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It’s an annual event, so spike the nog, turn up the XM and get ready to hear from every Night Prowler. Yes, everyone’s invited to THIS Christmas party. The music’s gonna be great, but that goes without saying. Since it was such a hit last year, I’ll be playing “Christmas In Jail” by The Youngsters every hour on the hour. Yum Yum will stop by with another “Yum” interpretation of a classic Christmas story. This is one show that’ll make you proud to be an XM subscriber.

Friday, December 21 from 7pm – 11pm EST

Here are some Egg Nog recipes to getcha in the holiday spirit.

Regular Egg Nog
INGREDIENTS:
2 eggs, beaten well
3 tbs sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/8 tsp nutmeg, ground
2 1/3 cups milk
PREPARATION:
Blend all ingredients together and serve chilled.

Baltimore Egg Nog
INGREDIENTS:
6 eggs, separated
1 cup sugar
1/2 pint brandy
1/4 pint light rum
1/4 pint peach brandy
1 1/2 pints milk
1/2 pint heavy cream
PREPARATION:
Beat egg yolks with sugar until thick. Stir in liqueurs, milk and cream. Chill thoroughly and pour into punch bowl. Beat the egg whites until stiff and fold them into the egg nog mixture. Add a dusting of nutmeg if you desire (yes, you desire the nutmeg).

Christmas Eggnog
12 Eggs, separated

1 c Granulated sugar

1 c Bourbon whiskey

1 c Cognac

1/2 ts Salt

3 pt Heavy cream

Grated Nutmeg
In an electric mixer, beat the egg yolks with the sugar until thick and lemon colored. Slowly add the bourbon and cognac, while beating at a slow speed. Chill several hours.
Add the salt to the egg whites and beat until almost stiff, or until the beaten whites form a peak that bends slightly.
Whip the cream until stiff. Fold the whipped cream into the yolk mixture, then fold in the beaten egg whites. Chill one hour.
When ready to serve, sprinkle the top with freshly grated nutmeg. Serve in punch cups with a spoon.
If desired, add one or two cups of milk to the yolk mixture for a thinner eggnog.

Make one of the above to prepare for the show and make merry with Matt The Cat on December 21nd.

Merry Christmas cats n’ kittens!

-MTC

Christmas
in
Harlem

Spike the egg nog, because even Santa gets the blues. This week’s HARLEM is a solid hour of nothing but soulful Christmas rhythm and blues classics from the 50s. Spread the love, the joy and pass the whiskey.

CHRISTMAS IN HARLEM AIRS:
Monday Afternoon 12/17 @ 1pm East
Tuesday Night 12/18 @ 9pm West & Midnight East
Friday 12/21 @ 6pm over NYC
Sunday Morning 12/23 @ 11am East
AND ON CHRISTMAS EVE (Monday) @ 1pm EST

Have yourself a merry little Christmas and always remember that nutmeg brings out the flavor of your egg nog….rum certainly doesn’t hurt either.

Have a cool yule and a groovy New Year.

There’s a lot to talk about this week on the Night Prowl Show. Here is a sampling of what you’ll hear all week long.

Bluesday Tuesday:
Along with an extra dose of R&B; and Blues to get you ready for Big Jay McNeely interviewed by Matt The Cat on Harlem (9pm PT – midnight ET), we also have:
-Memories of Sam Cooke, who lost his life on this day in 1964 in a LA motel room.
-Brenda Lee (Miss Dynamite) celebrates her 63rd birthday.
-The late Perez Prado is born on this day in 1918.
-Big Mama Thornton is born on this day in 1926.

West Coast Wednesday:
Our general spotlight is shining bright on the West Coast music scene, but we also can’t forget:
-Connie Francis celebrates her 69th birthday and almost 50 years in the music business.
-Dionne Warwick is 68 today.
-Frank Sinatra is born on this day in 1915.


Soul Thursday:
Billy Vera is my very special guest as we celebrate a new 4 CD box set from Rhino Handmade Records called “Atlantic Soul: 1959-1975”. This is the 2nd of 3 box sets that Billy has put together for Rhino to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Atlantic Records. Along with Billy, we’ll also have a very special “secret” guest to talk about recording for Atlantic during its heyday. Get more info on “Atlantic Soul: 1959-1975” by going to Rhino Handmade’s Website.

…and don’t forget Night Prowl T-Shirts are on sale now at The Back Alley Night Prowl Store!

Tis the season to NOG! Try this recipee:

Chocolate Eggnog

Ingredients

8 eggs3 cups chocolate milk

2 cups milk

1 cup cream

1 cup Kahlua liqueur (or delicious, freshly brewed strong coffee)

1 cup dark rum

1/2 cup brown sugar

¾ teaspoon cinnamon, ground¾ teaspoon nutmeg, groundpinch cinnamon, ground (as garnish)pinch chocolate, grated (as garnish)

In a large saucepan over a medium heat, pour the milk and chocolate milk.Heat the milks, but DO NOT BOIL.In a large bowl, beat the eggs and brown sugar until they are well combined and of a reasonably thick consistency.When the milk mixture is hot (but not boiling!), add approximately half of it to the bowl containing the beaten eggs and brown sugar.Whisk well.Pour all of the egg, sugar & milk mixture back into the large saucepan.Reduce heat to low.Slowly and gently, add in the Kahlua liqueur/ coffee, and then the cream.Stir continuously until the mixture has thickened enough to be able to coat the back of a spoon.Remember not to ever allow the mixture to boil.Remove the eggnog from the low heat.Stir in the dark rum, ground cinnamon and ground nutmeg.Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled (at least 3 hours).To serve, ladle the eggnog into individual glasses, and garnish with a little grated chocolate or ground cinnamon.
Serves: 8.

Yuuuuuuuuummmmmm Yuuuuuuuuuummmmm!