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Merry Christmas From the Scottish Falsetto Sock-Puppet Theatre

Tom Blunt — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 18:25:40 +0000

If “Scottish Falsetto Sock-Puppet Theater” sounds like a mouthful, that’s because it is — and these mouthy, high-pitched puppets would like to throw some Christmas cheer your way. It turns out these smelly troubadors have an entire playlist of holiday-inspired videos for you to paw through, including ‘Santa Baby,’ ‘Silent Night,’ and many others. Everything [...]

Rick Monroe Does Things His Way, Get Your Free Download

Chris Allen — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 19:10:24 +0000

Rick Monroe song “Get Ur Christmas On” has become a hit on KOOL 101.7 thanks to you. Emails and phone calls asking about the song and the artist. One thing we are proud of at KOOL is that we can showcase talent and a variety of music with our Christmas format. Rick’s song is one [...]

5 Great Christmas Date Movies

Alonso Duralde — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:50:50 +0000

Thereâ€™s a lot of running around at this time of year, from work parties to open houses to your last-minute shopping run. Nonetheless, youâ€™ve still got to carve out some time to snuggle on the sofa with your significant other and take a breather from all the craziness of the season. Lots of holiday fare [...]

Science Offers Explanation for Rudolph's Red Nose

Donald Deane — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:34:16 +0000

Have you ever wondered how Rudolph got his red nose? Well, Dutch scientists have finally explained the mystery. Turns out, the reindeer's shiny nose is the direct result of "hyperemia of the nasal mucosa." Way to take all the magic out of Christmas, science.

Massive Christmas Light Display Impresses Internet, Annoys Neighbors

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:06:37 +0000

Last year the 56,000 light Christmas display which adorned Jan Stewart’s Fountain Valley, California home went viral, with a YouTube video of the lights in action garnering close to 500,000 views. This year she went even further, attaching an additional 10,000 LED lights, a few lasers and a fog machine. Total cost: $50,000 and a [...]

Last Minute Holiday Gifts For The Chef In Your Life

Steve Tanko — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:25:37 +0000

Buying gifts for someone who likes to cook? Rest easy - you have plenty of gift options that most-any "foodie" would love. As someone who likes to cook, allow me to suggest a few items that range in price from the "dollar-or-two" stocking-stuffer-status to a Kitchen Aid stand-mixer - which would be a good gift if you have an extra couple hundred dollars in your wallet.

Chris Allen's Wife Laurie, One Week Of Ugly Christmas Sweaters

Chris Allen — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 06:05:59 +0000

There are ugly sweater contests, sweater day at work, people take pride is wearing them when I just wanted to drop in a hole to disappear before my friends saw me in one. Well, my wife Laurie takes pride in her ugly sweaters and for a week wore a different one every day. check these [...]

Bentleyville Signs Three Year Extension To Stay At Bayfront

Chris Allen — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 05:11:52 +0000

Good news!!! Many feared that Bentleyville was going to go away or move somewhere remote, you can now rest easy. According to Justin Reis and our partners at the Northland’s News Center, Nathan Bentley signed a 3 year extension to keep the light display where it is. Duluth Mayor Don Ness confirmed the return of [...]

Holiday Warmth Turns Ugly At A Denny's Restaurant In Texas

Steve Tanko — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:32:45 +0000

Police are investigating an incident that happened at a San Antonio, Texas Denny’s restaurant. Apparently an angry customer set an in-restaurant Christmas Tree on fire. No customers were injured and there wasn’t major damage to the business, but police continue to investigate the incident. KABB Fox San Antonio :: Top Stories – Christmas Tree [...]

Why Doesn't Eggnog Make Us Sick?

Jackie Mancini — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:22:59 +0000

This popular holiday drink is traditionally made by combining raw eggs, rum and dairy and leaving it all in the fridge for up to six weeks. We basically drink our weight in the stuff every December — how on earth have we managed to avoid being sick all this time? Like all happy endings, once [...]

Happy Holidays! Man Gives Away Lottery Tickets to the Unemployed

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:47:05 +0000

Goodwill towards man has become goodwill towards the unemployed man this holiday in Spain. Bartolome Florido, 60, is a driving instructor who coughed up $2,000 on 333 lottery tickets. No, he’s not hoping to hit the jackpot — he’s hoping someone else does because he donated the tickets to people without jobs. Florido approached people [...]

15 Gingerbread Houses That Are Way Better Than Ours

Cameron Simcik — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:25:16 +0000

There's something about the holidays that puts a lot of us here at TheFW into extra crafty moods. Maybe it's all those awesome Etsy decorations we so wish we could copy or just the fact we're feeling particularly festive this time of year. Either way, trying to get all creatively crafty is just plain old fun.

This Christmas Survey Might Be Worth Taking, The Mistletoe Questions [VIDEO]

Chris Allen — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:45:41 +0000

How many times have you been stopped in the Mall or somewhere else and asked to answer questions about what movies you like, how many times you make dinner, do you like hot dogs…….mmmm HOT DOGS! Ok, back on track. Well, this question and answer session was a bit more fun for these people. Would [...]

Home Free Vocal Band Live in KOOL 101.7 Morning Show [VIDEO][AUDIO]

Chris Allen — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 21:05:12 +0000

dThe Home Free Vocal Band stopped in for a visit in the studio and did an interview and then performed live today on the KOOL 101.7 morning show. They did some of their songs form their Christmas Tour. Hear the performance: See the interview and performance.

Home Free Vocal Band Coming to Duluth, Featured On The KOOL Morning Show [VIDEO]

Chris Allen — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 06:58:34 +0000

The Home Free Vocal Band is coming to Duluth, to put on their Christmas Show. Band, is used loosely, as they create all the instruments with their mouths and bodies. This Friday they will visit the KOOL morning show to sing live and demonstrate their unique take on the Christmas Classics. Matt, one of the [...]

Duluth Natives Jamestown Story Has A Christmas Hit and Releases A New Album [VIDEO]

Chris Allen — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:30:07 +0000

Dane Schmidt of Jamestown Story, started in Duluth, MN. He is the son of Tammi and Mark from the band MYNX. KOOL 101.7 is featuring their new Christmas Song “Wherever You Are” With Michelle Rene. See it!! Jamestown Story also released their new album “Show Me Tomorrow” The follow up to their hit “Find A [...]

Escape The Stress Of Christmas, Watch These Funny Parody Songs [VIDEO]

Chris Allen — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:09:04 +0000

With Christmas season upon us, we all get frustrated. I like to look at the humorous side of frustration. Here are some videos of some of our sister stations in our company doing funny things to celebrate the down side of the holidays. The first one is a parody to John Lennon’s “Happy Xmas (War [...]

My Dream of Writing a Hit Christmas Song Actually Came True — Here's How, By Elizabeth Chan [VIDEO]

Chris Allen — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:49:38 +0000

KOOL 101.7 has been featuring a new song by Elizabeth Chan called "A Christmas Song" along with some of her other songs like "Vixen". KOOL was the first to break it nationally to help her achieve her dream, and now Elizabeth has weighed in on what it took to get there.

Santa Quits Smoking in New Version of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas'

Donald Deane — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:25:29 +0000

As a role model for kindness and generosity, you can't do much better than Santa. But let's face it -- he's not exactly the picture of health. If the jolly old elf can't bring himself to drop a few pounds, at least he's recently given up smoking.

Knife River's Popular Country Christmas Tour Of Homes On Hold This Year Due To Flood

Steve Tanko — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:36:54 +0000

If you’ve been looking for a date for the annual Knife River tour of homes – you’ll have to look until next year. The 2012 version of A Country Christmas on the North Shore has been put on hold and is taking the year off. Event organizers say that residents of Knife River are still [...]