Episode description
Hold on to your Santa Hats, people, Marty and Kris are back with another lunch( dinner) time episode! We kick things off with some extra holiday cheer added to our intro (0:00) and get right down to business with another themed beverage (2:11) Shout out to some listeners (4:45) Kris gives Marty a gift (6:03) Tales from Christmases of Marty and Kris’ past (12:05) Our earliest memories of Christmas music (21:30) Kris’ thoughts on Irving Berlin and how Christmas music evolved (21:45) The most successful Christmas song of the last 30 years, and how it evokes the evolution of Christmas music (24:33) Kris cites some examples of Christmas songs that have some artistic resonance ( 31:08) Some of the more novelty-based Christmas songs we both enjoy (32:53) Marty’s least favorite Christmas song (43:02) Whether or not Paul McCartney donates residuals to “Wonderful Christmas Time” to UNICEF (46:29) Religious Christmas music vs. Secular Christmas Music (1:00:40) Before bringing it all home with some Ernest saves Christmas talk (1:09:13) Pull the Santa suit out of the attic and don’t miss this one! Happy Holidays to all of our fantastic listeners far and wide!