Visitors since July 25, 2024:
Enjoy my cocktail of hand-picked songs on November 17. It features music by three gentlemen
named Jones: Quincy, Jack and Tom, as well as The Brass Ring, Johnnie Ray, John Williams and the
Boston Pops, Till Brönner and Gregory Porter, Connie Francis, Edith Piaf, Carlos Romanos, Al Hirt,
Percy Faith, Andy Williams, Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra, Petula Clark, Ray Conniff’s Singers as
well as his orchestra and chorus.
My cocktail hour on Sunday, November 24, features Roger Williams, James Last, Carlos Romanos,
Billy Vaughn, Perez Prado, Jack Jones, Si Zentner, Louis Armstrong, Paul Anka, Mel Tormé with
Studio Rio, Nat King Cole, Edmundo Ros, Jimmy Sturr, Berdien Stenberg, The Johnny Mann Singers,
Caterina Valente, Tony Bennett, and – of course! – Ray Conniff (Singers and O&C). Cheers!
All the songs I play in my show on December 8, 2024 are about Santa Claus, also known as Father
Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, Papa Noël, Weihnachtsmann, St. Nikolaus, Babbo
Natale etc. – or simply Santa. Only one of the songs contains the word “Christmas” in its title. The
artists featured include Dolly Parton, Bob Brown, George Melachrino, Percy Faith, Sammy Kaye,
Loretta Lynn, The Beach Boys, The Andrews Sisters & Bing Crosby, Paul Mauriat, Jessy J, Mitch Miller,
The Hollyridge Strings, Vaughn Monroe, Burt Bacharach, Nat King Cole, Eartha Kitt, Elvis Presley,
James Last, and (of course!) Ray Conniff.
My show on December 15 features songs about Christmas presents, hopes and wishes. Artists include
Raymond Lefèvre, Doris Day, Percy Faith, Peter Alexander, Nana Mouskouri, Ella Fitzgerald, Kay Starr,
Herb Alpert, Nancy Wilson, Nat King Cole, Michael Bublé, Brook Benton, Jimmy Beaumont and the
Skyliners, Natalie Cole, James Last – and (of course!) Ray Conniff. Learn all about the meaning of “The
Twelve Days of Christmas”. Listen up and enjoy!
My first show in 2025 features great orchestras, such as those of Raymond Lefèvre, Bert
Kaempfert, Mitch Miller, Les Reed, James Last, The Brass Ring, Henry Hall, Herb Alpert, and Ray
Conniff as well as the following singers and musicians: Edith Piaf, Richard Clayderman, Johnny
Mathis, Billy Butterfield, Connie Francis, Andy Williams, The Hi-Los, The DeCastro Sisters, Don
Cherry, and The Ray Conniff Singers. Tune in and listen up to enjoy my cocktail of hand-picked
songs. Ah yes, happy new year to you all, my loyal listeners!
On January 12, “Listen Up with Manfred” features some highlights of shows broadcast about a year ago.
Artists featured include The Big 18, Jean Claude Borelly, Nelson Riddle, The Johnny Mann Singers,
Jimmy Sturr, Edmundo Ros, Siw Malmkvist & Umberto Marcato, Luis Cobos, Elvis Presley with the
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Louis Armstrong, Si Zentner, Dean Martin, Nana Mouskouri, Duane
Eddy, Nino Tempo & April Stevens, Bobby Darin, Richard Clayderman – and, of course, Ray Conniff and
his Singers. Tune in, listen up and enjoy!
Listen to a “Broadway Special” on January 19. It features songs from “Fiddler on the Roof”, “Subways
Are for Sleeping”, “Show Boat”, “Mack and Mabel”, “La Cage aux Folles”, “Mame”, “Man of La
Mancha”, “42ndStreet”, “Funny Girl”, and “Finian’s Rainbow”. Artists include Shirley Bassey, Percy
Faith, Andy Williams, Living Strings, Herb Alpert, Ed Ames, Manuel and the Music of the Mountains,
Barbra Streisand with and without Omar Sharif, Lester Lanin, Percy Faith, Caterina Valente, Tony
Bennett, Mitch Miller & The Gang, The Pasadena Roof Orchestra, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin with the
Hi-Los, and Ray Conniff, his Orchestra and Singers. Tune in, listen up and enjoy!
My episode of “Listen Up!” on December 1, 2024 is about winter, snow, sleigh bells etc. Only one song
contains the word “Christmas” in its title. Most of the songs I picked can only be heard on the radio
before Christmas (unlike summer-related songs, which can be played anytime of the year!). Artists
include Perry La Marca, Carpenters, Idina Menzel & Michael Bublé, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong,
Dean Martin, Bing Crosby & Peggy Lee, Bert Kaempfert, Ferrante & Teicher, The Boston Pops, Brenda
Lee, Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, Bill Pursell, Engelbert Humperdinck, James Last, The Leroy
Holmes Singers, Connie Francis, Johnny Mathis, and, yes, as usual Ray Conniff and his Singers. Tune
in, listen up and enjoy!
My show on December 29 might put you in the right mood for your New Year’s Eve party already. It
features Tom Jones, Petula Clark, Billy Vaughn, Pink Martini & The von Trapps, Ricky Nelson,
Perez Prado, Phil Harris, Herb Alpert, The Hi-Los, Dixie Belles, Johnnie Ray & Frankie Laine, Al
Hirt, Diana Trask, Steve Lawrence, Glen Gray, Carlos Romanos, Les Baxter, Jack Costanzo, Dean
Martin, and (of course!) Ray Conniff, his Orchestra and Chorus as well as The Ray Conniff
Singers. Listen up, enjoy – and cheers, everybody!
My show on December 22 features The Ray Conniff Singers, Mel Tormé, Nat King Cole, Brenda
Lee, The Andrews Sisters with and without Bing Crosby, The Brothers Four, Paul Mauriat, Perry La
Marca (featuring Santa’s Toyshop Orchestra), The New Christy Minstrels, Olivia Newton-John and
John Travolta with Barbra Streisand, Beegie Adair, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, The Hollyridge
Strings, James Last and The Boston Pops, conducted by Erich Kunzel. Merry Christmas,
everybody! Frohe Weihnachten!
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My first show in 2025 features great orchestras, such
as those of Raymond Lefèvre, Bert Kaempfert, Mitch
Miller, Les Reed, James Last, The Brass Ring, Henry
Hall, Herb Alpert, and Ray Conniff as well as the
following singers and musicians: Edith Piaf, Richard
Clayderman, Johnny Mathis, Billy Butterfield, Connie
Francis, Andy Williams, The Hi-Los, The DeCastro
Sisters, Don Cherry, and The Ray Conniff Singers.
Tune in and listen up to enjoy my cocktail of hand-
picked songs. Ah yes, happy new year to you all, my
loyal listeners!
Listen to a “Broadway Special” on January 19. It
features songs from “Fiddler on the Roof”, “Subways
Are for Sleeping”, “Show Boat”, “Mack and Mabel”, “La
Cage aux Folles”, “Mame”, “Man of La Mancha”,
“42ndStreet”, “Funny Girl”, and “Finian’s Rainbow”.
Artists include Shirley Bassey, Percy Faith, Andy
Williams, Living Strings, Herb Alpert, Ed Ames, Manuel
and the Music of the Mountains, Barbra Streisand with
and without Omar Sharif, Lester Lanin, Percy Faith,
Caterina Valente, Tony Bennett, Mitch Miller & The
Gang, The Pasadena Roof Orchestra, Frank Sinatra,
Dean Martin with the Hi-Los, and Ray Conniff, his
Orchestra and Singers. Tune in, listen up and enjoy!
On January 12, “Listen Up with Manfred” features
some highlights of shows broadcast about a year ago.
Artists featured include The Big 18, Jean Claude
Borelly, Nelson Riddle, The Johnny Mann Singers,
Jimmy Sturr, Edmundo Ros, Siw Malmkvist & Umberto
Marcato, Luis Cobos, Elvis Presley with the Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra, Louis Armstrong, Si Zentner,
Dean Martin, Nana Mouskouri, Duane Eddy, Nino
Tempo & April Stevens, Bobby Darin, Richard
Clayderman – and, of course, Ray Conniff and his
Singers. Tune in, listen up and enjoy!
My show on December 29 might put you in the right
mood for your New Year’s Eve party already. It features
Tom Jones, Petula Clark, Billy Vaughn, Pink Martini &
The von Trapps, Ricky Nelson, Perez Prado, Phil
Harris, Herb Alpert, The Hi-Los, Dixie Belles, Johnnie
Ray & Frankie Laine, Al Hirt, Diana Trask, Steve
Lawrence, Glen Gray, Carlos Romanos, Les Baxter,
Jack Costanzo, Dean Martin, and (of course!) Ray
Conniff, his Orchestra and Chorus as well as The Ray
Conniff Singers. Listen up, enjoy – and cheers,
everybody!
My show on December 22 features The Ray Conniff
Singers, Mel Tormé, Nat King Cole, Brenda Lee, The
Andrews Sisters with and without Bing Crosby, The
Brothers Four, Paul Mauriat, Perry La Marca
(featuring Santa’s Toyshop Orchestra), The New
Christy Minstrels, Olivia Newton-John and John
Travolta with Barbra Streisand, Beegie Adair, Ella
Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, The Hollyridge Strings,
James Last and The Boston Pops, conducted by
Erich Kunzel. Merry Christmas, everybody! Frohe
Weihnachten!
My show on December 15 features songs about
Christmas presents, hopes and wishes. Artists
include Raymond Lefèvre, Doris Day, Percy Faith,
Peter Alexander, Nana Mouskouri, Ella Fitzgerald,
Kay Starr, Herb Alpert, Nancy Wilson, Nat King Cole,
Michael Bublé, Brook Benton, Jimmy Beaumont and
the Skyliners, Natalie Cole, James Last – and (of
course!) Ray Conniff. Learn all about the meaning of
“The Twelve Days of Christmas”. Listen up and
enjoy!
All the songs I play in my show on December 8, 2024
are about Santa Claus, also known as Father
Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle,
Papa Noël, Weihnachtsmann, St. Nikolaus, Babbo
Natale etc. – or simply Santa. Only one of the songs
contains the word “Christmas” in its title. The artists
featured include Dolly Parton, Bob Brown, George
Melachrino, Percy Faith, Sammy Kaye, Loretta Lynn,
The Beach Boys, The Andrews Sisters & Bing Crosby,
Paul Mauriat, Jessy J, Mitch Miller, The Hollyridge
Strings, Vaughn Monroe, Burt Bacharach, Nat King
Cole, Eartha Kitt, Elvis Presley, James Last, and (of
course!) Ray Conniff.
My episode of “Listen Up!” on December 1, 2024 is
about winter, snow, sleigh bells etc. Only one song
contains the word “Christmas” in its title. Most of the
songs I picked can only be heard on the radio before
Christmas (unlike summer-related songs, which can
be played anytime of the year!). Artists include Perry
La Marca, Carpenters, Idina Menzel & Michael Bublé,
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, Dean Martin, Bing
Crosby & Peggy Lee, Bert Kaempfert, Ferrante &
Teicher, The Boston Pops, Brenda Lee, Herb Alpert &
The Tijuana Brass, Bill Pursell, Engelbert
Humperdinck, James Last, The Leroy Holmes
Singers, Connie Francis, Johnny Mathis, and, yes, as
usual Ray Conniff and his Singers. Tune in, listen up
and enjoy!
My cocktail hour on Sunday, November 24, features
Roger Williams, James Last, Carlos Romanos, Billy
Vaughn, Perez Prado, Jack Jones, Si Zentner, Louis
Armstrong, Paul Anka, Mel Tormé with Studio Rio,
Nat King Cole, Edmundo Ros, Jimmy Sturr, Berdien
Stenberg, The Johnny Mann Singers, Caterina
Valente, Tony Bennett, and – of course! – Ray
Conniff (Singers and O&C). Cheers!
Enjoy my cocktail of hand-picked songs on November
17. It features music by three gentlemen named Jones:
Quincy, Jack and Tom, as well as The Brass Ring,
Johnnie Ray, John Williams and the Boston Pops, Till
Brönner and Gregory Porter, Connie Francis, Edith Piaf,
Carlos Romanos, Al Hirt, Percy Faith, Andy Williams,
Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra, Petula Clark, Ray
Conniff’s Singers as well as his orchestra and chorus.
Visitors since July 25, 2024:
Herunterladen = Download / Öffnen = Play
Administrator of this website: Manfred
Thönicke, Hamburg, Germany.
For requests or comments send a message by
clicking on the email symbol.
Missed a show or would like to listen again?
Please click on the pictures - and there you are!
For audio scripts and playlists,
click on the respective number of the show.
Show No.: