The Blues Club Podcast Track Of The Day returns today with another two hours of non-stop Best in Blues with More Music and Less Chat featuring New Releases, Classic Tracks, UK IBBA Presenters' Picks and much more. Music this week comes from Mike Zito, Diane Blue, Samantha Fish, Ronnie Wood (pictured), Keb' Mo', Jimmy Johnson, Janiva Magness, Emerson, Lake & Palmer and many more.

We hope you had a rockin' Christmas Day, and with our usual daily WRC coverage resuming tomorrow with our recent Sweet Islington Assembly Hall review, our final nominees in our 2019 WRC Awards for 'Best Rock' and our Blues Club Podcast Track Of The Day, today check our latest festive Track Of The Day!

The big day has finally arrived, so today tune into our festive Video Of The Day and we wish you all a happy Christmas and a peaceful 2020.

It's Christmas Eve and today in our 2019 WRC Awards we focus on our nominees in the Best International category. Firstly we go back to a beautiful Summer's Day in Maidstone's Mote Park where we witnessed Beth Hart(pictured) at Ramblin' Man Fair. More recently in November we saw Michael Monroe (today's Video Of The Day) at Hard Rock Hell 13 in Great Yarmouth, whilst at the end of September we caught Hollis Brown at London's O2 Academy Islington. Last, but not least, also in September we took in Helsinki's The Holy, again in Islington, but this time at The Lexington. So if you want to cast your vote for one of these awesome bands then simply go here!

Not only did we recently raise another £1,000 for our nominated charities at Wrinklystock 8, but part of the money was put towards Christmas entertainment at Sidcup's Carlton Centre last week with gigs from both the Abba Girls (pictured) and Jamie of the Jets. Once again we would like to thank all of you that supported Wrinklystock 8 - in particular our helpers, members, sponsors/donors, advertisers, all those that kindly donated raffle prizes, The Mick Jagger Centre and the bands. Anyway, ‘Keep Music Live’, here’s to Wrinklystock 9 and a Merry Christmas to you all!

Today's latest Blues On The Radio Track Of The Day is part two of two UK Blues Awards specials, including music from Broken Levee, Half Deaf Clatch, 24Pesos, Martin Harley, Dom Martin, Sayer & Joyce, When Rivers Meet, The Lewis Hamilton Band, Ben Poole, Wily Bo Walker, Jack J Hutchinson, Marco Cinelli & Danny Del Toro, Giles Robson, Kris Barras Band (pictured) and more from both Mike Ross and Elles Bailey.

Today in our 2019 WRC Awards, we switch our attention to the nominees in our Best Reviewed CD - namely Elles Bailey(Video Of The Day) for 'Road I Call Home', Vambo (pictured), Rory Gallagher 'Blues' and, finally Nine Below Zero for 'Avalanche'. With just two categories to go now, please cast your vote including our other ten categories here.

Featuring Deen Castronovo (The Dead Daisies, ex-Journey, Bad English) on lead vocals and drums, guitarist extraordinaire Doug Aldrich (The Dead Daisies, Burning Rain, ex-Whitesnake, Dio) and bassist Jack Blades (Night Ranger), ‘Rise’, due to be released next month on Friday 24th January, is the third album by Revolution Saints (Track Of The Day). As with their first two well-received records, they are bringing back the classic Melodic Rock style that has continued to thrill legions of fans since the 1980’s. Inspiring, uplifting vocals, soaring melodies and musicianship to die for is found in spades here. With production overseen by in demand in-house Frontiers man Alessandro Del Vecchio, the recording of ‘Rise' took place in Milan plus Doug and Jack’s own studios. Songwriting was handled by Del Vecchio, Aldrich and Blades with contributions from fellow Frontiers recording artist Dan Rossall (of UK newcomers Passion). Lovers of Melodic Rock have a new favourite album on their hands!

Today we squeeze in our eighth category in our 2019 WRC Awards - Best Unplugged nominees. First up is Jack Broadbent (Track Of The Day), who supported Ronnie Wood at Shepherd's Bush Empire last month, and then secondly, and also last month in London, Howard Rose who supported A Thousand Horses at the 229 Venue. Earlier this year we also caught Tommy Emmanuel (pictured) at London's Royal Festival Hall in March, and last, but not least, Danny Vaughn at London's The Black Heart in Camden in August. Remember you can cast your vote for all eleven categories by simply going here!

Following their signing with ITB, Bad Touch have announced a12-date UK tour next March/April, including London's O2 Academy Islington 2 on Monday 6th April. Special guests will be Cannock’s Piston, who recently released their video for 'Mama Weer All Crazee Now' featuring appearances by Bad Touch and others. The Norwich five-piece are currently in the studio to record their fourth album. Known by fans and critics alike for having a reputation as a busy and hard-working band, this will be the follow-up to 'Shake A Leg', released in October 2018 to rave reviews which featured their radio single 'Lift Your Head Up', and followed their critically acclaimed 2016 album 'Truth Be Told' which included their hit single '99%'.

"Chris Difford, aside from providing the lyrics that really set the band apart from any of their contemporaries onwards, with the exception perhaps of Elvis Costello, provided the low harmony that underpins most of the songs and took the lead role memorably on ‘Cool for Cats’, which raised the temperature of the packed Leas Cliff Hall even further (I’ve never seen the venue so jammed with happy people). It’s not exactly the Everly Brothers but the octave harmonies between the two are part of the unique sound of the band. Song after song flashed past, 24 gems, building up to a storming version of ‘Take Me I’m Yours’, which the band has turned into a rocking tour de force of ensemble full tilt mayhem." Today read the whole of Simon Green's take on Squeeze at The Leas Cliff Hall in Folkestone last month here, plus check out our Video Of The Day and Simon's Photo Gallery here.

Check out today our Track Of The Day - Knitted Santa in his own version of 'Santa Buddy'. A Knitted Santa 10th Anniversary Special - this bi-annual wool-based Christmas blockbuster is the brainchild of Andy Balcam (pictured right), guitarist of 5-piece Berkshire and Hampshire based Classic Rock covers band Thickcut, who are playing Surrey's The Lion Brewery in Ash tonight at 9.30pm. With free entry - there will be Rock - there will be Roll! Also today, Bad Influence will be taking to the Blues At Barleylands stage at 2pm at Barleylands Social Club, Barleylands Road, Billericay CM11 2UF.