In this episode we catch on some some things that have happened over the last year that didn't make it into the podcast.

We talk about building a permanent podcasting space, the return to collecting physical media and my grandmother.

Thank you to all the listeners who have been on this journey with us and thank you to the Christmas podcast community for all the support they've provided over these last two years!

Podcasts mentioned in this episode:

• The Christmas Aficionado
• Totally Rad Christmas
• Sounds of Christmas
• Lost Christmas
• Can't Wait for Christmas
• Linoleum Knife
• Maximum Film
• Breakfast All Day
• Deck the Hallmark
• Holly Jolly X'Masu
• Behind the Bells
• Closer to Christmas
• Twelve Songs of Christmas
• The Christmas Chapters Podcast
• Advent Calendar House
• Christmas Clatter
• 'Tis the Podcast
• Horror for the Holidays
• The Christmas Morning Podcast
• The TGI Podcast
• Total Christmas
• Christmas Cousins
• Christmas Podding
• Festive Foreign Film Fans
• Season's Eatings
• Christmas Countdown
• Tinsel Tunes
• Christmas Every Day
• Rose Suchak Ladder
• Christmas Creeps
• Weird Christmas
• Christmas Past
• Holiday's After Dark
• Snow in Southtown
• 12 Days Pod
• Cozy Christmas
• Merry Britsmas
• Mary's Merry Christmas
• Christmas Podcasts Podcast

Music in this episode:

• Young Men Dead - The Black Angels
• Tomorrow - Black Pumas
• Out in the Black - Curtis Harding
• The Changing Man - Ray LaMontagne
• Laredo - Leon Bridges
• I Feel a Change - Charles Bradley
• One Ray of Shine - Alison Krauss & Union Station
• Little Saint Nick - She & Him
• Caroling, Caroling - Hollywood Pops Orchestra
• Russian Sleigh Song - The Three Suns
• Just a Lonely Christmas - The Moonglows
• Hey Santa Claus - The Moonglows
• Nouvelles, Nouvelles (Christmas Message) - Various
• I Like Life (Reprise) - Scrooge (1970) Soundtrack

Christmas music sellers:

• bloustar (on eBay)
• stl_vintage64 (on eBay)
• Invest in Vinyl (also on eBay and Discogs)

Also mentioned in this episode:

• The Christmas Podcast Network
• Sandlot Baseball Cap

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro and outro music "Krampus Workshop" by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech Inc.

All other music and audio in this episode belong to their respective copyright holders and are used solely for the purpose of commentary.

In this episode we look at the early days of recorded music, including the first format war between Thomas Edison's wax cylinders and Emile Berliner's shellac discs.

Music in this episode:

1. Sleigh Ride Party - The Edison Male Quartette
2. Christmas Time Seems Years and Years Away - Manuel Romain
3. Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra - Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
4. The Vincent Lopez Orchestra - Toyland
5. Shchedryk - Bel Canto Choir Vilnius
6. Christmas Chimes - Chris Chapman

Also Mentioned in this episode:

• The Great 78 Project
• University of California Santa Barbara: Discography of American Historical Recordings

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro and outro music "Krampus Workshop" by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech Inc.

All other music and audio in this episode belong to their respective copyright holders and are used solely for the purpose of commentary.

In this episode we're celebrating Christmas Podcast Day by taking a look at the band Fishbone and their 1987 EP "It's a Wonderful Life".

Check out more Christmas Podcast Day episode from more Christmas Podcasts at https://christmaspodcasts.com

Fishbone - It's a Wonderful Life (1987)

1. It's a Wonderful Life (Gonna Have a Good Time)
2. Slick Nick, You Devil You
3. Iration
4. Just Call Me Scrooge

Other music in this episode:

• Into the Unknown - The Blasting Company (Over the Garden Wall Soundtrack)
• World Map - Final Fantasy Tactics OST
• Party At Ground Zero - Fishbone
• Sunless Saturday - Fishbone
• Shakey Ground - Fishbone
• Hellhounds On My Trail - Fishbone
• My Name Is Mud - Primus
• Swim - Fishbone
• Jamaica Ska - Fishbone & Annette Funicello

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro and outro music "Krampus Workshop" by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech Inc.

All other music and audio in this episode belong to their respective copyright holders and are used solely for the purpose of commentary.

To learn more about Merry Mixtapes, check out Episode 10 of the podcast or the Merry Mixtapes Introduction article on our website.

Check out Alonso's podcasts at:

• Linoleum Knife
• Maximum Film
• Breakfast All Day
• Deck The Hallmark

Follow Alonso at:

• @aduralde on Bluesky
• @alonso.duralde on Instagram
• @DxAxTREE on Instagram (Holiday Decorations with Dave White)

Purchase Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas at:

• Powell's Books
• Barnes & Noble

Holiday Music of Christmas Cinema

1. White Christmas - Bing Crosby (Holiday Inn)
2. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Judy Garland (Meet Me in St. Louis)
3. The Bells of St. Mary's - BOne More Sleep Til Christmas,” Kermit the Frog – The Muppet Christmas Caroing Crosby (The Bells of St. Mary's)
4. Silver Bells - Bob Hope (The Lemon Drop Kid)
5. The Holly and the Ivy - Choir of King's College Cambridge (The Holly and the Ivy)
6. Snow - Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Trudy Stevens (White Christmas)
7. Hooray for Santa Claus - Milton DeLugg (Santa Claus Conquers the Martians)
8. Do You Know How Christmas Trees Are Grown? - Nina (van Pallandt) (On Her Majesty’s Secret Service)
9. I Like Life (Reprise)/Father Christmas (Reprise)/Thank You Very Much (Reprise)/A Christmas Carol (Reprise) – Scrooge (1970)
10. Hazy Shade of Winter - The Bangles (Less Than Zero)
11. Put a Little Love in Your Heart - Annie Lennox & Rev. Al Green (Scrooged)
12. Main Title - John Williams (Home Alone)
13. One More Sleep Til Christmas - Kermit the Frog (The Muppet Christmas Carol)
14. What’s This? - Danny Elfman (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
15. Baby It’s Cold Outside - Zooey Deschanel & Leon Redbone (Elf)
16. Christmas Everywhere - Fran Alexandre (Christmas, Again)
17. White Winter Hymnal - Fleet Foxes (Love the Coopers)
18. It’s That Time of Year - Marli Siu (Anna and the Apocalypse)
19. This Day - Justin Cornwell & Sharon Rose (Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey)
20. All I Need Is a Miracle - Mike + the Mechanics (Spencer)
21. That Christmas Mornin’ Feeling - Will Ferrell and the cast of Spirited (Spirited)
22. Medley - The Swingle Singers (The Holdovers)
23. The Point of No Return - Gene McDaniels (Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point)

Other music in this episode:

1. Shake Hands With Santa Claus - Louis Prima
2. White Winter Hymnal - Pentatonix
3. White Winter Hymnal - Kim Wilde
4. Bringin' Back Christmas - Ryan Reynolds (Spirited)

Listen to Alonso's Mixtape on:

• YouTube
• Tidal

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music ("Krampus Workshop") is by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this series we'll look at the evolution of the Christmas album, from the start of recorded music (and even a bit earlier) to streaming.

In this episode we look at the rise and fall of sheet music in the run up to the advent of recorded music.

Music in this episode:

1. Ring the Bell of Christmas Morn - Harmony Mixed Quartette
2. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Champion Quartette
3. Away in a Manger - The Peter Pan Caroleers
4. Here We Come A-Caroling - Ray Bloch, his Choir and Orchestra
5. Christmas Time Seems Years and Years Away - Manuel Romain
6. Vom Himmel hoch da komm' ich her (From Heaven High I Come) - Ernestine Schumann-Heink

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro and outro music "Krampus Workshop" by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech Inc.

All other music and audio in this episode belong to their respective copyright holders and are used solely for the purpose of commentary.

So lace up your Vans, grab a can of Monster and let's dive into the pit!

A giant "Thank you" to Jeff for coming on the episode to talk about Christmas music and reminisce about our post-hardcore youths.

You can check out Jeff and his Lost Christmas Podcast at https://lostchristmastpodcast.com.

Also check out all of the other fantastic podcasts in the Christmas Podcast Network at https://christmaspodcasts.com/

2025 Warped Tour Christmas Playlist

1. Right Where You Want Me to Be - A Day to Remember
2. Fool's Holiday - All Time Low
3. I Hate the Holidays - Mat Musto (Blackbear) & Tyler Carter
4. Merry Flippin' Christmas (Happy Freakin' New Year) - Bowling For Soup
5. Holiday - Boys Like Girls
6. The Season's Upon Us - Dropkick Murphys
7. Amazing Christmas List Rap - Ekoh
8. December to Forget - Ekoh (feat. Kat Kalling)
9. Christmas Song - Escape the Fate
10. It's a Wonderful Life - Fishbone
11. Slick Nick, You Devil You - Fishbone
12. Somewhere in My Memory - Four Year Strong
13. New White Extremity - Glassjaw (Daryl Palumbo of Head Automatica)
14. Bedford Falls - Knuckle Puck
15. Last Christmas - MGK
16. Lady Rosales - El Mariachi Bronx
17. Holiday in the Sun - Pennywise
18. Christmas Won't Be the Same Without You - Plain White T's
19. Making Christmas - Rise Against
20. I Wish It Was Christmas Today - Senses Fail
21. Ordinary Christmas - State Champs
22. I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas Too! - The Aquabats!
23. Yule Be Sorry - The Almost (Kenny Vasoli of The Starting Line, Aaron Gillespie of Underoath)
24. Christmas at 22 - The Wonder Years
25. Threadbare - The Wonder Years
26. White Christmas - We The Kings
27. Baby It's Cold Outside - We The Kings
28. Christmas Lights - Yellowcard

Listen on YouTube

Listen on Tidal

Other music in this episode:

1. The Rock Show - Bowling for Soup
2. Highschool - Lil Lotus
3. Highway Robbery - DE'WAYNE

Other Warped Tour 2025 playlists:

• Washington DC
• Long Beach, CA
• Orlando, FL

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro and outro music "Krampus Workshop" by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech Inc.

All other music and audio in this episode belong to their respective copyright holders and are used solely for the purpose of commentary.

Frontierland (Main) Holiday Loop

• Sleigh Ride - Banjomania
• Silent Night - The Nashville Keyboard Section
• A Root'n Toot'n Santa Claus - Tennessee Ernie Ford
• Good King Wenceslas - Banjomania
• Christmas on the Plains - Roy Rogers and Dale Evans
• Let It Snow! - Banjomania
• Silver Bells - Banjomania
• Here Comes Santa Claus - Gene Autry
• God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Banjomania
• Santa Is Comin' To Town - Banjomania
• It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - The Nashville Keyboard Section
• It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas - Banjomania
• I Saw Three Ships - Banjomania
• Christmas Carols by the Old Corral - Tex Ritter
• Parade of the Wooden Soldiers - Banjomania
• Listen on YouTube
• Listen on Tidal

Pioneer Mercantile Holiday Video Loop

• Just a Toy - Babes in Toyland
• Snow Snows - Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year
• Sleigh Ride - Larry Groce from the Disney Family Christmas Collection
• That Christmas Feeling - Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!
• Donald Duck conducting "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" - Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
• Ring in the Season - Olaf's Frozen Adventure
• Here Comes Santa Claus - Larry Groce from the Disney Family Christmas Collection
• As Long As There's Christmas - Belle's Enchanted Christmas
• The Best Christmas Of All - Disney Very Merry Christmas Songs
• Jingle Bells - Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year
• It Feels Like Christmas - The Muppet Christmas Carol
• The Twelve Days of Christmas - Disney Sing Along Songs: The Twelve Days of Christmas
• When We're Together - Olaf's Frozen Adventure
• Make Me Look Good - Mickey's Twice Upon A Christmas
• The Way We Do Navidad - Elena of Avalor
• Deck the Halls - Disney Sing Along Songs: The Twelve Days of Christmas
• What's This? - The Nightmare Before Christmas
• Listen on YouTube

Rivers of America Holiday Loop

• Jingle Bells - New Birth Brass Band
• Let It Snow - Magnolia Jazzband
• Silent Night - Allen Toussaint
• Santa Second Line - New Birth Brass Band
• Please Come Home For Christmas - Aaron Neville
• Here Comes Santa Claus - Lars Edegran & His Santa Claus Revelers
• God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Lars Edegran & His Santa Claus Revelers
• Silver Bells - Magnolia Jazzband
• Jingle Bells - Travelin' Light
• I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Magnolia Jazzband
• Christmas in New Orleans - James Andrew
• Silent Night - The Dixieland Ramblers & Michael Bennett
• Louisiana Christmas Day - Aaron Neville
• Winter Wonderland - Allen Toussaint
• Listen on YouTube
• Listen on Tidal

Frontierland Holiday Loop (Ranch Remix)

• Listen on YouTube
• Listen on Tidal

Unofficial Rancho Del Zocalo Holiday Loop

• Listen on YouTube

History of Frontierland:

• The Sweep Spot Podcast: Disneyland's Frontierland Details, History and More
• Up the Waterfall Podcast: The Early History of Frontierland
• Randomland - Disneyland Time Travel: Frontierland in the 1950s!

Music in this episode:

• God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Banjomania
• Festival of Fools - Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz
• Blazing Saddles (Signature / Main Title) - Frankie Laine
• Don't Fence Me In - (Various Artists) The Greatest Cowboy Songs Ever
• Parade of the Wooden Soldiers - Banjomania
• Deck the Halls / It Came Upon a Midnight Clear / We Three Kings (Medley) - Banjomania
• Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town - Banjomania
• Deck the Halls - The Trail Band
• Water Lily - Kevin MacLeod
• Christmas Cowboy Style - Michael Martin Murphey
• Rainbow Connection - Kermit the Frog (from The Muppet Movie)
• What's This? - Danny Elfman (from The Nightmare Before Christmas)
• Jingle Bells - Billy Hill and the Hillbillies (video from DisneyGeekCom)
• Anything Goes - Banjomania
• Silent Night – The Dixieland Ramblers & Michael Bennett
• Christmas In New Orleans - James Andrews
• Frosty the Snowman - Jambalaya Jazz Band (video from billisa)
• We Wish You a Merry Christmas - Romantic Guitar Master

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music "Krampus Workshop" and featured music "Water Lily" by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech Inc.

All other music and audio in this episode belong to their respective copyright holders and are used solely for the purpose of commentary.

Pioneer Mercantile photo by Loren Javier on Flickr

In this episode of 'Tis the Soundtrack, we take a look at the history of the song, "Here Comes Peter Cottontail" and Golden Records.

Commercials in this episode:

• Target "Love is in the Air" (2025)
• Walmart "FlexinWithGram" (2023)
• Walmart "Easter" (2009)
• Walmart "Easter Joy" (2015)

Music in this episode:

• Here Comes Peter Cottontail - Gene Autry
• Love is in the Air - John Paul Young
• Tops Drop - Fat Pat
• Frosty the Snowman - Gene Autry
• Here Comes Peter Cottontail - Mervin Shiner
• Here Comes Peter Cottontail - Danny Kaye
• Scuffy the Tugboat - Alec Wilder & Gilbert Mack
• Here Comes Peter Cottontail - Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, The Sandpipers, Mitch Miller Orchestra
• Astro Boy Theme - Cosmic Rangers
• Here Comes Peter Cottontail - The Kiboomers
• Here Comes Peter Cottontail - Heinsight Media Metal Covers
• Here Comes Peter Cottontail - Lisa Loeb and The Holllow Trees

Also mentioned:

• Here Comes Peter Cottontail (Special) - Totally Rad Christmas Podcast

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music "Krampus Workshop" by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech Inc.Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

There is also a video-enhanced version of this podcast available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Bj1_s8VNH6s

To learn more about Merry Mixtapes, check out Episode 10 of the podcast or the Merry Mixtapes Introduction article on our website.

You can check out Tim and the Can't Wait for Christmas Podcast at https://cantwaitforchristmaspod.com.

Holiday Music of Disneyland at Christmastime

1. it's a small world HOLIDAY (soundtrack)
2. Believe... In Holiday Magic (fireworks show)
3. A Christmas Fantasy Parade (soundtrack)
4. Sleigh Ride - Banjomania
5. Medley: Hark! The Herald Angles Sing/God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/Joy To The World - Disneyland's Christmas Brass (now the Dickens Yuletide Brass Band)
6. Jingle Bell Rock - Hollyridge Strings
7. The Country Bear Christmas Special (soundtrack)

Listen to the YouTube playlist of Tim's mixtape here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9v9tCeivE_zA4cGgdfV6wMoDGAYIYs-I

Note: Tim's 5th track, the Disneyland Christmas Brass Medley is not available on YouTube, so I substituted a video of the current Dickens Yuletide Brass Band playing a selection of Christmas songs.

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music ("Krampus Workshop") is by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode of 'Tis the Soundtrack, we're reflecting on 2024, saying some thank-yous and looking ahead to what's in store for 2025.

Commercials in this episode:

• Campbells Soup "Melting Snowman" (1993)

Music in this episode:

• Let's Start the New Year Right - Bing Crosby
• George Baily - Carolyn Sills
• Jack Frost and the Hooded Crow - Jethro Tull
• O Come, O Come, Emmanuel - for King + Country
• A Christmas Fantasy (Parade Song) - Disney
• Sleigh Ride - Banjomania
• Best of My Love - The Emotions
• Forever Young - Andrea von Kampen
• I Saw Three Ships - Banjomania

Merry Mixtape episodes:

• Ken Kessler (The Sounds of Christmas)
• Gerry D (Totally Rad Christmas)
• Jeff Loftin (The Lost Christmas Podcast)

Also mentioned:

• Can't Wait for Christmas Podcast

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music "Krampus Workshop" by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech Inc.Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

To learn more about Merry Mixtapes, check out Episode 10 of the podcast or the Merry Mixtapes Introduction article on our website.

You can check out Jeff and his Lost Christmas Podcast at https://lostchristmastpodcast.com.

Nostalgic Christmas Tracks

1. Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
2. Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms
3. Silent Night - Bing Crosby
4. Christmas Cookies - George Strait
5. Mary Did You Know - Kenny Rogers & Wynonna Judd
6. With Bells On - Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers
7. Last Christmas - Wham!
8. Fairytale of New York - The Pogues
9. Let It Snow - Boyz II Men
10. Mis Deseos/Feliz Navidad - Michael Buble & Thalia
11. Last Christmas - Ariana Grande
12. Cold December Night - Michael Buble
13. Take Me Home for Christmas - Dan + Shay
14. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Te Deseo Muy Felices Fiestas) - Jesse & Joy
15. O Come, O Come Emmanuel - 4 King & Country ft NEEDTOBREATHE
16. Winterlove - Parachute
17. Mookie's Last Christmas (Acoustic Version) - Saosin
18. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays - Issues
19. I Won't Be Home for Christmas - Blink-182

Listen to the YouTube playlist of Jeff's mixtape here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9v9tCeivE_zUt-AbCgiySB7LlBUptBu_

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music ("Krampus Workshop") is by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode of 'Tis the Soundtrack, we're celebrating Christmas Podcast Day by looking at one of my favorite topics, songs from holiday adverts.

Commercials in this episode:

• Target - Christmas Countdown Calendar (2007)
• JCPenney - Unwrap the Magic (2006)
• Target - The Holidays Are Meant To Be Shared (2021)

Music in this episode:

• My Patch - Jim Noir
• Little Miss Can't Be Wrong - Spin Doctors
• Here Comes a Wonderful Night (Soundcloud)
• Here Comes a Wonderful Night (Bandcamp)
• Christmas Will Really Be Christmas - Black Pumas

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music "Krampus Workshop" by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech Inc.Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

To learn more about Merry Mixtapes, check out Episode 10 of the podcast or the Merry Mixtapes Introduction article on our website.

You can check out Gerry D and the Totally Rad Christmas podcast at https://totallyradchristmas.com.

Obscure ’80s Christmas Tracks

1. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - The Steve Miller Band
2. Christmas Must Be Tonight - Robbie Robertson
3. Run with the Fox - Alan White and Chris Squire
4. Dead By X-mas - Hanoi Rocks
5. Thanks for Christmas - XTC
6. 3 Ships - Jon Anderson
7. Merry Christmas Everyone - Shakin’ Stevens
8. Christmas Time - Chris Stamey and the dB’s
9. What I Want for X’mas
10. Merry Christmas - Bonnie Tyler
11. Jack Frost and the Hooded Crow - Jethro Tull
12. Christmas in Love - Firefall
13. Reason for the Season - Stryper
14. Reggae Christmas - Brian Adams
15. Cashing in on Christmas - Bad News
16. 2000 Years of Love - 54-40
17. All I Want for Christmas (Is World Peace) - Timbuk 3
18. Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant - Siouxsie and The Banshees
19. Silent Night - The Hooters
20. Wrappen Up In You - Dolly Parton
21. Under the Christmas Tree - Albert Hammond
22. We Three Kings - Book of Love
23. One Christmas Catalogue - Captain Sensible
24. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer - Corey Hart
25. She Won’t Be Home - Erasure
26. Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - Little Drummer Boy
27. Transylvanian Xmas - Mojo Nixon
28. Silent Night, Deadly Night - Morgan Ames
29. Snowman - Rainbow
30. CharlElie Couture - Christmas Fever
31. Jólakötturinn - Björk
32. Jólahjól - Sniglabandið

Listen to the YouTube playlist of Gerry's mixtape here - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9v9tCeivE_wWv1CTYshNXf_O4PdzCOWh&si=WvJyhxkCEDCOpIcR

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music ("Krampus Workshop") is by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

To learn more about Merry Mixtapes, check out Episode 10 of the podcast or the Merry Mixtapes Introduction article on our website.

You can check out both The Sounds of Christmas podcast and radio station at https://soundsofchristmas.com.

Great Christmas Music You May Never Have Heard Before

1. Christmas is Coming - Payola$
2. George Bailey - Carolyn Sills
3. Red Lights (Merry Christmas) - Dreams So Real
4. Easier Said Than Done - Jon Anderson
5. Christmas Spirit - Richard Marx
6. Always in the Season - Pomplamoose
7. It's Christmas All Over the World - Sheena Easton
8. Christmas Time (Is Here Again) - The Beatles
9. Thanks for Christmas - XTC
10. Zuzu's Petals - Lunch at Allen's
11. Christmas on My Radio - Olivia Newton-John
12. The Christmas Song - Sheryl Crow
13. The Man With the Bag - Vonda Shepard
14. Christmas Time - dB's
15. Just Another Christmas Song - Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
16. Silver Bells - Wilson Pickett
17. Christmas Rhapsody - Pledge Drive
18. My Favorite Time of Year - Florin Street Band
19. Ode to Joy/O Come All Ye Faithful - Gold Coral
20. Very Merry Christmas - Zoe Bentley and Canadian Brass
21. Blame It on Christmas - Bebe Rexha and Shea Diamond
22. Decorations - Bob Rivers
23. Toy Sack - Bob Rivers
24. What I Really Want for Christmas - Brian Wilson
25. Blue Christmas - Bruce Springsteen
26. I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day - Casting Crowns
27. Christmas - Dillon Fence
28. Everybody Loves Christmas - Eddie Money and Ronnie Spector
29. Everybody Loves Christmas - Eddie Money, Jesse Money and Dez Money
30. Little Drummer Boy - Joan Jett
31. The Spirit of Christmas - Kurt Russell and Darlene Love
32. Happy Christmas - Pretenders
33. You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch - Sixpence None the Richer
34. Do They Know It's Christmas (12" Mix) - Band Aid
35. Driving Home for Christmas - Chris Rea
36. Winter Wonderland - Garrett Morris
37. My Dearest Mr. Santa Claus - Heywood Banks
38. The Sounds of Christmas - Johnny Mathis
39. The Sound of Christmas - The Ramsey Lewis Trio
40. The Sound of Christmas -Julie Andrews

Listen to the YouTube playlist of Ken's mixtape here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9v9tCeivE_yTEPgKQM1jA6deNPEx6dwa

The playlist is missing one song, track 19, "Ode to Joy/O Come All Ye Faithful" by Gold Coral, which is available on their bandcamp page - https://thegoldcoral.bandcamp.com/album/oh-hi-everybody-merry-christmas-2012

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music ("Krampus Workshop") and "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

We also talk about how to get the 2024 Christmas Podcast Network Kringle Krew charity ornament, benefiting the Red Sled Santa Foundation.

Christmas Podcast Network Ornament:

• 'Tis the Soundtrack website: https://tisthesoundtrack.com
• Direct purchase form: https://forms.gle/bGEXiaDsUXZVCdA8A

Red Sled Santa Foundation

https://www.redsledfoundation.org/

Music in this episode:

• 3 Ships - Jon Anderson
• It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Kevin MacLeod
• Christmas Time - Chris Stamey and the db's

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music ("Krampus Workshop") and "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Commercials in this episode:

• JCPenney - Unwrap the Magic (2005)
• Kohl's - Yes to Holiday Magic (2014)

Music in this episode:

• Strange Magic - ELO
• Mr. Blue Sky - ELO
• The Office Theme - James Ferguson
• Do Ya - ELO
• Livin' Thing - ELO
• I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday - Wizzard
• Christmas All Over Again - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
• It Was A Silent Night At Least Until Jeff Lynne Arrived - Grandaddy

Stealth Christmas Playlists:

• Stealth Christmas on YouTube
• Stealth Christmas on Tidal

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music "Krampus Workshop" by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech Inc.

Artwork is the cover for Gandaddy's, "It Was A Silent Night At Least Until Jeff Lynne Arrived."

Chrismometer sound uses:

• SCI-FI 3 (bubbly machine).wav by ebcrosby (Attribution 3.0)
• Microwave Ding by wormer2 (Creative Commons 0)
• Deck The Halls - Christmas jingle played with bells by Ihaksi (Creative Commons 0)

Music in this episode:

• Los Straightjackets - The Christmas Song
• Mele Kalikimaka - Jerry Byrd
• Sleigh Ride - The Ventures
• The 'In' Crowd - Ramsey Lewis Trio
• Christmas Medley Cover - Syldave
• Christmas Time is Here - The Blue Hawaiians
• Jingle Bells - Genoa Keawe
• Deck The Halls - Jim 'Kimo' West

Mentioned in this episode:

• Totally Rad Christmas Podcast
• Lollipop Dragon: The Great Christmas Race
• Foo Fighters SNL Christmas Performance (2017)
• Can't Wait For Christmas: CWFC 128 - 9th Anniversary Listener Feedback Special – The Halifax Explosion & Tree for Boston

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music "Krampus Workshop" by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech Inc.

Trader Sam's photo by Steven Miller on Flickr

Music in this episode:

• Dead By Xmas - Hanoi Rocks
• Chasing Kevin - John Murphy
• Monsters After Dark - Tyler Bates
• I Don't Know What Christmas Is (But Christmastime Is Here) - Old 97's
• Here It Is Christmastime - Old 97's w/ Kevin Bacon
• Mrs. Claus - Little Jackie
• Fairytale of New York - The Pogues w/ Kristy MacColl
• Christmas Treat/I Wish It Was Christmas Today - Julian Casablancas
• I Wish It Was Christmas Today - SNL Cast
• Smashing Pumpkins - Christmastime

Mentioned in this episode:

• Can't Wait for Christmas: CWFC 111 - The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
• Tis the Podcast Episode 307: It’s Kevin Bacon! He’s Not A Loser! He’s Great! We Don’t Hate Him At All! (The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special)

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music "Krampus Workshop" by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech Inc.

On this episode of 'Tis the Soundtrack, we are looking at the holiday adverts of a local hardware store in Rhayader, Wales that took the internet by storm back in 2019 and the Christmas music of Andrea von Kampen, the artist whose songs have been featured in every commercial.

Music in this episode:

• Livin' On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
• Old Fashioned Holiday - Andrea von Kampen
• I'll Be Home For Christmas - Andrea von Kampen
• White Christmas - Andrea von Kampen
• Forever Young - Andrea von Kampen
• Hard Times Come Again No More - Andrea von Kampen
• I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - Andrea von Kampen

Mentioned in this episode:

• Hafod Hardware 2017 Holiday Advert
• Hafod Hardware 2018 Holiday Advert
• Hafod Hardware 2019 Holiday Advert - The Big One!
• Hafod Hardware 2020 Holiday Advert
• Hafod Hardware 2021 Holiday Advert

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music "Krampus Workshop" by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech Inc.

Buena Vista Street Holiday Loop

Tracklist

• Winter Weather (Benny Goodman & Peggy Lee)
• Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (Woody Herman and His Orchestra)
• I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm (Mildred Bailey, Red Norvo & His Orchestra)
• Swingin' Them Jingle Bells (Fats Waller)
• Dig That Crazy Santa Claus (Ralph Marterie and His Orchestra)
• Meet Me Under the Mistletoe (Dick Robertson & His Orchestra)
• Santa Claus Came in the Spring (Benny Goodman & Joe Harris)
• Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (Woody Herman and His Orchestra)
• Winter Wonderland (Lew Stone & His Orchestra)
• It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas (Bing Crosby)
• Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
• I Told Santa Claus to Bring Me You (Walter Cummins & Bernie Cummins)
• Winter Wonderland (Parker Gibbs & Ted Weems)
• Frosty the Snowman (Jan Garber and Hist Orchestra)
• Jingle Bells (Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters)
• Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (Les Brown and His Band of Renown)
• Jingle Bells (Mora's Modern Rhythmists)
• Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters)
• What Will Santa Claus Say (When He Finds Everybody Swingin'?) (Louis Prima)

Music in this episode:

• Winter Weather - Benny Goodman & Peggy Lee
• Main Theme from Star Wars - John Williams
• We Are Number One (from Lazy Town)
• The Christmas Tree - David Rose
• Love Song - The Cure
• Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Sam Bush
• Swingin' Them Jingle Bells - Fats Waller
• What Will Santa Claus Say (When He Finds Everybody Swingin'?) - Louis Prima
• Meet Me Under the Mistletoe - Dick Robertson & His Orchestra
• Jingle Bells - Ella Fitzgerald
• Winter Wonderland - Lew Stone & His Orchestra

Mentioned in this episode:

• Sam Carter's Blog - The Buena Vista Street Christmas Tree
• Magical Soundtracks YouTube Channel
• Buena Vista Street Holiday Loop on Tidal

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music "Krampus Workshop" by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech Inc.

Commercials in this episode:

• Hersey's Kisses - We Wish You a Merry Christmas
• JCPenney - Unwrap the Magic (2005)

Music in this episode:

• Holiday Road - Lindsey Buckingham
• Bland Logo ~ Title Back - Hitoshi Sakimoto
• Can't Fight This Feeling - Bastille and the London Contemporary Orchestra
• ELO - Living' Thing
• When You Wish Upon a Star - Cliff Edwards
• All Alone On Christmas - Darlene Love
• Are You Ready? - Kate Miller-Heidke
• Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group

Mentioned in this episode:

• Totally Rad Christmas Podcast
• From All of Us to All of You (Wikipedia)

Stealth Christmas Playlists:

• Stealth Christmas on YouTube
• Stealth Christmas on Tidal

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music "Krampus Workshop" by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech Inc.

Chirsmometer sound uses:

• SCI-FI 3 (bubbly machine).wav by ebcrosby (Attribution 3.0)
• Microwave Ding by wormer2 (Creative Commons 0)
• Deck The Halls - Christmas jingle played with bells by Ihaksi (Creative Commons 0)

Album info from Discogs:

The Christmas Gig: Two Thousand Ten

Label: None (promotional)

Released: 2010

Tracklist

• A1. Tiny Tree Christmas (Guster)
• A2. Snow Is Falling (Darker My Love)
• A3. Perfect Gift (Natalie Hemby)
• A4. 10,000 Watts (Crystal Antlers)
• A5. You'll Never Find My Christmas (Bishop Allen
• B1. Get Down For The Holidays (Jenny O.)
• B2. Mrs. Claus Ain't Got Nothin' On Me (Little Jackie)
• B3. Electronic Santa (Blazer Force)
• B4. Got Something For You (Best Coast/Wavves)
• B5. It's Christmas (Coconut Records)
• B6. Party Hard (Little Isidore)

Commercials in this episode:

• Mrs. Claus Ain't Got Nothin' On Me
• Toy Jackpot
• Electronic Santa
• Tiny Tree
• Power Cord Christmas

Music in this episode:

• Got Something For You - Best Coast/Wavves
• The Winner Is - DeVotchKa
• Mrs. Claus - Little Jackie
• Toy Jackpot - Blackalicious
• Electronic Santa - Blazer Force
• Tiny Tree Christmas - Guster
• 10,000 Watts - Crystal Antlers
• It's Christmas - Coconut Records
• California - Phantom Planet
• You'll Never Find My Christmas - Bishop Allen
• A-Punk - Vampire Weekend
• Party Hard - Little Isidore
• Christmas of Love - Little Isidore and the Inquisitors

Mentioned in this episode:

• Dayton/Faris
• Can't Wait For Christmas Podcast
• Stop Motion video for You'll Never Find My Christmas by Riley Noelle
• Archive.org

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music "Krampus Workshop" by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech Inc.

Original album cover art from Discogs.

Album info from Discogs:

The Christmas Gig: Two Thousand Ten

Label: None (promotional)

Released: 2010

Tracklist

• A1. Tiny Tree Christmas (Guster)
• A2. Snow Is Falling (Darker My Love)
• A3. Perfect Gift (Natalie Hemby)
• A4. 10,000 Watts (Crystal Antlers)
• A5. You'll Never Find My Christmas (Bishop Allen)
• B1. Get Down For The Holidays (Jenny O.)
• B2. Mrs. Claus Ain't Got Nothin' On Me (Little Jackie)
• B3. Electronic Santa (Blazer Force)
• B4. Got Something For You (Best Coast/Wavves)
• B5. It's Christmas (Coconut Records)
• B6. Party Hard (Little Isidore)

Music in this episode:

• Crystal Antlers - 10,000 Watts
• Perfect Gift - Natalie Hemby
• Un Regalo Para Mi - Ceci Bastida
• Snow is Falling - Darker My Love

Mentioned in this episode:

• Weiden+Kennedy
• Crazy Target Lady
• Little Jackie performing on Weekend Today Show
• Darker My Love performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music "Krampus Workshop" by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech Inc.

In this inaugural episode of 'Tis the Soundtrack, we take a look at one of my earliest Christmas memories, the Disney's Christmas Favorites Album.

Album info from Discogs:

Disney’s Christmas Favorites

Label: Disneyland Records (2506)

Released: 1979

Tracklist

• A1. White Christmas (Larry Groce and Children’s Chorus)
• A2. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (Mike Sammes Singers)
• A3. We Wish You A Merry Christmas (Children’s Chorus)
• A4. Winter Wonderland (Larry Groce and Children’s Chorus)
• A5. Jolly Old Saint Nicholas (Children’s Chorus)
• A6. Do You Hear What I Hear? (Mike Sammes Singers)
• A7. O Christmas Tree (Larry Groce)
• B1. Frosty The Snow Man (Larry Groce)
• B2. Jingle Bells (Children’s Chorus)
• B3. Deck The Halls (Larry Groce and Children’s Chorus)
• B4. Little Drummer Boy (Mike Sammes Singers)
• B5. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Larry Groce)
• B6. Silent Night (Larry Groce and Children’s Chorus)

Music in this episode:

• Ronnie Milsap - I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World
• The Beach Boys - I Get Around
• Larry Groce - Junk Food Junkie
• The Beatles - I Am The Walrus
• She and Him - Silver Bells
• Kelly Clarkson - Underneath the Tree
• Larry Groce and the Disneyland Children's Sing-along Chorus - White Christmas

Mentioned in this episode:

• Larry Groce
• The Mike Sammes Singers

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music "Krampus Workshop" by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech Inc.