SPOTLIGHT = The Tractors (1 song) & Trapt (1 song)

A band from Tulsa OK & a band from Los Gatos CA….

#1
The Tractors is from Tulsa OK consisting of Casey Van Beek, Steve Ripley, Walt Richmond, Ron Getman & Jamie Oldaker. This song, the band’s only Top 40 tune, debuted 08/27/1994, spent 20 weeks on the charts & peaked at #11. Of 8 more releases, late 1994 to early 1999, 4 of them were Santa Claus-related.

#2
Trapt formed in Los Gatos CA in 1995 by Chris Taylor Brown, Peter Charell, Dylan Thomas Howard & Ty Fury. This song, the debut release from the band’s self-titled debut album, hit the airwaves 10/18/2002 & peaked in early 2003 at #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 & #1 on both the Modern Rock Tracks & Mainstream Rock Tracks charts. The band also had moderate success with 2003’s “Still Frame”, 2004’s “Echo” & 2005’s “Stand Up”.