the holidays
# 484 - All Together Now: The Final Word on 2023 (FULL)
1:30:49 minutes (82.2 MB)
Tonight on the show, we say goodbye to 2023. We preview the New Year's Six and College Football Playoff (will this be the year that Michigan does it?). And more. And who made Santa's Naughty and Nice List?
NPR Top Stories of 2023: https://www.npr.org/2023/12/14/1216411821/top-stories-2023
New Year's Traditions (Good Housekeeping): https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/parenting/g25360543/new-year-tradi...
New Year's Superstitions (Country Living): https://www.countryliving.com/entertaining/g29538911/new-years-superstit...
New Year's Traditions Around the World: https://worldstrides.com/blog/2016/12/9-new-years-traditions-cultures-ar...
# 483 - Holiday Songs from the 2000s
1:00:58 minutes (54.09 MB)
Holiday Music from the 2000s
Song List:
“Opera of the Bells” (Destiny’s Child, 2001)
“Toyland” (Barry Manilow, 2007)
“Baby, It’s Cold Outside” (Martina McBride & Dean Martin, 2007)
“Heatmiser” (Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, 2004)
“Jingle Bells” (Diana Krall with the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, 2005)
“Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” (Michael Buble, 2003)
“Can I Interest You in Hanukkah?” (Jon Stewart & Stephen Colbert, 2007)
“The Polar Express” (featuring Tom Hanks, 2004)
“The Spirit of the Season” (Alan Silvestri, 2004)
“Believe” (Josh Groban, 2004)
“Where Are You Christmas?” (Faith Hill, 2000)
“Do You Hear What I Hear?” (Carrie Underwood, 2007)
“The Happy Elf” (Harry Connick Jr., 2003)
“Baby, It’s Cold Outside (Zooey Deschanel & Leon Redbone, 2003)
“Love Is All Around” (The Troggs, excerpt)
“Christmas Is All Around” (Billy Mack, 2003)
Segments:
Popular Christmas Toys from the 2000s
Popular Christmas TV from the 2000s
The Happy Elf became a TV Special and Stage Musical.
The Polar Express is based off the 1985 Children’s Book by Chris Van Allsburg.
The Weekend Warrior - December 1, 2022
4:28 minutes (4.11 MB)
Tree Lightings:
THURSDAY
Ohio Statehouse
Dublin - Riverside Crossing Park
FRIDAY
Canal Winchester - Downtown Canal Winchester
Delaware - Downtown Delaware
German Village - Frank Fetch Park
Grove City - Grove City Town Center
Otterbein University - Towers Plaza
Upper Arlington - Mallway Park
Westerville - City Hall
Whitehall - The Kelley Green at Norton Crossing (Bus - # 10, 24)
SATURDAY
Lancaster - Downtown Lancaster
Pickerington - Olde Pickerington
Plain City - Plain City
Reynoldsburg - City Hall (Bus - # 2 to Reynoldsburg)
SUNDAY
Bexley - Northeast Drexel Circle, Broad St & Drexel Ave. (Bus - # 10)
Groveport - Groveport
Hilliard - Hilliard Station Park
TUESDAY
Grandview Heights - Grandview Community Center
Holiday Festivals:
THURSDAY
Statehouse Open House
FRIDAY/SATURDAY
Canal Winchester - Christmas in the Village
Grove City - Christmas Festival/Mistletoe Market, Grove City Town Center
FRIDAY
Delaware - First Friday, Downtown Delaware
Upper Arlington - Winter Fair, Mallway Park (in front of Jones Middle School & Fire Station 95)
Whitehall - Whitehall Wonderland, The Kelley Green at Norton Crossing
SATURDAY
Downtown - Discovery District Trolley Hop
Downtown - Winter Fest, Bicentennial Park
Lancaster - Winter Fair
Plain City - Christmas Under The Clock/Route 42 Holiday Hop
Short North - Holiday Hop, High Street between Nationwide Blvd. & 5th Ave., Short North
SUNDAY
Clintonville - Holiday Ville!
German Village - Village Lights
Westerville - Sertoma Christmas Parade, State St. between St. Paul the Apostle Church and Electric Avenue
TUESDAY
Grandview Heights - Holidays in the Heights, Grandview Avenue between First and Third Avenue, Grandview Heights
WEDNESDAY 12/07
Worthington - Illuminating Shopping, High Street between New England and Stafford Avenue, Worthington
The Arts:
Jazz Arts Group Home for the Holidays at the Southern Theatre (through December 4)
# 441 - Victory Along the Olentangy: Beat Ohio Week '22
1:00:03 minutes (54.04 MB)
Tonight on the Show, The DJBC Happy Hour celebrates Thanksgiving by previewing The Game between # 2 Ohio and their daddy, # 3 Michigan Wolverines. The Game will take place at 12 Noon ET on FOX, with both ESPN College GameDay and the Big Noon Kickoff on FOX will be LIVE from Campus on Saturday morning before the game.
Keys to an Ohio Win (which better not happen):
Warm Weather
Open Receivers
Opportunistic Defense
Keys to a Michigan Win:
Blake Corum
Receivers need to CATCH the ball and make big plays
The Defense Boxes in Stroud
The Weather Needs to Be Chilly (with some snow)
Restaurants Open on Thanksgiving (2022): https://columbusunderground.com/24-restaurants-open-on-thanksgiving-day-...
# 405 - The War of the Oranges (Goodbye, 2021!)
59:22 minutes (53.71 MB)
Tonight on the final show of 2021...
- The College Football Preview (and New Year's Six) - Jack & Susan and Santa & Mrs. Claus chime in with DJBC.
- The Grinch That Stole The Holidays...Omicron
- 2021, We Hardly Knew Ye...
- Keys to Victory Against Georgia in the Orange Bowl
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Picks:
Everyone but Mrs. Claus: # 1 Alabama vs. # 2 Michigan
Mrs. Claus: # 1 Alabama vs. # 3 Georgia
ROSE BOWL Picks (Show was recorded before the news of the four Ohio opt-outs):
Mrs. Claus: Ohio
Everyone Else: Utah
LINKS:
2021 in Pop Culture (NPR) - https://www.npr.org/2021/12/14/1064042944/did-that-really-happen-this-year
In Memoriam - 2021 (NPR) - https://www.npr.org/2021/12/30/1068322276/notable-deaths-2021
50 Wonderful Things from 2021 (NPR) - https://www.npr.org/2021/12/30/1068256220/pop-culture-highlights-2021-mo...
The Musicians We Lost in 2021 (NPR's Morning Edition) - https://www.npr.org/2021/12/31/1064443331/in-memoriam-2021-the-musicians...
New Year's Superstitions (Parade) - https://parade.com/1133128/marynliles/new-year-superstitions/
New Year's Superstitions (Her Campus) - https://www.hercampus.com/life/new-years-eve-superstitions/
New Year's Superstitions (Superstition Dictionary) - http://superstitiondictionary.com/new-years-superstitions/
15 New Year's Superstitions Around the World (Yahoo) - https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/15-years-day-traditions-around-173000575...
Good Luck Superstitions on New Year's Eve (Yahoo) - https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/14-superstitions-good-luck-140000819.htm...
New Year's and Your Pets: https://www.nbc4i.com/news/u-s-world/tips-to-help-calm-your-pets-during-...
# 404 - It's A Wonderful Podcast...Maybe
59:53 minutes (54.12 MB)
Tonight, Twas the Show Before Christmas, and ALL Through The House....yeah, we're not going down that road again. But, Santa and Mrs. Claus return for the Naughty (and Nice) List, and a special appearance by a long-time former Downtown Columbus Holiday Fixture.
# 400 - #TheDJBC400
59:58 minutes (54.91 MB)
**Under Construction**
Experience Columbus 2021 Gift Guide - https://www.experiencecolumbus.com/giftguide/
Short North 2021 Holiday Trail - https://shortnorth.org/holiday-trail/
# 386 - The 25th of Christmas in July
59:15 minutes (54.25 MB)
Tonight on the show, we are infusing Christmas (in July) with the Fourth of July. Christmas Songs, and a few gritty fireworks mix tunes spliced in, so we can literally say "Merry Christmas in July With Firecrackers!"
