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Tyler Clark presents: Local Mythologies writesTop 25 Christmas Songs: #7 - Sufjan Stevens, “Come On! Let’s Boogey to the Elf Dance!”
It's the holiday season, which means Christmas music. Lots and lots or Christmas music, most of which was written before the people listening to it were even alive. While "Jingle Bells" and "We Three Kings" are great, and resilient, we're devoting this year to finding the best Christmas song written since 1989. We continue today with #7, and one of many, many possible entries from Sufjan Stevens.
music_as_food (...in your area) writesCHIRP Radio Best of 2014: Music as Food
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Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2014. Our next list is from Assistant Music Director & DJ (Host of The Sundown Syndrome) music_as_food. Below are my top 10 albums for 2014: |
Mike Scales writesCHIRP Radio Best of 2014: Mike Scales
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Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2014. Our next list is from DJ (Horseshoes & Hand Grenades, Thursdays 8-10pm) and Assistant Music Director Mike Scales. Ten faves of 2014 in no particular order: |
Shawn Campbell writesEasy Ways to Support CHIRP This Holiday Season
2014 has been great, and 2015 holds even more excitement as we celebrate the station's fifth birthday in January (and all year long), launch new and improved mobile apps in the spring, and begin broadcasting at 107.1FM sometime after the weather gets warm. As we approach the end of the year, there are all sorts of easy ways you can help keep CHIRP strong moving into 2015. Here are a few:
- Buy tickets to the Chicago Music Dinner on January 19 at Lula Cafe, an all-inclusive three-course meal with beer pairings by Half Acre. This event celebrates the 5th anniversary of CHIRPradio.org. It's just a single seating with very limited tickets, and makes a perfect gift for the local music lover/foodie in your life!
- Shopping online? Use the link chirpradio.org/amazon and as much as 7% of your Amazon.com purchase price will benefit CHIRP! Bookmark it so you can use it year round, not just during the holiday season.
- And when you buy music digitally, bookmark and use chirpradio.org/itunes and chirpradio.org/insound. A percentage of your purchase price will benefit CHIRP.
- Shop in the CHIRP Store. We have some brand new items, and have discounted a few old favorites as well. Stock up on CHIRP gear!
- Know someone who's considering getting rid of an old car or truck? Encourage them to donate it to CHIRP before December 31 to take advantage of 2014 tax savings.
- And of course the end of the year is the perfect time for charitable gifts in general. All gifts to chirpradio.org/donatenow are tax deductible. And with the new broadcast operation to build, it's a great time to give!
Tyler Clark presents: Local Mythologies writesTop 25 Christmas Songs: #8 - Fountains of Wayne, “I Want an Alien for Christmas”
It's the holiday season, which means Christmas music. Lots and lots or Christmas music, most of which was written before the people listening to it were even alive. While "Jingle Bells" and "We Three Kings" are great, and resilient, we're devoting this year to finding the best Christmas song written since 1989. We continue today with #8, and a novelty Christmas song for the modern era from Fountains of Wayne.