While sitting here wrapping Christmas gifts tonight, I started thinking about Christmas through the years. And because of all of the Christmas commercials on the TV, I started thinking about Christmas gifts over the years
Working here at WBKR, I've done a lot to raise money for local and national charities... scale a rock wall in a Wonder-Woman costume, jump into a freezing pond for Special Olympics, you name it, I've done it. Well, now I can add a boot camp class for Christmas Wish to the list!
The 37th Annual Telecom Pioneers WBKR/WOMI Christmas Wish was officially a success! We received over 1,100 wish letters and those families had on average three children. That's over 3,000 Tri-State children who will have a smile on their face come Christmas morning!
A program like CW relies greatly on so many people and organizations. We would like to say "Thank You" to everyone who contributed in any way to this year's success!
It turned out to be anything but a silent night when police in Spartanburg, South Carolina had to intervene when a family got into a huge fight while decorating a Christmas tree.
We had our mobile military greeting station set up to record those who wanted to wish our overseas military best wishes this holiday season.
See what the folks at Kenny Kent Chevrolet on Division S
Ho, ho, ho-ly cow.
Every college has unique traditions, but this one is worth shouting about.
Maybe it's because I was extra festive this year, maybe it's because I'm hoping that by putting one up, a hot, single guy will magically show up underneath it, but I put up a mistletoe this year. I know, I know... Aaron Rodgers isn't going to show up all puckered-up, but hey, it's worth a shot, right?!?
Well, as four year-olds do, Carsyn asked what the mistletoe was and where it comes from. I honestly had no clue, so I'm sure I made something up, ha!
Come to find out, there is a really old meaning behind the mistletoe. Carl Pettit has the full story...
It seems the trend of viral family Christmas videos is really taking off. This one comes from the Bock family who are actually taking on Miley Cyrus' hit "We Can't Stop" by giving it a new twist, Christmas lyrics. The doo-wop factor of the song was inspired by Postmodern Jukebox's version of the song. The Bocks even have props. This really has to be seen to be believed.
So last night I shared my favorite versions of my favorite Christmas songs. That got me thinking about my favorite Christmas movies.
There are a lot of great Christmas movies out there. From the classics like White Christmas and Rudolph, to newer releases like This Christmas and Frozen
For the second year in a row, Amanda Davis' 5th grade class at East View Elementary School decided to forgo their gifts to each other and donate those gifts to Christmas Wish. I went to the school today, collected the toys and the kiddos were SO excited to give.
A few years ago while working at a college radio station, we decided we needed to increase our library of Christmas music. And of course, instead of thinking about it during the summer, or even the fall, we waited until around the first of November to do it