About this podcast
‘Tis the Soundtrack is dedicated to obscure, forgotten and non-traditional Christmas music and albums, especially music used in holiday advertisements.
This podcast is the companion to the ‘Tis the Soundtrack website (https://tisthesoundtrack.com) and Youtube channel (@TisTheSoundtrack). Hosted by Kevin Williams.
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- The History of the Christmas Album: Part 2
by e_xander on January 26, 2026We’re back with our first episode of 2026 and our next episode in our The History of the Christmas Album series! In this episode we look at the early days of […]
- Christmas Podcast Day 2025: Fishbone It’s a Wonderful Life EPby e_xander on November 1, 2025
Happy Christmas Podcast Day! In this episode we’re celebrating Christmas Podcast Day by taking a look at the band Fishbone and their 1987 EP “It’s a […]
- Merry Mixtapes: Alonso Duralde – Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmasby e_xander on October 4, 2025
A big holiday hug to Alonso for participating in the latest episode of our Merry Mixtapes series! To learn more about Merry Mixtapes, check out Episode 10 of […]
- The History of the Christmas Album: Part 1by e_xander on August 10, 2025
We took a break in July, but are back with the first episode of a new series: The History of the Christmas Album. In this series we’ll look at the evolution […]
- Warped Tour 2025 Christmas Playlistby e_xander on June 25, 2025
Happy Leon Day! Today Jeff Loftin of The Lost Christmas Podcast and I talk about our favorite Christmas music from bands performing at the 2025 Warped Tour! So […]
- Easter Special: Here Comes Peter Cottontail and Golden Recordsby e_xander on April 20, 2025
Happy Easter! In this episode of ‘Tis the Soundtrack, we take a look at the history of the song, “Here Comes Peter Cottontail” and Golden Records. […]
- Merry Mixtapes: Tim Babb – Can’t Wait for Christmas Podcastby e_xander on March 20, 2025
A giant “Thank you” to Tim for participating in the latest episode of our Merry Mixtapes series! There is also a video-enhanced version of this podcast […]
- Happy New Year (2025 edition)!by e_xander on January 13, 2025
Happy New Year! In this episode of ‘Tis the Soundtrack, we’re reflecting on 2024, saying some thank-yous and looking ahead to what’s in store for 2025. […]
- Merry Mixtapes: Jeff – Lost Christmasby e_xander on November 28, 2024
A giant “Thank you” to Jeff for participating in the second episode of our Merry Mixtapes series! To learn more about Merry Mixtapes, check out Episode 10 […]
- Christmas Podcast Day 2024: Unreleased Songs From Holiday Advertsby e_xander on November 1, 2024
Merry Christmas Podcast Day! In this episode of ‘Tis the Soundtrack, we’re celebrating Christmas Podcast Day by looking at one of my favorite topics, songs […]
