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Whew! That 2015 galloped past in a flash, didn't it? I mean totally, like, whew!

Now it's time to say farewell to 2015, and ring in the new year, with all its potential for renewal.

When it's 2 p.m. Eastern US time, 7 p.m. in the UK on Christmas Day, Christmas will be over in New Zealand. It will be Boxing Day. So the cool thing is that the Mosen explosion Christmas special gives me a chance to make Christmas last just a little bit longer in New Zealand. .

Hi everyone. This is Jonathan Mosen, with an update from your busy Mushroom FM countdown crew.

Mushroom FM's 2015 holiday countdown and Christmas party is not far away! We'll be counting down the top 100 holiday songs as chosen by you from 9 a.m. Eastern time on Sunday morning, that's 2 p.m. in the UK.

While we all enjoy the festive tunes, our virtual online Christmas party puts those who have voted in the countdown at Christmas tables, named after the reindeer in our 2015 Christmas single 'Twas the night before Christmas.

With the school holidays upon us, and the Mosen Explosion exploding on Mushroom FM on a Monday morning in New Zealand, it means we get some intensive banana time. And this week, it's my pleasure to welcome the highly liberated Richard Mosen who'll be co-hosting the show.

Hark I tell you! Hark at once! Axel can't be with us this week to take us all through the 80s, so it's your old friends Jonnie and Bonathan, standing in again for two hours of ding dong merrily on Mushroom. Right after Brian has finished doing number twos on his music machine, we'll be here to bring some joy to your world as you contemplate the remaining shopping, food preparations, and ensuring that you've cast your vote in the Mushroom FM holiday countdown.

The Mosen explosion is back, and it's one of my very favourite days of the year. One of the wonderful things about having Mushroom FM back on the air, is the resurrection of many wonderful Christmas traditions. One of those is of course the Mushroom FM holiday countdown, and many of you have already cast your votes, for which we are grateful. If by chance you've not voted yet, come one, come all, have your say, and be in to win $500 at http://www.mushroomfm.com/countdown2015.

Our November Mushroom FM book of the month was "the woman who stole my life" by Marian Keyes. Already, there has been some lively discussion about the book on Twitter.

But now, it's time to take that discussion into the Mushroom FM book club chat room for our official monthly meeting.

We'd love to hear what you thought of the book, and you can join in the discussion on Saturday at noon Eastern, 5 p.m. UK.

At 4 p.m. Eastern, 9 p.m. in the UK, I'm going to be in the zone again!
Unfortunately, wee Anne Cosgrove who was looking forward to being with you again after a week away, has been stricken! Stricken I tell you! She has a horrible cold, and is not fit to talk, so I'll be talking and playing music instead.

Hi everyone, it's hard to believe that it's less than 48 hours since votes for the Mushroom FM Holiday Countdown went live, and I'd like to give you a quick update.