Thursday 1/1/2026 New Year's Day!!! Celebrate: Apple Gifting Day Commitment Day Copyright Law Day & Public Domain Day Ellis Island Day Euro Day Global Family Day National Black-eyed Pea Day National Bloody Mary Day National First-Foot Day National Hangover Day Polar Bear Swim Day World Day of Peace Z Day - was created "to give recognition on the first day of the year to all persons and places whose names begin with the letter Z and who are always listed or thought of last in

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2025 - #1 for the year according to Billboard Magazine is "Die With A Smile" by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars. Kudos to Bruno for also showing up at #9 with ROSE for "APT." Globally, "Die.." came in at #2 behind Rose's song. It became the longest-reigning daily number-one song in Spotify history, the most viral track of 2024, the fastest track to surpass 3 billion streams on the platform and Spotify's most-streamed song of 2025. It also became one of the longest-reigning number-o

Wednesday  12/31/25 New Year's Eve (at least a 5 can be made into a 6 easily! and thank heaven's that we aren't going 2026 to 2027 this year (the 6-7 meme should be dead by next year!)) Celebrate: Hogmanay - the Scottish New Year celebration. Coinciding with New Year's Eve, it started during ancient pagan times, and may have stemmed from Norse and Gaelic observances—its roots may be in the Winter Solstice and Yule celebrations marked by the Norse, and it may have brought in c

Here we go. Starting with my top 5 from #5 to #1. Then some of the others I enjoyed this year! Find it here on House-Mixes.com

My #1 for the year is a song that hung around the most. It was a Lady Gaga year with the glorious Mayhem album featuring "Abracadabra." It has received four nominations for the upcoming 68th Annual Grammy Awards, including Record and Song of the Year. Siouxsie and the Banshees members Susan Janet Ballion, Peter Edward Clarke, Steven Severin, and John McGeoch received songwriting credits, as it incorporates elements from their 1981 single "Spellbound". It made #13, #27 AC, #1

Tuesday 12/30/25 Celebrate: Bacon Day Falling Needles Family Fest Day Festival of Enormous Changes at the Last Minute Naitonal Bicarbonate of Soda Day -- The internet is currently divided over Martha Stewart’s "bagel habit," and it is surprisingly fierce. A simple post about how she prepares her morning bagel has sparked a debate so intense that some commenters are jokingly saying she should "go back to jail" for her topping choices. It’s proof that nothing triggers people li

My #2 for the year was almost #1. Love this so much. Gone Gone Gone by David Guetta w/Teddy Swims and Tones & I Teddy Swims is in my mix by himself but this dance song is killer! And where has Tones & I been?? She smashes it out of the park! It peaked (so far) at #91, #26 AC, #9 Adult Pop Airplay, #1 Dance/Mix Show Airplay, #14 Pop Airplay. The dance mix is good in its own right! Sampling versions of "Hold That Sucker Down." I still think there is another song that it reminds

Monday 12/29/25 Celebrate: National "Get on the Scales" Day National Pepper Pot Day Still Need to Do Day Tick Tock Day -- Weekend Box Office: Avatar: Fire and Ash  $64.0M Zootopia 2 $20.0M Marty Supreme  $15.6M The Housemaid $15.4M Anaconda  $14.6M -- According to a study that calculated the adult portion of the human race’s collective weight, humanity is 17 million tons overweight. -- In a world of high-octane entertainment, hundreds of people in Wellington, New Zealand, gat

At my #3 is a remix from DJ Don Diablo . Classic song, nice rework, welcome it back! "Lose Control" is the Missy Elliot song remixed. It originally peaked at #3 and #5 Club.

It truly was a Gaga Year. Three in the mix, and "Die With A Smile" with Bruno Mars at #4. A one off song, that Gaga included on her Mayhem album, this sons was a global smash! It did show up in my year end list last year, this year it's in the top 5.  Spotify's most-streamed song of 2025. It also became one of the longest-reigning number-one songs in Billboard Global 200 with eighteen weeks on top. It was nominated for Song of the Year and won for Best Pop Duo/Group Performan

Saturday 12/27/25 I’m at my Moms and today’s will be a short report! Kwanzaa continues. The annual celebration of African-American culture from December 26 to January 1, culminating in a communal feast called Karamu, usually on the sixth day. It was created by activist Maulana Karenga based on African harvest festival traditions from various parts of West, East, as well as Southeast Africa. Kwanzaa was first celebrated in 1966. Kwanzaa celebrates what its founder called the s

Time to check out my personal top 5 of the year. I won’t sugarcoat it, I thought this year was weak musically, especially in dance music/. There were songs that were good, but ones that you couldn’t stop listening to were rare. There was no shared, or even a song that defined the summer. Worst summer ever for music. If a song appeared inmy top 5 last year, it won't be here. APT by Rose and Joyride from Kesha hung around in the early part of the year. Still disappointed that t

Friday 12/26/25 Happy Kwanzaa!  The annual celebration of African-American culture from December 26 to January 1, culminating in a communal feast called Karamu, usually on the sixth day. It was created by activist Maulana Karenga based on African harvest festival traditions from various parts of West, East, as well as Southeast Africa. Kwanzaa was first celebrated in 1966. Today’s principle: Umoja (Unity): To strive for and to maintain unity in the family, community, nation,

Merry Christmas all! 30 Year Ago - 1995 Savatage released their ninth album Dead Winter Dead. It is a concept album that tells a story from the perspectives of a Serb boy, a Bosniak girl, and an old man. The story of the album is set during the Bosnian War, which was ongoing at the time. Jeff Plate of Horseheads, who was a drummer on tour, was brought in to play drums. This record gave the band an unexpected radio hit in "Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)", and the band decided

Thursday 12/25/25 Merry Christmas!!! Enjoy with your family, friends, or however you like to spend the Holiday. Enjoy all the memories and traditions you and your family observe! Share them here if you like! Celebrate: National "Kiss the Cook" Day National Pumpkin Pie Day No "L" Day – See you for Boxing Day!

25 Years Ago - 2000 Christina Aguilera released her third album, a Christmas album, My Kind of Christmas. "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" was released in 1999 for the holiday season and peaked at #18.  For the album release, a Thunderpuss dance remix was also included, and this is the one that you probably know.   Here is the original version from 1999.

Wednesday 12/24/25 Celebrate: Feast of Seven Fishes Last Minute Shopper's Day National Eggnog Day Christmas Eve -- Once again, there was no winner in the Powerball Lottery drawing Monday night. It's now at $1.7 Billion (cash option $735,3 million). It could be a big Wednesday Christmas Eve win for someone. It will be the 4th-largest in US Lottery history So get those tickets, place them under the tree, and good luck!!! -- Holiday traditions that have mostly disappeared for wh

30 Years Ago - 1995 Luther Vandross released his tenth album and first Christmas album, This Is Christmas. Seven original songs and three covers, one with Darlene Love. "Every Year, Every Christmas" (and three other songs) was released as a single and charted #25 Adult R&B and #32 R&B/Hip Hop. There is an interesting review from Jordan Paramor from Smash Hits who gave the song four out of five.  "Government health warning: Do not listen to this single if you're going to be.

Tuesday 12/23/25 Celebrate: Festivus - Created in 1997 on Seinfeld. https://youtu.be/1njzgXSzA-A?si=af3r-CQ01_MkEVij Human Light National Bake Day National Christmas Movie Marathon Day National Pffeffernusse Day National Roots Day – Unique Culinary Traditions. Norway  Smalahove - A traditional dish of sheep's head, typically served with potatoes and rutabaga. Poland - Wigilia - A 12-course meatless Christmas Eve feast that begins only when the first star appears in the sky. S