Doing All-Christmas Radio Right with Kevin Robinson

Since streamed playlists and all-Christmas radio are the way most
people hear Christmas music, they're fascinations of mine. This
week I'm back on the radio beat with long-time radio guy Kevin
Robinson. 


I wanted to talk to Kevin when I saw a post he wrote for the
industry site Barrett Media on best practices for the
all-Christmas format shift.  Since we talked, he interviewed
me along with station programmers about programming Christmas
stations and playlists. 


In the episode, we hear music from The Glad Singers' awesome
Christmas with a Beat.


We also hear "(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays" by
The Carpenters, "Frosty the Snowman" by Esquivel, "O Tannenbaum"
by Vince Guaraldi Trio, and "Santa Tell Me" by Ariana
Grande. 


The episode finishes with the audio from a performance of a
Christmas version of PSY's "Gangnam Style" performed at a benefit
fundraiser in Washington, DC with an audience that included
President Barack Obama and his family. The video is worth seeing
to fully appreciate the moment. 


Photo by selim buka on Unsplash.