Join Christmas Past one last time in the 2022 season. It’s our annual look back at the sights, sounds, news, and trends that made Christmas of 2022 what it was.

Merry Christmas to all, and many thanks for being part of the 2022 season of Christmas Past.

Music in This Episode

• “This Christmas” — Hot Music, via Pixabay
• “Deck the Halls A” — Kevin MacLeod, via Incompetech
• “Silent Night” — Kevin MacLeod, via Incompetech
• “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear” — Kevin MacLeod, via Incompetech

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Those decorative tins filled with three kinds of popcorn have been a Christmas staple for decades. But…why? In this episode, we find out — by asking the guy responsible for the whole thing!

Music in This Episode

• “Blue Latex” — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music Archive
• “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” — Ahmadmusic, via Pixabay
• “Sticktop” — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music Archive
• “Jul” — Scott Buckley, via scottbuckley.com.au
• “Tiled Chamber” — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music Archive
• “Jingle Bells” — Scott Holmes Music, via Free Music Archive

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Cozy up with the Christmas Past family for some reminiscing! It’s one of our favorite annual traditions…where I turn things over to you and let you guide my sleigh tonight on a trip down memory lane!

Music in this episode

• “Instrument 12092021” — orangiromusik, via Pixabay
• “This Christmas” — Hot Music, via Pixabay

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Strictly speaking, a Christmas carol is a song that tells the Nativity story. That’s what made Edmund Sears’s song, “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear” so unusual when he wrote it. It didn’t tell the story of Jesus’s birth; it told the story of how people reacted to the news. This “humanist carol”  arrived at a time when music itself was in the midst of some major changes.

Music in This Episode

• “Nocturne in E flat major, Op. 9 no. 2” — Aya Higuchi, via Musopen
• “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear” — Kevin MacLeod, via Youtube Audio Library
• “Lullaby for a King” — Cathy Oakes, via Feels Like Christmas
• “Endless by PrabajithK“—Mild Relaxation, via Pixabay
• “Night Jazz” — Music for Videos, via Pixabay
• Piano samples from “Carol” and “Noel” generously played by Carrie from the Christmas Past family!

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“Father Christmas”…that’s what they call Santa Claus in England, right? Well, sort of, but there’s more to it than that. Join me and guest professor Gerry Bowler to look into the origins of this often misunderstood Christmas character.

Music in This Episode

• “A Peaceful Winter” — Scott Holmes, via Free Music Archive
• “Sentimental Light Hopeful Tender Piano” — Ashot-Danielyan-Composer, via Pixabay
• “Classical Piano And Cello” — Ashot-Danielyan-Composer, via Pixabay
• “Romanesca” — Cheryl Ann Fulton, via Magnatune Compilation
• “I Saw Three Ships” — James Edwards, via Magnatune Compilation
• “Modern Christmas Full no Santa” —Muzaproduction, via Pixabay

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Since the early 1930s, Rockefeller Center has been home to an enormous Christmas tree, elaborately decorated and introduced each season with great fanfare and spectacle. The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree has become America’s Christmas tree. Christine Roussel, the official Archivist of Rockefeller Center, joins Brian to tell the tale of this iconic institution.

Music in This Episode

• “The Broker” — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music Archive
• “Angels We Have Heard on High – Hark The Herald Angels Sing” — James Edwards, via Magnatune Compilation
• “Glow“— Scott Buckley, via scottbuckley.com.au
• “A Jazz Piano” — Music for Videos, via Pixabay
• “Owl’s Christmas” — Owl Glance, via Pixabay
• “Jingle Bells Violin (Main)” — Daddy’s Music, via Pixabay

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It’s the universal symbol of the Christmas season: a tree (typically a fir) adorned with ornaments and lights. But…what does any of that have to do with Christmas? The Christmas tree has a long history. But only fairly recently has it become especially common in homes at Christmas time.

Music in this episode

• “Eternal Hope” — Kevin MacLeod, via Youtube Audio Library
• “O Christmas Tree – Ernst Anshutz Christmas Piano Music” — Lesfm, via Pixabay
• “March” — Kai Engel, via Free Music Archive
• “Ambient Piano” — Balance Bay, via Pixabay
• “Greensleeves” — Lesfm, via Lesfm.net
• “Christmas Atmosphere” — Lesfm, via Pixabay

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Yes, we return to our traditional favorite songs each year. But there’s nothing like discovering a new favorite! If you believe that too, then you’re in for a treat! Here are seven Christmas songs from independent musicians to make your days a little merrier and brighter sounding.

Music in this Episode

• “Dreaming ‘Bout Christmas” — Frank and Friends
• “Lonely December” — Lunar Spirit
• “Ugly Sweater Time”  — The Sweaterettes
• “Christmas Lights Through Car Windows” — Amanda Fagan
• “Christmas Carols” — The Predicates
• “Joy to the World” — Amanda Opelt
• “Silent Night” — Sounds and Scapes
• “Deck the Halls B” — Kevin MacLeod, via Incompetech
• “This Christmas” — Hot Music, via Pixabay

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Those of a certain age remember those classic C7 incandescent Christmas bulbs and the soft glow they produced. Sure, LEDs are longer lasting and more energy efficient, but they’re just not the same. Michigan artist David Andora is the founder of Tru-Tone, a maker of LED lights that are indistinguishable from the real thing. I recently spoke with David about the company’s unlikely origins, its recent viral success, and a certain music star who was blamed for cleaning out their inventory.

Mentioned in This Episode

• Tru-Tone Website
• Tru-Tone on Instagram
• Tru-Tone on Facebook
• Tru-Tone on Youtube
• Tru-Tone on TikTok
• Tru-Tone on Twitter

Music in This Episode

• “This Christmas” — Hot Music, via Pixabay
• “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” — Kevin MacLeod, via Incompetech

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