the holidays

Tree Lightings:
THURSDAY
Ohio Statehouse
Dublin - Riverside Crossing Park

FRIDAY
Canal Winchester - Downtown Canal Winchester
Delaware - Downtown Delaware
German Village - Frank Fetch Park
Grove City - Grove City Town Center
Otterbein University - Towers Plaza
Upper Arlington - Mallway Park
Westerville - City Hall
Whitehall - The Kelley Green at Norton Crossing (Bus - # 10, 24)

SATURDAY
Lancaster - Downtown Lancaster
Pickerington - Olde Pickerington
Plain City - Plain City
Reynoldsburg - City Hall (Bus - # 2 to Reynoldsburg)

SUNDAY
Bexley - Northeast Drexel Circle, Broad St & Drexel Ave. (Bus - # 10)
Groveport - Groveport
Hilliard - Hilliard Station Park

TUESDAY
Grandview Heights - Grandview Community Center

Holiday Festivals:
THURSDAY
Statehouse Open House

FRIDAY/SATURDAY
Canal Winchester - Christmas in the Village
Grove City - Christmas Festival/Mistletoe Market, Grove City Town Center

FRIDAY
Delaware - First Friday, Downtown Delaware
Upper Arlington - Winter Fair, Mallway Park (in front of Jones Middle School & Fire Station 95)
Whitehall - Whitehall Wonderland, The Kelley Green at Norton Crossing

SATURDAY
Downtown - Discovery District Trolley Hop
Downtown - Winter Fest, Bicentennial Park
Lancaster - Winter Fair
Plain City - Christmas Under The Clock/Route 42 Holiday Hop
Short North - Holiday Hop, High Street between Nationwide Blvd. & 5th Ave., Short North

SUNDAY
Clintonville - Holiday Ville!
German Village - Village Lights
Westerville - Sertoma Christmas Parade, State St. between St. Paul the Apostle Church and Electric Avenue

TUESDAY
Grandview Heights - Holidays in the Heights, Grandview Avenue between First and Third Avenue, Grandview Heights

WEDNESDAY 12/07
Worthington - Illuminating Shopping, High Street between New England and Stafford Avenue, Worthington

The Arts:
Jazz Arts Group Home for the Holidays at the Southern Theatre (through December 4)

Tonight on the Show, The DJBC Happy Hour celebrates Thanksgiving by previewing The Game between # 2 Ohio and their daddy, # 3 Michigan Wolverines. The Game will take place at 12 Noon ET on FOX, with both ESPN College GameDay and the Big Noon Kickoff on FOX will be LIVE from Campus on Saturday morning before the game.

Keys to an Ohio Win (which better not happen):
Warm Weather
Open Receivers
Opportunistic Defense

Keys to a Michigan Win:
Blake Corum
Receivers need to CATCH the ball and make big plays
The Defense Boxes in Stroud
The Weather Needs to Be Chilly (with some snow)

Restaurants Open on Thanksgiving (2022): https://columbusunderground.com/24-restaurants-open-on-thanksgiving-day-...

Tonight on the final show of 2021...
- The College Football Preview (and New Year's Six) - Jack & Susan and Santa & Mrs. Claus chime in with DJBC.
- The Grinch That Stole The Holidays...Omicron
- 2021, We Hardly Knew Ye...
- Keys to Victory Against Georgia in the Orange Bowl

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Picks:
Everyone but Mrs. Claus: # 1 Alabama vs. # 2 Michigan
Mrs. Claus: # 1 Alabama vs. # 3 Georgia

ROSE BOWL Picks (Show was recorded before the news of the four Ohio opt-outs):
Mrs. Claus: Ohio
Everyone Else: Utah

LINKS:
2021 in Pop Culture (NPR) - https://www.npr.org/2021/12/14/1064042944/did-that-really-happen-this-year
In Memoriam - 2021 (NPR) - https://www.npr.org/2021/12/30/1068322276/notable-deaths-2021
50 Wonderful Things from 2021 (NPR) - https://www.npr.org/2021/12/30/1068256220/pop-culture-highlights-2021-mo...
The Musicians We Lost in 2021 (NPR's Morning Edition) - https://www.npr.org/2021/12/31/1064443331/in-memoriam-2021-the-musicians...

New Year's Superstitions (Parade) - https://parade.com/1133128/marynliles/new-year-superstitions/
New Year's Superstitions (Her Campus) - https://www.hercampus.com/life/new-years-eve-superstitions/
New Year's Superstitions (Superstition Dictionary) - http://superstitiondictionary.com/new-years-superstitions/
15 New Year's Superstitions Around the World (Yahoo) - https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/15-years-day-traditions-around-173000575...
Good Luck Superstitions on New Year's Eve (Yahoo) - https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/14-superstitions-good-luck-140000819.htm...
New Year's and Your Pets: https://www.nbc4i.com/news/u-s-world/tips-to-help-calm-your-pets-during-...

Tonight, Twas the Show Before Christmas, and ALL Through The House....yeah, we're not going down that road again. But, Santa and Mrs. Claus return for the Naughty (and Nice) List, and a special appearance by a long-time former Downtown Columbus Holiday Fixture.

**Under Construction**

Experience Columbus 2021 Gift Guide - https://www.experiencecolumbus.com/giftguide/
Short North 2021 Holiday Trail - https://shortnorth.org/holiday-trail/

Tonight on the show, we are infusing Christmas (in July) with the Fourth of July. Christmas Songs, and a few gritty fireworks mix tunes spliced in, so we can literally say "Merry Christmas in July With Firecrackers!"

Tonight on the Show, we bid farewell to the year that really wasn't. 2020, a year that was lost. COVID-19. Systemic Racism. A heated Presidential Election. Here at home, the Crew won The Cup, House Bill 6 forced a switch in Leadership in the State Legislature, and the most violent year in Columbus.

Plus, New Year's Superstitions:
Country Living's New Year's Superstitions - https://www.countryliving.com/entertaining/g29538911/new-years-superstit...
Cosmopolitan's New Year's Superstitions - https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a30112058/new-years-superstitions/
Bustle's New Year's Superstitions - https://www.bustle.com/life/198210-new-years-eve-superstitions-that-migh...
Superstition Dictionary - http://superstitiondictionary.com/new-years-superstitions/

In Memoriam - Columbus Bars & Restaurants that Closed in 2020: https://www.columbusalive.com/foodanddining/20201228/central-ohio-restau...

Here is the extended Cold Open to The DJBC Happy Hour # 364:
http://www.wcrsfm.org/content/364-socially-distant-covid-christmas-santa...

Tonight on the Show, Santa Claus returns with his Nice and Naughty List for 2020, and Mrs. Claus returns as the guest co-host tonight.

Opening Sketch (which was trimmed for time) in its entirety:
http://www.wcrsfm.org/content/santas-nice-naughty-list-2020-extended-edi...