tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180498216869726946.post-28347068398604015222007-11-09T13:13:00.000-08:002007-11-09T13:40:58.487-08:00<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_oW-tNsb0CZ0/RzTS_R5OmCI/AAAAAAAAAEM/7YBEUP0kIQg/s1600-h/santa.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130957860058863650" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_oW-tNsb0CZ0/RzTS_R5OmCI/AAAAAAAAAEM/7YBEUP0kIQg/s320/santa.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div>In what appears to be the earliest-ever broadcast of a Christmas song in world history, <strong>Nat King Cole</strong>'s <em>The Christmas Story </em>was played on <em>WOFU-FM </em>in Topeka, Kansas on October 1 of this year, inconspicuously launching the station's new holiday promotion called <em>The Twelve Weeks of Christmas. </em>Apparently, the station plans to play all Christmas music around-the-clock for 12 weeks straight, meaning the final carole will be aired just before midnight on Christmas Eve. When asked why the station wouldn't simply play the music one day longer so people could enjoy it on Christmas Day, station manager <strong>Chris Cross </strong>said, "No way, dude... We'll <em>all </em>be sick of the holidays by then..." </div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div>Back to <a href="http://seespanrun.com/">See Span Run</a> </div></div></div>Sue D. Nimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184967982088304683noreply@blogger.com