DJ Robert Drake
@djrobertdrake.bsky.social
Peabody Award winning radio host/producer WXPN-FM; retro DJ; life-long fan of my hometown, Philly! Winner Philly Mag Best DJ 🌟Philly A List Best Radio Personality 🎧
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Great new track from Gail Ann Dorsey played by @djrobertdrake.bsky.social on @wxpnfm.bsky.social this morning. She can be seen here killing it on bass with Tears For Fears on "Raoul and the Kings of Spain," the title track to one of their best — and one of their most under-the-radar — albums...
Tears For Fears - Raoul And The Kings Of Spain -- BRAND NEW HQ-TRANSFER
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December 31, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Great new track from Gail Ann Dorsey played by @djrobertdrake.bsky.social on @wxpnfm.bsky.social this morning. She can be seen here killing it on bass with Tears For Fears on "Raoul and the Kings of Spain," the title track to one of their best — and one of their most under-the-radar — albums...
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Sure enough, in bed and hear at the end of @djrobertdrake.bsky.social’s marathon stint on The Night Before. And he’s playing some amazing classics. #JoinIn
December 25, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Sure enough, in bed and hear at the end of @djrobertdrake.bsky.social’s marathon stint on The Night Before. And he’s playing some amazing classics. #JoinIn
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I love the last hour of #XPNTNB so much. Thank you very much @djrobertdrake.bsky.social for another great year of holiday music.
We started last night at the top of the 24 hours wrapping presents and are finishing it with drinks on the couch, kiddo in bed, waiting for Santa. Merry Christmas 🎄🎁
We started last night at the top of the 24 hours wrapping presents and are finishing it with drinks on the couch, kiddo in bed, waiting for Santa. Merry Christmas 🎄🎁
December 25, 2025 at 4:50 AM
I love the last hour of #XPNTNB so much. Thank you very much @djrobertdrake.bsky.social for another great year of holiday music.
We started last night at the top of the 24 hours wrapping presents and are finishing it with drinks on the couch, kiddo in bed, waiting for Santa. Merry Christmas 🎄🎁
We started last night at the top of the 24 hours wrapping presents and are finishing it with drinks on the couch, kiddo in bed, waiting for Santa. Merry Christmas 🎄🎁
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@djrobertdrake.bsky.social thank you for doing The Night Before every Christmas Eve.
Aretha Franklin’s Silent Night has me with such good chills.
Closing it out with Jeff Buckley’s Hallelujah had me in tears, like every year.
Thank you.
Aretha Franklin’s Silent Night has me with such good chills.
Closing it out with Jeff Buckley’s Hallelujah had me in tears, like every year.
Thank you.
December 25, 2025 at 5:39 AM
@djrobertdrake.bsky.social thank you for doing The Night Before every Christmas Eve.
Aretha Franklin’s Silent Night has me with such good chills.
Closing it out with Jeff Buckley’s Hallelujah had me in tears, like every year.
Thank you.
Aretha Franklin’s Silent Night has me with such good chills.
Closing it out with Jeff Buckley’s Hallelujah had me in tears, like every year.
Thank you.
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Every year, the decorations take over more and more. Some year soon, we won’t even be able to find @djrobertdrake.bsky.social
December 25, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Every year, the decorations take over more and more. Some year soon, we won’t even be able to find @djrobertdrake.bsky.social
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@djrobertdrake.bsky.social listening to The Night Before was a holiday tradition while we lived in Philadelphia. Glad we could continue it when we moved to Charleston. Thank you @wxpnfm.bsky.social for streaming far and wide!
May I request The Christians & The Pagans by Dar Williams
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May I request The Christians & The Pagans by Dar Williams
#xpntnb
December 24, 2025 at 10:35 PM
@djrobertdrake.bsky.social listening to The Night Before was a holiday tradition while we lived in Philadelphia. Glad we could continue it when we moved to Charleston. Thank you @wxpnfm.bsky.social for streaming far and wide!
May I request The Christians & The Pagans by Dar Williams
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May I request The Christians & The Pagans by Dar Williams
#xpntnb
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Made it to LBI where we go for Xmas Eve/Day & a few days after, ever since we fell into doing it during lockdown. Immediately brought up @djrobertdrake.bsky.social's TBN cam to keep me company as I finish wrapping and decorating. (The boys are listening in the car, 30 mins away; I left before them.)
December 25, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Made it to LBI where we go for Xmas Eve/Day & a few days after, ever since we fell into doing it during lockdown. Immediately brought up @djrobertdrake.bsky.social's TBN cam to keep me company as I finish wrapping and decorating. (The boys are listening in the car, 30 mins away; I left before them.)
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This may not change your mind, but I suggest you try @wxpnfm.bsky.social , they have a 24 hour live music broadcast hosted by @djrobertdrake.bsky.social
Not the same old, same old
And you get a chance to support public broadcasting
Not the same old, same old
And you get a chance to support public broadcasting
Merry Xmas eve. I think xmas music is, like, a yearly, capitalist torture experiment conducted by the aging originators of MK Ultra.
December 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
This may not change your mind, but I suggest you try @wxpnfm.bsky.social , they have a 24 hour live music broadcast hosted by @djrobertdrake.bsky.social
Not the same old, same old
And you get a chance to support public broadcasting
Not the same old, same old
And you get a chance to support public broadcasting
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My 5yo is absolutely bopping along to the John Facenda era soundtrack from the Wannamaker Light Show.
(I keep expecting Facenda to bust in with “Santa got in his sled and threw a perfect pass to Harold Carmichael in the end zone.”)
@djrobertdrake.bsky.social @wxpnfm.bsky.social
(I keep expecting Facenda to bust in with “Santa got in his sled and threw a perfect pass to Harold Carmichael in the end zone.”)
@djrobertdrake.bsky.social @wxpnfm.bsky.social
December 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
My 5yo is absolutely bopping along to the John Facenda era soundtrack from the Wannamaker Light Show.
(I keep expecting Facenda to bust in with “Santa got in his sled and threw a perfect pass to Harold Carmichael in the end zone.”)
@djrobertdrake.bsky.social @wxpnfm.bsky.social
(I keep expecting Facenda to bust in with “Santa got in his sled and threw a perfect pass to Harold Carmichael in the end zone.”)
@djrobertdrake.bsky.social @wxpnfm.bsky.social
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It's noon on Christmas Eve day which means we are listening to the Groovelily's Striking Twelve on @djrobertdrake.bsky.social Night Before program on @wxpnfm.bsky.social as we do ever year.
December 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
It's noon on Christmas Eve day which means we are listening to the Groovelily's Striking Twelve on @djrobertdrake.bsky.social Night Before program on @wxpnfm.bsky.social as we do ever year.
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Just finished wrapping presents & decided to sleep downstairs on the couch so I don't disturb the family upstairs. Fired up the #XPNTNB Jingle Cam on the TV to watch @djrobertdrake.bsky.social on @wxpnfm.bsky.social as I drift off.
Merry Christmas, Robert!
Merry Christmas, Robert!
December 24, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Just finished wrapping presents & decided to sleep downstairs on the couch so I don't disturb the family upstairs. Fired up the #XPNTNB Jingle Cam on the TV to watch @djrobertdrake.bsky.social on @wxpnfm.bsky.social as I drift off.
Merry Christmas, Robert!
Merry Christmas, Robert!
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If you love Christmas music and that sort of vibe but are tired of listening to the same boring stuff, allow me to invite you to tune into @wxpnfm.bsky.social in Philadelphia where the great @djrobertdrake.bsky.social is starting his annual 24-hour marathon of appointment radio.
WATCH LIVE: It’s The Night Before with Robert Drake - WXPN | Vinyl At Heart
Join WXPN for the 33rd annual edition of The Night Before on XPN – a 24 hour takeover of the radio station every minute of Christmas Eve, December 24th. That’s right – Midnight to Midnight! If that wa...
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December 24, 2025 at 5:12 AM
If you love Christmas music and that sort of vibe but are tired of listening to the same boring stuff, allow me to invite you to tune into @wxpnfm.bsky.social in Philadelphia where the great @djrobertdrake.bsky.social is starting his annual 24-hour marathon of appointment radio.
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most wonderful etc. etc.
Just a reminder to join me for my 33rd annual takeover of @wxpnfm.bsky.social 24 nonstop live hours - tomorrow from midnight to midnight! Besides on FM you can listen live worldwide AND fire up the JingleCam plus submit your holiday greetings for me to read on air! Just visit XPN.org
December 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
most wonderful etc. etc.
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Tonight! Join @djrobertdrake.bsky.social for his 33rd annual 24-hour nonstop live takeover of XPN for The Night Before from midnight to midnight. Listen live worldwide, watch it all on the JingleCam. They even have the quad speakers set up on the North Pole! Listen/watch here:
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December 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Tonight! Join @djrobertdrake.bsky.social for his 33rd annual 24-hour nonstop live takeover of XPN for The Night Before from midnight to midnight. Listen live worldwide, watch it all on the JingleCam. They even have the quad speakers set up on the North Pole! Listen/watch here:
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We're getting ready for The Night Before w/ @djrobertdrake.bsky.social and as a warm up Robert welcomed the legendary Bela Fleck into our studios to play some holiday tunes and talk about Bela's 2008 holiday classic, Jingle All The Way. xpn.org/jingle-all-t... #XPNTNB
Jingle All The Way: How Béla Fleck Made A Holiday Album For The Ages - WXPN | Vinyl At Heart
Having hosted The Night Before on XPN for over three decades, there are several holiday albums that bubble up to the top of my Best List, and the 2008 release Jingle All The Way by Béla Fleck and the ...
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December 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
We're getting ready for The Night Before w/ @djrobertdrake.bsky.social and as a warm up Robert welcomed the legendary Bela Fleck into our studios to play some holiday tunes and talk about Bela's 2008 holiday classic, Jingle All The Way. xpn.org/jingle-all-t... #XPNTNB
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It’s not Christmas until Robert hits the airwaves.
December 23, 2025 at 4:08 AM
It’s not Christmas until Robert hits the airwaves.
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Just a reminder to join me for my 33rd annual takeover of @wxpnfm.bsky.social 24 nonstop live hours - tomorrow from midnight to midnight! Besides on FM you can listen live worldwide AND fire up the JingleCam plus submit your holiday greetings for me to read on air! Just visit XPN.org
December 23, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Just a reminder to join me for my 33rd annual takeover of @wxpnfm.bsky.social 24 nonstop live hours - tomorrow from midnight to midnight! Besides on FM you can listen live worldwide AND fire up the JingleCam plus submit your holiday greetings for me to read on air! Just visit XPN.org
Just a reminder to join me for my 33rd annual takeover of @wxpnfm.bsky.social 24 nonstop live hours - tomorrow from midnight to midnight! Besides on FM you can listen live worldwide AND fire up the JingleCam plus submit your holiday greetings for me to read on air! Just visit XPN.org
December 23, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Just a reminder to join me for my 33rd annual takeover of @wxpnfm.bsky.social 24 nonstop live hours - tomorrow from midnight to midnight! Besides on FM you can listen live worldwide AND fire up the JingleCam plus submit your holiday greetings for me to read on air! Just visit XPN.org
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Enjoying a very tiki Christmas season listening to @djrobertdrake.bsky.social on @wxpnfm.bsky.social #LandOfTheLost with @covfefecake.bsky.social this evening 😎🍹🌴
December 20, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Enjoying a very tiki Christmas season listening to @djrobertdrake.bsky.social on @wxpnfm.bsky.social #LandOfTheLost with @covfefecake.bsky.social this evening 😎🍹🌴
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10 days and counting - and we've got a special Night Before The Night Before on Tues 12/23 starting at 8pm - w/ @djrobertdrake.bsky.social
#XPNTNB
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#XPNTNB
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December 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
10 days and counting - and we've got a special Night Before The Night Before on Tues 12/23 starting at 8pm - w/ @djrobertdrake.bsky.social
#XPNTNB
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#XPNTNB
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The 885 Greatest Cover Songs #XPNcountdown might be over, but join me tonight (7-9pm ET) in the Land of the Lost on @wxpnfm.bsky.social as I showcase some Rock of the 80s covers - a few you know but I'm sure many others never made anyone's personal list! See ya on the radio!
December 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The 885 Greatest Cover Songs #XPNcountdown might be over, but join me tonight (7-9pm ET) in the Land of the Lost on @wxpnfm.bsky.social as I showcase some Rock of the 80s covers - a few you know but I'm sure many others never made anyone's personal list! See ya on the radio!
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If #XPNcountdown was your first taste of the great weirdness of @wxpnfm.bsky.social , just wait for #XPNTNB.
The end of the countdown means it’s proper holiday time and nearly time for Robert Drake and Christmas Eve cooking.
The end of the countdown means it’s proper holiday time and nearly time for Robert Drake and Christmas Eve cooking.
While the #XPNcountdown is wrapping up, the REAL countdown is underway until Dec 24 when I takeover @wxpnfm.bsky.social for 24 nonstop live hours during my 33rd annual edition of The Night Before on XPN! #XPNTNB 🎄🎅
December 11, 2025 at 11:42 PM
If #XPNcountdown was your first taste of the great weirdness of @wxpnfm.bsky.social , just wait for #XPNTNB.
The end of the countdown means it’s proper holiday time and nearly time for Robert Drake and Christmas Eve cooking.
The end of the countdown means it’s proper holiday time and nearly time for Robert Drake and Christmas Eve cooking.
Props to @kristenkurtis.bsky.social for showcasing our #XPNcountdown so beautifully on @6abc.bsky.social this morning!! Plus, giving viewers an early peek at my @wxpnfm.bsky.social studio decor for The Night Before!! 💜🎄💜🎄
December 11, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Props to @kristenkurtis.bsky.social for showcasing our #XPNcountdown so beautifully on @6abc.bsky.social this morning!! Plus, giving viewers an early peek at my @wxpnfm.bsky.social studio decor for The Night Before!! 💜🎄💜🎄
While the #XPNcountdown is wrapping up, the REAL countdown is underway until Dec 24 when I takeover @wxpnfm.bsky.social for 24 nonstop live hours during my 33rd annual edition of The Night Before on XPN! #XPNTNB 🎄🎅
December 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
While the #XPNcountdown is wrapping up, the REAL countdown is underway until Dec 24 when I takeover @wxpnfm.bsky.social for 24 nonstop live hours during my 33rd annual edition of The Night Before on XPN! #XPNTNB 🎄🎅
Listening to the #XPNcountdown I think you can break it up into 4 chunks: first up "I never heard this version", followed by "Wait! That's a cover?!", then comes "Ooo that should have been on MY list!" and finally, "I can't believe this classic cover placed so low - travesty!" @wxpnfm.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Listening to the #XPNcountdown I think you can break it up into 4 chunks: first up "I never heard this version", followed by "Wait! That's a cover?!", then comes "Ooo that should have been on MY list!" and finally, "I can't believe this classic cover placed so low - travesty!" @wxpnfm.bsky.social