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Texas Music Matters Holiday Music Special

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Length: 52:27

KUT staff share Xmas memories attached to unique seasonal songs Read the full description.

Default-piece-image-0 We were trying to think of a way to avoid the predictable in our holiday music show -- the same old schmaltz...the stuff you hear at the mall, at the grocery store... we wanted something a little more interesting and out-of-the mainstream. But, as we started rifling thru the music library, and there are a lot of great tunes there-- it became apparent that what truly makes holiday songs interesting are the memories we associate with them. So we spent the past couple weeks asking our colleagues here at KUT to tell us about their favorite holiday songs, and today we bring you a collection of reflections, reminicenses and recommendations---a great mix of music and memories. Texas Music Matters presents our muzak-free holiday music hour.

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We were trying to think of a way to avoid the predictable in our holiday music show -- the same old schmaltz...the stuff you hear at the mall, at the grocery store... we wanted something a little more interesting and out-of-the mainstream. But, as we started rifling thru the music library, and there are a lot of great tunes there-- it became apparent that what truly makes holiday songs interesting are the memories we associate with them. So we spent the past couple weeks asking our colleagues here at KUT to tell us about their favorite holiday songs, and today we bring you a collection of reflections, reminicenses and recommendations---a great mix of music and memories. Texas Music Matters presents our muzak-free holiday music hour.

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One suggestion..

it would have been greatly appreciated for you to list, in text, on this website, the songs on your show. But it was so good im willing to listen to it again to find them out!
thx!

Broadcast History

aired on KUT 90.5 FM on December 15, 2006. Will rebroadcast on KUT 90.5 FM on December 25, 2006.

Timing and Cues

Suggested show clock

:00-:01 Show Billboard
:01-:06 NPR News + Underwriting
:06-:19 Segment 1
:19-:20 Underwriting break
:20-:39 Segment 2
:39-:40 Underwriting break
:40-:59 Segment 3

Related Website

http://www.kut.org