Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
December 2025, Week 3

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of December 2025, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2326 plays from 73 playlists from 59 Folk DJs

  1: "unentitled," John Gorka [Red House, 10/2025] (12)
        "Favorite Place" (3)
        "First Snow on the Mountain" (3)
        "Hope Doesn't Fall" (2)
        "Welcome Home" (2)
  2: "The Blue Rock Session," Amy Speace [Windbone, 12/2025] (11)
        "Weight Of The World" (3)
        "The Sea & The Shore" (2)
        "Kindness - Acoustic" (2)
  3: "Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah," The Klezmatics [Jewish, 2007] (9)
        "Hanuka Bell" (1)
  3: "Wrapped in Paper," Sofia Talvik [Self, 12/2025] (9)
        "Let Peace Be the Song" (3)
  5: "Bones of Trees," Tim Grimm [Vault, 4/2025] (6)
        "Christmas in the Trenches" (4)
        "Up in the Attic" (2)
  5: "Merry Christmas," Shelby Lynne [Everso, 2010] (6)
        "On St. Stephen's Day" (5)
  5: "Safe, Sensible & Sane," Alison Brown & Steve Martin [Compass, 10/2025] (6)
        "Girl, Have Money When You're Old" (2)
  5: "Winter's Grace," Laurie Lewis And Tom Rozum [Signature Sounds, 2011] (6)
        "Winter Grace" (3)
  9: "A Holiday Celebration With The New York Choral Society," Peter, Paul & Mary [Gold Castle, 1992] (5)
        "Light One Candle" (5)
  9: "Just One Angel," Christine Lavin And Friends [Yellow Tail, 2010] (5)
        "Snow Day" (1)
  9: "Merry Christmas From Our House To Yours," Various Artists [?] (5)
        "Merry Christmas from the Family," Jill Sobule (2)
  9: "Solstice," Various Artists [Dome Island Records] (5)
        "Solstice," Dan & Faith (2)
  9: "Together on a Rock," The Pairs [Self, 4/2025] (5)
        "Honey I" (2)
 14: "Six String Plow," Jacob Furr [Self] (4)
        "The River" (2)
 14: "Avec Elodie," Eloise & Co [Self, 10/2025] (4)
        "Janet's / Angel Rocks" (2)
        "Torrid Romance / Dress Back" (2)
 14: "From Here to the Sea," Meredith Moon [Compass, 10/2025] (4)
        "Freight Train" (1)
 14: "Further From the Country," William Prince [Six Shooter, 10/2025] (4)
        "Damn" (2)
 14: "The Kasambwe Brothers," The Kasambwe Brothers [Hen House Studios, 11/2025] (4)
        "Ndibwino" (1)
 14: "Live At Wolf Trap," John McCutcheon [Rounder, 1991] (4)
        "Christmas In The Trenches" (4)
 14: "Martin and Me," Paul Cherrington [Providence] (4)
        "In The Bleak Mid-Winter" (4)
 14: "Memories & Empties," Colter Wall [LaHonda, 11/2025] (4)
        "My Present Just Gets Past Me" (1)
 14: "Memory Mountain," Max Gomez [Marveltone, 11/2025] (4)
        "Good Friends" (3)
 14: "Midwinter," Peter Mayer [Blue Boat, 2005] (4)
        "Where is the Light" (2)
        "The Longest Night" (2)
 14: "A Planet Dancing Slow," The Short Sisters [Black Socks] (4)
        "My Candles" (2)
 14: "Seventy," Paul Kelly [Cooking Vinyl, 11/2025] (4)
        "I'm Not Afraid Of The Dark" (1)
 14: "Song Of Solstice," Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra [Sunsign, 2010] (4)
        "John Roberts & Tony Barrand,Song of Solstice" (1)
 14: "Tinsel Tunes," Various Artists [Sugar Hill, 1997] (4)
        "Sleigh Ride," Sam Bush (3)
 14: "Voices of Winter," Herdman Hills Mangsen [Gadfly, 2020] (4)
        "Mister Santa" (1)
 14: "Waiting for Christmas to Come," The Twangtown Paramours [Self, 12/2025] (4)
        "Waiting for Christmas to Come" (4)
 14: "Where We Go," Jesse Appelman [Self, 12/2025] (4)
        "Glacier Song" (3)
 14: "Workin' Man: Willie Sings Merle," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 11/2025] (4)
        "If We Make It Through December" (3)
 14: "You Climb the Mountain," The Onlies [Self, 8/2025] (4)
        "The Moonlight Song" (1)

TOP SONGS of December 2025, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2326 plays from 73 playlists from 59 Folk DJs

1. "Light One Candle" (7)
     from "A Holiday Celebration With the New York Choral Society" (Peter, Paul & Mary)
2. "Christmas In The Trenches" (5)
     from "Live At Wolf Trap" (John McCutcheon)
2. "On St. Stephen's Day" (5)
     from "Merry Christmas" (Shelby Lynne)
4. "Christmas in the Car" (4)
     from "Christmas in the Car - single" (Hot Tamale)
4. "Christmas in the Trenches" (4)
     from "Bones of Trees" (Tim Grimm)
4. "Waiting for Christmas to Come" (4)
     from "Waiting for Christmas to Come" (The Twangtown Paramours)
7. "First Snow on the Mountain" (3)
     from "unentitled" (John Gorka)
7. "Cardinal In The Snow" (3)
     from "Sea Salt & Sawdust" (Marian Mastrorilli)
7. "Christmas in Mansfield" (3)
     from "Turtle Bear Music" (Joe Jencks,I Hear Your Voice)
7. "Christmas In Prison" (3)
     from "Christmas In Prison - single" (Old Sap)
7. "Fairytale Of New York" (3)
     from "If I Should Fall From Grace" (The Pogues)
7. "Favorite Place" (3)
     from "unentitled" (John Gorka)
7. "Glacier Song" (3)
     from "Where We Go" (Jesse Appelman)
7. "Good Friends" (3)
     from "Memory Mountain" (Max Gomez)

TOP ARTISTS of December 2025, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2326 plays from 73 playlists from 59 Folk DJs

1. Amy Speace (15)
        "The Blue Rock Session" (11)
2. Joe Ely (13)
        "I-10 Chronicles" (2)
3. John Gorka (12)
        "unentitled" (12)
4. Willie Nelson (11)
        "Workin' Man: Willie Sings Merle" (4)
5. Peter, Paul & Mary (10)
        "A Holiday Celebration With The New York Choral Society" (5)
        "Moving" (3)
5. Sofia Talvik (10)
        "Wrapped in Paper" (9)
7. The Klezmatics (9)
        "Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah" (9)
8. Bob Dylan (8)
        "Christmas In The Heart" (2)
9. Shelley Posen (7/8)
        "Mazel" (4)
9. Alison Brown & Steve Martin (7)
        "Safe, Sensible & Sane" (6)
9. Christine Lavin (7)
        "Drum School Dropout" (3)
9. Guy Clark (7)
        "Boats To Build" (1)
9. Jay Ungar And Molly Mason (7)
        "The Pleasures Of Winter" (3)
9. John McCutcheon (7)
        "Live At Wolf Trap" (4)
9. Phil Ochs (7)
        "Live At Newport" (2)
9. Tim Grimm (7)
        "Bones of Trees" (6)

TOP LABELS of December 2025, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2326 plays from 73 playlists from 59 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (51)
2. Columbia (22)
2. Compass (22)
4. Red House (21)
5. Signature Sounds (19)
6. Hudson Harding (18)
6. Rhino (18)
8. Sugar Hill (17)
9. Smithsonian/Folkways (14)
10. Legacy (12)
11. Appleseed (11)
11. Windbone (11)
13. RCA (10)
14. Concord (9)
14. Warner (9)
16. Alligator (8)
16. Philo (8)
16. Reprise (8)
19. Rebel (7/10)
19. Fossil (7)
19. MCA (7)
19. New West (7)
19. Thirty Tigers (7)
19. Vault (7)
19. Yep Roc (7)

FOLK DJs - December 2025, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2326 plays from 73 playlists from 59 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Art Stevenson (WORT-FM, WI)
Arthur & Andrea Berman (CiTR-FM & podcast, BC)
Artie Martello (folkmusicnotebook.com & mixcloud.com, NY)
Bill "Rusty" Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
David John (KEOS-FM & KAXE/KBXE-FM, TX)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Eureka Mike (thesonicplanet.com, FL)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Graham Dean & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (mixcloud.com, WA)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM, NY)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & mixcloud.com, AR)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM & mixcloud.com, OR)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR/WGDH-FM, VT)
Mark Sahlgren and Darcy Wilkin (WRKF-FM, LA)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
Michael Park (mixcloud.com & PRX, NY)
Michael Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & newfolkrecords.com, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Paul Hefti (KRCL-FM & live365.com, UT)
Pete Thomas (WAER-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM & mixcloud.com, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & mixcloud.com, NY)
Wayne Greene (KEOS-FM, TX)