This week on Under the Radar:

It’s our annual spinning of holiday tunes with Mike Wilkins, radio engineer for PRX and GBH’S The World.

Wilkins shares his new picks of old songs that are quirky, weird and sometimes way out there — not the traditional carols from the Mormon Tabernacle Choir or even new traditional favorites like Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You.”

Wilkins' compilation of songs-you-never-heard-of include the vinyl one-hit-wonders he rescued from the forgotten bins of overlooked B-sides, and a few newer tunes that might become classics.

This season, for his 33rd year of Jingle bell melodies, Mike honors his mixtape history with “Mr. Mike's Merry Mix 2022,” a Yuletopia recording. Stream his full playlist here: https://soundcloud.com/seenthat/mikemas2022

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Mike Wilkins, radio engineer for PRX and GBH’S The World

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Mr. Mike's Merry Mix: Our annual review of quirky holiday songs