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You may have just brought in the soggy jack-o’-lantern from Halloween — well, heh, some of us, anyway — but it’s about to start sounding a lot like Christmas.
KEZ 99.9kicks off its annual nonstop wall of Christmas music with an event that begins at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 4, and culminates in Beth McDonald playing “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” the Andy Williams version. That’s how this begins every year — it’s tradition.
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Cory McCloskey of Fox 10 is scheduled to assist, also a tradition. As a bonus, the 99th caller to the station after that song starts will win $2,500 cash.
For her part, McDonald, who is one of those all-year-around kinds of Christmas people, can’t wait.
“I’ve already gone Christmas crazy,” she said. And she doesn’t have to wait for the station — she’s already playing Christmas music at home.
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KEZ isn’t the only radio station going all-in on the holidays. Sirius is too
If you think the beginning of November is early for decking-the-halls-type music, it’s actually on par with the starting date most years for the station. Last year, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the station played holiday songs for a three-day weekend in late March.
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It’s a popular format. SiriusXM announced Wednesday that it was adding a couple of holiday channels this year, bringing its total to 19. They kick off at various times through the holiday season.
Why not? It’s been a strange year and a half.
“The last couple of years have given us all different perspective on things — work, family, our connection to others,” Paul Kelley, the station’s program director, said in a statement. “The Christmas music gives us connection to our past, to other people, and it also gives us hope for the future. Most of all, Christmas music just feels good!”
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