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Coffee Break: From jingle bells to cowbells

Margo Price playing cowbell during her concert at First Avenue in Minneapolis on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023
Margo Price playing cowbell during her concert at First Avenue in Minneapolis on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023Steven Cohen for MPR

by Bill DeVille

December 26, 2023

If you’ve been out this morning, chances are you’ve already seen discarded Christmas trees chucked in the alley or plopped on the curb. Nearby, you may have spotted bins overflowing with tattered wrapping paper and ribbons.

As the shopping season is over and people await their credit-card statements, they may have had enough of jingle bells, so let’s transition away from jingle bells and embrace the sound of the cowbell this morning.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs featuring cowbell do you want to hear?


Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played
Blue Oyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper
Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady 
The Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women
Hugh Masekela - Grazing in the Grass
Beastie Boys - Hey Ladies
The Chambers Brothers - Time Has Come Today
Talking Heads - Crosseyed And Painless