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HARK! The Holiday Music Podcast

Apr 29, 2015

In this episode, we review and rank the B-Sides to the classic tracks that we explored last week! Will they be hidden gems or dusty duds? Was Bobby Helms actually a parody artist? Are Christmas Librarians a thing? Brenda Lee, will you come on our podcast?


Apr 23, 2015

Jingle horse, jingle horse, jingle horse rock. Jingle horse chime in jingle horse time. Join RJ and Ian as they ponder the definition of rock, the powerful voice of young Brenda Lee, and of course, the nature of Jingle Horse.


Apr 16, 2015

Ian and RJ get back to their list of requests in this episode and review two idiosyncratic Christmas songs by masters of the keys, "Star of Wonder" by Tori Amos and "December Will Be Magic Again" by Kate Bush. While trying to interpret these haunting seasonal tunes, the conversation turns to vampires, ghosts, sexism in...


Apr 8, 2015

Our list of the best and worst holiday music is rapidly expanding, but mostly from the middle. In this episode, we aim high... and low. Two artistic collaborations covering the semi-classic "Little Drummer Boy" provide a roller coaster of quality that bring RJ and Ian to edge of euphoria and despair. Also, Justin Bieber...


Apr 1, 2015

Listen! Hark! Sh'ma! HARK is back, and HARKier than ever! We're celebrating Easter and Passover with two religious holiday songs, "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" and "Mi Y'malel".