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Deep Dive orders red roses for a blue lady

This week on Deep Dive we enjoy the talents of American singer Wayne Newton. We ask daddy don't you walk so fast, remember, and promise that I'll be with you in apple blossom time.

Tune in at 4 PM Eastern Monday, which is 6 AM Tuesday in Eastern Australia. Or at 6 AM Eastern Wednesday, which is 10 PM in Eastern Australia. Simply say merry Christmas to that SmartSpeaker of yours and tell it to play Mushroom FM. You will be there quicker than Santa can drop a present down the chimney.

Songs about Winter and Other Things, this Week on Come by the Hills!

Greetings from the land of rapidly-shortening days! It's me, Sara Hillis, here to tell you about this week's episode of Come by the Hills, where we'll have songs about winter in honour of the coming Solstice. However, we'll also have a few songs featuring cities, a few songs about roses, and of course, a few festive tunes as well. Best of all, the show will be live, like really live, in a few short hours! So why not hang out with me for a bit if you have a mind?

Time's Running Out! Vote Now in Our Holiday Countdown!

At last, it has come! The final week of voting in the 2024 Mushroom FM Holiday Countdown is here! Remember, votes close at 11:59 PM Eastern time on December 19th, but this weekend would be a great time to head over to our Countdown page and pick ten of your favourite holiday songs and get a seat at one of our virtual tables for the event itself!

Listen to the countdown starting at 9:00 AM Eastern time on December 22nd. That's 2:00 PM in the UK, and 3:00 AM on Monday the 23rd in New Zealand!

More songs that didn't make the top 100 of 1964 this week on The Early Years!

After you've enjoyed Decades in HD with PJ Noce tomorrow 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, where and when you'll hear the best music from the first quarter century of Rock with occasional nods to other decades and genres.
I'll pick up the theme I started near the end of last week's show, songs that didn't make the top 100 of 1964, and I'll pay tribute to an artist who's celebrating her 35th birthday today with one Christmas song she recorded December 1, 2019.

Coming up on Saturday at the Described Movies: A Season for Miracles, Krampus, and The Guardians of the Galaxy, Holiday Special.

Only on Mushroom escape:
http://www.mushroomfm.com/escape
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 A Season for Miracles, from 1999, Krampus, from 2015, and The Guardians of the Galaxy, Holiday Special, from 2022.
Any questions, comments, or ideas for future described movies: e-mail me: anthony at mushroomfm dot com (e-mail address written that way to cut down on
spam)

Joe Liggins this week on The Juke In the Back!

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.
There were so many important figures in post WWII Rhythm & Blues that helped build what would become Rock n' Roll. Today's popular culture has left so many musical pioneers behind and this week the "Juke In The Back" features Joe Liggins, one such pioneer who's been largely forgotten.

Countdown Update: So Why Vote Anyway?

It's often at this time of the year when we get reflective and start asking the really big, important questions of life. Why are we here? What's life all about? Is God really real, or is there some doubt? And of course, why the heck should I take some of my valuable time to cast my vote in the Mushroom FM holiday Countdown? Well, if you want to know the answers to the first few questions, I suggest watching Monty Python's The Meaning of Life. (ON second thought, maybe don't do that.) As for the question about the countdown, agonize no more! I've got your answers right here!

Deep Dive is heading in the right direction

This week on Deep Dive we enjoy the excellent talent of Australian blues, jazz and soul singer Renee Geyer. We are heading in the right direction, dedicate to the one I love, and experience stares and whispers.

Tune in at 4 PM Eastern Monday, which is 8 AM Tuesday in Eastern Australia. Or at 6 AM Eastern Wednesday which is 10 PM in eastern Australia. Just tell that good ol' SmartSpeaker of yours to go on and play Mushroom FM and you will be there in a cotton-pickin' minute.

the all 80s show with Gary G

“Hey, it’s Gary G! Join me later today for the All ‘80s Show, right here on Mushroom FM! Tune in at 2 p.m. U.S. Eastern for a blast from the past with the hits you know and love from the ‘80s. I’ll be sharing some cool facts about the songs and artists, so don’t miss out! And if you can’t make it, catch the replay at 11 p.m. U.S. Eastern. See you there!”

Some Live Holiday Music and More, this Week on Come by the Hills!

Hello! Sara Hillis here to let you know about this week's episode of Come by the Hills, the Folk and Celtic music show on Mushroom FM! I've decided, in honour of the season, to play a few holiday selections live on air. I had a request a month or so ago to play my harp on the show, so I've decided to fulfill that request. I haven't done anything like this since 2020 when everyone was doing virtual concerts, so I hope you'll join me. I will of course have recorded music on the show as well.

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