Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas talks to Trans-Siberian Orchestra guitarist Al Pitrelli about TSO’s upcoming tour. They also talk about the history of the band, as Al was there from the very beginning (actually, before the very beginning). They talk about Paul O’Neill’s legacy, and some of the unfinished projects Paul was working on, which the band is working on completing (including new Christmas music)!

Trans-Siberian Orchestra tour info:  https://www.trans-siberian.com/tour

Ken Kessler from the Sounds Of Christmas talks about the new season that has just kicked off on his station. He runs down a list of singers and musicians that have made the new season possible. And he goes through the different ways you can listen!

Sounds of Christmas website – https://www.soundsofchristmas.com

Listen Now page – https://www.soundsofchristmas.com/listen-now.html

App in the Google Play store – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thesoundsofchristmas&hl=en_US&gl=US

Just in time for Halloween, Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas talked to Lasse from the It’s A 90’s Christmas Podcast and Sean from the Christmas Podcasts Podcast about the scariest this podcast has ever talked about – the Star Wars Holiday Special! They talk about the music, the guest stars and why they believe the whole thing was a scam! In fact, they take such a deep dive into this special, that they talk about it for nearly as long as the special ran! Well, about half as long.

It’s A 90’s Christmas Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/its-a-90s-christmas-podcast/id1428714445

The Christmas Podcasts Podcast: https://christmaspodcasts.com/podcast-directory/christmas-podcasts-podcast/

Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas talks to Mike from Vista Blue about their new Halloween single “Victor Crowley”. They also talk about lots more, including this summer’s album “Stay Gold” which was a tribute to and inspired by S.E. Hinton’s novel “The Outsiders”. Mike also share some details about some Christmas music that’s on the way, and some of the things coming in 2023!

Vista Blue on Bandcamp:  https://wearevistablue.bandcamp.com/

Time Of The Season comp: https://radiantradish.bandcamp.com/album/time-of-the-season

Radiant Radish store: https://radiantradish.storenvy.com/

Snow In Southtown podcast: https://snowinsouthtown.wordpress.com/

Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas observes One Hit Wonder Day by reviewing some lists of Christmas One Hit Wonders. Spoiler: he disagrees with almost every entry on every list! Artists mentioned in this episode include a-ha, Sinead O’Connor, Lee Ann Womack, Band Aid, José Feliciano, NewSong, the Waitresses, Gayla Peevy, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Wham!, Elmo ‘n’ Patsy, Mariah Carey, Brenda Lee, Eartha Kitt, Burl Ives, the Carpenters, Mannheim Steamroller, John Lennon, Thurl Ravenscroft, the Eagles, Jimmy Durante, Donny Hathaway, David Foster and Run DMC. Whew!

Billboard’s Greatest Holiday Songs Of All Time: https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-of-all-time-holiday-100-songs/

Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas talks about a couple non-Christmas topics – Standards Music and Halloween Music. He starts off talking about his recently launched Standards Station, and gets into what it means for a song to be a Standard, and the different kinds of music his new station plays. The Standards Station launched on September 1. Then, he talks about Halloween Music, which will be featured next month when the Sounds of Christmas becomes the Sounds of Halloween on October 1.

Standards Station – https://www.thestandardsstation.com/

Sounds of Christmas – https://www.soundsofchristmas.com

Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas talks about the passing of Olivia Newton-John. He talks about her stellar successes with a long list of hits, gold records, platinum records and Grammys. But mostly, he focuses on her beautiful catalog of Christmas music that she has left for us.

The Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre:  https://www.onjcancercentre.org

 Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas continues a Christmas in July event by talking to hosts of other Christmas podcasts about their podcasts – what they’re about, how (and why) they started doing it (and continue to do it) and what they’ve got planned for upcoming episodes. Today he talks to Robert from the Behind The Bells podcast!

Behind The Bells podcast: https://behindthebells.libsyn.com/

Movies Ken and Robert talked about…
The Santa Clause
Home Alone
Ernest Saves Christmas
Miracle On 34th Street
Home Alone
Home Sweet Home Alone
Home Alone 2
Holiday Inn
Die Hard
The Godfather
Michael
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
It’s A Wonderful Life

Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas continues a Christmas in July event by talking to hosts of other Christmas podcasts about their podcasts – what they’re about, how (and why) they started doing it (and continue to do it) and what they’ve got planned for upcoming episodes. Today he talks to Glen from Season’s Eatings podcast and Joseph from the Christmas Creeps podcast!

Season’s Eatings podcast: https://www.seasonseatingspodcast.com

Christmas Creeps podcast: https://christmascreeps.com