The Best Christmas Albums

Since the holidays are here, I thought it would be a good time to give you a list of the best Christmas albums of all time (at least in my opinion). The easiest thing to do is click on the attached link and read away. (It's my posting from last year, but it still works) When some new CD's come out, I'll update with reviews (the new GROBAN album should be really good...will visit it this week)

Have fun, and I hope this list helps your holiday party cook!

http://robsmorningshowblog.blogspot.com/2006/12/robs-list-of-must-have-christmas.html

What I Listen To At Home

Anyone in music radio often gets asked what kind of music we like, do we listen to things at home like we do at work, etc? Some quick answers:

1) You don't have to love the music you play on the station you work for. You do have to be knowledgable about it, and at least like or respect it, or it will eventually show through.

2) It's very tough to listen to music for pleasure while listening to another station. Radio people are always looking past the current song and wondering what is next, what commercials will play, how many commercials there will be, will the air talent talk, what promotions are happening. It's work. That's why so many music radio people listen to talk radio in their "veg out" time.

3) I'm turning on my stereo less and less at home...using the computer for music more and more. I've got a great set of Harmon-Kardon pc speakers to help, but I still don't think ripped music, no matter how high quality the process is, sounds as good as true CD's. And CD's don't sound as good as albums did. I know, ancient thinking...

4) So what do I listen to? Recently while I was working online and my wife was in the kitchen, I put on the following music:

Eagles - New Kid In Town
The Clash - Train in Vain
Cher - Dark Lady
Frank Sinatra - Come Fly With Me
Meat Loaf - Heaven Can Wait
Gilbert O' Sullivan - Get Down

Very eclectic, but it filled 20 minutes nicely! And none of it reminded me of work!
If you are unfamiliar with any of these titles, I highly recommend you check them out!

Grey's Anatomy 3 Soundtrack

The latest collection of music from Grey's Anatomy is out, and it's pretty much what you would expect. While the first Grey's Soundtrack produced some HUGE hits (Snow Patrol/ The Fray), I really don't hear any hits on "3". Standout songs include MILLION FACES from Paolo Nutini, YOUNG FOLKS from Peter, Bjorn and John, and Ingrid Michaelson's KEEP BREATHING. BREATHING was used during the aborted Burke-Yang wedding scene. A lot of unique music here, very wispy. Great background music for a dinner party, or for having a glass of wine while reading Coastal Living magazine (which if you love the water or always dreamed of owning a beach house, is a must read).

One more good thing about the Grey's Anatomy 3 Soundtrack: no audio clips of that whiner IZZY to ruin the music.