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We’re back for our 8th Christmas season, and it’s the ’80s! We discuss A Christmas Carol (1984), New Kids on the Block, and Mannheim Steamroller, before ending with a game of “Guess the Band.”
Check out the new Vista Blue Christmas single on November 6th wherever you stream music!
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It’s Halloween, and we’re rockin’ with Dokken as we discuss Nightmare on Elm Street 3 and Halloween in the 1980s. We’ll be back really soon with our 1980s holiday season!
We’ve reached the end of our Christmas Carol Summer as we discuss the three-hour 2019 BBC/FX television miniseries. Of course, we do wrap things up by returning to the ’80s with an episode of Alvin and the Chipmunks.
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We’re continuing our Christmas Carol summer with Patrick Stewart’s 1999 Hallmark version, followed by a Highway to Heaven episode. Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/snowinsouthtownYouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@snowinsouthtownEmail – snowinsouthtown@gmail.comFacebook – https://www.facebook.com/snowinsouthtownInstagram – @snowinsouthtown https://ia903108.us.archive.org/27/items/snow-in-southtown-christmas-carol-summer-part-2/Snow%20in%20Southtown%20-%20Christmas%20Carol%20Summer%20Part%202.mp3
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We’re celebrating Leon Day by kicking off a summer full of Charles Dickens and A Christmas Carol! We will be covering some adaptations we haven’t reviewed yet and will be releasing four weekly episodes, starting with this one, where we discuss versions from 1901, 1910, and 1951. There’s also a bonus Family Ties episode discussion … Continue reading SiS 77 – Christmas Carol Summer Part 1
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We’re officially kicking off our year of the 1980s with our Easter episode, discussing The Tale of the Bunny Picnic (1986). We also stay in 1986 to talk about some music from the Billboard Pop Chart released on April 5th of that year.
Throughout 2026 we’ll be visiting the ’80s, leading up to our Christmas season, where we’ll cover all ’80s movies, TV shows, music, and more. We’ll also take a side trip this summer to take a deep dive into Dickens and A Christmas Carol.
It’ll be a fun year. Be sure to reach out if you have any comments or suggestions!
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Last month we shared 10 songs that were featured on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart in January 1986. Now we’re sharing our personal Top 10 songs from 1986. These tracks alternate between Rusty and Mike, counting down from 10 to 1, with a few other sound clips from 1986 mixed in along the way.
Notes:
We tried not to double up bands, but with Run-DMC and Book of Love, it couldn’t be avoided. Sorry for hitting you with three Book of Love tracks in the past few months (including our 2025 Thanksgiving playlist).
Shout out to Patreon supporter Kent for randomly sending me the Green “Gotta Getta Record Out” 7-inch in the mail one day a few years ago. Neither of us had heard that one, and it went right into my rotation after hearing it.
If you’d prefer this mix as a YouTube playlist, here’s a link:
Feel free to let us know your favorite songs from 1986!
R-10. Run-DMC – Peter Piper
M-10. Ramones – Something to Believe In
R-9. Book of Love – Book of Love
M-9. Green – Gotta Getta Record Out
R-8. New Order – Bizarre Love Triangle
M-8. Mr. T Experience – Disconnection
R-7. The Art of Noise – Backbeat
M-7. Crowded House – Don’t Dream It’s Over
R-6. Prince and the Revolution – Mountains
M-6. Poison – I Won’t Forget You
R-5. Pet Shop Boys – Suburbia
M-5. Run-DMC – Raising Hell
R-4. Talking Heads – Wild Wild Life
M-4. Beastie Boys – Paul Revere
R-3. Paul Simon – I Know What I Know
M-3. Beach Boys – California Dreamin’
R-2. They Might Be Giants – Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head
M-2. Book of Love – I Touch Roses
R-1. R.E.M. – The Flowers of the Guatamala
M-1. The Smiths – There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
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In 2026, we’ll be taking things back to the 1980s! So here’s a short playlist to help us all get settled in, featuring 10 songs that were listed in Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart exactly 40 years ago today, the first week of January 1986.
There’s no talking in this episode. Just the music. Happy ’80s, guys!
The Cars – Tonight She Comes
Bruce Springsteen – My Hometown
The Hooters – Day by Day
The Dream Academy – Life in a Northern Town
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – So You Want to Be a Rock & Roll Star
Simple Minds – Alive and Kicking
Survivor – Burning Heart
Starship – Sara
John Cougar Mellencamp – Small Town
Night Ranger – Goodbye
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Happy Thanksgiving! Here’s our annual Thanksgiving playlist bonus episode with 10 songs that could go on your Thanksgiving mix. This year’s songs include tracks by Book of Love, Vince Guaraldi, Brian Wilson, First Aid Kit, Linus of Hollywood, Enya, and more!
Also, here’s a Spotify playlist with most of the songs we’ve chosen for our Thanksgiving playlists over the past five years.
