[caption id="attachment_8680" align="alignright" width="300"] Hear The Little Drummer Boy this holiday season on 106.1 The Sound![/caption] Originally a Czechoslovakian holiday song called The Christmas Drum, this Sound Christmas Classic came to America via The Harry Simeone Chorale. The song spawned a 1968 animated TV special, is covered...
Written 88 years ago, the initial version almost didn't get recorded because Eddie Canter, who was huge at the time thought it to be a kid's song. The third best-selling Christmas song of all time behind White Christmas and Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer. The...
Widely considered the biggest star-studded charity record, this Sound Christmas Classic was a fundraiser for African Famine relief and sold nearly 40 million copies. Vocalists include George Michael, Paul McCartney, Sting, Bono, and Boy George with Phil Collins on drums. Boy George was almost a...
The writer of this Sound Christmas Classic also wrote Holly Jolly Christmas and Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer. Brenda Lee was just 13 years old when she sang the original. This song has been used to sell Dodge cars and featured in Home Alone when...
This Sound Christmas Classic originally debuted in the film Holiday Inn and opened with alternate lyrics. It enjoys a sales resurgence every year since it was released in 1942, nearly 80 years ago! Irving Berlin wrote it to reminisce with his wife as their son...
The Sound Christmas song isn't about Christmas at all. It's about a failed relationship. With all proceeds from record sales going to Ethiopian famine relief, it's the second biggest selling Christmas song in the UK - being Do They Know It's Christmas. George Michael appears...
The Sound Christmas artist produced what many consider to be the FIRST Rock 'n Roll Christmas song - Jingle Bell Rock. Although released right before Christmas it went to #6 on the pop charts in just two days! Jingle Bell Rock is one of the...
Marquette, MI - November 1, 2020 - We are excited to finally answer the question we've received from so many people. "Is Christmas Music coming back to 106.1 this holiday season?" We are now bringing you continuous Christmas music right through the New Year. As you...
This band is technically a duo. Formed in Melbourne by Russell Hitchcock and Graham Russell, they met after performing in Jesus Christ Superstar in 1975. After bringing on band members, the in-fighting led to just the two, then they hired studio and touring musicians. Never...
Formed in the 70's in Los Angeles, they left as Linda Ronstadt's backing band with her blessing, quickly becoming more popular than her. For the rest of the decade, they became the biggest band of the 70's. Their Greatest Hits album was the best seller...
