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HARK! The Holiday Music Podcast

May 27, 2015

You know the tune: the one in which we tell children they are being watched while they sleep. You probably also know the beloved Bruce Springsteen version of it. But which version do we think The Boss might have been inspired by? Listen in to learn about Springsteen's cover, its antecedents, the Elf on the Shelf...


May 20, 2015

How do we follow an episode of two fun, charming, wonderful songs by legendary musicians? By reviewing and ranking two weird, dull, mystifying songs by legendary musicians, of course! RJ and Ian try to decipher the how and why of Tom Petty's "Christmas All Over Again" and struggle to understand anything at all about Bob...


May 13, 2015

In honor of the uniquely Canadian upcoming holiday, Victoria Day, RJ & Ian review and rank two holiday songs fit for a queen. And thank God, they're the best songs we've heard in weeks! These two under-appreciated Christmas tunes by truly legendary artists have us in high spirits - won't you join us? The admission is free!


May 8, 2015

Of the vast multitude of things one could choose to write a holiday song about, a surprising (i.e. non-zero) number are about women cheating on their significant others with jolly old Saint Nick. We tackle two songs on this theme - one a charming but baffling classic, and the other a somewhat explicit song about...