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From this Saturday 26 December, Saturday at the Described Movies will go from two hours to four hours each week.
This means from midnight on the 26th of December and every four hours afterwards, it will be nothing but audio described movies.
This is not a one-time special, but a permanent feature on Mushroom Escape.
We will now be able to bring you longer movies, and in some cases two movies each week.
You will still continue to have the opportunities to catch each film every four hours.

First, we send our best wishes to those in areas where COVID-19 is causing this Christmas to be like no other in living memory. We are grateful that Mushroom FM is still able to play a role. A virtual get-together such as a Mushroom FM special event is ideal for times such as these.

If you didn't vote in our countdown but would like to join in the virtual party, it's not too late and you'd be very welcome. The fun guys will be able to register you during the event and assign you to a table.

Hello there. Sara Hillis here to tell you about Come by the Hills's three-hour folk and Celtic Yuletide extravaganza which is coming up at 8:00 PM Eastern on Sunday, not too long after the conclusion of the fabulous Festive Fungal Holiday Countdown and Christmas party! By then, I think we'll all be ready for some good mulled wine and some awesome Folky seasonal favourites! We'll take a trip through the Oxford Book of Carols, visit A Child's Christmas in Wales with Dylan Thomas, and wassail, wassail all over the town! Oh, the wassailing, I tell you!

This week, on The SnowmanRadio, Steve joins me for the first hour. We'll be playing songs that were popular at Christmas time back in the late 60's. And, we'll pepper in a few of our favorite holiday standards along the way. And, we'll have plenty to say about it, as we tip our hat to the holiday season. Steve tells us about his experiences at a Manheim Steamroller concert. Plus, we'll also have our usual features, the stupid special holidays, this day in history, Coffee with Ed Potter, and lots more.

this week, since it's almost Christmas, it's time for me to fire up every cooking appliance I can get my hands on, and start preparing food for our family's Christmas feast.

To that end, this week on the show I thought I'd share with you a few of my favourite Christmas recipies, including Christmas ham, and Christmas pudding.

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From this Saturday at 2am Eastern, that’s 8pm Saturday in NZ, 6pm in Sydney and 7am in the UK, and repeated every four hours throughout the day, it’s the described movies Deck the Halls from 2006 and A Charlie Brown Christmas from 1965.
deck the Halls is a 2006 American Christmas comedy film directed by John Whitesell, written by Matt Corman, Chris Ord, and Don Rhymer, and starring Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick, Kristin Davis, and Kristin Chenoweth.

There's not long left now. You have until midnight US Eastern time this Friday to cast your votes in Mushroom FM’s holiday countdown and receive an invitation to our Christmas party
where we play the top 100 on Sunday beginning at 9 AM Eastern, 2 PM UK. Have you voted? Have all your family and friends voted? If you answered no to either of those questions, then you have important work to do!

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.
2020 has been a tough year all around, so why not grab a glass of ‘nog, sit back and relax and dig on some great vintage Rhythm & Blues Christmas tunes.

With just one more week until the Country Oasis Christmas special I wanted to do something different for this week's show. After the sudden passing of Charlie Pride on Saturday, I thought it might be nice to play some of his music. Then, last year, Tanya Tucker released a new album. Although these are new songs, Tanya is definitely no stranger on the Country Oasis, so I also wanted to feature some songs off of that album. Is Tanya still on her game at sixty-one? And of course, I'll continue to sprinkle in some great Christmas tunes as well.