My wife and I are celebrating our 35th Christmas together. The Martini in the Morning countdown of the 100 most requested Christmas songs was our 15th. It's our 2nd Christmas where COVID is likely to be discussed as we gather to celebrate. Oh, and it's the 14th year for a unique New Years Eve tradition. More on that later in this newsletter.

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For years, Martini in the Morning has used the arrival of each new year as an opportunity to highlight our unique audience scattered across the USA and around the world. Years ago, a listener in Russia, Vladimir Azarian signed up to welcome the new year in his time zone. To make sure he'd have a phone signal, he went to Red Square on December 30th and called us for a test run. Brett Young called live from a night club in Tel Aviv, Israel just as the clock struck midnight there. John and Judy Lesniewski called in from Abu Dhabi and there was the famous call from Chris Gomm as his wife rang in the new year from a centuries old church belltower in Aylesbury, England. We'd like to have a new years check-in from every time zone where Martini in the Morning listeners are done with the old year and welcoming the promise of a new year, new start. You can pre-record your greeting just in case midnight is past your bedtime, even on New Years Eve. Use the voice recording app on your smartphone or tablet, record a greeting saying "Happy New Year," who you are, where you are and any message you'd like to pass along. Email your recording to listen@martiniinthemorning.com and you'll be part of this year's celebration!