Kathy Geary, soprano

Now and Then - Christmas is Coming! Paul Simon, Beach Boys, Beatles, Dylan, Ringo Starr, Sting, Jacob Collier, Coldplay, Tom Petty

Original air date Dec 21, 2024 | Time 58:00

Christmas songs to life your spirit and bring a smile!

Artist	Song	Release
Paul Simon	Getting Ready for Christmas Day	So Beautiful or So What
Ringo Starr	Winter Wonderland	20th Century Masters - The Christmas Collection: The Best of Ringo Starr
Coldplay	Christmas Lights	Christmas Lights - Single
The Beach Boys	Our Prayer	Smile Sessions
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	Christmas All Over Again	Playback
Bob Dylan	Silver Bells	Christmas In The Heart
Sting	Soul Cake	If On a Winter's Night
Fotheringay	Winter Winds	fotheringay
Jacob Collier	The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)	The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
James Taylor	In the Bleak Midwinter	James Taylor at Christmas
James Taylor	SnowTime	Before This World
The Beatles	Christmas Time is Here Again	The Beatles Fourth Christmas Record

Now and Then - Western Hero - Neil Young, Tom Petty, David Crosby, Jesse Welles

Original air date Nov 30, 2024 | Time 59:00

The Western Hero is an American icon, captured in the music of Neil Young and Crazy Horse in 1994 on the album "Sleeps With Angels". His debut album in 1968 was followed up with a live acoustic concert in Carnegie Hall in 1970. We hear "The Loner" which describes a western hero who lives on his own terms, is critical of society at large and is on the move for change.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released an album "Into the Great Wide Open" and we hear "Two Gunslingers" who wonder what they're fighting for and decide not shoot each other. On his final studio recording in 2014, Hypnotic Eye, we hear "Take What you Can and leave the past behind, we gotta run."

David Crosby released his debut solo album "If I Could Only Remember My Name" in 1970 and we hear "Cowboy Movie". The western hero lives on.

We end the program with new songs from Jesse Welles, from Arkansas. He's following in the footsteps of the singer-songwriters before him and has things he needs to say. Brilliant songs.

Now and Then - Election 2024 - Jesse Welles, Stevie Nicks, Llunr, Bob Dylan

Original air date Nov 09, 2024 | Time 59:00

Music to address the recent election results.

Now and Then - Election 2024 - Neil Young, Stevie Nicks, Becca Stevens, Jesse Welles

Original air date Nov 02, 2024 | Time 59:00

Music to address the upcoming 2024 Election