The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 873: The annual Xmas show!

For the 26th time, I present to you holiday music that will never appear on one of those radio stations that go all-Christmas music. Nor will you hear any or these songs every be heard at the mall. Trust me on this.

Songs hear on this show:

• The Vandals, A Gun for Christmas
• Thunderpussy, Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
• The Ramoms, Lego Blocks
• Dad Brains, It’s Christmastime
• Death Pony Ride, It’s Christmas Time
• IDKHOW, Christmas Drag
• Kevee Lynch, Ska’d for Christmas
• Fine Times, Subterranean Christmas Blues
• NQ Arbuckle, Christmas in Hell
• Fake Shark, Winona Ryder Hates Christmas
• Jane’s Party, I Want It Bad feat. Jay McCarrroll
• The Manitee, Star Wars Christmans
• Henry Rollins, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas

Here’s Eric Wilhite’s custom playlist.

The Ongoing History of New Music can be heard on the following stations:

• 102.1 The Edge/Toronto – Sunday night at 7
• Live 88-5/Ottawa
• 107.5 Dave-FM/Kitchener
• FM96/London – Sunday night at 7, Monday night at 11
• Power 97/Winnipeg (Sunday nights at 11)
• Rock 97.7/Grand Prairie – Sunday nights at 6.
• Sonic 102.9/Edmonton
• The Zone/Victoria
• The Fox/Vancouver
• WAPS/WKTL The Summit/Arkon, Canton, Cleveland, Youngstown The show runs at 11 am Sunday. This, by the way, is a great option for American listeners who are prevented from listening to the show live because of geo-blocking,

We’re still looking for more affiliates in Calgary, Kamloops, Kelowna, Regina, Saskatoon, Brandon, Windsor,  Montreal, Halifax, Charlottetown, Moncton, Fredericton, and St John’s and anywhere else with a transmitter. If you’re in any of those markets and you want the show, lemme know and I’ll see what I can do.

If you ever miss a show, you can always get the podcast edition available through Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your on-demand audio.