The holidays are a special time to spend with family and close friends. WEXT has brought together our traditional holiday programs and special days. From our "Acoustic Christmas Day," 24 hours of acoustic music perfect for the day to Darwin's Very Retro Xmas, The Best Christmas Ever and our friends the Will Kempe's Players and their rendition of "A Christmas Carol" that has been updated with a new cast recording for 2023. Spend your holidays with WEXT!
Our annual countdown of the biggest WEXT songs and Local 518 songs of the year will play back in countdowns on New Year's Day. And we always ring in the new year with a special night - the Rock N Soul New Year.
Happy holidays to you and your family.
Saturday 12/23
9a - The Peanut Butter Jam Muppet Holiday Show
4p - Will Kempe's Players: "A Christmas Carol"
Sunday 12/24 - Christmas Eve
10a-3p - The Best Christmas Ever
Our Christmas Eve programming features unique WEXT style Christmas songs from 10a until 3p. The DJ’s have the day off.
3p - Will Kempe's Players: "A Christmas Carol"
4p-12m - A Very Retro Christmas with Darwin
Darwin has created a family tradition filled with special holiday gems from the Golden Age. The music spans pop, easy listening, jazz, and standards. ** (see our special note about A Very Retro Christmas.)
Monday 12/25 - Christmas Day
12m-12m - The Acoustic Christmas
From midnight on Christmas Eve, we go acoustic with a special, relaxing blend of holiday songs. This is a quiet and contemplative mix from varied genres, including pop, folk, rock, classical and jazz.
Sunday 12/31 - New Year’s Eve
3p-12m The Rock N Soul New Year
Each year since WEXT’s very first New Year’s, the show that began the weekly series Rock N Soul airs to ring in the New Year. Ring in 2024 with a night of some great, rippin’ soul music. Hear the deepest tracks that never get played on radio, and hear big hits and artists you know and love.
Monday 1/1 - New Year’s Day
10a-5p - Year-End Countdown
Hear the best 106 songs of 2023 played from 106 to number 1. These are the songs that we played more than others through the past year.
5-10p - The Best Local 518 Songs of the Year
Andy Gregory and Dave Michaels team up to play the most played songs of the year from Local 518 Artists.