Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
December 2025, Week 4

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of December 2025, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2599 plays from 83 playlists from 65 Folk DJs

  1: "The Blue Rock Session," Amy Speace [Windbone, 12/2025] (11)
        "Kindness" (3)
        "On a Monday in London" (3)
        "The Weight of the World" (2)
  1: "Wrapped in Paper," Sofia Talvik [Self, 12/2025] (11)
        "Let Peace Be The Song" (4)
  3: "Waiting for Christmas to Come," The Twangtown Paramours [Self, 12/2025] (10)
        "Waiting for Christmas to Come" (9)
  3: "The First Christmas Gift," Robin And Linda Williams [Red House, 2005] (10)
        "Shotgun Shells On a Christmas Trees" (3)
        "Nothing But a Child" (2)
  5: "Christmas," Bruce Cockburn [Columbia, 1998] (9)
        "Early On One Christmas Morn" (3)
        "Mary Had A Baby" (2)
  5: "unentitled," John Gorka [Red House, 10/2025] (9)
        "Particle Wave" (3)
        "First Snow On The Mountains" (2)
        "Hope Doesn't Fall" (2)
  7: "Bones of Trees," Tim Grimm [Vault, 4/2025] (8)
        "Christmas In The Trenches" (2)
        "Woody's Landlord Revisited" (2)
        "Broken Truth" (2)
  7: "The Christmas Album," Various Artists [Pelican] (8)
        "Christmas In Kilarney," Barra Macneils (1)
  7: "Christmas Day on Planet Earth," Lennie Gallant [Self, 2022] (8)
        "Christmas Day On Planet Earth" (6)
  7: "Sugar Plums: Holiday Treats from Sugar Hill," Various Artists [Sugar Hill] (8)
        "That White Christmas Song," Red Knuckles & The Trailblazers (3)
 11: "Christmas The Cowboy Way," Riders In The Sky [Rounder, 2011] (7)
        "The Twelve Days of Cowboy Christmas" (2)
        "Corn, Water and Wood" (2)
        "The Christmas Yodel" (2)
 11: "Come Darkness, Come Light," Mary Chapin Carpenter [Zoe, 2008] (7)
        "Come Darkness, Come Light" (4)
 11: "Midwinter," Peter Mayer [Blue Boat, 2005] (7)
        "The Longest Night" (2)
        "Christmas Morning" (2)
 11: "O Christmas Tree - A Bluegrass Collection for the Holidays," Various Artists [Rounder] (7)
        "Call Collect On Christmas," James King (2)
 11: "On This Christmas Day," Joe Newberry And April Verch [Slab Town, 2021] (7)
        "A Yodel for Christmas" (2)
        "Christmas Eve" (2)
 16: "American Noel," Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer [Signature Sounds, 2007] (6)
        "American Noel" (2)
        "Giddyup Said Santa Claus" (2)
 16: "Christine Lavin Presents," Various Artists [Yellow Tail] (6)
        "Just One Angel," Hilary Field (1)
 16: "Every Town: More Songs by Michael Smith," Anne Hills [Hand & Heart] (6)
        "Memory Of August" (2)
        "We Become Birds" (2)
 16: "Hardscrabble Hope," Maria Dunn [Distant Whisper, 12/2025] (6)
        "Another Year" (4)
 16: "Jingle All The Way," Béla Fleck And The Flecktones [Rounder, 2008] (6)
        "Christmas Song" (1)
 16: "John Prine Christmas," John Prine [Oh Boy, 1993] (6)
        "Silver Bells" (2)
 16: "Peace," Various Artists [?] (6)
        "Love is Christmas," Jesse Terry (1)
 16: "Reclamation," Crys Matthews [Self, 10/2024] (6)
        "Cancel Culture" (2)
 16: "The Silver Wood," Krista Detor [Tightrope] (6)
        "Hot Buttered Rum" (2)
 16: "A Skaggs Family Christmas," Various Artists [Skaggs Family, 2005] (6)
        "The Christmas Guest," Skaggs Family (2)
 16: "Winter's Grace," Laurie Lewis And Tom Rozum [Signature Sounds, 2011] (6)
        "Christmas Time's A-Comin'" (2)
 16: "Wintertide," Brittany Jean [Stormcave, 2022] (6)
        "Christmas Wonder" (2)
 28: "Heart Of The Minstrel On Christmas Day," Harvey Reid [Woodpecker, 1999] (5/6)
        "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (2)
 28: "At The Turning Of The Year," Herdman, Hills & Mangsen [Hand And Heart, 2005] (5)
        "At the Turning of the Year" (3)
        "Solstice Round" (2)
 28: "Christmas Island," Leon Redbone [Private, 2002] (5)
        "Christmas Island" (2)
 28: "Field of Stars," John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 1/2025] (5)
        "Only Ones Dancing" (2)
        "Tikkun Olam" (2)
 28: "Gold & Coal," Cassie & Maggie [Self, 5/2025] (5)
        "Bow down" (2)
 28: "The Perfect Gift," Becky Buller [Dark Shadow, 2022] (5)
        "The Perfect Gift" (1)
 28: "Safe, Sensible & Sane," Alison Brown & Steve Martin [Compass, 10/2025] (5)
        "Bluegrass Radio" (1)
 28: "Songs From a Secret Room," Chris Rusin [Rushing River, 11/2025] (5)
        "What To Leave" (1)
 28: "Where We Go," Jesse Appelman [Self, 12/2025] (5)
        "Anna Lee" (2)
        "Montara" (2)
 28: "Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah," The Klezmatics [Jewish, 2007] (5)
        "Happy Joyous Hanuka - Hanukkah" (1)
 28: "A Holiday Celebration With The New York Choral Society," Peter, Paul & Mary [Gold Castle, 1992] (5)
        "Light One Candle" (2)
 28: "The Light of Christmas," Ken Whiteley [Pyramid] (5)
        "The Light Of Christmas" (2)

TOP SONGS of December 2025, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2599 plays from 83 playlists from 65 Folk DJs

1. "Waiting for Christmas to Come" (9)
     from "Waiting for Christmas to Come" (The Twangtown Paramours)
2. "Christmas Day On Planet Earth" (6)
     from "Christmas Day on Planet Earth" (Lennie Gallant)
3. "First Christmas" (4)
     from "Between The Breaks...Live!" (Stan Rogers)
3. "Another Year" (4)
     from "Hardscrabble Hope" (Maria Dunn)
3. "Christmas In The Trenches" (4)
     from "Rounder Folk" (John McCutcheon)
3. "Come Darkness, Come Light" (4)
     from "Come Darkness, Come Light" (Mary Chapin Carpenter)
3. "Give Peace This Year" (4)
     from "Give Peace This Year - single" (Nicole Mish)
3. "Let Peace Be The Song" (4)
     from "Wrapped in Paper" (Sofia Talvik)
3. "On St. Stephen's Day" (4)
     from "Merry Christmas" (Shelby Lynne)
3. "Song of Solstice" (4)
     from "Song Of Solstice" (Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra)
11. "At the Turning of the Year" (3)
     from "At The Turning Of The Year" (Herdman, Hills & Mangsen)
11. "The Christians and the Pagans" (3)
     from "Live in Madison" (Dar Williams)
11. "Christmas Day" (3)
     from "Won't Be Home For Christmas" (Kenny White)
11. "Christmas in the Ashram" (3)
     from "Christmas In The Ashram" (Tom Prasada-Rao)
11. "Church & State" (3)
     from "Returning to Myself" (Brandi Carlile)

TOP ARTISTS of December 2025, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2599 plays from 83 playlists from 65 Folk DJs

1. Phil Ochs (20)
        "All The News That's Fit To Sing" (4)
        "Phil Ochs In Concert" (3)
        "A Toast To Those Who Are Gone" (3)
2. Sofia Talvik (18)
        "Wrapped in Paper" (11)
        "When Winter Comes - A Christmas Album" (4)
3. Joe Ely (15)
        "Joe Ely" (2)
4. Amy Speace (14)
        "The Blue Rock Session" (11)
        "I Want An Old Fashioned Christmas" (3)
4. Mary Chapin Carpenter (14)
        "Come Darkness, Come Light" (7)
4. The Twangtown Paramours (14)
        "Waiting for Christmas to Come" (10)
        "The Wind Will Change Again" (4)
7. Bruce Cockburn (12)
        "Christmas" (9)
7. John Gorka (12)
        "unentitled" (9)
7. John McCutcheon (12)
        "Field of Stars" (5)
        "Winter Solstice" (3)
10. Lennie Gallant (11)
        "Christmas Day on Planet Earth" (8)
11. Tim Grimm (10)
        "Bones of Trees" (8)
12. Cassie & Maggie (8)
        "Gold & Coal" (5)
12. John Prine (8)
        "John Prine Christmas" (5)
14. Becky Buller (7)
        "The Perfect Gift" (3)
14. Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer (7)
        "American Noel" (6)
14. Joe Jencks (7)
        "Poets, Philosophers Workers & Wanderers" (2)
14. Joe Newberry And April Verch (7)
        "On This Christmas Day" (7)
14. The Klezmatics (7)
        "Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah" (5)
14. Maria Dunn (7)
        "Hardscrabble Hope" (5)
14. Odetta (7)
        "Christmas Spirituals" (3)
14. Riders In The Sky (7)
        "Christmas The Cowboy Way" (7)
14. Robin And Linda Williams (7)
        "The First Christmas Gift" (7)

TOP LABELS of December 2025, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2599 plays from 83 playlists from 65 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (50)
2. Red House (30)
2. Signature Sounds (30)
4. Columbia (25)
5. Compass (22)
6. Legacy (16)
7. Hudson Harding (14)
7. Rhino (14)
7. Warner (14)
10. Elektra (12)
10. Sugar Hill (12)
12. New West (11)
12. Smithsonian/Folkways (11)
12. Thirty Tigers (11)
15. Vault (10)
15. Windbone (10)
15. Yellow Tail (10)
18. Makaki (9)
18. Oh Boy (9)
18. RCA (9)

FOLK DJs - December 2025, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2599 plays from 83 playlists from 65 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
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)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM & mixcloud.com, GA)
David John (KAXE/KBXE-FM, MN)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Doug Tucker (KWVA-FM, OR)
Ed Mellnick (KBOO-FM, OR)
Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM, MN)
Eureka Mike (KEXP-FM & thesonicplanet.com, FL)
Graham Dean & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com, PA)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Jim Welsh (mixcloud.com)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM, NY)
Katrina Knight (3RFS-FM & mixcloud.com, Australia)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KALW-FM & KPFA-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & mixcloud.com, AR)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR/WGDH-FM, VT)
Mark Sahlgren and Darcy Wilkin (WRKF-FM, LA)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Pete Thomas (WAER-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM & mixcloud.com, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & podcast, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Sonny Ochs (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM & syndicated, BC)
Terry B. Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & mixcloud.com, NY)