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HARK! The Holiday Music Podcast

Aug 26, 2015

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 Tree" and Fats Waller's "Swingin' Them Jingle Bells" transport us to the 1930s, and we enjoy our stay.


Aug 19, 2015

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 be our most explicit song ever. Then we peel back the layers of one Froggy Fresh, a riddle wrapped in an enigma wrapped in John Cena pajamas, and...


Aug 12, 2015

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 highly unusual source - "Holiday Sweater" by the San Jose Sharks. We also consider a song about alternative festive threads - "Christmas Sweatz" by Rhett and Link.


Aug 5, 2015

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). Corrections to some of our statements in this episode: Hawai'i was invaded in 1893, not 1898 - it was annexed in 1898. The Hawai'ian language is considered...