JIM HAMPTON’S 2016 ‘ORIGINAL CHRISTMAS’ ON WJR

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STARTS TODAY — 3 P.M. — ON 760 WJR

 SEASON‘S GREETINGS DETROIT!

 

JIM HAMPTON

JIM HAMPTON

H E L L O   A G A I N,   J I M   H A M P T O N   H E R E .   You know, after working as an air personality at WXYZ, WJBK and WCAR in Detroit, I moved to WLS as Production Director.  One of my assignments was to create a 12-hour Christmas special that the station could play and give the entire staff the Holiday off.

After I moved to Los Angeles to work in radio syndication, among the thousands of programs I produced were numerous Christmas specials.  There were short-form features, long-form specials and 24 hour formats.

In addition to great Christmas music, all of the programs I produced were filled with special features, stories, comedy, the amazing comments of little children, and, of course, interviews with everyday people and superstar celebrities.

The program content includes Contemporary and Classic Christmas songs.  From Mathis to Crosby, from Whitney to Barbra, and from The Ronettes to Jose Feliciano.

Plus, there are numerous vignettes about how Christmas customs came about, lots of celebrity drop-ins (Clint Eastwood, Natalie Cole, Johnny Mathis and many more), Tom Murphy (otherwise known as “world-famous” Tom Murphy offers his Holiday anecdotes, there are old radio clips from classic performers of the 40’s (Jack Benny, Bob Hope, George Burns & Gracie Allen, to name a few), and the delightful, heartwarming and honest voices of little children reflecting on their favorite day of the year.

All in all, for 2016, it is an extended 18-hour Holiday celebration for the whole family.  It just may become the soundtrack of Christmas get togethers from now on. Hope you will join me this Saturday, Christmas Eve, through midnight into Sunday, Christmas Day for this special 2016 holiday event on Detroit’s 760-AM WJR. (For dates and hours please see the above Original Christmas 2017 ad).

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Written, produced and hosted by Jim Hampton, ‘AN ORIGINAL CHRISTMAS’ can be heard from anywhere in the world. Listen Live over iHeart Radio, wjr.com, and of course throughout the Midwest on News/Talk 760 WJR.

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STARTS TODAY — 3 P.M. — ON 760 WJR

MERRY CHRISTMAS! Jim Hampton


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FOR YOU! A CHRISTMAS ’70 MEMORY FROM THE BIG 8!

CKLW Seasons Greetings (MCRFB)CKLW Christmas (Jingle) * MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING * The Carpenters * 12/1970

A CLASSIC CKLW HOLIDAY MEMORY

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A SPECIAL THANK YOU! To our friend, former WOMC 104.3 Detroit radio deejay John Freist, for adding the CKLW “Merry Christmas” jingle to this 1970 Christmas classic by The Carpenters.


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ALAN ALMOND. ‘TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS’

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ALAN ALMOND * Twas The Night Before Christmas * WNIC (11:57 PM; 12/24/78)
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 REMEMBERING ALAN ALMOND

1948-2015

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 A CLASSIC WNIC HOLIDAY MEMORY

The legendary voice of late-night Detroit radio was stilled in 2015. Alan passed away, June 16. He was 67. In remembrance of his passing, on this website, please go HERE.

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WE REMEMBER


ALAN ALMOND July 1978
ALAN ALMOND July 1978

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