Mannheim Steamroller Christmas music makes me miss Rush Limbaugh

Rush Limbaugh signaled the beginning of the Yuletide season by playing Mannheim Steamroller Christmas selections in and out of breaks beginning the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.

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The conservative radio icon, who’s been gone for almost three years, signaled the beginning of the Yuletide season by playing Mannheim Steamroller Christmas selections in and out of breaks beginning the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and leading up to his last show before the holiday break.

Catchy and spirited bumper music was just one of Rush’s many distinctives. It was the old disc jockey in him, but there may have been no better partnering than between the rambunctious Rush and the bombastic flair of Mannheim Steamroller.