Feb 25, 2015
In this somewhat sentimental episode of HARK, Ian and RJ discuss songs from Christmases past, inspired by a song request from Ian's sister Emma. Find out why Blossom Dearie's honey-voiced rendition of "I Wish You Love" evokes thoughts of Christmas cards for Ian and Emma, and how the at times bewildering soundtrack of a...
Feb 18, 2015
So far all of our holiday music has been mostly about one holiday... but any song that you would basically only hear between November and January are songs we will review throughout the year! Today we add our first Hanukkah songs to the list, "I Have A Little Dreidel" as performed by The Barenaked Ladies and "Dreidel...
Feb 11, 2015
Ian and RJ offer their thoughts on two "Christmas" classics that never actually mention Christmas at all. "Baby It's Cold Outside" and "Let It Snow" don't get much play beyond December, but they're both better suited to Valentine's Day! One of these wintery tunes romances us, while the other leaves us feeling cold. The...
Feb 4, 2015
Here at HARK, we've committed to reviewing and ranking to EVERY holiday song... even the bad ones, especially the bad ones. But as our list hits its first milestone, we've got a lot more good songs than bad. In this episode, we aim to remedy that. This week, the Hanson brothers and Billy Gilman offer up two obscure...