Friday 11/28/25 Busy with retail and travelling, new briefing Monday Celebrate: Black Friday Buy Nothing Day National Leftovers Day Turkey Leftover Day Fur Free Friday International Systems Engineer Day Letter Writing Day Maize Day Make Your Own Head Day National Day of Listening National Flossing Day National French Toast Day National Native American Heritage Day Red Planet Day - to commemorate the launch of Mariner 4 by NASA on this day in 1964. Mariner 4 was the first spac

Black Friday dancing in line music! Everyone will wonder what you're listening to! (you can tell them I need the page views!) Find the mix here at House-Mixes! It's also here for a limited time

35 Years Ago - 1990 Ralph Tresvant released his debut self-titled solo album. Stepping out of New Edition, the album released three singles. "Sensitivity" made #4, #1 R&B, #19 Club. "Stone Cold Gentleman" featured a rap with Bobby Brown and made #34 and #3 R&B. "Do What I Gotta Do" peaked at #2 R&B

11/27/25 Happy Thanksgiving! Celebrate: Family Health History National Bavarian Cream Pie Day National Craft Jerky Day National Day of Mourning National Electric Guitar Day National Pins and Needles Day Pie in the Face Day Turtle Adoption Day -- Your Thanksgiving Forecast: Turkeys will thaw in the morning, then warm in the oven to an afternoon high near 190 degrees. The kitchen will turn hot and humid, and if you bother the cook, be ready for a severe squall or cold shoulder.

45 Years Ago - 1980 Blondie released their fifth album Autoamerican. "The Tide Is High" is a cover of the Jamaican group The Paragons' song and peaked at #1 Hot 100 and Club, #3 AC. "Rapture" was the first number-one single in the United States to feature rap vocals. It also hit #1 Club, #33 R&B/Hip Hop, #35 Mainstream Rock. An absolute stellar album. Relisten to this now!

Wednesday 11/26/25 Celebrate: Blackout Wednesday (big bar night) Good Grief Day - Charles Schulz's B-Day National Cake Day National Family Caregivers Day National Jukebox Day Tie One On Day (an apron) What Do You Love About America Day -- From People Magazine Serena the rescue turkey is a serious Swiftie, and she has a "Wi$h LiSt" of her own. The bird, who resides at Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen, NY, stands out among the rescue's residents for her deep devotion to Taylor Sw

40 Years Ago - 1985 Dionne Warwick released her album Friends. The album features one of the true definition of schmaltz, "That's What Friends Are For." First recorded by Rod Stewart in 1982 for the Night Shift Soundtrack, Dionne sang with (her friends) Elton JOhn, Gladys Knight, and Stevie Wonder. It was released as a chairty single for AIDS research, and won the Grammys for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and Song of the Year. Schmaltzy as it is, it did

Tuesday 11/25/25 Celebrate: Blasé Day National Eat with a Friend Day National Parfait Day Shopping Reminder Day -- Time to thaw the turkey!!! Fridge - 1-2 days. Allow about 24 hours for every 4 or 5 pounds. (the USDA recommended way) Microwave - defrost based on weight and cook immediately after thawing (how big is your microwave??) Cold water - Submerge in cold water and change it every 30 minutes (cook immediately) It is safe to cook a frozen turkey, although the cooking ti

45 Years Ago - 1980 REO Speedwagon released their ninth album Hi Infidelity. It spent 15 weeks at #1. "Keep On Loving You" peaked at #1 and #9 AC. "Take It on the Run" made #5 and #6 AC. "Don't Let Him Go" peaked at #24 and #11 Mainstream Rock. "In Your Letter" made #20 and #26 AC.

Monday 11/24/25 Celebrate: Brownielocks Day Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day National Sardines Day National Use Even If the Seal is Broken Day (maybe not) -- “Wicked: For Good” is flying high at the box office. The movie musical has collected $150 million in North America and $76 million overseas for a dazzling $226 million global tally. Biggest global opening for a Broadway musical adaptation of all-time ahead of “Wicked” ($164.2 million) Biggest domestic debut for a stage-t

45 Years Ago - 1980 Steely Dan released their seventh album Gaucho. It won a Grammy for Best Engineered Recording Non-Classical. (no surprise as they are obsessed with perfectionism.) They did not release another studio album until 2000. "Hey Nineteen" (..That's 'Retha Franklin, She don't remember the queen of soul) peaked at #10, #11 AC, #68 R&B. "Time Out of Mind" made #22 and #13 AC.

I've sat on this one for a bit, end-of-summer and fall songs from the charts. It's not a bad mix. Very housey. Check the mix out here.

45 Years Ago - 1980 Rod Stewart released his tenth album Foolish Behaviour. "Passion" peaked at #5 and #65 R&B. "Somebody Special" made #71. The video to another song on the album, "She Won't Dance With Me", was the third video to be played on MTV.

Saturday 11/22/25 Celebrate: Saturday Family Volunteer Day Go For a Ride Day Humane Society Anniversary Day International Aura Awareness Day National Adoption Day National Cranberry Relish Day National Stop the Violence Day National Survivors of Suicide Day Start Your Own Country Day Sunday Doctor Who Day - in 1963, the British science-fiction television show Doctor Who first premiered. Eat a Cranberry Day Mother Goose Parade Day National Cashew Day National Espresso Day Stir

45 Years Ago - 1980 J ohn Lennon & Yoko Ono released their fifth album Double Fantasy. The album was released three weeks before his murder, which made the album a worldwide success. It won the Grammy for Album of the Year. "(Just Like) Starting Over" peaked at #1 and #17 AC. "Woman" made #2, and #4 AC. "Watching the Wheels" made #10 and #6 AC. If only we could forget the Yoko songs.

Friday 11/21/25 Celebrate: False Confession Day International STAND UP to Bullying Day National Cranberry Day National Gingerbread Day National Stuffing Day Pumpkin Pie Day World Hello Day World Television Day -- Get ready for gridlock in NYC. Fifth Avenue in New York City is going car-free on specific dates in December for the holidays, offering a pedestrian-friendly experience.  The car-free zone is along Fifth Avenue, between 47th and 57th Streets. It's on Wednesdays (?) D

40 Years Ago - 1985 Arcadia released their only album So Red the Rose. This was a spin-off group from Duran Duran with Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, and Roger Taylor. "Election Day" peaked at #6 and #29 Club "Goodbye Is Forever" made #33.

Thursday 11/20/25 Beaujolais Nouveau Day Beautiful Day Future Teachers of America Day Globally Organized Hug a Runner Day Great American Smokeout Name Your PC Day National Absurdity Day National Peanut Butter Fudge Day National Rural Health Day Social Enterprise Day Transgender Day of Remembrance Use Less Stuff Day World Children's Day World Philosophy Day -- On this date in 1998, the first module (Zarya) of the International Space Station (ISS) was launched, making today the

40 Years Ago - 1985 Stevie Nicks released her third album Rock a Little . "Talk to Me" peaked at #4, #14 AC, #1 Mainstream Rock. "I Can't Wait" made #16, #26 Mainstream Rock, #26 Club. "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?" made #60, #31 AC.

Wednesday 11/19/25 Celebrate: "Have a Bad Day" Day Equal Opportunity Day Geographic Information Systems Day International Men's Day National Blow Bagpipes Day National Camp Day National Carbonated Beverage with Caffeine Day Support Professionals Day National Macchiato Day National Zinfandel Day Play Monopoly Day Women's Entrepreneurship Day World Toilet Day -- Feeling thirsty? It may be possible to draw drinking water straight from the air. Even very dry places still hold sma