Pierre’s Christmas Chaos: A Guided Tour
These are the anti-Martha Stewart Christmas decorations. Every year Pierre Robert and his trusty elves makes things merry and bright (and very messy) in the WMMR studios. Allow us to take you on a tour of our chaotic Christmas home…
Pierre’s motto when it comes to Christmas decorations is: “Always tacky, never tasteful.” We have lights with missing bulbs, broken ornaments, trees of unnatural colors, three rogue trashcan lids, props with the tag still on… all of them need a home, and what better home than our own island of misfit toys!
The whole thing is a bit of a fire hazard, but we make sure things are taped, clipped and hung on the walls with care. Don’t have a ladder? Throw it at the wall! No scissors? Keep it in the packaging! Unsure of which way is up? Hang it upside down! Unpaid parking tickets? Don’t pay them, slap ’em up!
From Pierre Robert and all of us here at WMMR, we wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a prosperous and healthy new year. We can’t wait to show you what’s in store for 2024. Follow along on Instagram so you don’t miss a thing.
Christmas Songs: 25 Hard Rock/Metal/Punk Tunes To Help Deck the Halls
Now that it’s finally December, it’s time to fully embrace Christmas songs. (Sure, some may have started long ago, but many like to wait until Thanksgiving is in the rearview.)
There are a surprising number of rock and roll Christmas songs. Many rockin’ holiday tunes tend to be covers, but many artists have tried to pen the next Christmas classic. If they don’t end up classics, they are often at least a lot of fun.
One of those songs is “The Magic of Christmas Day.” The song was written by Twisted Sister singer Dee Snider, but it was made famous when it was recorded by Celine Dion. Snider wrote the song at the request of his wife, Suzette. The song got into the hands of producer Ric Wake, a friend of Snider’s, who thought the song had massive potential.
Snider said in a Dec. 2020 interview in Ultimate Classic Rock that about five years after writing the song for his wife, he got a fateful call from Wake. The producer let him know that Celine Dion wanted to record the song.
It was perfect timing for Snider. He said was “broke and struggling” at the time he learned the pop icon decided to record his song. Considering Dion’s star power, Snider was thrilled she wanted to record the song at all. His big concern was making sure she didn’t know he was the one to write the song.
“I said, ‘Do not tell her that Satan wrote her Christmas song. Just put it on the f—in’ album,'” said Snider. (Fun fact: Due to the song’s success and the revenue it produced, Snider refers to her as “Saint Celine.”
To help fully get into the holiday spirit, consider adding these 25 songs to your Christmas playlist. They vary in subgenre from hard rock to metal to punk. Enjoy!
From roughly 10:30am to somewhere around 3 (we call it Pierre Standard Time) weekdays Philadelphia rocks with (and loves) Pierre Robert on WMMR. Pierre Robert began his illustrious career at the pioneering progressive rock station KSAN, in his hometown San Francisco, but it’s through his uninterrupted 42-year tenure at Philadelphia‘s legendary WMMR that he’s made his mark. One of the city’s most recognizable celebrities will write about being at the center of its live music scene and greeting his legions of fans as if personal friends in the smallest clubs and largest stadiums.
