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Voting closes in Mushroom Fm's holiday countdown and Christmas party this Thursday at 11:59 PM North American Eastern time. If you haven't voted yet, it's an accessible process that won't take you too long. Visit https://MushroomFM.com/countdown2023 and be sure that your friends and family do too.

This week on Deep Dive we reach back into the vault to January 2021, to play the show I made about incredibly talented song-writer, singer and instrumentalist Dolly Parton. We work from 9 to 5, meet a heart-breaker and fall in love with Joshua.

Tune in at 4 PM Eastern Monday, which is 8 AM Tuesday in Eastern Australia. Or at 6 AM Eastern Wednesday, 10 PM in Eastern Australia. Time can be so confusing, but so important. Just instruct that SmartSpeaker of yours to play Mushroom FM and you will be there in a digital jiffy.

There’s still time to vote in Mushroom FM’s holiday countdown and to receive an invitation to our Christmas party. But time is running out rapidly with votes closing this Thursday at 11:59 PM North American Eastern Time.

After you've enjoyed Come By The Hills with Sara Hillis, this afternoon from 02:00 PM to 05:00 PM, don't touch that dial, device, PC, Mac, smart speaker or tablet and join me for The Early Years, the best music from the first half of the Rock and Roll era with occasional nods to other decades and genres.
My gum is grafted and I feel fine, to borrow a phrase from a group we all know and love; so I'll be back with three new shows followed by the two surprises I've mentioned in past shows. What they are will be unveiled on this week's show.

Well hello! On this decidedly balmy December day here in my neck of the Canadian woods, I'm here to tell you what's happening this week on Come by the Hills, Mushroom FM's Folk and Celtic music show!

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From this Saturday at 12am Eastern, that’s 6pm Saturday in NZ, 4pm in Sydney and 5am in the UK, and repeated every four hours throughout the day, it’s the described movies The Christmas Shoes from 2002, The Nightmare Before Christmas from 1993, and Fast Freddie the Widow and me from 2011.
The Christmas Shoes is a 2002 American Canadian made-for-television drama film based on the song and novel of the same name which was broadcast on CBS on 1 December 2002.

The "Juke In The Back" focuses on the " soul that came before rock n' roll," the records that inspired Elvis, Buddy Holly, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and countless others.
Drop a nickel in the ol' Rockola Juke to hear one of the best selling and most influential bluesmen and guitarists of all-time, T-Bone Walker.

This week on Deep Dive we enjoy the talents of the English duo the Eurythmics. we discover that here comes the rain again, the miracle of love, and ask who's that girl.

Tune in at 4 PM Eastern Monday, which is 8 AM Tuesday in Eastern Australia. Or at 6 AM Eastern Wednesday, which doesn't turn up until 10 PM Wednesday in Eastern Australia. Simply instruct that SmartSpeaker of yours to play Mushroom FM, and you will join the home of the fun guys.

Ignore my post from yesterday friends. My unanticipated health issue was resolved by a very competent young doctor at 06:00 PM last night so I will be with you in half an hour after all.
I'll pick up the Sirius XM Radio top 600 songs of the 60s at #546 and continue to #516.
You can contact me any time by email at steve at mushroomfm.com with comments about the show and suggestions for future shows.

Hello! Here I am again with another Folkish feast for you on Come by the Hills, Mushroom FM's Folk and Celtic music show! This week, I've got songs about trains, songs about winter, songs about snow and songs about rain, and of course a few holiday tunes to spice things up with the musical equivalent of ginger, cloves and nutmeg. I hope you can join me!