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Host Iliana gets us ready for the Christmas season! Listen for holiday tunes, cupcake recipes by Jenn, and stress relieving tips.

The Twilight of Thanksgiving (William D. Kelley)

The day has lengthened into eve,
And over all the meadows
The Twilight's silent shuttles weave
Their sombre web of shadows,
With northern lights the cloudless skies
Are faintly phosphorescent,
And just above you wooded rise
The new moon shows her crescent

Before the evening lams are lit,
While day and night commingle,
The sire and matron come and sit
Beside the cozy ingle;
And softly speak of the delight
Within their bosoms swelling,
Because beneath their roof to-night
Their dear ones all are dwelling

And when around the cheerful blaze
The young folks take their places,
What blissful dreams of other days
Light up their aged faces!
The past returns with all its joys,
And they again are living
The years in which, as girls and boys,
Their children kept Thanksgiving

The stalwart son recalls the time
When, urged to the endeavor,
He tried the well-greased pole to climb,
And failed of fame forever.
The daughter tells of her emprise
When, as a new beginner,
She helped her mother make the pies
For the Thanksgiving dinner.

And thus with laugh and jest and song,
And render recollections,
Love speeds the happy hours along,
And fosters fond affections;
While Fance, listening to the mirth,
And dreaming pleasant fictions,
Imagines through the winds on earth
That heaven breathes benedictions.

Selection
(John Greenleaf Whittier)
Heap high the farmer's wintry hoard!
Heap high the golden corn!
No richer gift has Autumn poured
From out her lavish horn.

Let other lands exulting glean
The apple from the pine,
The orange from its glossy green,
The cluster from the vine.

But let the good old corn adorn,
The hills our fathers trod;
Still let us for His golden gorn,
Send up our thanks to God.

Tonight on the Show, Holiday Wonderland: Where are some of the Holiday Places to go in Columbus? Plus, a look back at a few of the past Columbus Holiday traditions, and what's left during this holiday season?

"Christmas In Columbus: Holiday Adventure" - through December 18 at the Short North Stage (1187 N. High St., Short North; 614-725-4042; http://www.shortnorthstage.org)
"The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" - through December 18 at Columbus Childrens' Theatre Park Street Theatre (512 N. Park St., Arena District; http://www.columbuschildrenstheatre.org; 614-224-6672)

HOLIDAY LIGHTS:
- Wildlights at the Columbus Zoo (to January 1; http://www.columbuszoo.org)
- Grand Illumination (to January 2; http://www.columbus.gov)
- Columbus Commons Holiday Lights (to January 1; http://www.columbuscommons.org)
- Merry & Bright (to January 1; http://www.fpconservatory.org)

HOLIDAY SIGHTS:
(Most have already happened...better luck in 2017)
- Huntington 25th Anniversary Train Display - Main Branch, Columbus Metropolitan Library (http://www.columbuslibrary.org)
- Dickens of a Christmas (December 16-18; Ohio Village; http://www.ohiohistory.org)
- The Nutcracker (Through Christmas Eve; Ohio Theatre: 39 E. State St., http://www.balletmet.org)

TREES/MENORAHS:
- BEXLEY (Drexel Circle: NE Corner of E. Broad St. & N. Drexel Avenue - TREE; MENORAH - SW Corner? of E. Broad St. & S. Drexel Ave.)
- WORTHINGTON (Southeast Village Green - High Street and State Route 161)
- WESTERVILLE (City Hall: 21 S. State St.)
- GERMAN VILLAGE (Frank Fetch Park: 238 E. Beck St.)
- SHORT NORTH (Poplar Park: N. High St. & Poplar Ave.)
- GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS (Grandview Parks & Rec: 1515 Goodale Blvd.)
- UPPER ARLINGTON (Arlington Fire Station: 2095 Arlington Ave.)
- DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS (Columbus Commons: 160 S. High St.)
- FRANKLINTON (Harrison House/Franklinton Historical Society: 570 W. Broad St.)
- GROVE CITY (City Hall: 4035 Broadway)

Tonight on the show...
- Who's on Santa's "Nice and Naughty" list?
- Plus, The DJBC Celebrates Christmas, from the Elves from his Shelf, Santa's Stolen Mailbox, and the Ugly B*ckeye Sweater, and the Christmas Library Book he kept for pretty much a WHOLE YEAR (yikes!)

SONG LIST:
(Cold Open Intro & Show Intro) "Wizards of Winter" - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
"Christmas Time Is Here" - Vince Guaraldi/A Charlie Brown Christmas
"The Bell That Couldn't Jingle" - Bobby Vinton
(Mistletoe Music Bed) "The Christmas Song" - Jimmy Castor
"I Heard The Bells on Christmas Day" - Burl Ives
"Christmas Day" - Squeeze
"Sleigh Ride" - Myron Floren
"Rudolph the Manic Reindeer" - Los Lobos
"The Man With The Bag" - Kay Starr (RIP)
"Welcome Christmas" - Albert Hague

Bryan Awards Top 100 Christmas Programs/Episodes: http://thebryanandsilvergarbage.tumblr.com

Tonight on the show, we're jazzing up Christmas in July with some jazzy Christmas tunes.

Tonight on the DJBC Happy Hour, Holiday Big Band, Jazz, and Swing from the likes of Louis Armstrong, Herb Alpert, Julie London, Seth MacFarlane, Chick Corea, and a couple of others.

Tonight, it's Christmas in July from the 1990s, with holiday songs from the 1990s.

Top Selling '90s Holiday Toys: https://www.stitchlabs.com/blog/top-selling-holiday-toys-from-the-90s/
'90s Christmas Pop Culture: https://www.popsugar.com/love/90s-Christmas-Pop-Culture-26073132
Buzzfeed's Christmas in the 1990s: https://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/32-reasons-why-christmas-was-bette...
1990s Christmas Movies: http://www.inthe90s.com/generated/xmasfilms.shtml
Best 1990s Holiday Movies: https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/Best-90s-Christmas-Movies-42799209

Tonight on the show, Christmas Songs by Black Artists.
"White Christmas" - The Drifters
"Christmas" - Leslie Odom Jr.
"Silent Night" - Dinah Washington
"Dance of the Sugar Rum Cherry" - (The) Duke (of) Ellington
"Santa Claus is Comin' to Town" - The Jackson Five
"I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm" - Idina Menzel with Billy Porter
"Someday at Christmas" - Stevie Wonder
"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" - Darlene Love
"Christmas Night in Harlem" - Jack Teegarden
"Swingin' them Jingle Bells" - Fats Waller
"The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot" - Nat King Cole
"Christmas in Hollis" - Run DMC
"Sleigh Ride" - Earth, Wind & Fire
"God Rest Ye Merry Gents" - Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
"The Little Drummer Boy" - Leslie Odom Jr., featuring the Mzansi Boys Youth Choir
"The Christmas Waltz" - Nancy Wilson
"Christmas in the City" - Marvin Gaye
"O Tannenbaum" - Ellis Marsalis
"Christmas Time" - Ray Charles

In this "Cut for Time" Monologue for # 362, "The Game? Or NOT The Game?" of The DJBC Happy Hour, the DJBC talks about the uncertainty of the Ohio/Michigan Football Game, and Holiday Songs that are out of date due to the Pandemic.

Tonight on the show, Holiday Music.

Tonight on the Show, Santa Claus returns with his Nice and Naughty List for 2020, and Mrs. Claus returns as the guest co-host tonight.

Opening Sketch (which was trimmed for time) in its entirety:
http://www.wcrsfm.org/content/santas-nice-naughty-list-2020-extended-edi...

Here is the extended Cold Open to The DJBC Happy Hour # 364:
http://www.wcrsfm.org/content/364-socially-distant-covid-christmas-santa...

Tonight on the show, we are infusing Christmas (in July) with the Fourth of July. Christmas Songs, and a few gritty fireworks mix tunes spliced in, so we can literally say "Merry Christmas in July With Firecrackers!"

Tonight on the Show, it's back, THE Game is back, between the # 2 Ohio B*ckeyes (10-1, 8-0) and the # 5 Michigan Wolverines (10-1, 7-1) in Ann Arbor. BOTH the FOX Big Noon Kickoff and ESPN's College GameDay will be LIVE from Ann Arbor on Saturday. Could an upset take place? Maybe, but don't hold your breath. Ohio is an eight point favorite, coming off a 56-7 destruction of then # 7 Little Brother, ending the K-9 for Heisman Campaign. BOTH of the teams they lost to this season got blown out on Saturday (Oregon, who beat Ohio in Columbus on September 11, lost 38-7 to Utah on November 20).

With last year being the first time since 1917 that the Game did NOT take place, this marks the first time since 1903 that The Game is being held in Ann Arbor back-to-back meetings. A B*ckeye win would tie Michigan's 1901-09 streak for the most consecutive wins in Series history.

The winner of this game will win the Big Ten East, and represent the East in the Big Ten Championship in Indianapolis on December 4th.

Storylines for The Game:
- Harbaugh: "We're Playing for ALL the Marbles."
- Harbaugh: "The Playoffs have begun."
- McNamara: "This is why you come to Michigan."
- Can Ojabo & Hutchinson stop Stroud?
- Will Stroud put the pedal to the medal like he did with Michigan State, and last place Indiana, Maryland, & Rutgers?
- Can the Secondary stop the BIG THREE (Olave, Wilson, and Smith-Njigba)?
- Will Corum be able to play?
- Can Haskins shred the Silver Bullets (hey, it worked for Oregon, and helped Minnesota and Nebraska stay in the game against Ohio)?
- Can Michigan "Biakabutuka" the B*ckeyes?
- Will Day put up 100, like he promised in 2020?
- If Michigan gets blown out, does Harbaugh get fired?

Plus, it's Thanksgiving Week!
Stores CLOSED on Thanksgiving - https://www.10tv.com/article/news/nation-world/thanksgiving-2021-stores-...

Tonight is a night to celebrate. For the first time in ten years, the Michigan Wolverines beat their hated rivals, That Ohio School, 42-27 on November 27, 2011, behind FIVE Hassan Haskins touchdowns, and 3,654 days worth of steam. Then one week later, Michigan won their first Big Ten Championship in 17 years with a 42-3 demolition of Iowa. And for the first time ever, the Wolverines are in the College Football Playoff, being the ONLY school to make the NCAA Final Four in Men's Basketball, Baseball, Football, and Ice Hockey (the four major sports) in the last four years.

College Football Playoff:
# 1 Alabama (12-1) vs. # 4 Cincinnati (13-0) - Cotton Bowl; 3:30PM on 12/31 in Arlington, TX
# 2 Michigan (12-1) vs. # 3 Georgia (12-1) - Orange Bowl; 7:30PM on 12/31 in Miami Gardens, FL

National Championship:
Alabama/Cincinnati vs. Michigan/Georgia - January 10, 2022

Rose Bowl:
Ohio B*ckeyes vs. Utah Utes

The Weekend Warrior skims through events around town, including the return of a Columbus Holiday Staple - The Nutcracker (Ballet Met's The Nutcracker, to be exact).

And Hour # 2 is a bunch of celebratory and upbeat music slapped together, to troll B*ckeye fans, who will lose to Utah in the Rose Bowl on January 1st.

The Blue Lagoon (Eleven Warriors): https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-football/2021/11/127451/the-bl...

The Victory Dance Party Show from the DJBC Happy Hour "We Beat Ohio" Victory Special - December 6, 2021, following Michigan's 42-27 win over THE Ohio State Buckeyes, the first of many wins over Ohio to come for the Wolverines in the 2020s.

The DJBC Happy Hour Victory Postgame Show after the Michigan Wolverines first win over THE Ohio State Buckeyes in approximately 3,650 days. The DJBC recaps the historic victory for the Wolverines, and their road to their first College Football Playoff appearance.

Aired: December 6, 2021

Tonight on the 2022, the Biggest Local and National Headlines of 2022, and a preview of the College Football Playoffs.

New Year's Superstitions & Customs:
Country Living: https://www.countryliving.com/entertaining/g29538911/new-years-superstit...
Parade: https://parade.com/1133128/marynliles/new-year-superstitions/

And, WCRS NEEDS YOU! WCRS is in a huge bind to move their 98.3 Tower Signal, due to the purchase of the land where the tower is currently located. You can find out more here:
http://wcrsfm.org/content/help-wcrs-move-our-tower-keep-983-air

45-23, Michigan beat Ohio State for the second straight year.

The FULL Two-Hour Show of the DJBC Victory Party, following Michigan's 45-23 win over Ohio, their first win in Columbus since November 18, 2000, ending a drought of 8,043 days since a victory in Columbus for the Wolverines.

Hour 1:
The Recap

Hour 2:
Let's Dance...Again and Celebrate!

It's a New Year, but the Same DJBC Happy Hour.

- The College Football Playoff: What Went Wrong? Plus, the perfectly synced Midnight.
- DJBC Top 10 of 2022: What were the DJBC's 10 Favorite Shows of The DJBC Happy Hour in the past year?
- The Weekend Warrior: MLK Events, Last Call for Holiday Events, and the PCMA is in Columbus.

PCMA: http://www.experiencecolumbus.com/pcma

Help keep 98.3 on the air:
http://www.wcrsfm.org/content/help-wcrs-move-our-tower-keep-983-air

Holiday Music from the 2000s

Song List:
“Opera of the Bells” (Destiny’s Child, 2001)
“Toyland” (Barry Manilow, 2007)
“Baby, It’s Cold Outside” (Martina McBride & Dean Martin, 2007)
“Heatmiser” (Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, 2004)
“Jingle Bells” (Diana Krall with the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, 2005)
“Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” (Michael Buble, 2003)
“Can I Interest You in Hanukkah?” (Jon Stewart & Stephen Colbert, 2007)
“The Polar Express” (featuring Tom Hanks, 2004)
“The Spirit of the Season” (Alan Silvestri, 2004)
“Believe” (Josh Groban, 2004)
“Where Are You Christmas?” (Faith Hill, 2000)
“Do You Hear What I Hear?” (Carrie Underwood, 2007)
“The Happy Elf” (Harry Connick Jr., 2003)
“Baby, It’s Cold Outside (Zooey Deschanel & Leon Redbone, 2003)
“Love Is All Around” (The Troggs, excerpt)
“Christmas Is All Around” (Billy Mack, 2003)

Segments:
Popular Christmas Toys from the 2000s
Popular Christmas TV from the 2000s

The Happy Elf became a TV Special and Stage Musical.
The Polar Express is based off the 1985 Children’s Book by Chris Van Allsburg.

Tonight on the show, we say goodbye to 2023. We preview the New Year's Six and College Football Playoff (will this be the year that Michigan does it?). And more. And who made Santa's Naughty and Nice List?

NPR Top Stories of 2023: https://www.npr.org/2023/12/14/1216411821/top-stories-2023

New Year's Traditions (Good Housekeeping): https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/parenting/g25360543/new-year-tradi...
New Year's Superstitions (Country Living): https://www.countryliving.com/entertaining/g29538911/new-years-superstit...
New Year's Traditions Around the World: https://worldstrides.com/blog/2016/12/9-new-years-traditions-cultures-ar...

Music from Rankin/Bass Holiday Specials from 1964 to 1978.

Celebrating a historic fourth consecutive victory over Ohio.

RE-RE Edited after a few editing errors and 57 minutes of DEAD AIR on December 23, 2024.