Throwback Video Of The Week: Billy Squier “Christmas Is The Time To Say I Love You”
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It was 1981 and MTV was celebrating its first holiday season. Having just launched on August 1st of that year, it still had that new cable network smell. What better way for an up and coming music video channel to spread some Christmas cheer than through the magic of song?
Massachusetts-born rocker Billy Squier was also having a good 1981. Riding high on the success of his second solo album, Don’t Say No, he wrote a holiday tune called “Christmas Is the Time to Say ‘I Love You’,“ which was released as the B-side of his hit “My Kinda Lover.” A video of the song was recorded with the original MTV VJs (Martha Quinn, J.J. Jackson, Mark Goodman, Nina Blackwood, Alan Hunter) and staff members singing along with Squier.
Phil Harris is 50% of "Phil & Mel in the Afternoon" on K104.7. He has been with the station since 2013 and on the air in Charlotte since 2000. Before coming to the Queen City, Phil worked for radio stations in Pittsburgh, Austin, and Seattle. In addition to the weekly "Throwback Threesome" music video feature, Phil writes about things that matter to Charlotte sports fans and pet owners. He happens to be both.
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