CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN
For the first time in WMCT’s History we kept track of all YOUR requests and EMAILS asking to hear Christmas Songs. We compiled them together and On Thursday Night December 24, we counted down YOUR favorite songs chosen by our listeners. Congratulations to all the artists and producers!
#1 – “The Gift” – Garth Brooks
#2 – “Snowflake” – Jim Reeves
#3 – “Mountain City Christmas” – Kody Norris
#4 – “Merry Christmas Darling” – The Carpenters
#5 – “The Little Drummer Boy” – Lonestar
#6 – “Frosty the Snowman” – Bing Crosby
#7 – “Mary Did You Know” – Michael English
#8 – “Where Are You Christmas” – Faith Hill
#9 – “The Sweetest Gift” – The Piano Guys
#10 – “O Holy Night” – John Barry
#11 – “Joy to the World” – The 11th Hour
#12 – “Santa Baby” – Eartha Kitt
#13 – “Holly Jolly Christmas” – Burl Ives
#14 – “White Christmas” – Human Nature
#15 – “Midnight Will Be Clear” – Adrian Christian
#16 – “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” – Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters
#17 – “Beautiful Star of Bethlehem” – Ralph Stanley
#18 – “Only One Night of the Year” – Ronnie Milsap
#19 – “Feliz Navidad” – Jose Feliciano
#20 – “Christmas Is My Happy Place” – Rick Sudi Karatas
#21 – “I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas” – Gale Peevey
#22 – “All I Want For Christmas Is Some Sleep” – Rick Sudi Karatas
#23 – “Christmas In Heaven” – Kody Norris
#24 – “Going Home for Christmas” – Stephen Curtis Chapman
#25 – “Christmas Is All in the Heart” – Stephen Curtis Chapman
#26 – “Who Do You Think” – That Statler Brothers
#27 – “Christmas Serenade” – Johnny Maestro & the Brooklyn Bridge
#28 – “Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer” – Gene Autry
#29 – “Santa Looks A Lot Like Daddy” – Buck Owens
#30 – “The Christmas Alphabet” – The McGuire Sisters
WMCT Local News
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WMCT Sports
For the first time in our history on December 23 we presented a countdown of YOUR favorite Christmas Recordings, chosen by YOUR requests and votes via our Website. Congratulations to the artists and producers old and new that you chose as your favorites:
#1 – “THE GIFT” – Garth Brooks
#2 – “SNOWFLAKE” – Jim Reeves
#3 – “MOUNTAIN CITY CHRISTMAS” – Kody Norris
#4 – “MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING” – The Carpenters
#5 – “THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY” – Lonestar
#6 – “FROSTY THE SNOW MAN” – Bing Crosby
#7 – “MARY DID YOU KNOW” – Michael English
#8 – “WHERE ARE YOU CHRISTMAS” – Faith Hill
#9 – “THE SWEETEST GIFT” – The Piano Guys”
#10 – “O HOLY NIGHT” – John Barry
#11 – “JOY TO THE WORLD” – 11th Hour
#12 – “SANTA BABY” – Eartha Kitt
#13 – “HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS” – Burl Ives
#14 – “WHITE CHRISTMAS” – Human Nature
#15 – “MIDNIGHT WILL BE CLEAR” – Adrian Christian
#16 – “SANTA CLAUS IN COMING TO TOWN” – Bing Crosby & the Andrews Sisters
#17 – “BEAUTIFUL STAR OF BETHLEHEM” – Ralph Stanley
#18 – “ONLY ONE NIGHT OF THE YEAR” – Ronnie Milsap
#19 – “FELIZ NAVIDAD” – Jose Feliciano
#20 – “CHRISTMAS IS MY HAPPY PLACE” – Rick Sudi Karatas
#21 – “I WANT A HIPPOPOTAMUS FOR CHRISTMAS” – Gale Peevey
#22 – “ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS SOME SLEEP” – Rick Sudi Karatas
#23 – “CHRISTMAS IN HEAVEN” – Kody Norris
#24 – “GOING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS” – Stephen Curtis Chapman
#25 – “CHRISTMAS IS ALL IN THE HEART” – Stephen Curtis Chapman
#26 – “WHO DO YOU THINK” – The Statler Brothers
#27 – “CHRISTMAS SERENADE” – The Brooklyn Bridge
#28 – “”RUDOLPH THE RED NOSE REINDEER” – Gene Autry
#29 – “SANTA LOOKS A LOT LIKE DADDY” – Buck Owens
#30 – “THE CHRISTMAS ALPHABET” – The McGuire Sisters
WMCT Programming
For those of you that enjoy our evening pop music shows, you’ve noticed a permanent change in the line up. While the BUBBLE GUM BLAST continues fro 7 to 9 PM Monday through Friday, THE VAULT, our big band, swing a show tunes program has expanded to TWO FULL HOURS, starting, starting, as always, at 9 PM but now ending at 11 PM Mon- Fri. That means that THE GOOD STUFF now begins at 11 Pm and ends at 1 AM! Yep, 6 HOURS of blasts from the past every Monday through Friday night from 7 PM to 1 AM!
Coming soon to WMCT…THE UPLIFT! 3 hours of Contemporary Christian music on Sunday nights from 9 PM to Midnight premiering January 2022. Want to help develop the show? Email us your suggestions to listener@wmctradio.net!