soundcloud.com/theseknottylines/we-start-over

Thank you, Josh!

please hanging out w/ y'all this holiday. bless you Jon Solomon <3

Ohhhh that was a good one Josh

Thank you Jon. Merry Christmas friends.

Gotta say hello to Roger

14 years, we'll be ringing in.

Been a wonderful marathon Jon. Thank you as always for your service to this community of class acts.

THANK YOU JON FOR SAVING MY CHRISTMAS !!!!!🎄🎄🎄🎄✨ Take care & bcnu!

🎶🪨🔔

🌟♥️🤍💚♥️🤍💚♥️🤍💚🌟

Thank you thank you thank you. What a show!

SKWM XMAS

I totally love the feel of this song, at this time every year. And I also love peanuts and raisins. 🎅

Wprb in 2024 and forevah ✊ Best station from Mahwah to Cape May

Wondrous holidaymusic and stories by the fire, from night to night

Ozzy SELECTA JERRY!!!!!

Thank you, Jon, for this year's marathon! Happy new year!

Like last year!!

Thanks, Jon! Fantastic time.

Thank you Jon and everybody!

Way to go JS! Thank you and all

woooooo!!!!

AND SELECTA JERRY, MATT SABBATH!!! He got badass reggae xmas sounds!

Can I put in a request?

Not that it hinges on it, but how did the pledge drive end up??

You're Santa's greatest elf. Thanks for making another Christmas special. Astounding. Love to all.

😭 thank you Jon!

I missed The Law for a family call but so glad to have listened to so much of #WPRBXmas 35!

Lol Dan!

Congrats and happy holidays, Jon!

Jon! Chat!! Thank you!!!

This show is my very favorite thing, Jon Solomon. The only reason I make those silly songs is cuz you folks are willing to listen to em'. Thanks everyone so much. Thanks Jon Solomon. Merry Christmas Marathoners! We'll see you all next year! Peace. Gotta run - reservations in Chinatown!

Thanks Jon and Maggie! Such an awesome marathon!

Thanks Jon!

Pledge drive went great!

Luv U Jon! Thanks yet again for this incredible gift!

Thanks for keeping us company, Jon! xo

Love yous guys

35! 35! On to 36!

I'm 30 hours in to covid quarantine. This marathon was perfect! Thank you so much!

And all you Philly NJ NYC CT folk, stay safe if you drive tonight in the dense fog advisory!

Thank you so much, Jon!

Holy moly.

Rick S, get better soon!

Rick, hope you get clear soon!

Wprb saves lives

👏

phew

THANK YOU JON <3 This is the most I've ever listened to the marathon and am better for it. Thank you for playing Mudfroot and for fostering an important part of this WPRB community. YOU HAVE TRULY KICKED IT UP A NOTCH!!!!! BAAAMMMMMM 👨‍🍳♥️📻

Much love and well-wishes to you all.

Thanks Jon!

I love you, chat. Individually and collectively.

yay jon!!!

thank you so much, jon. get some well-deserved rest.

We are almost back in Philly T H AN K G O D MERRY CHRISTMAS

Time for a massive bong rip.

WE DID IT. SARA IS NEXT. LONG LIVE WPRB.

thanks, jon

Thank you, Jon!

Thanks Jon as always, I look forward to this every year

Congrats Jon, Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year!

See you all next year!

alice says “chestnuts nipping at your nose”

And thanks for The Fall set, Jon!!!

i hope everyone sick right now feels better! seems like there's so many folks in covid isolation.

👏👏👏👏👏🤘❤️👋

SWEET POTATO RAMEN TIME!!!

Yay Jon!! Get some sleep!!!

We are a unique family of lovely misfits. Have a great year everyone. “See” you next year hopefully. Hanukkah Jane Fonda shall remain my google pic all year thru again as a reminder of our silly time together. Great work Jon!

Thank you, Jon! Merry Christmas, everyone!

Hero's dinner!

🐾 🧘‍♀️ 🎶

Thanks Jon

Also merrry crassmas. That gives me an idea

thanks for another wonderful holiday marathon!

We did it. Goodnight.

Merry Christmas Jon!!! Thanks for EVERYTHING!!!