The Sounds of Christmas

Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks about the large number of Christmas albums that are celebrating big birthdays this year!

Previous episode on Mannheim Steamroller's 40th anniversary: https://soundsofchristmas.buzzsprout.com/1658629/14350485-happy-anniversary-mannheim-steamroller

Previous episode on Band Aid's anniversary: https://soundsofchristmas.buzzsprout.com/1658629/14574813-band-aid-40

Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas talks about some holiday music that you may not have known was out there - Fan Club Releases! He gives you some examples of Christmas releases that have been sent exclusively to the fans of some singers and bands, along with some suggestions how you might be able to find even more!

Earlier episode about the Beatles' Christmas records: https://soundsofchristmas.buzzsprout.com/16...

Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas talks about Taylor Swift, her amazing career (so far) and her Christmas music - from a charity single to three versions of "Christmas Tree Farm" and lots in-between!

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Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas talks about the upcoming 40th anniversary of "Do They Know It's Christmas?". He talks about the history of the song, and the different line-ups of the four official versions of Band Aid. He also talks about what Bob Geldof and Midge Ure have had to say about it over the years, and the possibility of a Band Aid 40 later this year. Then, just for fun, Ken talks to Sarah from Chr...

Ken from the Sounds of Christmas celebrates Valentine's Day with a look at the Christmas music of the movie Love Actually!

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Ken from the Sounds of Christmas marks the anniversary of Whitney Houston's passing with a look at her Christmas music catalog!

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Ken from the Sounds of Christmas revisits the state of traditional radio and their approach to Christmas music. He also talks about Dan Fogelberg's "Same Old Lang Syne" and the article that changed his feelings about that song.

Matthew J. Fitzgerald's blog from 2023 - https://mfitz.net/a-tale-of-187-christmas-songs-how-i-logged-nearly-every-song-on-chicagos-christmas-station/

Matthew's fol...

Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks about the 40th anniversary of Mannheim Steamroller's first Christmas album, and the amazing Christmas music catalog they've given us (so far)!

Mannheim Steamroller's 35th anniversary green vinyl release - https://store.mannheimsteamroller.com/products/ms-christmas-35th-anniversary-vinyl-lp

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Ken from the Sounds of Christmas wishes you a Happy New Year and thanks you for an amazing 2023!

Best Christmas Music Podcast on MyMerryChristmas.com = Link coming soon!

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Ken from the Sounds of Christmas takes a look back at some of this year's guests and what they had to say about the possibility that they would have new Christmas music for us next year!

The Tell Alls - https://thetellalls.com
Liz Kennedy - https://www.lizkennedymusic.com
Lisa Biales - https://lisabiales.com
Sukey Molloy - https://www.sukeymolloy.com
Aubrey Logan - https://www.aubreylogan.com
Linda...

Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to JJ from Christmas Music News about some of the surprise releases from this past season!

Follow JJ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NewXmasMusic

Follow JJ on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christmasmusicnews/

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Ken wishes you a Merry Christmas, with a little help, actually A LOT of help, from friends of the Sounds of Christmas!

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Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to Dutch composer and lyricist Bart Zeal about his music, including a couple songs that we'll be playing next October on the Sounds of Halloween. Bart also shares the stories behind putting together his album "December Celebrations", and what connects so many of those celebrations that are observed by different faiths at this time of year!

Bart Zeal's website: http...

Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to singer/songwriter Tommy Byrne about his Christmas singles, including his latest "Coal For Christmas". They also talk Autism Awareness, Bret Michaels and Gary U.S. Bonds!

Tommy's Bandcamp page: https://tommybyrnemusic.bandcamp.com

Tommy's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@tommybyrne732

Autism Society of America: https://asaunstoppableson...

Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to Jeff Timmons from 98 Degrees about their new Christmas single, their upcoming album and the possibility of more Christmas music!

Stream 98 Degrees' latest single "The First Noel": https://vyd.co/Thefirstnoel

98 Degrees' website: https://www.98degrees.com

98 Degrees' YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@98Degrees

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Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to Dave and April from Critical Mass about the band's long journey to their new album "Christmas Is Real", also talking about the band's award-winning early days, performing for the Pope and, maybe, recording another Christmas album!

Check out Critical Mass' album "Christmas Is Real": https://www.criticalmassmusic.org/album/2634666/christmas-is-real<...

Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to singer Russ Lorenson about his Christmas albums, his latest release and dealing with a health issue that has stopped him from performing. Plus, Russ talks about his next Christmas project, a book about "Jingles The Cat" due next Christmas!

Find out more about Russ and his music: https://linktr.ee/russlorenson

Russ Lorenson's YouTube channel: https://www.yout...

Ken from the Sounds of Christmas is a little late with his birthday greeting for Frank Sinatra, so he decided to take a deep dive into Frank's Christmas music catalog, highlighting the rich legacy of Christmas music that Frank has given us!

Frank Sinatra's official website: https://www.sinatra.com

Frank Sinatra's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@FrankSinatra

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Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to Kevin McGrath about the new collection he put together to benefit the homeless charity Crisis UK. "Have Yourself A Merry Indie Christmas (Volume III)" adds another thirty-five songs to the series, on top of last year's two volumes, each one of those containing fifty-four songs! Kevin talks about deciding to put together this new volume, and why he's worked so hard gettin...