The Sounds of Christmas

The Sounds of Christmas

Ken Kessler from the online Christmas music station The Sounds of Christmas talks about the station, Christmas (and holiday and seasonally-themed) music and related topics.

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April 28, 2025 70 mins

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Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to Ashley from the Christmas Chapters podcast, Gerry D from the Totally Rad Christmas podcast and Kevin from the 'Tis The Soundtrack podcast about which Christmas songs should be covered by new artists and which ones should get a rest!

Ashley and Christmas Chapters Podcast
Gerry D and the Totally Rad Christmas podcast
Kevin and the 'Tis The Soundtrack podcast

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April 13, 2025 43 mins

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Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to Sarah from Christmas Spirit News along with some input from Ashley (sort of) from the Christmas Chapters Podcast about "deluxe" Christmas albums - the ones they liked and the ones that felt like the artist (or probably the label) was just trying to force fans to buy yet another version of the album they'd already bought!

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April 6, 2025 7 mins
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April 1, 2025 50 mins

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Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to Scott from the Holly Jolly X'masu podcast about, in observance of April Fools' Day, their favorite Christmas novelty songs (and Gerry D from the Totally Rad Christmas podcast weighs in on his favorites, too)!

Holly Jolly X'masu Podcast
Totally Rad Christmas Podcast

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Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks about Johnny Mathis' recent decision to retire from touring, leading him into a deep dive of Johnny Mathis' Christmas music!

Johnny Mathis Last Four Concerts

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March 2, 2025 58 mins

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Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to Kevin from the Tis The Soundtrack podcast about turning the Blues Brothers into a Christmas movie by replacing all of the songs with appropriate (in most cases) Christmas songs!

Tis The Soundtrack podcast

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January 13, 2025 8 mins

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Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks about Dean Martin returning to the charts following the release of a previously-unreleased Christmas song (that wasn't really previously-unreleased)!

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December 30, 2024 17 mins
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Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to Sean from the Christmas Podcasts Podcast about their picks as compared to Billboard's list of the Best Christmas Songs of the 21st Century (So Far)!

Billboard's List of the Top Christmas Songs Of The 21st Century (So Far)
Check out the Christmas Podcasts Podcast

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Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks singer/songwriters Lisa Troyer and Dawn Yoder about their Christmas music, including a new single they just released with the Liverbirds (and their efforts to promote the Liverbirds' legacy)!

NY Times Mini-Doc on the Liverbirds
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December 17, 2024 12 mins
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