Podcasts about very special christmas

What's up, dudes? You know “Last Christmas.” You've heard “Do They Know It's Christmas?” and the “A Very Special Christmas” album. Did you know there is a plethora of Christmas albums and singles from the ‘80s? Vinnie Brezinsky from Huey and Bax and I dig into lesser known ‘80s Christmas songs!From Lori Loughlin's “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” to Buster Poindexter's “‘Zat you, Santa Claus?”, we get into many overlooked gems. Chris Squire released “Run With the Fox,” a prog rock masterpiece of suspended chords and ostinato figures. Of course, George Thorogood brings boogie-woogie back to the ‘80s with “Rock and Roll Christmas” as well!Meanwhile, our lists boast Jon Anderson singing "Three Ships" and the Dallas Cowboys getting in on the action with the charity hit "I Don't Want To Be Home for Christmas." We follow it with Cathy Harrington's "Sha La La (Deck the Halls)" and Fishbone's homage to a holiday staple "It's a Wonderful Life (Gonna Have a Good Time)!" Robbie Robertson released "Christmas Must Be Tonight" for the Scrooged soundtrack, while Bonnie Tyler recorded "Merry Christmas" for Dial Code Santa Claus.Weird Al? Of course! New Kids On The Block? Got them too. Fishbone? Fishbone?!?! So grab your guitar, put on a Santa hat, and get a new publicist as you listen to this episode on lesser known ‘80s Christmas songs!Give us a buzz! Send a text, dudes!Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Totally Rad Christmas Mall & Arcade, Teepublic.com, or TotallyRadChristmas.com! Later, dudes!

It's a very special Christmas here at THE STORY SONG PODCAST! Walk this way to your time machine from the DeLorean Motor Company, and join your hosts in 1987, where they'll review the hip hop holiday classic, “Christmas in Hollis” by legendary rap pioneers, Run-DMC. We'll be chilling and cooling just like a snowman as we discuss the benefits of talking to strangers in public parks, cheese-based Christmas vegetables, and how to harness fake fire. The hawk is out, so match your boat to your car and press the green “Nice” button on your Simon. Yule love this episode of THE STORY SONG PODCAST. Happy Hollis-days! Continue the conversation; follow THE STORY SONG PODCAST on social media. Follow us on Instagram (storysongpodcast), and Facebook (thestorysongpodcast), Threads (storysongpodcast), GoodPods, and Podchaser. “Christmas in Hollis” by Run-DMC (from the album A Very Special Christmas) is available on Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Tidal, Pandora, Spotify, or wherever you listen to music. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The hosts are visited by their benefactor (TV's Ed Weeks) to teach him the value of A Very Special Christmas. 

Barry and Abigail discuss A Very Special Christmas 3 and sample The Stoutmare Before Christmas, The Abominable Snow Stout, and How The Stout Stole Christmas! from Tarpon River Brewing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Barry and Abigail both recommend If On a Winter's Night by Sting. We reviewed Natalie Merchant's rendition of Children Go Where I Send Thee. Listen to the original recording of Go Where I Send Thee by The Golden Gate Quartet. Barry played a sample of Eartha Kitt's Santa Baby. We reviewed Sheryl Crow's version of Blue Christmas. Listen to the original recording of Blue Christmas by Doye O'Dell. We played a sample of Nat King Cole's The Christmas Song to compare it to the version by Hootie & The Blowfish. We also played a sample of Engelbert Humperdinck's Ave Maria to compare it to the version by Eleven and Chris Cornell. We also played a sample of Elvis Presley's Santa Claus Is Back in Town to compare it to the version by Jonny Lang. Barry compared the lyrical content of Christmas Song by Tim Reynolds and Dave Matthews to Christmas Day by Squeeze. Barry entered We Three Kings by Patti Smith into the Abigail Hummel School of Speaking Smartly About Music with a comparison to Blue by R.E.M. (which features Patti Smith!). If you are looking for more great holiday music, check out our Pops on Hops 2023 Christmas Playlist, featuring Christmas songs from many of the artists featured during our third season in 2023! You can also check out the collection of the Hummel family's favorite Christmas songs! Up next… The Same Old Blood Rush with a New Touch by Cute Is What We Aim For. This episode will be released on March 3, 2023. Jingles are by our friend Pete Coe. Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry's condition. Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we're drinking when we're not on mic! Facebook | Instagram | X | YouTube | Website | Email us | Virtual Jukebox --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pops-on-hops-podcast/message

Season 4: Race and Religion Bonus Episode: A Multicultural Christmas "Roundtables on Race" is back with a "Very Special Christmas" episode, when host the Rev. Kathy Walker is joined by friends and family to talk about the Christmas holidays and how we celebrate this beautiful season in different cultures. Her guests, the Rev. Cornelia Eaton, Priscilla Thompson, Nancy Robayo and Andrew Walker-Watson, all share Christmas memories from Navajoland, Venezuela, the Bahamas, Miami and the podcast's home, North Carolina, and offer their hopes for us all in the coming year.

Every year around the holidays, sometimes even before Thanksgiving these days, you start to hear them. The age old songs to ring in the season at the end of the year. I'm talking about Christmas songs - some of which are hundreds of years old and some have become popular in our lifetimes. In stores, in schools, in offices, in the air you'll be hearing songs in every language to celebrate. And rock n roll has it's own classics in the genre - a great many legends and once hot bands have done their best to come up with an original (or original re-working of) song that will get them on the radio between November and January every year. Some are true classics, sung by legends. Some are catchy tunes from your favorite acts. Do you prefer John Lennon's Happy Christmas (War is Over) or Paul McCartney's A Wonderful Christmas Time? Do you prefer classics from the early age of rock n roll from Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry or The Beach Boys? The Wolf and Action Jackson are children of the MTV generation and in the 80s artists collaborated for a cause through Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas and the A Very Special Christmas albums. Each of the boys will walk through 10 up to their very favorite rockin Christmas classic and might give each other a hard time for some of them. But isn't that what the holidays are all about (It's time, for the airing of the greivances!) We wish everyone Happy Holidays from The Ugly American Werewolf in London Rock Podcast and thank you for making us part of your lives in 2023. Ugly American Werewolf in London Website Ugly American Werewolf in London Store - Get your Wolf merch and use code 10OFF2023 to save 10% during the holidays! Visit our sponsor RareVinyl.com and use the code UGLY to save 10%! Twitter Threads Instagram YouTube LInkTree www.pantheonpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Released in 1987, "A Very Special Christmas" was a bit of a turning point for Christmas music, which both of us enjoyed back then and continue to enjoy to this day. We also take you back a long time ago (1978) to a galaxy far, far away to discuss the famously awful Star Wars Holiday Special. We've added plenty of audio clips because you wouldn't believe just how weird and awful it is otherwise. We even included Christmas in the Stars from 1980, which is perhaps most famous for being Jon Bon Jovi's recording debut. We're excited to share this episode with you, and we hope it brings you some well-deserved holiday joy. RELATED LINKS: various artists, "A Very Special Christmas", on Spotify The Star Wars Holiday Special, on YouTube Christmas in the Stars, on YouTube

Every year around the holidays, sometimes even before Thanksgiving these days, you start to hear them. The age old songs to ring in the season at the end of the year. I'm talking about Christmas songs - some of which are hundreds of years old and some have become popular in our lifetimes. In stores, in schools, in offices, in the air you'll be hearing songs in every language to celebrate. And rock n roll has it's own classics in the genre - a great many legends and once hot bands have done their best to come up with an original (or original re-working of) song that will get them on the radio between November and January every year. Some are true classics, sung by legends. Some are catchy tunes from your favorite acts. Do you prefer John Lennon's Happy Christmas (War is Over) or Paul McCartney's A Wonderful Christmas Time? Do you prefer classics from the early age of rock n roll from Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry or The Beach Boys? The Wolf and Action Jackson are children of the MTV generation and in the 80s artists collaborated for a cause through Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas and the A Very Special Christmas albums. Each of the boys will walk through 10 up to their very favorite rockin Christmas classic and might give each other a hard time for some of them. But isn't that what the holidays are all about (It's time, for the airing of the greivances!) We wish everyone Happy Holidays from The Ugly American Werewolf in London Rock Podcast and thank you for making us part of your lives in 2023. Ugly American Werewolf in London Website Ugly American Werewolf in London Store - Get your Wolf merch and use code 10OFF2023 to save 10% during the holidays! Visit our sponsor RareVinyl.com and use the code UGLY to save 10%! Twitter Threads Instagram YouTube LInkTree www.pantheonpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tous les jours dans Culture Médias, Thomas Isle dresse le portrait sonore de l'invité. Ce vendredi, c'est Axelle Red, auteure-compositrice-interprète, pour sortie le 1er décembre de son best of qui fête ses 30 ans de carrière "AR 30 BEST OF" avec un single inédit "C'est my life c'est ma vie", pour sa tournée de Noël "A Very Special Christmas" en décembre 2023 et pour “La fête de la chanson française” animée par Laury Thilleman et André Manoukian, vendredi 22 décembre à 21h10 sur France 3.

Ahoo doray, ahoo doray! Me-Who-rry Christmas everyone! We are kicking off our annual look at Very Special Christmas episodes with that seminal favorite, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Join Carolyn, David, and Austin as they question the mechanics of Who society, discuss whether "Thurl Ravenscroft" is the greatest name in history, and ponder (sigh) what else might have grown three sizes that day. So grab your last can of Who-hash, then download and listen here, rate & review us on iTunes or listen via Podbean, Stitcher, Google Play and Spotify! You can follow the show on Twitter, like our Facebook page, and email us via avsepodcast@gmail.com. Be sure to listen to Carolyn's spinoff podcast, Pitch Please!, here, and buy the game here!http://media.averyspecialepisodepodcast.com/AVerySpecialEpisode140.mp3

December is here and we're ready to get in the Christmas spirit! Or Dave is at least. Dave brings Caleb on a magical journey through a season of lights and traditions and a spiritually moving season, while Caleb keeps us grounded in the stress and consumerism of the holiday. But, one thing they can both agree on is that the nostalgia of 1987's A Very Special Christmas with artists like Run DMC, Whitney Houston, Madonna and U2 can immediately get you in the spirit of the season. Meanwhile, Dave suggests an album that may be new to many listeners, the Will Scruggs Jazz Orchestra's Song of Simeon: A Christmas Journey, which tries to bridge the gap between religious sentimentality and holiday pop that most Christmas music falls into. Grab some egg nog and a candy cane and join us for our first Christmas episode. Discussed today: A Very Special Christmas, Volume One (Various Artists) Phil Spector's A Christmas Gift for You Vince Guaraldi's A Charlie Brown Christmas Will Scruggs Jazz Fellowship - Song of Simeon: A Christmas Journey The Sufjan Stevens Christmas EPs Danny Brown - Quaranta Aesop Rock - Integrated Tech Solutions The Smile - “Wall of Eyes”

Bing. Frank. Billie. Robeson. Aretha. Diana. Dionne. Whitney. Mariah. Michael. Marvin. Luther. It is rarified company, but indelibly classic and everlasting in the annals of American music and a club Luther Vandross' membership is permanent. Coupled with that voice, was Luther's unique ability to write and sing about love and the shared emotions we all feel in that search and enjoyment of love. Love of family, friends, the special someone–all were themes Luther explored with his music regularly, reaching many, becoming a staple in the most joyous moments of people's lives through his songs for the last two generations.  At the time of Luther's death in 2005 following complications from a stroke two years earlier, Luther had been in entertainment for 35 years. From his introduction to the world as a singer on the first season of PBS's Sesame Street in 1969 to winning four Grammy Awards in 2004, Luther was a permanent and dynamic force in popular music. He crossed boundaries, starting with his earliest success as a background vocalist and arranger for David Bowie, Bette Midler, Barbara Streisand, Donna Summer, Carly Simon, Judy Collins, J. Geils Band, Ben E. King, Ringo Starr and Chic. He produced records for Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick and Whitney Houston. He wrote one of the climactic musical numbers (“Everybody Rejoice”) for the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical and Academy Award nominated film The Wiz. Luther's reach is extensive enough that CBS Sports has used his rendition of “One Shining Moment” for their coverage of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament since 2003, and Luther performed the National Anthem at Super Bowl XXXI in January 1997 in New Orleans.  For almost 25 years, from 1981 to 2005, Luther dominated the American R+B music charts like no other artist before or since. In that span Luther released eight (8) #1 R&B albums, seven (7) #1 R&B singles and another five (5) Top 20 R&B singles. He achieved crossover status with eight (8) Billboard Top 10 albums, including reaching #1 with 2003's Dance With My Father; and another five (5) Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 singles. Between 1981 to 1996, Luther Vandross released 11 consecutive platinum/double platinum albums on CBS/Sony's Epic Records label; and at the time of his passing in 2005, 13 of Luther's 14 studio albums had gone platinum or multi-platinum. Luther's success was not confined to the United States, with record sales of over 40 million worldwide since 1981, including four (4) Top 10 UK albums (one #1). In March 1989, Luther Vandross was the first male artist to sell out 10 consecutive live shows at London's Wembley Arena. Throughout his distinguished career, Luther Vandross was active in charitable causes with the United Negro College Fund and the NY Chapter of the American Diabetes Association, in addition to performing at numerous charity concerts, mostnotably Michael Jackson's Heal The World concerts in the 1990's. Luther also contributed the song “The Christmas Song” to the A Very Special Christmas 2 record released in 1992 to benefit the Special Olympics.Overall, Luther received 31 Grammy Award nominations, winning 8 times. Additionally, Luther won eight (8) American Music Awards, including Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist seven (7) times. Listen and subscribe to the BAAS Entertainment Podcast on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Deezer, iHeartRadio, Pandora, Podchaser, Pocket Casts and TuneIn. “Hey, Alexa. Play the BAAS Entertainment Podcast.”

Noël, on y est presque, alors mettons les petits plats dans les grands voulez-vous ? Grelot, chorale, feu de bois, Sapin, bonnet rouge, cadeaux, le décor est planté. J'allais oublier la dinde, elle est là ? Et puis zut, on s'en fout de la dinde, on s'en fout de tout le reste d'ailleurs, ce qu'on veut c'est la famille, les amis et le rock'n'roll ! “Do They Know It's Christmas Time” sorti le 3 décembre 84, record du plus grand succès commercial en 45 t de l'histoire britannique, détrôné en 97 par ''Candle In The Wind'' d'Elton John à la mémoire de Lady Di. Coécrit par Bob Geldof – organisateur du Live Aid – et Midge Ure (Ultravox et Visage) “Do They Know It's Christmas Time” réunit une liste impressionnante de célébrités du rock et de la pop : Paul Young, Boy George, George Michael, Bono, David Bowie, Phil Collins, Paul McCartney… 14 millions de dollars pour venir en aide aux populations victimes de la famine en Afrique. Les Smashing Pumpkins apparaissent sur une compilation de noël en 1997 qui s'intitule ''A very special Christmas 3''. 1987, Jimmy Iovine, producteur et grand businessman de la musique, sort une compilation baptisée "A Very Special Christmas" pour soutenir l'organisation des Jeux Special Olympics qui concernent les personnes en situation de handicap mental. La pochette est un dessin de Keith Haring, on y retrouve des titres de Bruce Springsteen, de U2, d'Eurythmics, de Sting ou encore Bryan Adams. Novembre 1978, les Eagles sortent leur version de “Please Come Home For Christmas”, original sorti en 1960 signé par le bluesman Charles Brown. Bon Jovi fait de même en 1992, un clip mémorable avec Cindy Crawford. En 1963, Roy Orbison sort "Pretty Paper", la légende de la country, Willie Nelson, signe ce morceau. --- Du lundi au vendredi, Fanny Gillard et Laurent Rieppi vous dévoilent l'univers rock, au travers de thèmes comme ceux de l'éducation, des rockers en prison, les objets de la culture rock, les groupes familiaux et leurs déboires, et bien d'autres, chaque matin dans Coffee on the Rocks à 6h30 et rediffusion à 13h30 dans Lunch Around The Clock.

It's William Patrick Corgan's favorite time of the year: the Holiday Season!!!! Join us this week on #WPCThirtyThree for the fifteenth chapter of the new Smashing Pumpkins interstellar musical expedition album that is ATUM. In this episode, we debut the manipulatively catching new track that is "Moss" (is that... meowing?!) and are joined by our guest, Smashing Pumpkins Social Media & Merchandise overseer (& legit Fan), Corrine Luxon. PLUS, we get into the Christmas spirit with the classic SP track "Christmas Time" off of the 1997 A Very Special Christmas compilation just in time for Christmas Time AND as always get personal with Billy Corgan as we dive into his thoughts on life, the season and the world we live in...all this and so much more, this week, on Thirty-Three. Make sure you like, subscribe, share, rate, & review the podcast wherever you are listening be it iTunes, Spotify, iHeart app, or wherever you get your podcasts!!!  And to continue the conversation use the hashtag #WPCThirtyThree and follow us on social media: Billy Corgan -  @billycorgan (Instagram) & @billy (Twitter) Joe Galli - @joegalli (Instagram) & @joegallinews (Twitter), Kyle Davis - @kyledavisatl (Instagram) & @kyledavisatl (Twitter) Still not satiated? Stop by smashingpumpkins.com for merch and tour dates while making sure to go over to WPCThirtyThree.com where you will find playlists, lyrics, and more on the influences that make the Smashing Pumpkins music you love. Thirty-Three: New episodes every Tuesday!!!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, the Maier's get together after a fun day at a local winery. Topics include: Lambrusco Spritz, Abilio and Maria, scotch, Time, Il Mercato, more Hallmark, Sybil, Pool update, SOW, Christmas holidays and A Very Special Christmas. Reach Us:  @kmaemaier  @chrismaierbc  @hwywhoney  hwywhoney@gmail.com

Happy Holidays from the 90s! This week, we return to our (well, Austin's) favorite zip code for a Very Special Christmas episode featuring those smoldering "teens" of Beverly Hills, 90210, in which a pair of angels (yes, really) enact a It's a Wonderful Life pastiche that is less about aping the movie and more about pointing out that the movie just, you know, exists. Join Austin, Carolyn, and David as they discuss poofy hair, what it means to "trim" the tree, and question just how much 90210 is too much 90210. God may or may not intervene. So take a comical chug from your fifth of Jack to broadcast how drunk you are, then download and listen here, rate & review us on iTunes or listen via Podbean, Stitcher, Google Play and Spotify! You can follow the show on Twitter, like our Facebook page, and email us via avsepodcast@gmail.com. Be sure to listen to Carolyn's spinoff podcast, Pitch Please!, here, and buy the game here!http://media.averyspecialepisodepodcast.com/AVerySpecialEpisode132.mp3

KelleyMo and DJ Michelle have an amazing chat with Riff and hear about their new holiday song: "Very Special Christmas"!

What's up, dudes? I've got a whole band of podcasters  with me here to talk about the seminal 1987 album "A Very Special Christmas"! Duane from Tinsel Tunes, Ken from Sounds of Christmas, Todd from Christmas Clatter, Scott from Holly Jolly X'masu, Scott from Jingle Jank, and Vinnie from Huey and Bax join me to delve into this seminal album! We cover it all! Favorite songs? Check. Artists we wish had sung different songs? Got it! Musicians we would've liked to have heard on here? Definitely. Oh, and of course we get to Schwarzenegger and Ford Escorts! So grab your synthesizer, put on a ton of hairspray, and jam out to this episode to the max!Tinsel TunesSounds of ChristmasChristmas ClatterHolly Jolly X'masuJingle JankHuey and Bax

Christmas music seems to be unstoppable with new songs and albums coming out every year, so Bill and Jennifer have a lot to talk about from traditional, classic tunes, whether they're overplayed and fall out of fashion; to innovative covers; to novelty and funny songs, new and old; to caroling and kids' TV shows; to artists who unexpectedly turn in an awesome song; and those we'd rather forget, especially if they included their kids on the recording. Whether Christmas is a happy or sad time for you, we've got recommendations. With co-host Bill Aho.Thoughts? Comments? Potshots? Contact the show at:https://www.discreetguide.com/podcast-books-shows-tunes-mad-acts/Follow or like us on podomatic.com (it raises our visibility :)https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/books-shows-tunes-mad-actsSupport us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/discreetguideFollow the host on Twitter:@DiscreetGuideThe host on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferkcrittenden/Music we discuss:Bestselling: Elvis, Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, Kenny G, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Barbra Streisand, PentatonixNew: Norah JonesFunny: Bummed Out Christmas (Christmas in Jail), Masked ChristmasNovelty: Snoopy's Christmas, All I Want for Christmas, Nuttin for Christmas (Barry Gordon), Jingle Bells by the Singing Dogs, Christmas Don't Be Late by the Chipmunks, Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer, Rudolph the Redneck Reindeer (Joe Diffie), 12 Days of Christmas (McKenzie Bros), Dominick the Donkey, Santa & the SatelliteCompilations: Maybe this Christmas, A Very Special Christmas, Celtic Christmas, Billboard ChristmasMisc: John Prine: Christmas in Hawaii, Tom Petty: Christmas All Over Again; Natalie Merchant: Children Go Where I Send Thee; Sheryl Crow: Blue Christmas; Asleep at the Wheel: Swingin' Drummer Boy; Dolly Parton: Hard Candy Christmas; Jack Johnson: Rudolph, Mellencamp: I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, Lisa Loeb: Jingle Bells; Rilo Kiley: Xmas CakeControversial: Baby It's Cold Outside, I Saw Daddy Kissing Santa ClausClassics: Chuck Berry: Merry Christmas, Baby, The Christmas Song, I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas, Winter Wonderland, What Are You Doing New Year's Eve, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer; Santa Claus Is Coming to Town, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Let It SnowNew:  Kelly Clarkson: Christmas isn't Cancelled, Just You;  Carly Rae Jepsin: It's Not Christmas Til Somebody CriesTV Specials: Peanuts Christmas, Rudolph, The Grinch, Rankin/BassAlbums: Ella Fitzgerald, Lee Ann Womack's A Season for Romance, Jazz: Fourplay's Snowbound, Boney James, Sarah McLachlan's Wintersong; Shawn Colvin's Holiday Songs & Lullabies, Chris IsaakVideos: Carla Williams & Billy Dean: Merry Xmas Darling; Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello: The Christmas Song' Elton John and Ed Sheeran: Merry Christmas; Meghan Trainor w/ Earth Wind & Fire: HolidaysNew:  Amanda Shire's I Want You Gone for Christmas; Leona Lewis: One More Sleep; Steve Wariner: Feels Like Christmas TimeRamsesThePigeon: Where Is the Comma in "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" Supposed to Go?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxfxy-3dGz0

It's been … one year since the last Finest Worksongs Christmas epipod. But Matt & Matt are back to offer up a couple of Yuletide faves ….and both are quirky and fun - in their own special ways. Barenaked Ladies' “Barenaked for the Holidays” is quintessential BNL: moments of musical brilliance combined with moments of inane levity. “A Very Special Christmas 3” once again brought music's top heavy hitters together to put their own, uh, unique spins on holiday classics — and a couple (then) new ones. Giggle your way into the season with our season-ending epipod. And Merry Christmas from Marshmallow and the Duke!

Episode 136:  Dead or Alive "Blue Christmas 2000" (2000) and U2 "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" (1987) Another year is coming to a close, and with the end of the year comes the holiday season. And with the holiday season comes Christmas songs, of course! So once again, Brian and Sarah close out the year by  choosing a couple of songs to talk about, before they turn their full attention to holiday preparations and celebrations.  And although the titles of both songs may look familiar, only one of them is a cover version. The first selection is "Blue Christmas 2000" by Dead or Alive. It's been quite a while since Brian and Sarah have talked about this band, so they're both eager to have a discussion about more than just the selected song. In fact, they go all the way back to 1988 to discuss the album Nude for a bit--which gives Brian the opportunity to tell a story from his freshman year in college that never fails to amuse and delight Sarah. The hosts go on to discuss the band's success in Japan; yet another version of this song (that still isn't the one you're thinking of); a synth voice whose name Sarah says sounds like a TV show; and, almost unbelievably, a recently-released new Dead or Alive album. The second song chosen for this episode is U2's version of "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)." As this song was recorded and released in 1987, this selection ties in neatly (almost like a bow on top of a package!) with the four episodes released earlier this year, where Brian and Sarah, along with Tom Austin-Morgan of the podcast Banned Biographies (and now of the band Sham 69 as well!), discussed U2's iconic 1987 album The Joshua Tree.   "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" was recorded by U2 for inclusion on the charity album A Very Special Christmas, so Brian searched through his archives and found his notes from 2018, when he and Sarah discussed several other songs from that album. He reminds us about the history of the album, the charity it supports, and the success it has had both on the charts and as a fundraising vehicle. And, since this selection is actually a cover version, the hosts take some time to discuss the original version of the song and its interesting history of being in the public's awareness, which includes not only a discussion about Darlene Love, but also a late-night talk show host. Additionally, Brian shares some very recent--and rather exciting-- chart information for the song. After the two song discussions, Brian and Sarah decide to share their top 10 favorite Christmas songs recorded by artists they've talked about on the podcast. How many of their favorites are on your list as well? Watch the videos discussed here: U2 - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) Darlene Love 2014 performance Read more at http://www.permanentrecordpodcast.com/ Visit us at https://www.facebook.com/permrecordpodcast Follow us at https://twitter.com/permrecordpod Check out some pictures at https://www.instagram.com/permanentrecordpodcast/ Leave a voicemail for Brian & Sarah at (724) 490-8324 or https://www.speakpipe.com/PermRecordPod - we're ready to believe you! Cool Stuff Alert:  Visit our PRP Shop at https://www.redbubble.com/people/bluezonenetwork/

What's up, dudes? Duane Bailey from Tinsel Tunes podcast and I break down this radical 1987 Christmas episode of the US version of Top of the Pops! There are a ton of great acts on it, though admittedly the second half is way better than the first! The Bangles? Check. How about Sting? Yep, got him too! U2, Kenny Loggins, Run DMC? They're all on here! Yes, but do you have the Judds? The Judds? Most definitely! So tease up your hair, put on some parachute pants and a Santa hat, and enjoy this episode! https://youtu.be/5PhlQbTDa3A

It's a real Choose Your Own Theme-venture this week. Summer? Sure, it's hot out, so we cooled off with two versions of wintery classic "Winter Wonderland". Olympics? Yeah, let's get back into the Very Special Christmas catalogue that benefits the Special Olympics, regardless of the fact that those games aren't happening until next year. Jason Mraz's last name means "frost" in Czech and Annie Lenox of the Eurythmics was born on Christmas day. Is that anything? This episode's ranking music is "Bad Day" by Daniel Powter. Not Jason Mraz, not The Fray, not Five for Fighting: just Canada's own Daniel Powter.

Pour SessionLab, Hortense Volle a rencontré LA nouvelle voix de la pop française, November Ultra. La chanteuse et songwriteuse de feu Agua Roja l'a reçue chez elle, dans l'endroit même où elle conçu son premier album solo à venir, Bedrooms Walls. Un podcast original. À écouter au casque (audio 3D). November Ultra. Ce nom ne vous dit rien ? Et bien, j'en prends le pari ici et maintenant : ça va venir, fort même ! Moi, en une poignée de reprises et autant de compo, elle m'a littéralement conquise. Vous connaissez peut-être déjà sa voix : celle d'Agua Roja, un groupe indépendant d'électro-pop dont notre trentenaire était la chanteuse et la songwriteuse. En 2018, après 2 EPs, le groupe s'est séparé. Et "tel un petit pokémon qui évolue", pour reprendre son expression, November est devenue November Ultra ! November Ultra, c'est une voix à la fois douce et puissante, qui semble capable de toutes les variations. Une artiste pop, grande fan de comédies musicales, qui aime autant la copla espagnole que Frank Ocean. Une véritable interprète aussi, sur laquelle il va désormais falloir compter. J'en suis tellement convaincue que je n'ai pas attendu la sortie de son 1er album pour demander à la rencontrer. Et j'ai bien fait car, pour SessionLab, November Ultra m'a reçue chez elle, à l'endroit même où elle a conçu cet opus à venir, Bedrooms Walls. Ses réseaux sociaux Titres diffusés dans le podcast : Titres de November Ultra : Miel, Soft & tender, Sans surprises (rework), Ulla & Tuli's Very Special Christmas,You're Peach feat Poppy ainsi que des extraits de reprises mis en ligne sur ses réseaux. Titres d'Agua Roja : Summer Ends, Roses Pendant notre conversation, November Ultra a évoqué : Son grand-père : Papi Ramon, 85 ans. Un passionné de musiques et un "gros geek" qui lui a appris sa première chanson, une copla espagnole, La Zarzamora. Chantée par la danseuse et actrice Lola Flores, cela donne ça.   La première mixtape de Frank Ocean, devenue culte, Nostalgia, Ultra (2011). Son goût pour les comédies musicales et notamment pour La Mélodie du bonheur, sorti en 1965 avec notamment Julie Andrews. Pour November Ultra, la chanson de la Mère Supérieure, Climb Ev'ry Mountain, est un "diamant". L'album Grace (1994) de Jeff Buckley sur lequel figure notamment ce titre, Lilac Wine  Le tournage du clip de Miel, écrit et dirigé par Zite & Léo

Seasons greetings from Sherman & Ski! This double album blockbuster pod kicks off with Sherman & Ski talking you into four of their all time Christmas/holiday songs. From classic crooners to essential Muppets (yup, that's right) - the boys have their opinions and are stickin' to 'em. Take a perusal at the Sherman & Ski Spotify playlist as well for A Very Special Christmas playlist for your endless shuffling enjoyment while learning to bake. Also! Sherman & Ski each contribute five albums each that we require as a must listen from 2020, creating a truly monumental, collaborative top ten list of this most unusual year. From NJ metal gods The Atomic Bitchwax (Ski), to agit-prop hiphop heroes Run The Jewels (Sherman), local DC pop-punk faves Bad Moves (Sherman) to Philly rockers Beach Slang (Ski) and spanning the globe from coast (Jersey Shore) to coast (Los Angeles) to coast (Australia) - we've done the digging for you, all you need to do is listen. Thanks for letting us talk you into it all year long, here's to 2021! - Sherman & Ski

It's a Very Special Christmas edition of Just Calm Down coming to you live from the trails of Kennesaw Mountain. John talks 5G, the confederacy, breakfast, cold weather complainers and the military industrial complex. Plus, he gets a little lost and then meets a 6 month old puppy. Subscribe to Just Calm Down on YouTube Follow: @WellsFaygo on Twitter --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!  We've got a special episode all about A Very Special Christmas, the 1987 Christmas compilation benefiting the Special Olympics.  We discuss some of our favorite holiday tunes before going track-by-track on the album. Albums Discussed: A Very Special Christmas (1987) Show notes for this and every episode available at actn.wordpress.com Follow us on twitter @andyhearsit Email us at andyhearstheeighties@gmail.com

On this very special Christmas episode, I talk to my friend, Vinny Tangherlini, about the 1987 A Very Special Christmas compilation album. We talk about Keith Haring, the power of clean comedy, and we reimagine the nativity scene.Links to Donate:https://www.formyblock.orghttps://www.feedingamerica.orgLink to Spotify Playlist:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/01sLYxzsaw1Fw3AmcznMqz?si=o03vVu55QRaG27E7liGijwThis is a Knaveryink podcast.

Join us for our Holiday episode! Brock, Carson, and Craig are joined by our special guest, Susan!We discuss holiday music, food, and traditions.Become a monthly donor today: www.tinyurl.com/SOLAmonthlygiving25 Days of a Very Special Christmas: bit.ly/25DaysOfAVSC

Whatcu talking 'bout, everyone? The AVSE Holiday's continue this week with a Very Special Christmas episode of The Simpsons, in which Bart, Lisa & Homer team-up with special guest Gary Coleman to save Christmas from toy-murdering robots. Join Austin, Carolyn & David as they discuss the stunning longevity of the show, reveal which Bart Simpson t-shirts they wore back in the day, and point out the ways this episode from 1999 is eerily relevant to 2020 in places. So complain about the number of prawns in a galaxy, then download and listen here, rate & review us on iTunes or listen via Podbean, Stitcher, Google Play and Spotify! You can follow the show on Twitter, like our Facebook page, and email us via avsepodcast@gmail.com. Also, be sure to listen to Carolyn's spinoff podcast, Pitch Please!, here, and buy the game here!http://media.averyspecialepisodepodcast.com/AVerySpecialEpisode104.mp3

In this Very Special Episode of Sick Burns we look at one of the biggest charity records of the 1980's -- a decade full of charity records. “A Very Special Christmas” has been a holiday juggernaut since the first album was released in 1987. A compilation of Christmas standards from music's hottest 80's stars, the album was produced by Jimmy Iovine, who was inspired to make something special to commemorate this special time of year after losing his beloved father during the holidays. He called out the big guns, dusted off the Phil Spector playbook, and produced something truly special. All proceeds benefited the Special Olympics, which now counts VSPs many albums as its largest source of funding. It's a super boffo episode with coverage of not one but 15 different songs! Put on your elf hat, grab a cup of wassail and join us, won't you? Inspired by the music? Why not consider a direct gift to Special Olympics?***AND***Visit our website at www.sickburnspod.com to leave a comment or a voicemail!Instagram @Sick_Burns_PodTwitter @Sick80sFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SickBurnsPodcastEmail us at Burningthe80s@gmail.comAnd give us a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher or Podchaser!

For our second annual Christmas epipod, Matt & Matt discuss two albums that — each in their own way — set the standard for holiday collections. Phil Spector’s “A Gift for You” changed altogether how Christmas albums were created. Initially a flop, it is now essentially against how all Christmas albums are compared. Conversely, “A Very Special Christmas” introduced the idea of the philanthropic holiday album. It is a hodgepodge of hits and misses, masterpieces and head-scratchers alike. If nothing else, both albums capture their respective eras perfectly.

Rolling Stone calls it the greatest rock and roll Christmas song ever but it went largely unnoticed for a decade after coinciding with a tragedy. This is the story behind…Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Presented by Pizza Pizza! It was recorded in 1963 for the album A Christmas Gift to You from Phil Spector. The album gave Phil’s signature “wall of sound” treatment to well-known Christmas songs like Frosty the Snowman, Winter Wonderland and White Christmas. The one original song on the album was Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) with Darlene Love on lead vocal and Cher on the backing vocals. It was meant to be the album’s lead single, but it was released on November 22, 1963 – the same day US President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. The song never charted and the album was not the success Spector envisioned. But Spector thought he had something with Darlene Love’s incredible vocal performance, so after Christmas he brought Darlene back and they recorded a new version called Johnny, Please Come Home. Same music. Just different lyrics to tell a similar story without any reference to Christmas. That really didn’t work out either and the song virtually vanished for almost a decade. The album was re-released in 1972 on Apple Records – the label founded by The Beatles – and that’s what sent it on it’s path to becoming a Christmas classic. It peaked at #6 on Billboard’s album chart that year – while that’s it’s highest chart position to date, it re-entered the chart as recently as 2019, peaking at #12. Artists are often asked how they feel about singing songs year after year that have been out for so long. When Darlene Love sings live, you expect to hear her sing Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) – but she’s not tired of it. Possibly because she didn’t sing it live for the first 20 years it was out. As told in the Oscar-winning documentary, 20 Feet From Stardom, Darlene was a background singer back in the day and never had the chance to perform the song live. It wasn’t until the 80’s that she’d perform the song regularly. On his last show before Christmas, from 1986 – 2014, David Letterman would bring Darlene Love on his show to sing the song. During her final Letterman appearance, she finished the song standing on Paul Schaefer’s piano and did not come down when Dave came over to thank her. She reportedly stayed on top of the piano because she didn’t want to cry if Dave hugged her after that final performance. Darlene still sings the song live on TV every year – since Letterman wrapped up his nightly show, she now performs it annually on The View. Darlene was involved in the recording of another version of the song for the 1987 charity album A Very Special Christmas. U2 did a faithful cover of the original and asked Darlene to sing the backing vocal. Darlene Love, now in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, is the only singer to ever back up U2 and Elvis Presley. Hit subscribe for more stories Behind the Christmas Hits! Behind the Christmas Hits is Presented by Pizza Pizza!

Let’s get into the story behind Santa Baby! Santa Baby was first recorded by Eartha Kitt and released in 1953. It was written for a musical comedy film called New Faces. In August of that year, lyricist Joan Javits and composer Phil Springer went for a meeting at New York’s famous Brill Building and were asked if they could write a Christmas song for Kitt to be included in the movie. Javits suggested “Santa Baby” for a title and then Springer went to work on the melody. The song’s arrival was announced in an ad in Billboard magazine proclaiming it “1953’s Big Christmas Record.” But it faced a lot of controversy. On November 14, 1953, Eartha Kitt performed the song for King Paul & Princess Frederica of Greece while they were attending a banquet in NYC. Politicians in attendance thought the lyrics of the song were inappropriate for the Royals and made their feelings known to reporters covering the event. The Royals weren’t bothered a bit, but the word was out that this sexy Christmas song was out of line…and Santa Baby was banned in some southern US states. In a classic case of controversy creating even more attention, Santa Baby became the best-selling Christmas song of 1953. A year later, the publishers wanted a sequel. Have you ever heard This Year’s Santa Baby? It featured updated lyrics about the things on the wish list for Santa. And that wasn’t the only new version of the song. In the early 80’s, Springer & Javits had the chance to buy back the publishing rights. Javits reportedly wasn’t interested in being a rights holder, so she sold her share to Springer who then became the sole rights holder for Santa Baby. The first thing he did was to pull back on all the updates and focus on the 1953 original as the definitive version of the song and would only allow new recordings to use those original lyrics. Still…Santa Baby’s come back wasn’t immediate. Not until…1987. In the years following Madonna’s recording of the song for the charity album A Very Special Christmas, there was all kinds of interest that led to it being featured in everything from The Simpsons to The Sopranos…and new versions recorded by Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and Michael Bublé. Bublé has been the one singer Springer has allowed to bend the rules and slightly alter the lyrics. For more stories Behind the Christmas Hits, Hit Subscribe! LISTEN to iHeart The Holidays on iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/live/iheart-the-holidays-8451/

What's up, dudes? Rikki Meece from the Sleigh Bells and Mistletoe Podcast and I broke down two songs from the A Very Special Christmas album! Yep, it's Bon Jovi v Sting in the Thunderdome! We talk their catalogue, their Christmas music, their look and sound, and definitely their lyrics! Two songs enter, one song leaves! Check it out!

Episode 85 : Merry Stoutmas! This week, we're on location at mom and dad's house! We recap our twitter poll bracket of A Very Special Christmas songs. We then move into the beers we shared on Christmas Eve/Day and tease our New Beers Resolutions. We spend some time reminiscing about Russian River and their exciting news this week. From there, we express our undying love for stouts. We wrap up with our Doublemex review and our love of Brew Gentlemen as of late and our upcoming Fueled By Hops collab podcast! Thanks for another great year of listening to us! Beers We Drank: CBS - Founders Brewing (Imperial Stout - 11.6%) Hot Garbage (Gold Wax and Glitter) - Voodoo Brewery (Imperial Stout - 13.6%) Heini's Good Cheer (2015) - Roundabout Brewery (Old Ale - 9.5%) Dark Apparition (2015) - Jackie O's Brewery (Russian Imperial Stout - 10.5%) Barrel Aged Birthday Bomb - Prairie Artisan Ales (Imperial Stout - 14.7%) Doublemex (2019) - Brew Gentlemen (Imperial Stout - 9.9%)

Episode 39: Merry Christmas, y'all: The Ultimate 80's Christmas Music episode is here! Joe and Kari take a deep dive into "A Very Special Christmas". All your fave 80's musicians contributed: Madonna, Bruce, Alison Moyet. There may have been blackmail material involved! // What better way to celebrate the holidays than with "Leave it in the 80's", where your hosts explain why an 80's hit should no longer be celebrated. Join us in the drunk tank! // Thanks for all of your 80's holiday song suggestions. Joe and Kari discuss as many as possible while trying to stay under the 60-minute mark!

Holiday Episode. Kenny and Mark swing into the holidays with a special one-off episode celebrating Madonna’s 1987 cover of the Eartha Kitt classic. Topics discussed include the Special Olympics, walking with Eartha Kitt through Times Square, Michael John LaChiusa’s The Wild Party, Madonna’s identity as a song stylist, Madonna’s commitment to charity and what makes a classic Christmas song. We will be taking a short break for holidays, returning on January 7. Follow us at @alliwant2doistalkaboutmadonna and here on iTunes. See you in 2020 (!!) and thank you for your support. We’ll keep talking if you keep listening. Notes: Legendary rock producer Jimmy Iovine produced this track and Madonna’s buddy Keith Haring did the album cover for A Very Special Christmas.Santa Baby performed by Eartha Kitt in New Faces (1954), directed by Harry Hornor, John Beal Eartha Kitt performing “When It Ends” from The Wild Party (2000) on BroadwaySilent Night performed by Stevie Nicks on Top of the Pops (1987)

This will truly be a VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS!!! INTRO CUT: Dionne Warwick ft Aloe Black- "This Christmas" OUTRO CUT: James Morrison- "You Give Me Something"

It's a Very Special Christmas episode of I'll Show You Mine! This week, Elyse shows James "Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas", the Jim Henson directed Christmas TV special from 1977. It's the story of Emmet Otter and his Ma, who both want nothing more than to give the other a wonderful Christmas.Join us as we talk about how utterly charming this little movie is, marvel at the puppeteering innovations that went into the production, and get genuinely emotional over the story of two poor little otters.We hope you had a wonderful holiday season and have a happy New Year! See you in 2019!Our next episode will be January 9th, when James shows Elyse "Katamari Damacy" for the PS2.Follow @isympodcast on Twitter for show updates and more, and be sure to check out twitch.tv/sparkmandesigns for streaming games and art!Our theme song is:Dreams by Joakim Karud @joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

It's the most wonderful time of the year... To Rant about stupid people, compare Naughty Christmas Songs to "Baby it's Cold Outside," and generally gripe about the Holidays. This week Austin is back with David and there is even a special guest to share in all the Holiday goodness. David loses his shorts when talking Titans, Austin reviews Aquaman and Bumblebee and the Old Man has a strange reason to LOVE the new MIB trailer. It is just what you need to escape from the stress of the Holidays, and please stay tuned after the show for a VERY SPECIAL Christmas message from the Old Man himself. ENJOY!!

Episode 73: Selections from "A Very Special Christmas" (1987) - Eurythmics, Alison Moyet, Sting, Pretenders For the last episode of 2018, Brian and Sarah have chosen to talk about selections from the 1987 charity album "A Very Special Christmas." But before they get into that discussion, they have several other things to mention: congratulatory wishes to 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees The Cure and Roxy Music, a couple of five-star iTunes reviews, and a reminder about this year's holiday giveaway!  It's a great way to start a Pet Shop Boys collection of your very own!   Then, our hosts turn their attention to the first album in a series which has raised a great deal of money for the Special Olympics organization. They discuss the origins and making of the album, its release and chart history, and a couple of reviews from the time. Then Sarah and Brian take turns leading the discussion on four songs from the album, during which a small competition breaks out over whose song is the oldest. It's also revealed that not all of the songs are truly Christmas songs, and one of them is about a particularly gruesome topic! Sarah mentions both the cover artist and one of the song's lyricists have ties to Pennsylvania, and Brian explains the musical term "Picardy Third." Both hosts end the episode by once again thanking all their listeners for their support, feedback, and friendship throughout the year. Brian and Sarah are both looking forward to recording more episodes in 2019! Song Selections: Eurythmics - Winter Wonderland Alison Moyet - Coventry Carol Sting - Gabriel's Message Pretenders - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas   Watch the video discussed here: Sting - Gabriel's Message Read more at http://www.permanentrecordpodcast.com/ Visit us at https://www.facebook.com/permrecordpodcast Follow us at https://twitter.com/permrecordpod Do whatever you do on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/permanentrecordpodcast/ Finally, you can call Brian & Sarah at (724) 490-8324. "We're ready to believe you!"

Ho, ho, ho! The Rock N Roll Archaeologist spends some quality holiday time with legendary producer/engineer Shelly Yakus. Join them as they discuss the making of 1987 star studded philanthropic album for the Special Olympics organization, “A Very Special Christmas”. A Very Special Christmas is the first in the A Very Special Christmas series of Christmas-themed compilation albums produced to benefit Special Olympics. The album was released in mid-October 1987, and production was overseen by Jimmy Iovine and Shelly Yakus for A&M Records. A Very Special Christmas has also raised millions of dollars for the Special Olympics.[3] The cover artwork was designed by Keith Herring.

Ho, ho, ho! The Rock N Roll Archaeologist spends some quality holiday time with legendary producer/engineer Shelly Yakus. Join them as they discuss the making of 1987 star studded philanthropic album for the Special Olympics organization, “A Very Special Christmas”. A Very Special Christmas is the first in the A Very Special Christmas series of Christmas-themed compilation albums produced to benefit Special Olympics. The album was released in mid-October 1987, and production was overseen by Jimmy Iovine and Shelly Yakus for A&M Records. A Very Special Christmas has also raised millions of dollars for the Special Olympics.[3] The cover artwork was designed by Keith Herring. On January 16, 1998, the album was certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA for shipment of four million copies in the United States. As of November 2014, A Very Special Christmas is the nineteenth best selling Christmas album in the United States during the SoundScan era of music sales tracking (March 1991 – present), having sold 2,520,000 copies according to SoundScan. Shelly takes into Santa’s workshop circa 1987 and explains the inner workings of putting a charity compilation together by artists at their creative peak, working individually all around the globe for an incredibly good cause. http://www.averyspecialchristmas.org https://www.specialolympics.org

A Very Special Christmas Live is the fourth in the A Very Special Christmas series of Christmas music-themed compilation albums produced to benefit Special Olympics. The album was recorded live in Washington, D.C. in December 1998 at a benefit party held by then-President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the founding of Special Olympics. It was released on 19 October 1999, and production was overseen by Bobby Shriver for A&M Records.

"It's the flippin Night Before Christmas and all thru the house..."Tonight host Drew Pillow sends shout outs and shares Very Special Christmas stories with you & you & you... wish him luck.

It’s a Very Special Christmas episode of Mollie and Pete Save Christmas! For this episode, Mollie and Pete break down one of their favorite Christmas movies of all-time: “A Very Brady Christmas.” You can buy Mollie’s cards here and you can listen to The Download with Justin Kaufmann here.

"It's the flippin Night Before Christmas and all thru the house..." Tonight host Drew Pillow sends shout outs and shares Very Special Christmas stories with you & you & you... wish him luck.

"It's the flippin Night Before Christmas and all thru the house..."Tonight host Drew Pillow sends shout outs and shares Very Special Christmas stories with you & you & you... wish him luck.

"It's the flippin Night Before Christmas and all thru the house..."Tonight host Drew Pillow sends shout outs and shares Very Special Christmas stories with you & you & you... wish him luck.

This week, we're celebrating a very special birthday for a very special podcast boy. Ian is turning three decades old this week! And so is A Very Special Christmas, the 1987 holiday charity album that along with debuting "Christmas in Hollis", featured the two songs that Ian inexplicably chose for this week's episode. We listen to "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" by John Cougar Mellencamp and "Santa Baby" by Madonna because... well, it's birthday boy's choice.

Originally Posted 12/23/2013 Welcome to our VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS…err…SPECIAL! We have a HUGE show lined up for you! On our 2013 Christmas episode,...

Xmas 2013 12.21.13 Merry Xmas !!! Alligator Records Christmas Collections Greetings - Little Charlie The Nightcats - Christmas Time Again Spend Spend Spend from (3:13) John Prine - Christmas In Prison from Lenox Music Inn 8/25/1973 (3:18) Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King - Poor Man's X-Mas from Bullseye Blues Christmas 1995 (3:46) Tom Principato - Rudolph (4:03) Charlie Sexton - Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me) from Austin Rhythm and Blues Christmas 1989 (2:06) Big Jack Johnson - Jingle Bell Boogie from Blue Yule 1991 (3:40) John Scofield - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas from Christmas Guitars 1989 (2:23) Anson Funderburgh And The Rockets Featuring Sam Myers - Sam's Christmas Blues from Blues, Mistletoe, & Santa's Little Helper 1995 (4:30) Colin James & The Little Big Band - Shake Hands With Santa Claus from Christmas 2007 (2:31) Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas from Elvis' Christmas Album 1957 (2:09) Jimmy Smith - Jingle Bells from Christmas Cookin' 1964 (3:15) Leon Redbone - Christmas Ball Blues from Christmas Island 1987 (3:02) Charles Brown - Christmas with No One to Love from Rhythm & Blues Christmas 1994 (3:13) Roomful of Blues - Good Morning Blues from Roomful of Christmas 1997 (5:03) Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - Merry Christmas, Baby [Live] from A Very Special Christmas 1989 (4:55) Steve Winwood - Christmas Is Now Drawing Near at Hand from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 3 1997 (2:32) Finis Tasby - Job For Christmas from Jump Children 1998 (3:46) Dr. Duke Tumatoe - Give Me What I Want For Christmas from It's Christmas 2006 (3:12) Ramones - Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight Tonight) from Brain Drain 1989 (2:05) Big Joe And The Dynaflows - Joe's Christmas Salutations from Blues, Mistletoe, & Santa's Little Helper 1995 (4:13) Ry Cooder - Christmas Time This Year from Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down 2011 (2:49) Kinks - Father Christmas from Misfits 1978 (3:42) Steven Lynch - retarded christmas song from White Cotton Panties (2:13)

Steve and Brad discuss 1987's "A Very Special Christmas."  Is it the best Christmas album of the '80s? 

Happy holiday season to you! Hope yours is shaping up well. I normally don't plug our wares in the blog too much BUT in case you feel like passing the Succotash for the holidays, now would be a good time to hop up to our Succotashery and get friends, loved ones, or just yourself some nifty Succotash t-shirts, mugs, and other assorted stuff. Commercial mode off. This epi brings us a special guest, Chris Bonno, in a special two-part interview but in a single show. See, I started the interview live, face-to-face, when Chris was up in San Francisco as the feature act for Hal Sparks, who I also interviewed. (Catch THAT chat back in Epi41!) But we only got about 8 minutes in when things got busy and we never got a chance to finish. Until a few days ago, when I caught up with Chris in LA via Skype and we picked up right where we left off. Chris is a comedian, an improvisor, a musician, an artist and a podcaster. A VIDEO podcaster, no less, and we will talk about his Electric Bonnoland show during the course of the interview. He's also a guy I've known for about a decade and a half, one of those "comic's comics" who everyone in the comedy scene in LA and Austin, where he got started, knows well but the public is still waiting for him to become an "overnight success". CLIPS How Did This Get Made?A consistently awesome bad movie podcast — that is, a podcast about bad movies — HDTGM? is hosted by Paul Scheer along with Jason Mantzoukas and June Diane Raphael. They have always done feature films on the show but in their Episode 51 they tackle their first TV movie, Liz And Dick, the recent abomination starring the abomination known as Lindsay Lohan. (I give these guys the full review treatment on in This Week In Comedy Podcasts on Splitsider.com, so check that out, too!) Inverse DeliriumThis podcast hails from Baltimore (or Smalltimore, as host Geoffrey Welchman proclaims it.) Geoffrey’s put a lot of effort into his sound quality and he’s got a great pro announcery voice, which you don't find a lot of in podcasting. In this clip, Geoffrey got guest comic-impressionist Kevin Pollak to star in a sketch he wrote. Larcher And LorensenChicago boys Al Larcher and Clark Lorensen host a sports-and-comedy-based podcast called, rightly enough, Larcher And Lorensen. They’re also part of a comedy troupe in Chi-town called Comedy Accident and, in the clip they sent us, they were visited by a couple of guys from the group. RagtimeThis is a comedy podcast in the vein of movie reviews as well as news about films. It stars Schwood and Suds. (I know that Schwood is actually Chris Sherwood but I have no intel on the identity of Suds. Doesn’t matter…) In a clip from their epi 15 — just in time for the holidays — it’s their Gift Guide for Celebrities! Oddcast PodcastSuccotash gets a lot of love and support from Adam Barker, the brains behind the Oddcast Podcast in the UK (which is also part of Adam's Pod Gods Network.) Adam and his crew did a Very Special Christmas episode which a clip from can only partially do justice to — it’s basically their version of a Christmas Carol, where Adam is taken to visit the past, present, and future of his own podcast. Burst O' DurstVeering a little off of politics (although they're in here, too), our Ambassador to the Middle, Will Durst, reveals his Top 10 Comedic New Stories of 2012. Enjoy! EXTRA TREATS In addition to the basket o' clips we have this epi, there are a few other treats… Friend-of-Succotash and past guest John Anealio provides us with a new holiday tune: Batman Smells (A Rebuttal) off of his new seasonal EP Seasons Geekings — and he's making the download of that 4-song EP FREE if you hop over to his website, http://JohnAnealio.com! We've also got a holiday greeting from the Bonn And Obo (Bonnandobo) Show, a show that we have yet to play an actual clip from but we will as soon as they say they're ready. I've been enjoying a video series on YouTube by Joe Plummer's Gotta Kid To Feed Productions, Real Actors Read Yelp Reviews. It's not a podcast but it's such a clever and funny idea I wanted to share it with you Succotashians. In installment #11, actor Darren Goldstein (Damages, Limitless) reads a 5-star Yelp review for a place called Schnitzel Queen. Click over to watch the performance, it's even tastier. That's pretty much everything we've got in store for you in Epi43. Have a good time, don't let the holidays make you too nuts, and please remember to pass the Succotash! — Marc Hershon