📀 Promotional CD 🇺🇸 United States 📻 Radio Programming Service
📅 November 26, 2004 🎵 19 Tracks 🏢 Radio Ventures
Source: Original promotional insert from the José Araujo Collection.
Series: Vanguard
Issue: 04/48
Release Date: November 26, 2004
Total Tracks: 20
About This Release
Vanguard 04/48 captures the transition from mainstream programming to the holiday season on American radio. Released on November 26, 2004, this promotional compilation blends current pop, rock, hip-hop, alternative, and Adult Contemporary releases with a selection of newly promoted Christmas recordings, reflecting the seasonal format changes adopted by many U.S. radio stations immediately after Thanksgiving.
The disc features major artists such as Gwen Stefani, Eve, Sum 41, 2Pac, Roger Waters, Nelly, Jessica Simpson, Simple Plan, and Chris Isaak, while also introducing several holiday-themed releases from both established and emerging performers. The result is a diverse programming package designed to serve multiple radio formats during one of the busiest broadcast periods of the year.
With 20 promotional tracks, Vanguard 04/48 provides a fascinating snapshot of how radio programmers balanced current hits with seasonal music as stations across the United States began their annual transition to Christmas programming.
Highlights
- 20 promotional tracks
- Release Date: November 26, 2004
- Blends current hits with newly released Christmas recordings.
- Features artists from Pop, Rock, Alternative, Hip-Hop, Urban, AAA, and Adult Contemporary formats.
- Documents the beginning of the 2004 holiday programming season on American radio.
- A unique promotional compilation reflecting one of the most important programming periods of the radio calendar.
Featured Artists
Gwen Stefani, Eve, Fantasia, Sum 41, 2Pac, Nate Dogg, Roger Waters, Ben Harper, Ying Yang Twins, Nelly, Coheed and Cambria, Jessica Simpson, Nick Lachey, Nicholas Jonas, Chris Isaak, Stevie Nicks, Simple Plan.
Collector’s Note
One of the most remarkable tracks on this release is “Joy to the World (A Christmas Prayer)” by Nicholas Jonas. Issued just weeks after his debut single “Dear God,” this Christmas-themed recording became the second promotional single from his little-known solo album Nicholas Jonas. The song received airplay on Adult Contemporary and Christian radio in the United States before the formation of the Jonas Brothers, marking another important milestone in Nick Jonas’s early career.
Track Listing
| # | Artist | Title | Version | Intro | Ending | Time |
| 1 | Gwen Stefani feat. Eve | Rich Girl | — | 0 | Cold | 03:56 |
| 2 | Fantasia | Truth Is | — | 5 | Fade | 03:55 |
| 3 | Sum 41 | Pieces | — | 10 | Cold | 03:01 |
| 4 | 2Pac feat. Nate Dogg | Thugs Get Lonely Too | — | 10 | Fade | 04:01 |
| 5 | Roger Waters | To Kill The Child | — | 29 | Cold | 03:29 |
| 6 | Natalie | Goin’ Crazy | Radio Edit | 18 | Fade | 03:50 |
| 7 | Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama | Wicked Man | — | 10 | Cold | 03:31 |
| 8 | Ying Yang Twins feat. Homebwoi | Halftime (Stand Up & Get Crunk) | — | 9 | Fade | 03:39 |
| 9 | Pinback | AFK | — | 15 | Cold | 05:08 |
| 10 | Nelly feat. Jazze Pha | Na-Nana-Na | Amended Version | 0 | Cold | 03:59 |
| 11 | Coheed and Cambria | Blood Red Summer | — | 5 | Cold | 04:05 |
| 12 | The Miner Street Band | Not Fade Away | — | 52 | Cold | 04:41 |
| 13 | Reina | Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) | — | 15 | Fade | 03:01 |
| 14 | Jessica Simpson feat. Nick Lachey | Baby It’s Cold Outside | — | 15 | Cold | 02:46 |
| 15 | Jessica and Ashlee Simpson | The Little Drummer Boy | — | 28 | Cold | 03:38 |
| 16 | Nicholas Jonas | Joy To The World: A Christmas Prayer | — | 7 | Cold | 03:59 |
| 17 | Cherie | Merry Christmas Darling | — | 0 | Cold | 03:23 |
| 18 | Loni Rose | Saving Up Christmas | — | 13 | Cold | 04:41 |
| 19 | Chris Isaak feat. Stevie Nicks | Santa Claus Is Coming To Town | — | 7 | Cold | 02:29 |
| 20 | Simple Plan | Me Against The World | — | 14 | Cold | 03:10 |
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