26 December 2025
► LOOKING at events on 26 December;
On this day in 1870, the 13.7-km long Mont Cenis Railway Tunnel through the European Alps, linking Modane, France and Bardonecchia, Italy, was completed. It’s construction had taken 14 years.
In 1945, Hobart recorded its hottest December day and night for the past 25 years, maximum 38.1 C
In 1980 in Sydney, New South Wales, a $250,000 reward was offered for information leading to the conviction of those responsible for the Christmas Eve bombing of Woolworth’s Town Hall store.
Two thousand shoppers and staff were evacuated after ten minutes’ warning was given of the blast, which devastated the store.
This followed two other explosions at Woolworths stores at Maitland and Warilla. The following month, two men were arrested, charged, and were ultimately convicted. Both were sentenced to long gaol terms.
In 2004, a 9.3 magnitude earthquake created a series of massive tsunamis which devastated coastal regions of Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and other areas around the Indian Ocean. Over 250,000 lives were lost.
► DIED…..
Nigel Hawthorne, died on this day in 2001 in Radwell, Hertfordshire, England, aged 72. He was an actor once known for his role as Sir Humphrey Appleby in the 1980s sitcom Yes Minister and its sequel, Yes Prime Minister.
Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer, media tycoon, died this day in 2005 in Sydney, New South Wales, aged 68.
Joe Dolan, died this day in 2007 in Dublin, Ireland, aged 68. He was an entertainer, singer and recording artist whose high pitched voice won him many international fans.
Desmond Tutu, died this day in 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa, aged 90. He was an activist and former cleric, famous during the 1980s as an opponent of apartheid.
Today’s Playlist
| TRACK | RELEASE YEAR | PLAY TIME | PREVIOUS PLAYS | LAST PLAYED |
| David McCaffrey – Walk Of Life | 2025 | 09:04 | 2 | 12/12/2025 |
| Jeff Orson – Missing You Soon | 2025 | 09:10 | 8 | 6/7/2025 |
| The Barker Band – The Only Thing They Remember | 2025 | 09:15 | 1 | 20/6/2025 |
| 70s Classic Jim Capaldi – Love Hurts | 1976 | 09:19 | 5 | 13/4/2025 |
| Ronnie Milsap – Am I Losing You | 09:23 | 0 | ||
| Ray Monk Orchestra & Singers – If You Leave Me Now | 09:27 | 1 | 18/7/2025 | |
| Johnny Gregory & The Orchestra Unlimited – Memory (From Cats) | 09:32 | 2 | 7/5/2021 | |
| Susan Boyle – Angels | 09:35 | 2 | 30/4/2017 | |
| Joe Dolan – You’re Such A Good Looking Woman | 1970 | 09:42 | 7 | 8/11/2020 |
| For a Listener Matt Monro – Fly Me To The Moon | 09:45 | 0 | ||
| Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Hermans Hermits – A Must To Avoid | 1965 | 09:49 | 6 | 5/11/2023 |
| Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Four Seasons – Let’s Hang On | 1965 | 09:51 | 1 | 27/4/2012 |
| Johnny Cash – Hey Porter | 09:55 | 4 | 19/9/2025 | |
| Debbie Reynolds – Put On Your Pretty Skirt | 09:58 | 8 | 12/5/2024 | |
| Sabrina Fallon – Eileen Óg | 2025 | 10:05 | 4 | 6/7/2025 |
| Anthony Baxter – The Jumping Jackaroo | 2025 | 10:11 | 4 | 25/5/2025 |
| Joy Adams – You Know Too Much | 10:14 | 0 | ||
| Sisters In Country – Old Heart | 2025 | 10:19 | 0 | |
| Vintage Vinyl Guy Mitchell – Pittsburgh Pennsylvania | 1952 | 10:23 | 5 | 6/12/2024 |
| Ben Walker – Be Different | 10:26 | 0 | ||
| Larry Dalton & His Orchestra – What A Wonderful World | 10:33 | 0 | ||
| Paul Ricketts – I’m Just Like You | 2025 | 10:37 | 0 | |
| Anthony Baxter & Peggy Gilchrist – Vincent | 2025 | 10:41 | 0 | |
| 70s Classic Billie Jo Spears – Blanket On The Ground (Version 1) | 1976 | 10:46 | 10 | 13/4/2025 |
| John Denver – Aspenglow | 10:52 | 3 | 12/8/2022 | |
| Mountain Rio – It’s Christmas In Ukraine | 1975 | 10:54 | 5 | 21/12/2025 |
| Kaoma – Lambada | 2025 | 11:05 | 2 | 17/10/2025 |
| Terry Bennetts – Slab Hut Gully | 2025 | 11:11 | 2 | 27/7/2025 |
| Joyce Ramgatie – Memories Are All We Have | 2025 | 11:13 | 2 | 23/11/2025 |
| For a Listener Sandy Rasmussen – Queen of Hearts | 2015 | 11:19 | 1 | 31/1/2025 |
| Vintage Vinyl Sonny James – Young Love | 1957 | 11:26 | 2 | 24/4/2020 |
| Romantic Strings Orchestra – Always On My Mind | 11:32 | 0 | ||
| Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Seekers – Lady Mary | 1965 | 11:35 | 1 | 3/3/2017 |
| Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Tony Worsley & Blue Jays – Missing You | 1965 | 11:38 | 0 | |
| Matt Scullion – Golden Handcuffs | 2025 | 11:42 | 1 | 30/11/2025 |
| Jeff Brown – Pretty Bush Sheila | 11:45 | 4 | 20/6/2025 | |
| Sammy Sadler & Exile – Close Enough | 2025 | 11:49 | 2 | 21/11/2025 |
| Barbara Lewis – Hello Stranger | 1963 | 11:53 | 0 |