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HARK! The Holiday Music Podcast

Dec 25, 2019

Happy Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and a very merry milestone episode! RJ tries to top our festive list with a holiday classic that almost wasn't a Christmas song, while Ian shoots for the bottom of the list by getting back to basics. We end this episode with an announcement about the future of HARK!

The ranking music...


Dec 18, 2019

The holiday equinox of 2019 is upon us, beginning with the first night of Hanukkah on December 22nd. To celebrate, we're listening to two high-quality Hanukkah songs. "Chanukah Time" by Josh and the Jamtones is a fun song that captures a child-like excitement about the holiday, while "This Chanukiah" by Daniel Cainer...


Dec 11, 2019

RJ and Ian are back from Tokyo and celebrating their jet-lag with songs from decades that have never been featured on the show before. First, 1898's "Sleigh Ride Party/Jingle Bells" by the Edison Male Quartet becomes the oldest song we've every talked about on the show by several decades, while also proving that...


Dec 4, 2019

We're still in Japan, celebrating our anniversary, and this episode is all about love! I mean, and holiday music, because that's the show. Two winter love songs help us mark the occasion - "Love In December" by Club 8 and "Warm In December" by Julie London.

This week's ranking music is "Sea Urchins" by Yo La Tengo.


Nov 27, 2019

Greetings from Japan! We recorded this episode early because we're currently on our long-anticipated vacation in Tokyo, and we picked songs to suit the occasion. We journey from Canada to Japan with "Last Christmas (English/Japanese Version)" by Gunnarolla featuring Micaela Braithwaite and then just have a real nice...