By: Lathan Gil
Now that Thanksgiving is over, it’s holiday time at 107.7 The Bronc! We are serving you some festive and joyful tunes until The Big Red Man’s Big Day on December 25!! Our Program Director, Cassie Vaz ‘26, is proud to unveil that both 107.7 The Bronc & 107.7 The Bronc Retro will be getting into the holiday spirit, “We will be playing the classics on the Retro station as it is 50s – 90s music that is played. You will get all your Mariah [Carey’s], Frank Sinatra’s, and Brenda Lee’s, and on the FM station, we are highlighting all of the new Christmas music that has been coming out from the 2000’s and forward. We will feature artists like Sabrina Carpenter, Norton Jones, and John Legend.”
And for those who don’t celebrate Christmas, you are in luck! As traditional holidays like Hanukkah will be getting spins on both stations as well! “Yes! Hanukkah music does exist! And let me tell you, if our music directors can find it, we will run it!”
By Holiday Music … What Does That Really Mean?
Just like the music industry categorizes different genres and styles of music, we do the same for the holidays at The Bronc! There are genres like Holiday Gospel, Holiday Pop, Holiday Country, and more! This year, Cassie has tasked her music directors and her entire programming team to find songs for those and other holiday music categories. All they have to think about is, “Is this song going to trend? Are people going to enjoy listening to this?” Programming at The Bronc and The Bronc Retro isn’t based off what our music team likes, it’s based on YOU like! So guess what? This is a 100% guarantee that you will enjoy this Holiday season listening to WRRC-FM and WRRC2, Since we are playing the music that we know YOU love!
Music Directors, Bella Soto ‘27, created the genre of “Obscure Christmas” music. I personally have never heard of it. However, the name may sound confusing but Bella simply describes it as Christmas music you wouldn’t necessarily think of at first! To Bella, “It means Christmas songs from unusual stuff.” She proceeded to show me the songs herself and detailed where each obscure holiday tune in this category came from, “We have some Christmas songs from South Park, Bob’s Burgers, and more! We have those unusual songs that still bring the Holiday spirit.”
When Can You Start Listening?
That is probably the question you really want answered as you’re reading this blog! And guess what? We have an answer for you! Holiday music on The Bronc and The Bronc Retro starts today, November 28. It all starts with two songs an hour until December 14, that’s when we begin our 12 Days of Continuous Christmas Music marathon; when we play 24 hours of holiday hits until Christmas Day on December 25! Then, just as fast as the Holidays came, on December 26, it goes back to regular programming.
What Is Your Favorite Christmas Song and Christmas Movie?
For an impromptu moment while interviewing both Bella and Cassie, I asked them what their favorite holiday songs and movies are! For Cassie, some of her favorites are “Joy To The World”, “All I Want For Christmas Is You”, and “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” by Pentatonix! And for movies we both came to the conclusion that Home Alone is forever the best Christmas movie of all time, followed by The Grinch.
Bella choices were “Rudolph The Red Nose Raindeer” by DMX, the original “Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer”, “Frosty The Snowman”, “Grandma Got Ran Over By a Reindeer”, and even “Little Gift” by me, Laytin. Bella’s favorite Christmas movie is also Home Alone, followed by a movie I have never seen, The Santa Clause.
When it comes to holiday music, everything is looking jolly this holiday on 107.7 The Bronc and 107.7 The Bronc Retro! Whether you start being festive in January, July, October, November, or even wait until December, our 107.7 The Bronc family wishes you a very Happy Holiday Season!