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HARK! The Holiday Music Podcast

Feb 22, 2017

Ian and RJ celebrate Mardi Gras the only way they know how: talking about Christmas music. Specifically, New Orleans themed Christmas music: "Christmas in New Orleans" by Louis Armstrong and "Santa's Second Line" by New Birth Brass Band.


Feb 15, 2017

This week we listen to selections for Black History Month, covering Billie Holiday's 1937 recording of "I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm" and the 1973 single by father-daughter team Akim and Teddy Vann, "Santa Claus Is a Black Man".


Feb 8, 2017

We keep knocking out requests with two songs for Valentine's Day! "Santa Forever" by Mia Crosby and "Dear Santa" by Girls Generation both implore Father Christmas to help solve romantic troubles - though one song pretty explicitly seeks matchmaking services while the other is asking for, I don't know, cheer? Who knows,...


Feb 1, 2017

In our third straight week of covering requests, we tackle a recent Christmas original, "No Snowmen in LA" by Ms. Maura and the Misters. And since the Superbowl approaches, we make a tenuous sports connection, pairing it with a song we like MUCH less about a city we like much more: "Merry Merry Merry Frickin'...