Jun 29, 2016
It's Canada Day and Nickelback still doesn't have a holiday album, so we're covering two original Christmas songs by previously-featured Canadian pop stars, Carly Rae Jepsen and Justin Bieber. RJ has accepted the gospel of Carly into their heart, but Ian is skeptical. We resolve our differences and learn a...
Jun 22, 2016
After 75 episodes and 150 songs, we're finally opening the seal on an unforgettable album: A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector. By request, we discuss Darlene Love's "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)", an actual-factual top-of-the-list contender. We pair it with Death Cab For Cutie's more subdued version of the...
Jun 16, 2016
This week we cover our 150th song, and you know what that means! Ian & RJ surprise each other with their picks for the top and bottom of the list. Ian goes for number one with a simple but evocative indie tune. RJ looks for the worst of the worst and lands on a little ditty sponsored by the Koch brothers.
Jun 8, 2016
It's the second week of our fortnight celebration of the 1960s! We cover two classics from The Beach Boys' Christmas Album, "Little Saint Nick" and "The Man With All The Toys". Revelations follow.
Jun 1, 2016
For the next two weeks we'll be addressing one of the more neglected decades on our list - the 1960s. This week we cover two songs that you might call Christmas music cult classics - "Close Your Mouth It's Christmas" by The Free Design and "Rudolph Pouts" by Israfel's Son.