Ken from the Sounds of Christmas revisits the state of traditional radio and their approach to Christmas music. He also talks about Dan Fogelberg's "Same Old Lang Syne" and the article that changed his feelings about that song. Matthew J. Fitzgerald's blog from 2023 - https://mfitz.net/a-tale-of-187-christmas-songs-how-i-logged-nearly-every-song-on-chicagos-christmas-station/ Matthew's follow-up blog from 2024 - https://mfitz.net/unwrapping-chicagos-christmas-music-using-technology-to-explore-trends/ Radio Insight on Radio and Christmas music - https://radioinsight.com/blogs/262879/santa-please-bring-back-the-hits-for-christmas/ BBC on Radio and Christmas music - https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2024/bbc-sounds-reaches-record-audiences-christmas-music-and-quality-podcasts?fbclid=IwAR2EgzOKS8wSXbpbTv0vGb6s_CB-6rrrMpYDRVWm7l5FELTk-zze-z6FRNM Article from the Scarlet - https://thescarlet.org/19291/larts/another-auld-lang-syne-my-odyssey-into-discovering-the-best-christmas-song/?fbclid=IwAR1Z3hNDVOracf-gG1lhb2VBbH1H5Ah_l35xbjPW5fFf-apuj0Il7eu3yFA Listen to the Sounds of Christmas station: https://www.soundsofchristmas.com/listen-now.html Find the Sounds of Christmas podcast: https://linktr.ee/socmusic Connect with the Sounds of Christmas on social media: https://linktr.ee/socmusicconnect Check out all the artists that made the 2023 season of the Sounds of Christmas station possible: https://linktr.ee/socartists