Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to singer/songwriter Liz Kennedy about her new Christmas single, “What’s In The Box?”, and the autobiographical stories behind it and her previous Christmas singles!

Liz Kennedy’s new single “What’s In The Box?” – https://found.ee/WhatsInTheBox
Liz Kennedy’s YouTube channel – https://www.youtube.com/@LizKennedyMusic
Liz Kennedy on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/lizkennedymusic
Liz Kennedy’s website – https://www.lizkennedymusic.com/

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Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas talks about the 80th Anniversary of It’s A Wonderful Life, and the music from and inspired by this classic Christmas movie!

Carolyn Sills’ “George Bailey” – https://youtu.be/iOQna0DuOfU?si=0tq8EI3zb6pbac_i

Tommy Byrne’s “Always By Your Side” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ehYGhS4Vgc

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It’s A Wonderful Life 80th

Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas talks about Christmas music on the Ed Sullivan Show!

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Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas continues the countdown of the ten most-listened-to and most-downloaded episodes of the Sounds of Christmas podcast with this one from August of 2021!

In this episode, Ken talks about Elvis and his contributions to the Christmas music canon!

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Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas continues the countdown of the ten most-listened-to and most-downloaded episodes of the Sounds of Christmas podcast with this one from New Year’s Eve 2024!

In this episode, Ken simply wishes you a Happy New Year, and thanks you for listening in 2024!

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Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas continues the ten-day countdown of the most-listened-to and most-downloaded episodes of the Sounds of Christmas podcast with this one from September 2022, about a couple of top Christmas song lists about top Christmas 80s songs that really miss the mark, so guests Gerry D from the Totally Rad Christmas podcast and Scott from the Holly Jolly X’masu join in, coming up with their own list of the Top Ten 80s Christmas Songs!

The Totally Rad Christmas Podcast: https://totallyradchristmas.com/
The Holly Jolly X’masu Podcast: https://hollyjollyxmasu.libsyn.com/
The Payola$: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payolas#External_links

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Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas continues the countdown of the ten most-listened-to and most-downloaded episodes of the Sounds of Christmas podcast with this one from February of 2022!

In this episode, Ken talks about a list of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members that recorded, according to a list, the greatest Christmas songs of all time! And then, of course, he weighs in with his on list!

Show links:
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Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas begins the ten-day countdown of the most-listened-to and most-downloaded episodes of the Sounds of Christmas podcast with this one from almost three years ago!

In this episode, Ken delves into the music of the Night Before!

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Ken from the Sounds of Christmas gives a tech update for the Sounds of Christmas, including details about a new player, a new app and how you can help pick the 5,000 most-loved songs on the Sounds of Christmas!

Show links:
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