FINAL UPDATE 1/22/2010: As completed as possible!
THREE ADDITIONal SONGS FOUND THANKS TO THE “SHAZAM” APP IN 2017!
STILL A FEW UNKNOWNS!
Since the early 1990s, Boston radio station Magic 106.7 (home of the famous David Allan Boucher “BEDTIME MAGIC” show) has played a beautiful 18 hour selection of traditional Christmas carols beginning at 6pm Christmas Eve. For the most part, the set list has been pretty much the same, with a few tweaks.
Years ago, just for fun, I realized I wanted to know the set list so I could start collecting the CDs of this beautiful music.
I called the station but they didn’t have a set list, and while the DJs were happy to list a few songs I couldn’t very well ask for a verbal list of 18 hours of music.
So over time and Christmases I started making a list of each hour and every song I could identify by name and artist. Since the majority were instrumental, and some I’d never heard of (“Sheep may safely graze?”) This took longer than expected. But it became sort of a fun hobby / challenge.
I called the lovely Candy O’Terry, Assistant Program Director at Magic, and she listed a few songs for me, and I am indebted to Music Director Mark Laurence who answered several emails with names and artists, totaling a dozen or so.
And I am very grateful to the Magic 106.7 “Overnight Guy,” as he called himself, who told me he works Christmas Eve each year so other Magic employees can spend the time with their families. In 2008 he also told me the names and artists for another small bunch of songs.
With the clues I had, I realized I’d never heard of some of these artists, like Esteban, or Dino, or the Stylistics. But then I realized that many of the artists were under the “Narada” and “Windham Hill” family of musicians. I had my leads!
So, I guess I’ve been slightly obsessed, buying LOTS of Christmas Carol CDs, but I have (almost) the complete companion to the set list from “Magic of Christmas” and a wonderful new collection of beautiful Christmas CDs.
I know there are many people in Boston and the surrounding area who love the “Magic of Christmas” show; you can see below my the set list I compiled which features each hour’s song list and the artist (and album title if I could find it).
I encourage you to check out some of these artists for some truly beautiful Christmas music, and of course, listen to Magic!
If you get a moment, call the station at 617-931-1067 and tell the folks at Magic how much you enjoy the Magic of Christmas and the beautiful Christmas music they play all season.
And thank you to Magic 106.7 for a great station and a wonderful Christmas tradition, and for introducing me to such a variety of beautiful Christmas music.
UPDATE January 22, 2010: Despite my best efforts and research, there were 41 artists I could not identify, and this project was shelved for a year… On a whim (read: I decided to beg) I sent the list to Magic, and Candy O’Terry offered to ask an intern, Anthony, to review my list and fill in the gaps. He wasn’t able to find all of them — after all, this collection was assembled nearly 20 years ago) so there are still some 15 “unknowns,” but Anthony’s “audit” was far more than I could have hoped for.
Now, working at a radio station is more than a full time job so for anyone to offer to do this is extraordinarily kind. I am overwhelmed by the generosity and so very grateful to Anthony, to Candy O’Terry, and Mark Laurence, and Magic 106.7’s Program Director/VP Programming Don Kelley.
Completion of this list may seem like a small (read: silly) thing, but this quest has become something of an obsession — I am VERY grateful to Candy for taking the time to help me (almost) complete this list! To everyone at Magic 106.7, especially Candy and Anthony — you guys ROCK! Well, “Continuous Soft Rock,” according to the promos 🙂
With all these new hints and information, I re-audited the CDs I have, and God bless Amazon.com’s feature that allows you to listen to a snippet of a song — that gave me a few more. So after even more work and the serious realization I need a life, I have completed this as much as possible and it is time to close this project. But if anyone out there knows any of the “ARTIST UNKNOWNS,” please let me know, obsessions don’t go away!
My “Final” update was February 18, 2010. Also three previous unknowns found via the ‘Shazam’ app in 2017 — but some “unknowns” remain!
Note: The same 18 hour “Magic of Christmas” last aired on Christmas Eve, 2012. (To be honest, it was certainly time for something new, and I compliment the station on giving “Magic of Christmas” a well deserved retirement after two decades! Also, thank you to Magic for now playing Christmas music throughout the entire season — and for playing new holiday music on Christmas Eve and into Christmas as well!)
6pm | Magic of Christmas 01 | |
Hark The Herald Angels Sing | John Boswell / Festival Of The Heart | |
Hey Santa | Wilson-Phillips / Hey Santa! | |
I’ll Be Home For Christmas | Spyro Gyra / GRP Christmas Collection Volume II | |
Joy To The World | Philip Lester / Carols Of The Nativity (Slightly different than broadcast version) | |
Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring | Wind Machine / Portraits of Christmas | |
Mary’s Boy Child | Bony M / (Available On Many Albums) | |
Carol Of The Bells (Ukrainian Carol) | Canadian Brass / The Christmas Album | |
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen | Mannheim Steamroller / Christmas | |
Must Be Santa | Mitch Miller And The Gang | |
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts) | Jay Patten / Impressions Of Christmas | |
White Christmas | Danny Wright / An Intimate Christmas | |
Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer | Harry Connick Jr. / When My Heart Finds Christmas | |
Joy to the World | Paul Sullivan / Christmas In Maine | |
Deck The Halls | Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel / The Gift (Acoustic Offerings For The Holiday Season) | |
Good King Wenceslas | John Nilsen / A Midnight Clear Music of Christmas | |
Silver Bells | Stevie Wonder / Someday at Christmas | |
First Noel | Schawkie Roth and Deborah Henson-Conant / Flute & Harp for Christmas | |
Away In A Manger | David Darling / Best Of Narada Christmas | |
Hark The Herald Angels Sing (Peanuts gang prelude hymn) | Vince Guaraldi Trio / (Available On Many Albums) | |
7pm | Magic of Christmas 02 | |
Carol Of The Bells (Ukrainian Carol) | Spencer Brewer / Best Of Narada Christmas | |
Hark The Herald Angels Sing | Paul Sullivan / Christmas In Maine | |
I Saw Three Ships | David Arkenstone / Enchantment | |
Winter Wonderland | Maureen McGovern / Christmas with Maureen McGovern | |
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | Tom Scott / A GRP Christmas Collection | |
Good King Wenceslas | Eric Tingstad And Nancy Rumbel / Peace On Earth: The Best Of Tingstad And Rumbel | |
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas | Mike Strickland / Christmas Time | |
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts) | Al Jarreau (I THINK) | |
I’ll Be Home For Christmas | Spyro Gyra / GRP Christmas Collection Volume II | |
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen | Mannheim Steamroller / Christmas | |
First Noel | Spencer Brewer / Best Of Narada Christmas / Christmas Moods | |
Merry Christmas Darling | Carpenters / Christmas Portrait | |
First Noel | John Boswell / Festival Of The Heart | |
The Gift | Jim Brickman with Candy O’Terry & David Corey / Exclusive recording / WMJX MP3 not for sale; MP3 is Jim Brickman, Collin Raye, Susan Ashton | |
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | Pretenders / A Very Special Christmas | |
8pm | Magic of Christmas 03 | |
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts) | John Tesh / A Romantic Christmas | |
Deck The Halls | Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel / The Gift (Acoustic Offerings For The Holiday Season) | |
Santa Claus Coming To Town | Kenny Rankin / Best of Stars Come Out For Christmas | |
Carol Of The Bells (Ukrainian Carol) | Teja Bell / Cheery | |
Joy To The World | Christmas Bells & Brass / A Festive Celebration of Favorite Carols | |
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | Christopher Peacock / Pianoel | |
Christmas Time Is Here | Patti Austin / GRP Christmas Collection Volume II / Best Of/20th Century – Smooth Jazz Christmas | |
White Christmas | Steve Tapper and Audie Bridges / Simple Gifts | |
I Saw Three Ships | Wind Machine / Sketches of Christmas | |
Good King Wenceslas | Georgia Kelley / Winter Classics | |
Little Drummer Boy | Stylistics / Stylistics Christmas | |
O Holy Night | David Lanz / The Christmas Album | |
Toyland | Mike Strickland / Christmas Time | |
What Child Is This? (Greensleeves) | Danny Wright / An Intimate Christmas | |
What Child Is This? (Greensleeves) | Harry Connick Jr. / When My Heart Finds Christmas | |
A Parade Of Toy Soldiers | Liona Boyd / Christmas Dreams | |
O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum) | Vince Guaraldi Trio / (Available On Many Albums) | |
9pm | Magic of Christmas 04 | |
Christmas Time Is Here | Vince Guaraldi Trio / (Available On Many Albums) | |
Please Come Home For Christmas | Aaron Neville / Aaron Neville’s Soulful Christmas | |
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts) | Tom Grant and Art Porter / For Art’s Sake | |
Winter Wonderland | Tuck Andress / Hymns,Carols And Songs About Snow | |
Joy To The World | Mason Williams / A Gift of Song | |
Jingle Bells | ARTIST UNKNOWN – (Acapelo chior) | |
Jingle Bells | Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel / The Gift (Acoustic Offerings For The Holiday Season) | |
Fugue (From The Messiah) | John Boswell / Festival Of The Heart | |
O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) | Céline Dion / These Are Special Times | |
Christmas Is Coming | Vince Guaraldi Trio / (Available On Many Albums) | |
I’ll Be Home For Christmas | Danny Wright / Just Wright for Christmas | |
Merry Christmas Darling | Dino Esposit / Christmas… A Time for Peace | |
What Are You Doing New Years? | Stylistics / Stylistics Christmas | |
O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum) | Jay Patten / Impressions Of Christmas | |
O Little Town Of Bethlehem | Magical Strings and Family / Good People All — A Celtic Yuletide Tradition | |
Carol Of The Bells (Ukrainian Carol) | Paul Horn / The Peace Album | |
Carol Of The Bells (Ukrainian Carol) | Spencer Brewer / Best Of Narada Christmas | |
Hark The Herald Angels Sing | Bil Wolfer / Silent Night | |
10pm | Magic of Christmas 05 | |
White Christmas | Danny Wright / An Intimate Christmas | |
Blue Christmas | Elvis Presley / (Available On Many Albums) | |
What Child Is This? (Greensleeves) | Jay Patten / Impressions Of Christmas | |
Deck The Halls | Schawkie Roth and Deborah Henson-Conant / Flute & Harp for Christmas | |
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts) | Vince Guaraldi Trio / (Available On Many Albums) | |
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | Kim Carnes / The Stars Come Out for Christmas (Volume II) | |
Cantique De Noel (O Holy Night) | Mannheim Steamroller / A Fresh Aire Christmas | |
Christmas Canon (Pachebel Canon) | Wind Machine / Sketches of Christmas | |
Christmas Time Is Here | The Harvard Veritones / An Ivy League Christmas | |
Silent Night | Linda Ronstadt / Merry Little Christmas | |
Joy To The World | Bruce Mitchell / Best Of Narada Christmas | |
Good King Wenceslas | John Nilsen / A Midnight Clear Music of Christmas | |
Carol Of The Bells (Ukrainian Carol) | Christmas Bells & Brass / A Festive Celebration of Favorite Carols | |
This Christmas | Stylistics / Stylistics Christmas | |
Sleighride | Boston Pops / A Christmas Festival (and others) | |
I’ll Be Home For Christmas | Spyro Gyra / GRP Christmas Collection Volume II | |
O Holy Night | Céline Dion / These Are Special Times | |
11pm | Magic of Christmas 06 | |
Skating | Vince Guaraldi Trio / (Available On Many Albums) | |
Wonderful Christmas Time | Paul McCartney / Back To The Egg | |
Little Drummer Boy | Mannheim Steamroller / A Fresh Aire Christmas | |
Good King Wenceslas | Kurt Bestor / Airus Christmas 1 | |
It’s Christmas Time (Sleep Well, Little Children) | Carpenters / Christmas Portrait | |
What Child Is This? (Greensleeves) | Jeffrey Reid Baker / A Composer’s Christmas | |
Mary’s Boy Child | Esteban (Stephen Paul) / What Child Is This | |
Please Come Home For Christmas | Eagles / Please Come Home For Christmas/Funky New Year | |
Little Drummer Boy | John Boswell / Festival Of The Heart | |
Do You Hear What I Hear? | Bing Crosby / (Available On Many Albums) | |
Angels We Have Heard On High (Gloria in Excelsis Deo) | Paul Horn / The Peace Album | |
Christmas Canon (Pachebel Canon) | Christopher Peacock / Pianoel | |
Stille Nacht (Silent Night) | Mannheim Steamroller / Christmas | |
12am | Magic of Christmas 07 | |
O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) | Canadian Brass / The Christmas Album | |
O Holy Night | Richard Palalay / Pianoel | |
Joy To The World | Kurt Bestor / Christmas Volume 2 (Also called Airus Christmas Volume 2) | |
Carol Of The Bells (Ukrainian Carol) | Spencer Brewer / Best Of Narada Christmas | |
O Come, Emanuel | Wayne Gratz / Narada Christmas Collection Vol. 2 | |
What Child Is This? (Greensleeves) | Richard Stolzman / Hark! | |
Gabriel’s Message | Sting / A Very Special Christmas | |
We Three Kings | Richard Stolzman / Hark! | |
Holly And The Ivy | George Winston / December | |
Angels We Have Heard On High (Gloria in Excelsis Deo) | Lewis Ross / A Collection of Favourite Christmas Carols | |
White Christmas | Bing Crosby / (Available On Many Albums) | |
What Child Is This? (Greensleeves) | Jim Bajor /Christmas Memories | |
Prelude on the Huron Carol | Liona Boyd / A Guitar For Christmas | |
Coventry Carol | Alison Moyet / A Very Special Christmas | |
Away In A Manger | Eric Daub / Pianoel | |
Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring | Russ Freeman / Holiday / GRP Christmas Collection Volume II | |
Messiah Medley | Christmas Bells & Brass / A Festive Celebration of Favorite Carols | |
1am | Magic of Christmas 08 | |
Reading of last section of “How The Grinch Stole Christmas” | ARTIST UNKNOWN – (Female spoken word) | |
Let There Be Peace On Earth | Dino Esposit / Christmas… A Time for Peace | |
O Holy Night | Various / And the Angels Sing, A collection of Classic Christmas Carols Created Exclusively for the Musum of Fine Arts Boston | |
O Little Town Of Bethlehem | Midnight Clear: An Intimate Acoustic Christmas with Guitars and Other Instruments | |
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts) | Nat King Cole / (Available On Many Albums) | |
Sheep May Safely Graze | Modern Mandolin Quartet / Windham Hill: A Winter’s Solstice, Vol. 4 | |
Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairies (The Nutcracker) | Narada Nutcracker | |
Carol Of The Bells (Ukrainian Carol) | George Winston / December | |
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | Kenny Loggins / Best of Stars Come Out For Christmas | |
Silent Night | John Boswell / Festival Of The Heart | |
Away In A Manger | Wind Machine / Sketches of Christmas | |
O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) | Ned Spurlock / O Holy Night | |
Angels We Have Heard On High (Gloria in Excelsis Deo) | Mike Strickland / Christmas Time | |
Toyland | Maureen McGovern / Christmas with Maureen McGovern | |
O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) | John Tesh / A Romantic Christmas | |
Christmas Time Is Here | The Harvard Veritones / An Ivy League Christmas | |
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear | Kurt Bestor / Airus Christmas 1 | |
Joy To The World | Lewis Ross / A Collection of Favourite Christmas Carols | |
2am | Magic of Christmas 09 | |
Jolly Old St. Nicholas/Pachelbel’s Canon | Esteban (Stephen Paul) / What Child Is This | |
The Train | Celestial Navigations / Celestial Navigations Chapter II | |
Silent Night | Peter Kater / The Season | |
Cantique De Noel (O Holy Night) | Mannheim Steamroller / A Fresh Aire Christmas | |
Do You Hear What I Hear? | Whitney Houston / A Very Special Christmas | |
Trumpet Tune | Alex Digrassi / Windham Hill: A Winter’s Solstice, Vol. 4 | |
Ding Dong Merrily On High | Richard Stolzman / Hark! | |
Jingle Bells | Ottmar Liebert / Poets & Angels: Music 4 the Holidays | |
Deck The Halls | Schawkie Roth and Deborah Henson-Conant / Flute & Harp for Christmas | |
Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring | Georgia Kelley / Winter Classics | |
What Child Is This? (Greensleeves) | David Lanz and Michael Jones / Solstice & David Lanz / Christmas Eve | |
I Wonder As I Wander | Radhika Miller / Blossoms in the Snow | |
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts) | John Tesh / A Romantic Christmas | |
Deck The Halls | Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel / The Gift (Acoustic Offerings For The Holiday Season) | |
Santa Claus Coming To Town | Kenny Rankin / Best of Stars Come Out For Christmas | |
O Holy Night | John Tesh / A Romantic Christmas | |
3am | Magic of Christmas 10 | |
I Wonder As I Wonder | Richard Stolzman / Hark! | |
O Come, Emanuel | Ware-Patterson Duo / An Angel’s Noel: Portrayed on Flute and Guitar | |
O Little Town Of Bethlehem | Various / And the Angels Sing, A collection of Classic Christmas Carols Created Exclusively for the Musum of Fine Arts Boston | |
I’ll Be Home For Christmas | Carpenters / Christmas Portrait | |
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | Mike Strickland / Christmas Time | |
Stille Nacht (Silent Night) | Mannheim Steamroller / Christmas | |
The Gift | Jim Brickman with Candy O’Terry & David Corey / Exclusive recording / WMJX MP3 not for sale; MP3 is Jim Brickman, Collin Raye, Susan Ashton | |
Little Drummer Boy | Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel / The Gift (Acoustic Offerings For The Holiday Season) | |
The Christmas Waltz | Jim Bajor / Christmas Memories | |
Caroling, Caroling, Christmas Bells Are Ringing | Maureen McGovern / Christmas with Maureen McGovern | |
Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring | Wind Machine / Portraits of Christmas | |
Go Tell It On A Mountain | Christmas Bells & Brass / A Festive Celebration of Favorite Carols | |
In Dulci Jubilo | ARTIST UNKNOWN (Guitar, then bells and flute) | |
Joy (Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring) | Jay Patten / Impressions Of Christmas | |
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts) | John Tesh / A Romantic Christmas | |
Hark The Herald Angels Sing | Vince Guaraldi Trio / (Available On Many Albums) | |
4am | Magic of Christmas 11 | |
Halleluiah Chorus | Canadian Brass / The Christmas Album | |
Joy To The World | Peter Kater / The Season | |
O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum) | Vince Guaraldi Trio / (Available On Many Albums) | |
Please Come Home For Christmas | Aaron Neville | |
We Three Kings | Richard Stolzman / Hark! | |
Little Drummer Boy | John Boswell / Festival Of The Heart | |
Do You Hear What I Hear? | Whitney Houston | |
O Holy Night | Richard Palalay / Pianoel | |
Ave Maria | Ware-Patterson Duo / An Angel’s Noel: Portrayed on Flute and Guitar | |
Silent Night | Stevie Nicks with Annie Lennox / A Very Special Christmas | |
Good King Wenceslas | David Lanz and Michael Jones / Solstice | |
Ave Maria | Tuck Andress / Hymns,Carols And Songs About Snow | |
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts) | Stephan Bishop / Best of Stars Come Out For Christmas | |
5am | Magic of Christmas 12 | |
Jolly Old St. Nicholas/Pachelbel’s Canon | Esteban (Stephen Paul) / What Child Is This | |
Sheep Can Safely Graze | Georgia Kelley / Winter Classics | |
Silent Night | Jim Bajor / Christmas Memories | |
I Wonder As I Wonder | Maureen McGovern / Christmas with Maureen McGovern | |
Little Drummer Boy | Kurt Bestor / Airus Christmas 1 | |
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear | Wind Machine / Sketches of Christmas | |
Carol Of The Bells (Ukrainian Carol) | Teja Bell / Cheery | |
Christmas Canon (Pachebel Canon) | David Lanz and Michael Jones / Solstice | |
The Lord’s Prayer | Paul Horn / The Peace Album | |
Little Drummer Boy | Stylistics / Stylistics Christmas | |
Angels We Have Heard On High (Gloria in Excelsis Deo) & Coventry Carol | Esteban (Stephen Paul) / What Child Is This | |
Away In A Manger | Ware-Patterson Duo / An Angel’s Noel: Portrayed on Flute and Guitar | |
6am | Magic of Christmas 13 | |
Joy To The World | Bruce Mitchell / Best Of Narada Christmas | |
Good King Wenceslas | Canadian Brass / The Christmas Album | |
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen | Lewis Ross / A Collection of Favorite Christmas Carols | |
Grown Up Christmas List | Amy Grant / The Christmas Collection | |
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas | Mike Strickland / Christmas Time | |
Christmas Canon (Pachebel Canon) | Wind Machine / Sketches of Christmas | |
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear | Tuck Andress / Hymns,Carols And Songs About Snow | |
In Dulci Jubilo | Danny Wright / An Intimate Christmas | |
Here We Come A Caroling / God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / Medley: O Little Town Of Bethlehem / The First Noel / Hark The Herald Angels Sing / O Come All Ye Faithful / Joy To The World / Deck The Halls / We Wish You A Merry Christmas | ARTIST UNKNOWN (Acapella) | |
I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day | Peter Kater / The Season | |
March (from the Nutcracker) | David Arkenstone / Enchantment | |
Hark The Herald Angels Sing | John Boswell / Festival Of The Heart | |
Ding Dong Merrily On High | Richard Searles and Gilbert Yslas / A Christmas Gift (Previously released as A Christmas Fantasy and Christmas Renaissance) | |
It’s Christmas Time (Sleep Well, Little Children) | Carpenters / Christmas Portrait | |
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear | John Nilsen / A Midnight Clear Music of Christmas | |
Let There Be Peace On Earth | Dino Esposit / Christmas… A Time for Peace | |
Mary Did You Know | Kenny Rogers / 17 Inspirational Christmas Songs From Today’s Top Country Artists (and others) | |
7am | Magic of Christmas 14 | |
Messiah Medley | Christmas Bells & Brass / A Festive Celebration of Favorite Carols | |
Hark The Herald Angels Sing | Richard Palalay / Pianoel | |
Joy To The World | Various / And the Angels Sing, A collection of Classic Christmas Carols Created Exclusively for the Musum of Fine Arts Boston | |
I’ll Be Home For Christmas | Stylistics / Stylistics Christmas | |
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts) | John Tesh / A Romantic Christmas | |
Angels We Have Heard On High (Gloria in Excelsis Deo) | Paul Horn / The Peace Album | |
Merry Christmas Darling | Carpenters / Christmas Portrait | |
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | Jim Bajor / Christmas Memories | |
Suite de Noël & Patapan | Kurt Bestor / Christmas Volume 2 (Also called Airus Christmas Volume 2) | |
Sheep May Safely Graze | Modern Mandolin Quartet / Windham Hill: A Winter’s Solstice, Vol. 4 | |
Little Drummer Boy | Mannheim Steamroller / A Fresh Aire Christmas | |
Good King Wenceslas | Eric Tingstad And Nancy Rumbel / Peace On Earth: The Best Of Tingstad And Rumbel | |
White Christmas | Lee Ritenour / Best Of/20th Century – Smooth Jazz Christmas | |
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | Kenny Loggins / Best of Stars Come Out For Christmas | |
Angels We Have Heard On High (Gloria in Excelsis Deo) & Coventry Carol | Esteban (Stephen Paul) / What Child Is This | |
Wishing merry Christmas to you | ARTIST UNKNOWN (Male vocal) | |
A Joyful Noise | Jo Dee Messina / Country Christmas Joyful Noise | |
8am | Magic of Christmas 15 | |
Carol Of The Bells (Ukrainian Carol) | Carpenters / Christmas Portrait | |
Holly Jolly Christmas | Burl Ives / (Available On Many Albums) | |
Deck The Halls | Schawkie Roth and Deborah Henson-Conant / Flute & Harp for Christmas | |
O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) | Canadian Brass / The Christmas Album | |
O Holy Night | Richard Palalay / Pianoel | |
Merry Christmas Darling | Dino Esposit / Christmas… A Time for Peace | |
What Are You Doing New Years? | Stylistics / Stylistics Christmas | |
I’ll Be Home For Christmas | Spyro Gyra / GRP Christmas Collection Volume II | |
Joy To The World | Mason Williams / A Gift of Song | |
Mary’s Boy Child | Harry Belafonte / To Wish You A Merry Christmas | |
Let It Snow! | Emile Pandolfi / Slight Ride and also White Christmas | |
March Of The Toys (from Babes in Toyland) | St. Louis Symphony Orchestra / The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas Disk 1 | |
Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer | Harry Connick Jr. / When My Heart Finds Christmas | |
First Noel | Spencer Brewer / Best Of Narada Christmas / Christmas Moods | |
We Wish You A Merry Christmas | Richard Searles and Gilbert Yslas / A Christmas Gift (Previously released as A Christmas Fantasy and Christmas Renaissance) | |
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts) | Doug Cameron / Narada Christmas Collection Vol. 2 | |
Away In A Manger | ARTIST UNKNOWN (Lounge Music) | |
9am | Magic of Christmas 16 | |
Halleluiah Chorus | Messiah (HLTS) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | |
Christmas Waltz | Jim Bajor / Christmas Memories | |
All I Want For Christmas Is You | Leann Rimes / What a Wonderful World | |
Skating | Vince Guaraldi Trio / (Available On Many Albums) | |
Jingle Bells | Canadian Brass / The Christmas Album | |
Jingle Bells | Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel / The Gift (Acoustic Offerings For The Holiday Season) | |
Deck The Halls & Good King Wenceslas | Ned Spurlock / O Holy Night | |
Little Drummer Boy | John Boswell / Festival Of The Heart | |
Mary’s Boy Child | Bony M / (Available On Many Albums) | |
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen | Jay Patten / Impressions Of Christmas | |
Christmas Canon (Pachebel Canon) | Christopher Peacock / Pianoel | |
Christmas Time Is Here | Vince Guaraldi Trio / (Available On Many Albums) | |
Silent Night | David Lanz / The Christmas Album | |
Here We Come A Wassailing / First Noel | Robin Petrie – A Victorian Christmas | |
I’ll Be Home For Christmas | Danny Wright / An Intimate Christmas | |
Let There Be Peace On Earth | Vince Gill / Let There Be Peace On Earth | |
10am | Magic of Christmas 17 | |
Joy To The World | Brian Culbertson / A Soulful Christmas | |
Sleighride | Boston Pops / A Christmas Festival (and others) | |
Sleighride | Carpenters / Christmas Portrait | |
Ding Dong Merrily On High | Richard Stolzman / Hark! | |
Carol Of The Bells (Ukrainian Carol) | Spencer Brewer / Best Of Narada Christmas | |
Silver Bells | Henry Mancini / A Merry Mancini Christmas | |
O Holy Night | David Lanz / The Christmas Album | |
First Noel | John Tesh / A Romantic Christmas | |
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | Tom Scott / GRP Christmas Collection Volume I | |
Winter Wonderland | Kenny G / Miracles: The Holiday Album | |
So This Is Christmas | John Lennon & Yoko And The Plastic Ono Band With The Harlem Community Choir | |
Good King Wenceslas | Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel / The Gift (Acoustic Offerings For The Holiday Season) | |
Joy To The World | Kurt Bestor / Christmas Volume 2 (Also called Airus Christmas Volume 2) | |
Joy To The World | Judi Collins / Christmas with Judy Collins | |
The Gift | Jim Brickman with Candy O’Terry & David Corey / Exclusive recording / WMJX MP3 not for sale; MP3 is Jim Brickman, Collin Raye, Susan Ashton | |
Hark The Herald Angels Sing | John Boswell / Festival Of The Heart | |
Mary’s Boy Child | Bony M / (Available On Many Albums) | |
11am | Magic of Christmas 18 | |
Hark The Herald Angels Sing | Mannheim Steamroller / A Fresh Aire Christmas | |
Joy To The World & Angels We Have Heard On High (Gloria in Excelsis Deo) | Robert Shaw Chorale | |
First Noel | John Boswell / Festival Of The Heart | |
Hey Santa | Wilson-Phillips / Hey Santa! | |
Carol Of The Bells (Ukrainian Carol) | Wind Machine / Portaits of Christmas | |
What Child Is This? (Greensleeves) | Mike Strickland / Christmas Time | |
12 Days Of Christmas | Richard Searles and Gilbert Yslas / A Christmas Gift (Previously released as A Christmas Fantasy and Christmas Renaissance) | |
Feliz Navidad | Jose Feliciano / Feliz Navidad | |
Jingle Bells | Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel / The Gift (Acoustic Offerings For The Holiday Season) | |
Angels We Have Heard On High (Gloria in Excelsis Deo) | Lewis Ross / A Collection of Favorite Christmas Carols | |
Caroling, Caroling, Christmas Bells Are Ringing | Maureen McGovern / Christmas with Maureen McGovern | |
Halleluiah Chorus | Canadian Brass / The Christmas Album | |
O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) | Richard Stolzman / Hark! | |
Blue Christmas | Céline Dion / These Are Special Times | |
I’ll Be Home For Christmas | Kenny G. / Faith | |
Ave Maria | Jewel / Joy: A Holiday Collection | |
12pm | (After 2007 or 2008, the program was expanded by six hours but is inconsistent in what is played after noon each year and in some cases they simply repeat earlier hours, so we end here with the traditional 18 hours that has been played since the 1990s.) |