One day, David Crowder got a random knock on his door. The knock came from Marvel Studios producers asking to use his house as a setting for the Guardians of the Galaxy Christmas special! For more information on this story, click HERE!
We also shared some stories behind new Christmas music to the Holly Jolly 25. You can take a look at all things new music on our website HERE
Congratulations to our Christmas Gift Exchange winners for today!
Ericka of Fredericktown, who selected an Action Bible
…and Jeff of Mount Vernon who won a John 3:16 Glass Ornament!
Make sure to tune in tomorrow for another chance to win with us on the Afternoon Drive.
For Artist Newsday, we finally have closure on what for KING & COUNTRY have been up to the last few months, and it’s HUGE! Joel and Luke Smallbone took to social media to announce a full-feature film is in production inspired by their song “Unsung Hero”. For more information, you can visit the film’s new website HERE.
CAIN is going on their very first feature tour this spring, and it’s got a special twist along with it! “Live and In Color” will encourage fans to where specific colors in the crowd at each show! To see where you can catch CAIN and what color you are tasked to wear, click HERE!
The blind will see, the deaf will hear, The dead will live again, The lame will leap, the dumb will speak The praises of the Lamb!
Congratulations to Sarah from Mount Vernon for correctly guessing that these lyrics are from the classic “Mary, Did You Know?” She wins a special CD from Dove Awards Artist of the Year CeCe Winans!
Today Joe shared a classic 1914 Christmas story in a devotional from James Banks called, “When Peace Breaks Out.” Read this inspiring story from Our Daily Bread by clicking here.
Name an item you’d need to dress up as Santa Claus! 1- Santa Hat (40 votes) 2- Beard (24) 3- Big Belly (9) 4- Red Pants/Belt (5) 5- Suspenders/Black Boots (2)
Congratulations to Rebecca from Butler, who guessed correctly and wins the Veggie Tales DVD, “The Star of Christmas.”
Today is the first day of Holly Jolly 25! 25 straight days of your favorite Christmas songs till Christmas Day! WNZR would also like to thank these businesses for supporting our Holly Jolly 25; A+ Auto Brokers, GR Smith Hardware, Knox Community Hospital, Knox Starting Point, Lewis Clark Insurance Agency, and Mid-Ohio Powersports. WNZR’s Holly Jolly 25- our Christmas gift to you!
For Praise Thursday Jonathon shared a devotional from Our Daily Bread called “Mutual Encouragement”. Xochitl Dixon shares from Hebrews 3 in the first devotional in the Holiday Edition for Our Daily Bread! You can find a copy with us at WNZR whenever we go “On the Road with Big Blue”.
I later shared a devotional called Remembering Christmas. I shared that the Christmas season can feel crowded and sometimes overwhelming, but the day of Jesus’ birth the innkeepers had no room and Mary gave birth in a stable and laid him in a manger. That before the hustle and bustle of the season, before we forget, lets remember to make room for the true meaning of Christmas.
We are on the road with Big Blue this Saturday, December 3rd from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Fredericktown Christmas Walk Charity Auction. It will be a Country Christmas this year to celebrate the 22nd Annual Christmas Walk and Charity Auction with a partnership with Food For the Hungry of Knox County to help raise funds to support Fredericktown Interchurch, the Fredericktown Salvation Army, and the Fredericktown Community Relief Fund. To register for the annual 5K fun run or walk at the link found on the Fredericktown Christmas Walk Facebook page.
Congrats to Henry from Howard for guessing the correct answer of Bing Crosby, “Do you Hear what I Hear.” He wins an Anne Wilson, My Jesus cd!
Today for Artist Newsday, Jonathon shared some special Christmas concerts coming to the area! You can find shows from Riley Clemmons, Sidewalk Prophets and more on our website WNZR.fm!
Emma shared about For King and Country and how they will be special guests on the holiday episode of “CMT Crossroads”! They will join Natalie Grant and Rebecca St. James on the show airing exclusively on CMT. Check out the full story HERE.
Your past is dead and gone Your healing has begun I’m making all things new, oh
This week was a stumper, so make sure to tune in next week for another chance to win with the Afternoon Drive!
That’s what Jennifer Schuldt shares in today’s Monday Motivation from Our Daily Bread. She refers to I John 3:16 as the model. Read more by clicking here.
Name an animal starting with the letter C that you NEVER want to eat: 1 – cat (64 votes) 2 – camel (8) cougar (8) 3 – cow (4) 4 – cheetah (3) coyote (3)
Congratulations to Kathy from Mount Vernon, who guessed our top two answers and wins the Chris Tomlin CD, ‘Always.’
We bring you WHO KNEWS about cranberries, cashews and espresso coffee!
Who Knew? November 23rd is…
National ‘Eat a Cranberry’ Day
A tart, but healthy snack, packed with antioxidants and rich nutrients….just in time to be featured on Thanksgiving Day tables everywhere!
The name for Cranberry was originally craneberry, derived from the German “kraanbere”. Why would a berry be named after a bird? The craneberry got its name due to the English believing that the flowers and stem resembled the neck of that same bird, the Crane!
National Cashew Day
Cashew trees can get really big. The world’s largest cashew tree can be found in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, and covers well over 81,000 sq ft. To put that into perspective, that’s a tree that covers 1.8 acres, or nearly 70 times that of a normal cashew tree.
After harvesting cashew nuts, you may want to store them up until you have a decent number, because processing them is a bit of an ordeal. The edible meat of the cashew is surrounded by a shell and a very dangerous, caustic liquid related to poison ivy. USE CAUTION WHEN PROCESSING YOUR CASHEWS. Wear long sleeved clothing, gloves, and goggles to keep the liquid from getting on your skin or in your eyes.
National Espresso Day
A shot of espresso is a refinement of coffee, distilled down to its most potent elements and delivered in special cups that should have a warning label that reads “High Vibration and Caffeine Jitters Ahead”!
In Turin, Italy, in 1884, thanks to the innovative methods of Angelo Moriondo, coffee had seen a new age of enlightenment, as his new machine found a way to separately control the passing of steam and water through the coffee. This innovation made it possible to extract the fullest possible potential from the humble coffee bean.
Who Am I?
I was born November 23, 1859 in New York City but some theorize I was born on September 17th
My real name was Henry McCarty, but my pseudonym was William Bonney
My father’s death led our family to move to Indiana, then Kansas, then New Mexico
I was orphaned at 15 when my mother died
I became a thief and a fugitive before settling as a rancher in Arizona
My life was a series of conflicts, crimes and gunfights before I died in 1881 at 21 years of age
There is only one authenticated picture of me
I am… Billy The Kid. Congratulations to Kari from Mount Vernon, who guessed correctly and wins a copy of We The Kingdom’s self-titled CD!
Thanks for listening, Happy Thanksgiving and we’ll talk to you Monday! – Joe and Dylan
Today on the Afternoon Drive we end the show at 4:45 as we get ready for the MVNU women’s basketball game against Bethel University. Pre-game will starts at 4:45pm and the game will start at 5:00pm!
Emma shared some news about how Phil Wickham has been nominated for his first Grammy Award. He was nominated for his song “Hymn of Heaven” was nominated for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song!
We had another stumper this week! So stay tuned next week for song poetry!
Praise the Lord it’s Friday! Here is this week’s countdown:
10. Chris Tomlin – Always 9. Zach Williams – Heart of God 8. TobyMac f/Blessing Offor – The Goodness 7. MercyMe – Then Christ Came 6. Rachael Lampa f/TobyMac – Perfectly Loved 5. Mac Powell – New Creation 4. Elevation Worship – Same God 3. Ben Fuller – Who I Am 2. Katy Nichole & Big Daddy Weave – God is in This Story 1. Colton Dixon – Build a Boat (3rd week at #1)
Driving Notes 