On the other side of this, that ephemerality is sometimes worth being preserved. Since the 1970s, Boston DJ Oedipus has put on a Christmas Eve show from 6pm to

On the other side of this, that ephemerality is sometimes worth being preserved. Since the 1970s, Boston DJ Oedipus has put on a Christmas Eve show from 6pm to midnight, with Christmas music from around the world, and even just from the local music scene. It started on WBCN, then moved to WFNX, and most recently landed on WGBH. Oedipus doesn't maintain a set list - it's just whatever he's feeling like playing as he's doing it. His immense talent aside, it means that it's hard to learn about those songs, or even those bands. For the last few years, I've been recording it and trying to build the set list myself, from either what he says (he doesn't always!), or from Google searches. Does it take the magic away? Maybe, but I feel that it's what little I can do for preserving something that's been actively disappearing.