Entries by e_xander

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Episode 68 –King Orchestra’s “Jingle Bell – Christmas Karaoke Collection”

Welcome to episode 68 of Holly Jolly X’masu! In this episode, I’ll be talking about the King Orchestra’s 1978 album, “Jingle Bell – Christmas Karaoke Collection.” Despite some disappointment, I was glad to finally add this album to my collection. When I first started buying these records, I built a fairly substantial wishlist, and any […]

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The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow

🎄 It’s 1975, and a shepherd boy just lost his sight after staring directly at a lightning bolt. Join us as we return to enchanted world of Rankin/Bass Christmas specials for an overlooked, underrated, and redundantly titled hidden gem about neither the first Christmas, nor the first Christmas snow. **** 🎙 Guest: Mike Troxell (@Prune_Tracy, […]

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Merry Britsmas 39: Wrapping Up Christmas Nativities

In my first December episode of 2022, I explore school nativities, a brilliant TV special called Flint Street Nativity, and British covers of 80s new wave classic Christmas Wrapping. Also, check out Have Yourself A Merry Indie Xmas compilation on Bandcamp for Crisis below: https://v4velindre.bandcamp.com/album/have-yourself-a-merry-indie-christmas-volume-i https://v4velindre.bandcamp.com/album/have-yourself-a-merry-indie-christmas-volume-ii Listen to this episode of Merry Britsmas Author: Title: […]

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December 9th – 16 Days Until Christmas

Friday? More like FRI-YAY! Go do some Chrsitmasy stuff this weekend! 🎄Vote on today’s daily Christmas Music Battle: https://pollforall.com/pk262979 🎄Keep track of all of the battle songs: https://www.christmasmorningpodcast.com/songs 🎄Listen to the Christmas Battle Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4L8i6OUEAKUn1Z32nJ45Tp?si=87e41e380cc940a8 🎄Stay up to date on Christmas TV: http://www.mostlychristmas.com/christmastvschedule/1/ — 🎄Email us: christmasmorningpodcast@gmail.com 🎄Subscribe to Christmas Morning here: www.christmasmorningpodcast.com 🎄Follow us […]

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Robbie Robertson “Christmas Must Be Tonight”

What’s up, dudes? It’s all about Robbie Robertson’s “Christmas Must Be Tonight!” Originally written in 1975 for The Band, Robertson re-recorded it in 1988 for the soundtrack to “Scrooged!” Synth pads? Yep. Reverbed snare? Oh yeah! ’80s awesomeness? Definitely! So grab your chorus guitar pedal, put on “Scrooged,” and jam out to this minisode! Check […]

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December 8th – 17 Days Until Christmas

Thursday’s got you down? Don’t worry! It’S CHRISTMAS MORNING (the podcast). 🎄Vote on today’s daily Christmas Music Battle: https://pollforall.com/plw6evx4 🎄Keep track of all of the battle songs: https://www.christmasmorningpodcast.com/songs 🎄Listen to the Christmas Battle Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4L8i6OUEAKUn1Z32nJ45Tp?si=87e41e380cc940a8 🎄Stay up to date on Christmas TV: http://www.mostlychristmas.com/christmastvschedule/1/ — 🎄Email us: christmasmorningpodcast@gmail.com 🎄Subscribe to Christmas Morning here: www.christmasmorningpodcast.com 🎄Follow us […]