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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 :

TRACKRELEASE YEARTIMEPREVIOUS PLAYSLAST PLAYED
Colin Paul – Santa Bring My Baby Home 202506:060 
Charting this day 1977 Neil Diamond – Desiree 197706:11829/8/2025
Charting this day 1977 David Soul – Silver Lady 197706:14212/10/2025
Norma O’Hara Murphy – Rose’s Café   06:1974/5/2025
Mark Lynn Young – This Close to Christmas 202506:230 
Graeme Connors – Playing On My Guitar  06:25212/6/2020
Edmundo Ros & His Orchestra – La Golondrina Tango  06:3117/12/2025
Paul & Paula – Flipped Over You 196306:371329/9/2023
Beach Boys – Good Vibrations 196706:391024/11/2024
John Williamson – A Christmas Photo  06:441714/12/2025
Vintage Vinyl    Bill Haley & Comets – Rip It Up 195606:480 
 For A Listener: Boney M – Mary’s Boy Child 06:54715/12/2024
Richie Kavanagh – Me Little Jack Russell  06:57428/4/2024
Robert Ross – Rockin’ Christmas 202507:050 
Charting this day 1977 ABBA – The Name Of The Game  197707:1182/2/2025
Charting this day 1977 Peter Allen – The More I See You  197707:15918/10/2024
For A Listener: Carole King – It Might As Well Rain Until September 196207:20149/2/2025
Bucko & Champs – The North Wind  07:231724/12/2023
Shadows – Peace Pipe  07:2669/3/2025
Gordon Langford & His Orchestra – Beg Steal Or Borrow  07:30218/5/2025
Vintage Vinyl    Dean Martin – Rio Bravo 195807:34411/6/2017
The Twangtown Paramours – Waiting For Christmas to Come 202507:37121/11/2025
For A Listener: Pussycat – My Broken Souvenirs  07:41831/8/2025
Mountain Rio – It’s Christmas In Ukraine 202507:46414/12/2025
Dale Hooper – Thank God For Radio 201907:49416/3/2025
Lindsay Waddington – A Magical Christmas  07:53522/12/2024
Joy Adams & Gary R Farmer – The Book 202507:57314/12/2025
Peter Salata – Merry Christmas 201908:06219/12/2025
Charting this day 1977 Paul McCartney & Wings – Mull Of Kintyre 197708:11125/9/2025
Charting this day 1977 Bee Gees – How Deep is Your Love 197708:15131/3/2024
James Blundell – Kimberley Moon  08:21526/1/2025
Randy C Moore – Born In A Barn 202508:28212/12/2025
Henry Mancini His Piano & Orchestra – Feelings  08:330 
Eamonn Patrick Walsh – Upon a Christmas Day 202108:39325/12/2021
Oliver -Good Morning Starshine 196908:43136/4/2025
Vintage Vinyl    Tommy Edwards – The Morning Side Of The Mountain 195108:48222/5/2020
Helene Neijmeijer – Your First Christmas Time 202508:510 
Jim Reeves – The Merry Christmas Polka 08:54717/12/2023

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