Episode 38: O Hanukkah Tree
For “Maple Leaf Day”, an obscure Canadian cousin of Arbor Day, we’re celebrating trees. But expect the unexpected – sorry, no Tannenbaums. Instead, we review “Hanukkah Tree” by The Klezmatics,… Read more »
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Episode 37: Five Fraggles Rolling
The Muppets’ return to TV may be in the news, but we’re keeping it old school. In honor of Jim Henson’s birthday, we discuss and rank two songs from the… Read more »
Episode 36: There’s No Place (For Hating Your Family) Like Home for the Holidays
Bite tongue. Deep breaths. Count to ten. Put in headphones. Listen to this podcast instead of having awkward interactions with family members. This week, we cover two songs about the… Read more »
Episode 35: Blue Collar Profundity and Post-Hip Mumble Rock
Hey, you know what’s cool? Everything. It’s true – or at least, it will be – in this week’s selections: “Everything’s Gonna Be Cool This Christmas” by Eels and “Everything… Read more »
Episode 34: The Ideal 1980s Doucebag
In an attempt to populate the list with some underrepresented decades, Ian and RJ look to the pleasant, predictable Christmas classics of the 1940s and the abrasive holiday hits of… Read more »
Episode 33: Wild Speculation
Having reviewed so many songs from the 21st century, this week we reach back in time to the early days of recorded music. The radio-play-esque “The Fairy On the Christmas… Read more »
Episode 32: The Artist Formerly Known as Krispy Kreme
This week, we look at two more Christmas comedy songs born on YouTube. First up is the criminally under-watched “Fuck You If You Don’t Like Christmas” by Crudbump, which might… Read more »
Episode 31: Contact Hockey Knowledge
It may be a hot and humid outside, but it’s always sweater weather in our hearts. This week, listener Jenny points us toward an ode to Christmas gear from a… Read more »
Episode 30: Sex on the Beach with Santa Claus
Our theme quickly goes off the rails this week as we cover another Bing Crosby classic (but one we hate) and a recent pop original by Colbie Callait (also bad)…. Read more »
Episode 29: Sad, Gentle, and Recorded Before 1985
There’s a lot of music of one particular genre populating the bottom of our list: country music. This week we give country its fair shake by reviewing two country Christmas… Read more »