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Chartmania 2014!

The results are in. Below you will find the CJLO Top 100 releases compiled from our airplay in the last calendar year. Canadian releases are highlighted in red. Happy holidays, and cheers to more great underground music in the new year!

--Your friends at CJLO 1690AM in Montreal

You may be getting coal in your stocking, but at least Angelica's got some gifts for your ears this year, as she once again turns over the reins of BVST to Mr. Santapalooza himself, Matt Kiernan, for the third edition of BVST goes Santapalooza! If you can't get enough ringadingalinging rare, vintage and newly released Christmas music, you won't wanna miss Santapalooza's carefully curated playlist of covers and originals coming to you live via the magic of radio next Wednesday, December 17th from 7 to 9pm ET! Make sure to follow the Santapalooza project on Twitter @Santapalooza for all your holly jolly musical needs now and year round!

Concerto Della Donna is a Montreal-based choir of female voices that has graced the world with its beautiful performances for over a decade. Tune in to The F Hole on Monday, December 15th at noon to hear special guests Marie-Claire Saindon, Amena Ahmad, and Katherine Black talk about their experiences in this choir, the history of it, and why the group has unfortunately disbanded. We'll also discuss the director, Iwan Edwards, and his career, as well as the documentary that the group recently produced. Join us in honouring this outstanding group of singers and one of Canada's finest choral directors as we listen to their stories and to their music.

Today on Psychic City we have special guest Patrick Zakhm, clairvoyant and author of "Haunted Places" and "Dreams: Language Of The Spirit World". We will be discussing everything from ghosts, to poltergeists and messages from beyond the grave. Patrick is also the founder of the Montreal Paranormal website. Feel free to post your questions on the Psychic City fan page! The show begins at 5 PM EST.

On Sunday, December 7th at 4 PM, Montreal's Philharmonia Mundi will be performing a concert at the Oscar Peterson Concert Hall (7141 rue Sherbrooke O.) and CJLO 1690AM will be broadcasting live at the event!

Philaharmonia Mundi will be doing much-loved classics such as Overture to the Barber of Seville by Rossini, the Prince Igor Overture by Borodin, and of course Dvorak's New World Symphony. The full concert repertoire is as follows:

Psychic City, CJLO's brand new drive home show premieres on Monday, December 1st at 5 PM with hostess Abby 'Reaktor' Shaktor (former host of The Reaktor). This brand new talk/music show takes you on a one-hour adventure into the unnatural. We will explore the occult and current and assumed mystical events. Expect a variety of topics and guests, from live psychic and astrology readings, to philosophical and ethical debates... everything and anything that piques our interest!

Tune in to Champions Of The Local Scene this Wednesday, November 19th at 6 PM EST to hear a live session with L.A. Foster, brought to you by M FOR MONTREAL! L.A. Foster is a conceptual project led by Montreal musician Lesley Ann Foster, whose soulful voice blends with delay, melodic synths, and electronic beats.