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HARK! The Holiday Music Podcast

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...


Nov 20, 2019

Knock knock! In this week's episode, we celebrate the ancient tradition of wassailing with two listener requests - "Here We Come A-Wassailing" as performed by Kate Rusby and "The Wassailing Song" as performed by Blur.

This episode's ranking music is "Here We Come A-Caroling" as performed by the Sesame Street...


Nov 13, 2019

This week, we tackle a pair of punk-adjacent requests from listener Kevin. "Feliz Navi-nada" by El Vez is, despite the title, a joyful reimagining of the Jose Feliciano original, and "X'mas Time (It Sure Doesn't Feel Like It)" by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones is an extremely sad and also surprisingly nostalgic...


Nov 6, 2019

IT'S RJ'S BIRTHDAY AND THEY'LL ALL-CAPS IF THEY WANT TO

That's right, it's Birthday Boi's Choice once again, and RJ has selected two songs that we've discussed before... but only behind a paywall. John Legend's 2018 original "Bring Me Love" is a strong contender for a new Christmas radio standard, and Sia's 2017...