21 December 2025
► LOOKING at events on 21 December;
In 1943, first vehicular traffic crossed the new floating pontoon Hobart Bridge between the city and Bellerive..
In 1965, Tasmania sweltered under north-westerly winds, with New Norfolk recording the highest temperature of 35.8C.
In 1988 a bomb exploded aboard Pan Am flight 103, a Boeing 747 flying from Frankfurt, Germany, to Detroit, U.S.A., via London and New York, as it overflew Lockerbie, Scotland, with the ;loss of all 270 people aboard and 11 people on the ground.
► BORN…..
In 1940, in Joshua, Texas, U.S.A., Ray Hildebrand, who with Jill Jackson, formed a pop duo known as Paul and Paula, best known for their hit records of 1963 and 1964. These include Hey Paula, which sold over 2 million copies, and Flipped Over You. He died in 2023.
In 1940, in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A. , Frank Zappa, composer, singer-songwriter, electric guitarist, record producer, and film director who, in a career spanning more than 30 years, wrote rock, jazz, electronic, orchestral works. He also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed album covers. He died in 1993.
In 1946, in Hawthorne, California, U.S.A. – Carl Dean Wilson, rock and roll singer and guitarist, best known as a founding member, lead guitarist and frequently lead vocalist for The Beach Boys. He died in 1998.
Today’s Playlist :
| TRACK | RELEASE YEAR | TIME | PREVIOUS PLAYS | LAST PLAYED |
| Colin Paul – Santa Bring My Baby Home | 2025 | 06:06 | 0 | |
| Charting this day 1977 Neil Diamond – Desiree | 1977 | 06:11 | 8 | 29/8/2025 |
| Charting this day 1977 David Soul – Silver Lady | 1977 | 06:14 | 2 | 12/10/2025 |
| Norma O’Hara Murphy – Rose’s Café | 06:19 | 7 | 4/5/2025 | |
| Mark Lynn Young – This Close to Christmas | 2025 | 06:23 | 0 | |
| Graeme Connors – Playing On My Guitar | 06:25 | 2 | 12/6/2020 | |
| Edmundo Ros & His Orchestra – La Golondrina Tango | 06:31 | 1 | 7/12/2025 | |
| Paul & Paula – Flipped Over You | 1963 | 06:37 | 13 | 29/9/2023 |
| Beach Boys – Good Vibrations | 1967 | 06:39 | 10 | 24/11/2024 |
| John Williamson – A Christmas Photo | 06:44 | 17 | 14/12/2025 | |
| Vintage Vinyl Bill Haley & Comets – Rip It Up | 1956 | 06:48 | 0 | |
| For A Listener: Boney M – Mary’s Boy Child | 06:54 | 7 | 15/12/2024 | |
| Richie Kavanagh – Me Little Jack Russell | 06:57 | 4 | 28/4/2024 | |
| Robert Ross – Rockin’ Christmas | 2025 | 07:05 | 0 | |
| Charting this day 1977 ABBA – The Name Of The Game | 1977 | 07:11 | 8 | 2/2/2025 |
| Charting this day 1977 Peter Allen – The More I See You | 1977 | 07:15 | 9 | 18/10/2024 |
| For A Listener: Carole King – It Might As Well Rain Until September | 1962 | 07:20 | 14 | 9/2/2025 |
| Bucko & Champs – The North Wind | 07:23 | 17 | 24/12/2023 | |
| Shadows – Peace Pipe | 07:26 | 6 | 9/3/2025 | |
| Gordon Langford & His Orchestra – Beg Steal Or Borrow | 07:30 | 2 | 18/5/2025 | |
| Vintage Vinyl Dean Martin – Rio Bravo | 1958 | 07:34 | 4 | 11/6/2017 |
| The Twangtown Paramours – Waiting For Christmas to Come | 2025 | 07:37 | 1 | 21/11/2025 |
| For A Listener: Pussycat – My Broken Souvenirs | 07:41 | 8 | 31/8/2025 | |
| Mountain Rio – It’s Christmas In Ukraine | 2025 | 07:46 | 4 | 14/12/2025 |
| Dale Hooper – Thank God For Radio | 2019 | 07:49 | 4 | 16/3/2025 |
| Lindsay Waddington – A Magical Christmas | 07:53 | 5 | 22/12/2024 | |
| Joy Adams & Gary R Farmer – The Book | 2025 | 07:57 | 3 | 14/12/2025 |
| Peter Salata – Merry Christmas | 2019 | 08:06 | 2 | 19/12/2025 |
| Charting this day 1977 Paul McCartney & Wings – Mull Of Kintyre | 1977 | 08:11 | 12 | 5/9/2025 |
| Charting this day 1977 Bee Gees – How Deep is Your Love | 1977 | 08:15 | 1 | 31/3/2024 |
| James Blundell – Kimberley Moon | 08:21 | 5 | 26/1/2025 | |
| Randy C Moore – Born In A Barn | 2025 | 08:28 | 2 | 12/12/2025 |
| Henry Mancini His Piano & Orchestra – Feelings | 08:33 | 0 | ||
| Eamonn Patrick Walsh – Upon a Christmas Day | 2021 | 08:39 | 3 | 25/12/2021 |
| Oliver -Good Morning Starshine | 1969 | 08:43 | 13 | 6/4/2025 |
| Vintage Vinyl Tommy Edwards – The Morning Side Of The Mountain | 1951 | 08:48 | 2 | 22/5/2020 |
| Helene Neijmeijer – Your First Christmas Time | 2025 | 08:51 | 0 | |
| Jim Reeves – The Merry Christmas Polka | 08:54 | 7 | 17/12/2023 |
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