Friday, December 22, 2006

Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour On WFUV Christmas Day


WFUV Adds Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour To Christmas Day Schedule Monday, December 25 from 7:00-9:00 PM
New York, NY—WFUV (90.7 FM, wfuv.org) will broadcast Bob Dylan’s Theme Time Radio Hour, a two hour radio special including a reading of "Twas the Night Before Christmas" by Mr. Zimmerman himself, as part of its holiday-program packed Christmas Day schedule. The show, airing on WFUV on Monday, December 25 at 7:00 PM, will also include Dylan-selected Christmas songs like The Staples Singers’ "Who Took The Merry Out Of Christmas," Bob Seger’s "Sock It To Me Santa," Johnny Paycheck’s "Jingle Bells" and Nancy Wilson’s "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve," among many others. Bob Dylan’s Theme Time Radio Hour, produced by XM Satellite Radio, is one of several holiday-themed specials WFUV will be airing for the naughty and nice. A complete schedule of Christmas Day broadcasts follows:


10:00 AM-12:00 Noon—Christmas Blues with host Darren DeVivo
12:00-2:00 PM—The Whole Wide World Christmas with Rita Houston
2:00-3:00 PM—Cool Yule with Rita Houston (featuring Aimee Mann, Sarah McLachlan and Bette Midler)
3:00-4:00 PM—Kate & Anna McGarrigle: The Christmas Party
4:00-5:00 PM—Christmas from the World Café with Raul Midon, Jonatha Brooke and Old Crowe Medicine Show
5:00-6:00 PM—The Pleasures of Winter with Jay Unger & Molly Mason
6:00-7:00 PM—Blind Boys of Alabama Christmas Show
7:00-9:00 PM—Bob Dylan’s Theme Time Radio Hour
9:00-10:00 PM—Words and Music From Studio A with Sarah McLachlan
WFUV (90.7 FM, wfuv.org) is a non-commercial, listener-supported public radio station, licensed to Fordham University for more than 50 years. Weekly serving over 330,000 listeners in the New York area and thousands more worldwide on the web, and a leader in contemporary music radio, WFUV offers an eclectic mix of rock, singer-songwriters, blues, world and other music with its influential City Folk® format, plus headlines from National Public Radio, local news and sports and Metro Traffic.
(Source: Eva Dilmanian via Larry Van Horn TP NC)