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HARK! The Holiday Music Podcast

Apr 27, 2016

This week we cover a request for a familiar song in a new context: "When You Wish Upon a Star", performed by Cliff Edwards as Jiminy Cricket, which has apparently gained Christmas classic status because of its inclusion in a Disney special aired annually in Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark. We also listen to a song...


Apr 20, 2016

It's our 4/20 episode, man. Time to blaze up that menorah and smoke some Christmas trees. We dive into what might be two of the best songs in the surprisingly large and unsurprisingly mediocre world of marijuana-themed holiday music: "Scary F**cked Up Christmas" by Garfunkel and Oates and "Pot in the Latkes" by MC Flow.


Apr 13, 2016

It's the most wonderful time of the year... for audiophiles! Record Store Day has rolled around again, and we celebrate with songs from albums purchased this past Christmas at one of our local independent music stores - Nat King Cole's "The Christmas Song" (the album, not the song), and "It's A Holiday Soul Party"...


Apr 6, 2016

This week marks a first for HARK as we cover a song performed by a listener! "The Angel Gabriel" by PC Muñoz is a modern take on a centuries-old carol, and we pair it up with another slick update on a classic song - "Dreidel" by Erran Baron Cohen featuring Jules Brookes and Y-Love.