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Revisiting the Myth of Christmas Creep

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Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas revisits the myth of Christmas Creep, with lots of examples from Christmas Past of elements of the season showing up before Thanksgiving, before Halloween and even before the first day of Fall!

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200th Episode

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Clip Show (Part 2)

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Clip Show (Part 1)

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The Sounds of Christmas From A To Z Part Two

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Ken from the Sounds of Christmas shares details about the sequel to his Christmas In July event – the Sounds of Christmas From A to Z Part Two: The Artists Edition!

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2024 Schedule

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Return Of A To Z

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The Real Christmas Number Ones

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Christmas Number Ones

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Non-Christmas Movie Christmas Songs Post Script

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Ken from the Sounds of Christmas revisits the previous episode’s topic with one that he missed (and delves into the Christmas music of Harry Connick, Jr.)!

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Christmas Songs From Non-Christmas Movies

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Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks about the first Christmas release of 2024 (from the remake of “Mean Girls”) and other Christmas songs that have come from non-Christmas movies!

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Rudolph

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Ken from the Sounds of Christmas celebrates another Christmas song being added to the National Recording Registry with a look at the history of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”, including some of the other songs Rudolph has made appearances in!

Previous podcast episode on Christmas music already added to the National Recording Registry: National Record Registry episode

Previous episode on “All I Want For Christmas Is You:  All I Want For Christmas Is You episode

Nominate songs to the National Recording Registry

Songs mentioned in this episode:
Jars of Clay “Smells Like Rudolph”
Johnny Horton “They Shined Up Rudolph’s Nose”
Ebenezer Scrooge Appreciation Society “Hang On Rudolph”
Father Guido Sarducci “Santa’s Lament”
Stephen Bishop “Rock Little Reindeer”
Matt Dusk “Rockin’ Rudolph”
Ryan McAllister “My Name Is Blitzen”
Bag of Toys “Rudolph”
Robbie Williams “Rudolph”
Theocracy “Rudolph vs. Frosty”
Laura Cheadle “Red Ain’t Everything (The Rudolph Blues)”
Sia “12 Nights”

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Christmas Without You

Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks about a couple of his friends who recently passed away (both of which were connected to the Sounds of Christmas station). He also talks about some Christmas music that might be helpful for anyone who may be celebrating the Season this year without someone they cared about.

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Ghostbusters, Beetlejuice and the Sounds of Halloween

Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks about the new Ghostbusters movie, the upcoming Beetlejuice movie and other potential sources of new music for this fall’s Sounds of Halloween!

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Christmas Album Anniversaries

Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks about the large number of Christmas albums that are celebrating big birthdays this year!

Previous episode on Mannheim Steamroller’s 40th anniversary: https://soundsofchristmas.buzzsprout.com/1658629/14350485-happy-anniversary-mannheim-steamroller

Previous episode on Band Aid’s anniversary: https://soundsofchristmas.buzzsprout.com/1658629/14574813-band-aid-40

Previous episode on “All I Want For Christmas Is You”: https://soundsofchristmas.buzzsprout.com/1658629/12780788-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you

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Fan Club Christmas

Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas talks about some holiday music that you may not have known was out there – Fan Club Releases! He gives you some examples of Christmas releases that have been sent exclusively to the fans of some singers and bands, along with some suggestions how you might be able to find even more!

Earlier episode about the Beatles’ Christmas records: https://soundsofchristmas.buzzsprout.com/1658629/9980897-the-beatles-christmas-records

REM Fan Club releases: https://remhq.com/fanclub-singles/

Sarah McLachlan Fan Club releases: http://www.solaced.info/music/murmurs/

Marillion’s Extended Collection Of Recycled Gifts: https://www.marillion.com/shop/albums/racket55a.htm

The Bangles’ “Holiday In Bangleonia”: https://www.theconnextion.com/thebangles/bangles_index.cfm?CatID=592&prodlist=1

Huey Lewis and the News’ “Winter Wonderland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HAmDJmITjE&pp=ygUcaHVleSBsZXdpcyB3aW50ZXIgd29uZGVybGFuZA%3D%3D

Michelle Malone’s website store: https://www.michellemalone.com/store

David Arkenstone’s Bandcamp: https://davidarkenstone.bandcamp.com

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Taylor Swift Christmas Tree Farm and More

Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas talks about Taylor Swift, her amazing career (so far) and her Christmas music – from a charity single to three versions of “Christmas Tree Farm” and lots in-between!

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Band Aid 40

Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas talks about the upcoming 40th anniversary of “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”. He talks about the history of the song, and the different line-ups of the four official versions of Band Aid. He also talks about what Bob Geldof and Midge Ure have had to say about it over the years, and the possibility of a Band Aid 40 later this year. Then, just for fun, Ken talks to Sarah from Christmas Spirit News and Scott from the Holly Jolly X’masu podcast about who they’d like to see in the 2024 version of Band Aid!

The Band Aid Charitable Trust – https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=292199&subId=0 

Sarah on Twiter – https://twitter.com/Spirit_Xmas

Sarah on Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/user/tld4xt592234dh7j9nkpinxdx

Scott’s Holly Jolly X’masu Podcast – https://hollyjollyxmasu.libsyn.com/website

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