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For many people, this holiday season has looked and will look differently than ever before. Thank you to everyone that is altering your plans in the name of safety, and since this holiday feels new, let's focus on new music. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what holiday songs do you want to hear that have come out in the last year or so? And because we love a theme, tomorrow we'll focus on the classics. Respond with your song ideas in the comments below. Songs playedDavina And The Vagabonds - Merry Christmas Baby Black Pumas - Christmas Will Really Be Christmas

We've got cover songs on the brain today for a couple of reasons. It was on this day in 2014 that Joe Cocker passed away. He was known for his distinctive versions of popular songs like the Beatles' "With a Little Help from My Friends" which he covered in 1968 and his 1974 cover of "You Are So Beautiful", among others. And some music critics have been referring to 2020 as the "year of the cover". It might be that with the times we are living in, old songs are taking on new meaning. Or maybe we're all just searching for something familiar to lean on.

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what soulful holiday classics do you want to hear? And if a half hour set of soulful holiday music just isn't enough for you this week, gather round your nearest internet connected streaming device and turn on Purple Current, where you can hear soulful holiday classics from artists like Donny Hathaway, Albert King, Whitney Houston, Sharon Jones, Destiny's Child and more. Tune in to Purple Current from Monday through Christmas Day as we go all soul this holiday season. Respond with your song ideas in the comments below. Songs playedDonny Hathaway - This Christmas...

Like yesterday, we want to take you through a journey of artists lost in 2020. And join us tomorrow for 2020 Remembered, The Current's tribute to artists we lost this year. From 3 to 7 p.m. Central, we'll honor the life, music, and legacy of many artists lost in this difficult year. Yesterday, we featured songs from John Prine, Helen Reddy, Kenny Rogers, Johnny Nash, Rush and Bonnie Pointer. Who did we miss? Let's dive in and remember a few of them and express our gratitude for their creativity and their contributions to music. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what artists would you like to h...

Kenny Rogers (Courtesy of the artist, via NPR) For today and tomorrow's Coffee Breaks, we want to take you through a journey of artists lost in 2020. And join us Saturday, Dec. 19 for 2020 Remembered, The Current's tribute to artists we lost this year. From 3 to 7 p.m. Central, we'll honor the life, music, and legacy of many artists lost in this difficult year. Today, let's dive in and remember a few of them and express our gratitude for their creativity and their contributions to music. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what artists would you like to hear that we lost in 2020? Res...