Episodes
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Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks about the new Ghostbusters movie, the upcoming Beetlejuice movie and other potential sources of new music for this fall's Sounds of Halloween!
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Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks about the large number of Christmas albums that are celebrating big birthdays this year!
Previous episode on Mannheim Steamroller's 40th anniversary: https://soundsofchristmas.buzzsprout.com/1658629/14350485-happy-anniversary-mannheim-steamroller
Previous episode on Band Aid's anniversary: https://soundsofchristmas.buzzsprout.com/1658629/14574813-band-aid-40
Previous episode on "All I Want For Christmas Is You": https://soundsofchristmas.buzzsprout.com/1658629/12780788-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you
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Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas talks about some holiday music that you may not have known was out there - Fan Club Releases! He gives you some examples of Christmas releases that have been sent exclusively to the fans of some singers and bands, along with some suggestions how you might be able to find even more!
Earlier episode about the Beatles' Christmas records: https://soundsofchristmas.buzzsprout.com/1658629/9980897-the-beatles-christmas-records
REM Fan Club releases: https://remhq.com/fanclub-singles/
Sarah McLachlan Fan Club releases: http://www.solaced.info/music/murmurs/
Marillion's Extended Collection Of Recycled Gifts: https://www.marillion.com/shop/albums/racket55a.htm
The Bangles' "Holiday In Bangleonia": https://www.theconnextion.com/thebangles/bangles_index.cfm?CatID=592&prodlist=1
Huey Lewis and the News' "Winter Wonderland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HAmDJmITjE&pp=ygUcaHVleSBsZXdpcyB3aW50ZXIgd29uZGVybGFuZA%3D%3D
Michelle Malone's website store: https://www.michellemalone.com/store
David Arkenstone's Bandcamp: https://davidarkenstone.bandcamp.com
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Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas talks about Taylor Swift, her amazing career (so far) and her Christmas music - from a charity single to three versions of "Christmas Tree Farm" and lots in-between!
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Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas talks about the upcoming 40th anniversary of "Do They Know It's Christmas?". He talks about the history of the song, and the different line-ups of the four official versions of Band Aid. He also talks about what Bob Geldof and Midge Ure have had to say about it over the years, and the possibility of a Band Aid 40 later this year. Then, just for fun, Ken talks to Sarah from Christmas Spirit News and Scott from the Holly Jolly X'masu podcast about who they'd like to see in the 2024 version of Band Aid!
The Band Aid Charitable Trust - https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=292199&subId=0
Sarah on Twiter - https://twitter.com/Spirit_Xmas
Sarah on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/user/tld4xt592234dh7j9nkpinxdx
Scott's Holly Jolly X'masu Podcast - https://hollyjollyxmasu.libsyn.com/website
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Ken from the Sounds of Christmas celebrates Valentine's Day with a look at the Christmas music of the movie Love Actually!
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Ken from the Sounds of Christmas marks the anniversary of Whitney Houston's passing with a look at her Christmas music catalog!
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Ken from the Sounds of Christmas revisits the state of traditional radio and their approach to Christmas music. He also talks about Dan Fogelberg's "Same Old Lang Syne" and the article that changed his feelings about that song.
Matthew J. Fitzgerald's blog from 2023 - https://mfitz.net/a-tale-of-187-christmas-songs-how-i-logged-nearly-every-song-on-chicagos-christmas-station/
Matthew's follow-up blog from 2024 - https://mfitz.net/unwrapping-chicagos-christmas-music-using-technology-to-explore-trends/
Radio Insight on Radio and Christmas music - https://radioinsight.com/blogs/262879/santa-please-bring-back-the-hits-for-christmas/
BBC on Radio and Christmas music - https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2024/bbc-sounds-reaches-record-audiences-christmas-music-and-quality-podcasts?fbclid=IwAR2EgzOKS8wSXbpbTv0vGb6s_CB-6rrrMpYDRVWm7l5FELTk-zze-z6FRNM
Article from the Scarlet - https://thescarlet.org/19291/larts/another-auld-lang-syne-my-odyssey-into-discovering-the-best-christmas-song/?fbclid=IwAR1Z3hNDVOracf-gG1lhb2VBbH1H5Ah_l35xbjPW5fFf-apuj0Il7eu3yFAListen to the Sounds of Christmas station: https://www.soundsofchristmas.com/listen-now.html
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Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks about the 40th anniversary of Mannheim Steamroller's first Christmas album, and the amazing Christmas music catalog they've given us (so far)!
Mannheim Steamroller's 35th anniversary green vinyl release - https://store.mannheimsteamroller.com/products/ms-christmas-35th-anniversary-vinyl-lp
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Ken from the Sounds of Christmas wishes you a Happy New Year and thanks you for an amazing 2023!
Best Christmas Music Podcast on MyMerryChristmas.com = Link coming soon!
Best Christmas Podcast on Feedspot: https://podcasts.feedspot.com/christmas_podcasts
Best Christmas Music Podcast on Feedspot: https://podcasts.feedspot.com/christmas_music_podcasts
Best Music Commentary Podcasts on Goodpods: https://goodpods.app.link/bq7sdJ9svFb
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Ken from the Sounds of Christmas takes a look back at some of this year's guests and what they had to say about the possibility that they would have new Christmas music for us next year!
The Tell Alls - https://thetellalls.com
Liz Kennedy - https://www.lizkennedymusic.com
Lisa Biales - https://lisabiales.com
Sukey Molloy - https://www.sukeymolloy.com
Aubrey Logan - https://www.aubreylogan.com
Linda Imperial - https://www.lindaimperial.com
Rehya Stevens - https://www.rehyastevens.com
David Arkenstone - https://linktr.ee/davidarkenstone
Cliff Beach - https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/cliffbeach1/christmas-day-funk
Michelle Malone - https://www.michellemalone.com
David Lanz - https://davidlanz.com
Russ Lorenson - https://linktr.ee/russlorenson
Critical Mass - https://www.criticalmassmusic.org/home
98 Degrees - https://www.98degrees.com
Suzanne's Band - https://suzannesband.com
Dan Ashley - https://danashleymusic.com
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Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to JJ from Christmas Music News about some of the surprise releases from this past season!
Follow JJ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NewXmasMusic
Follow JJ on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christmasmusicnews/
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Ken wishes you a Merry Christmas, with a little help, actually A LOT of help, from friends of the Sounds of Christmas!
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Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to Dutch composer and lyricist Bart Zeal about his music, including a couple songs that we'll be playing next October on the Sounds of Halloween. Bart also shares the stories behind putting together his album "December Celebrations", and what connects so many of those celebrations that are observed by different faiths at this time of year!
Bart Zeal's website: https://bartzeal.com
Bart Zeal on Bandcamp: https://bartzeal.bandcamp.com
Bart Zeal on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bartzealmusic/
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Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to singer/songwriter Tommy Byrne about his Christmas singles, including his latest "Coal For Christmas". They also talk Autism Awareness, Bret Michaels and Gary U.S. Bonds!
Tommy's Bandcamp page: https://tommybyrnemusic.bandcamp.com
Tommy's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@tommybyrne732
Autism Society of America: https://asaunstoppablesong.bandcamp.com
Surfers Healing: https://surfershealingunstoppablesong.bandcamp.com/track/unstoppable-a-song-for-autism
The Jimmy Stewart Museum: https://jimmy.org/donate/
Teach Rock: https://teachrock.org
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Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to Jeff Timmons from 98 Degrees about their new Christmas single, their upcoming album and the possibility of more Christmas music!
Stream 98 Degrees' latest single "The First Noel": https://vyd.co/Thefirstnoel
98 Degrees' website: https://www.98degrees.com
98 Degrees' YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@98Degrees
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Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to Dave and April from Critical Mass about the band's long journey to their new album "Christmas Is Real", also talking about the band's award-winning early days, performing for the Pope and, maybe, recording another Christmas album!
Check out Critical Mass' album "Christmas Is Real": https://www.criticalmassmusic.org/album/2634666/christmas-is-real
Critical Mass' website: https://www.criticalmassmusic.org
Critical Mass' YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@criticalmassmusic
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Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to singer Russ Lorenson about his Christmas albums, his latest release and dealing with a health issue that has stopped him from performing. Plus, Russ talks about his next Christmas project, a book about "Jingles The Cat" due next Christmas!
Find out more about Russ and his music: https://linktr.ee/russlorenson
Russ Lorenson's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RusslorensonSF
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Ken from the Sounds of Christmas is a little late with his birthday greeting for Frank Sinatra, so he decided to take a deep dive into Frank's Christmas music catalog, highlighting the rich legacy of Christmas music that Frank has given us!
Frank Sinatra's official website: https://www.sinatra.com
Frank Sinatra's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@FrankSinatra
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Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to Kevin McGrath about the new collection he put together to benefit the homeless charity Crisis UK. "Have Yourself A Merry Indie Christmas (Volume III)" adds another thirty-five songs to the series, on top of last year's two volumes, each one of those containing fifty-four songs! Kevin talks about deciding to put together this new volume, and why he's worked so hard getting all three of these albums released!
Have Yourself A Merry Indie Christmas Volume III: https://v4velindre.bandcamp.com/album/have-yourself-a-merry-indie-christmas-volume-iii
Christmas Underground's Review: https://christmasunderground.com/2023/12/01/have-yourself-a-merry-indie-christmas-volume-iii-2023/
Have Yourself A Merry Indie Christmas Volume I: https://v4velindre.bandcamp.com/album/have-yourself-a-merry-indie-christmas-volume-i
Have Yourself A Merry Indie Christmas Volume II: https://v4velindre.bandcamp.com/album/have-yourself-a-merry-indie-christmas-volume-ii
Crisis UK: https://www.crisis.org.uk/
Kevin's previous appearance: https://soundsofchristmas.buzzsprout.com/1658629/11710309-kevin-mcgrath-wishes-you-a-merry-indie-christmas
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