973 NASH FM & PEORIA JOURNAL STAR; PROUD TO BROADCAST LIVE AGAIN THIS YEAR, THE CHRISTMAS SING! HEAR TIMELESS CHRISTMAS CLASSICS, THAT LET YOU KNOW THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE! JOIN US AGAIN FOR THE Annual Christmas Sing at the Peoria Civic Center Great Hall on Thursday, December 20, at 7pm.Doors open at 6:30 pm.Admission and parking are free. Plus Cookies & Hot Chocolate for friends & families! SEE IT AT PEORIA CIVIC CENTER AND CATCH IT BROADCAST LIVE THURSDAY NIGHT DECEMBER 29 RIGHT HERE ON 973 NASH FM. Phil Jordan from Peoria Journal Star was our guest on the air Monday morning to fill us in about Peoria Star Journal’s Annual Christmas sing. The culmination of The Christmas Fund; the annual event that our community assists in gather financial support to benefit those right here in Peoria. The Christmas Fund is already off to a big start this year again! It all began more than 70 years ago by a lone PJ Star Journalist; and continues to this day. Keep track of this year contributors & goals online; right here daily. The Annual PJ Star Sing will be broadcast again this year from Peoria Civic Center Theatre; and live on 973 NashFM, WFYR; so that anyone and everyone can enjoy this annual event; even if they are not able to be on location!
Excerpt from Peoria Journal Star
Nearly 90 percent of the American population celebrates Christmas, according to a recent poll the Pew Center on Religion and Public Life conducted. Although Christmas marks the birth of Jesus Christ, even those who aren’t religious still tend to observe the holiday.
Likewise, the Journal Star Christmas Fund has relative unanimity — among those who give, and those who receive.
Read the letters the Journal Star receives each year from needy families in Fulton, Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford counties. The themes often are the same.
