L-A Radio: KOST-FM Goes Festive With Holiday Hits

iHeartMedia's  AC KOST 103.5 FM Los Angeles has already returned to its annual non-stop holiday music programming.  The holiday hits resumed at 5pm Friday.

Branding as "Southern California's official home for the holidays," KOST will air Christmas classics from artists including Barry Manilow, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole and more, to contemporary Christmas songs from today's artists.

As part of KOST's Official Holiday Kick Off Celebration, recording artist Gwen Stefani performed select songs from her holiday album, "You Make it Feel Like Christmas" during "iHeartRadio LIVE with Gwen Stefani" at the iHeartRadio Theater LA in Burbank. The event also aired as a national radio broadcast across select iHeartMedia AC and Hot AC stations with a live video stream on iHeartRadio's YouTube Channel.

During a Q&A session with Ellen K, Gwen reflected on her lifelong passion to create a Christmas album, but unsure when she'd ever have the time. If you'll recall, You Make It Feel Like Christmas was originally released in 2017.

"It was my fantasy to be Mariah Carey basically when I grew up."

While on a spiritual run, the inspiration for a Christmas tune came to the No Doubt singer.

"I was thinking about this Christmas record and if I could write a song what would it be and all of a sudden this whole chorus and lyrics came into my head."

That song eventually became Christmas Eve, a track on her Christmas album that she likens to a prayer.

"Christmas for me is a magical time of the year. To be able to be a musical part of peoples tradition and apart of their holiday and their joy in their house, with the songs that I wrote is just my fantasy."

"Writing Christmas music is just so different and has a deeper message and it's so spiritual and it's so magical."

"The holiday season in Southern California is officially underway when the first notes of holiday music are heard on KOST 103.5 - we have become the soundtrack for holiday music in Southern California and beyond," said KOST Program Director John Peake. "We've been sharing the holidays with our listeners for 19 consecutive years and in 2018, KOST 103.5 set a new record reaching more than 5.3 million festive minded listeners. We can't wait to do it again this year."