Stay ConnectedThe Tinsel Tunes podcast goes into great detail about Christmas music. Full of fun and interesting facts, it will get you into the Christmas Spirit!
Hear about classics, modern songs, songs you love, and even those songs that you dislike. We go deep into the history of Christmas songs, explore the compositions, and play lots of music!
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In this episode, Scott and Duane take a deep dive into the song 1953 "Santa Baby". Songs played in this episode: Santa Baby by Eartha Kitt (1953 version) Philip Springer playing and singing his original version Madonna - Santa Baby (1987) Eartha Kitt - Santa Baby (1960 version) Mae West - Santa Baby (1966) LeAnn Rimes - Santa Baby (2004) Taylor Swift - Santa Baby (2007) Kellie Pickler - Santa Baby (2007) Shakira - from 2009 NBC Special "Christmas in Rockefeller Center" Kylie Minogue - Santa Baby (2010) Kelly Clarkson - Santa Baby (2021) Michael Bublé - Santa Baby (2011) Everclear - Santa Baby (1997) Ska version by Ska-J Rock Version by First to Eleven (2018) Reggae Version by Deynque Barbershop Quartet Version by Fiveways Barbershop Quartet Chiptune Version by Scarlet Lotus
This month, Duane and Scott explore the Christmas music written by the prolific songwriter Johnny Marks.
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Scott and Duane are finally back at it! This month, we're discussing ska Christmas music.
Songs played during the episode:
Joy to the World by the O.C. Supertones
The Difference Between Ska, Rocksteady, and Reggae Guitar - Guitar Lesson
Christmas Feeling Ska by Toots & the Maytals
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer by Reel Big Fish
Jingle Bell Rock by The Holophonics
Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Every Day Will Be Like a Holiday by The New Limits
White Christmas by The Penguins Ska Band
Jingle Bells by the Fayetteville Ska Alliance
Christmas Wrapping by Slow Gherkin
Follow That Ska by Baked a la Ska
Snow Miser/Heat Miser by Skatune Network
This Christmas by the Cascadians
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Scott and Duane discuss Nat King Cole's beloved song "The Christmas Song".
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As some of you may know, I host another podcast called "Christmas Morning" with Brandon Gray from "Deck the Hallmark". Our show is a weekly celebration of Christmas, including news, jokes, days until Christmas countdown, and TV listings. What may be of interest to Tinsel Tunes listeners is the Christmas music battle we do at the end of each episode where we compete to bring the best version of a given song by an independent artist on BandCamp.com. I'm including one episode of Christmas Morning here in the Tinsel Tunes feed because we'd love to have you over there. (If this isn't your thing, no worries! I won't be including any more of these here) You can find out more information about the show at christmasmorningpodcast.com. I hope you enjoy it!
Here's the link to vote on the music battle: https://pollforall.com/pkvpm6dx
Scott and Duane discuss Andy Williams' beloved song "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" from 1963.
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Here's the Staples "Back to School" commercial referenced in the episode.
This month, Jay and Scott take a deep dive into the song "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen".
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Here's the episode of The Sopranos that Jay mentioned.
For half-Christmas, we have a special guest, Duane Bailey, on to discuss the 2002 album "Boogie Woogie Christmas" by the Brian Setzer Orchestra.
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In this episode, Jay and Scott discuss the history of "The Little Drummer Boy" and also go deep into the Bing Crosby/David Bowie duet. They even dig up obscure versions of the song by Ringo Starr, Jimi Hendrix, and more.
Check out the hilarious Saturday Night Live spoof of the Crosby/Bowie duet with Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly.
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In this month's episode, we discuss the origins and history of the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas".
Check out this Snopes article that fact checks the theory that there is are secret, coded Christian references in the song.
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This month, Scott and Jay discuss the history of "Carol of the Bells".
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This month, Jay and Scott dive deep into the history of "Jingle Bells".
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This week, Jay and Scott listen to and discuss the song “Snoopy’s Christmas” by The Royal Guardsmen.
Songs Featured in this Episode:
Snoopy’s Christmas by the Royal Guardsmen
The Story of Snoopy's Christmas (Intro)
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Hello everyone! This month, we will look at the song "Silent Night" with Scott and Jay from the Jingle Jank Podcast. Make sure you listen to the whole episode for a very special surprise!
Here are the versions of "Silent Night" we played in this episode:
In this episode we'll look at the song "Oh come, all ye faithful". This is the "missing" episode from October, the audio was recovered from a dodgy recording and came out pretty good. There are lots of listener's versions in this episode.
In this episode, we'll look at some favorite Country Christmas Songs from our listeners and some other Christmas Podcast hosts. This episode is filled to the brim with music!
This episode's top 5 list comes from long time listener Liz Asphodel, and we'll find out what her 5 favorite Country Christmas songs are as I'll read out what these songs mean to her.
After that we'll hear no less than 12 songs that listeners, hosts, and I like. We'll close out the episode with another chapter of "The Christmas Carol" recorded from vinyl.
Liz's list:
5. It Must Have Been the Mistletoe (Barbara Mandrell 1983)
4. Blue Christmas Lights (Buck Owens and His Buckaroos 1965)
3. Happier Holidays (Sarah Morris 2018)
2. If We Make it Through December (Merle Haggard 1973)
1. Honky Tonk Christmas (Alan Jackson 1993)
Honorable Mention: Please, Daddy, Don't Get Drunk This Christmas (John Denver 1975)
Other Songs Featured:
Scott Leopold, Holly Jolly X'masu podcast:
Red Sovine - Billy's Christmas Wish (Faith In Santa)
B2 (Christmas With Red Sovine)
Gerry Davilla, Totally Rad Christmas podcast:
Willie Nelson - Pretty Paper
Kenny and Dolly - Winter Wonderland
Tim Babb, Can’t wait for Christmas podcast:
Kenny Rogers - Children, Go Where I Send Thee (feat. Home Free)
Alonso Duralde, author of Have yourself a movie little Christmas:
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Listener Brian McGlin:
Christmas in Dixie by Alabama
Todd Killian from Christmas Clatter podcast:
Merry Christmas From The Family by Montgomery Gentry
Hi listeners and welcome to Season 4, episode 1.In this episode, we'll recap the past month as a bit has happened. We'll also deep dive in to the song "Once in a Royal David's City". I ask for help with next month's episode and get to listen to another chapter on The Christmas Carol from vinyl.
Links to music used in the episode:
Kings College Cambridge 2018
Kings College Cambridge 2008
Mathew Green's Orchestral Rainbow version
Welcome to July's episode! In this episode, I'll talk about the song "Up on the House Top". We'll take a quick listen to a listener's suggestion from last month's song, "The Friendly Beasts". We touch on an idea for next month's 3rd birthday episode. We close the episode out with another snippet of The Christmas Carol as recorded from vinyl.
Hi listeners! Just a short episode this month. In this episode, we'll look at one of the oldest Christmas songs, "The Friendly Beasts". We'll also listen to chapter two of the "A Christmas Carol" record from my collection.
Welcome back to Tinsel tunes with our first episode of 2021. It's great to be back!
This month I look at the two Number 1 Christmas songs from Cliff Richard, "Mistletoe" and "Wind and Saviour's Day".
ChristmasClatter.com - The Merry Axemas: A Guitar Christmas episode with Scott and Jay of the Jingle Jank podcast.
Links to audio on listen to on Youtube:
Dennis Waterman - I Could Be So Good For You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRR-x9JZ_Oo
Val Doonican - The Christmas Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmzl9M0KbsA
Other versions of these songs:
Carola Søgaard and Christer Sjögren - Juletid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlikaadsqFo
Michael Ball and Alfie Boe Mistletoe and Wine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVjLSoug-X0
Gregorian Chant - Mistletoe and Wine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUAD3V9Zqjw
Just in Case - Mistletoe and Wine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3aiKRsvzi0
Cliff Richard - Saviour's Day Official Video Cliff Richard - Saviour's Day (Official Video) - YouTube
Chris Eaton - Saviour's Day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei_btOzgWrA
Hi everyone, it’s great to be back! In this episode, we’ll look at the song "Frosty the Snowman". We’ll also hear about a new Christmas Podcast called "Behind the Bells" and you’ll hear how Christmas was used to save my Christmas. (It will make sense once you listen).
Behind the Bells
https://www.facebook.com/SantaRobertNicholas
Townshend Lights display videos (will updated with new videos over the next couple of days) on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCpPixJu91TTdi4BItWKwxJ75Cw7MNhov
The definitive Directory of Christmas Podcasts on Christmas Past:
https://christmaspast.media/the-definitive-directory-of-christmas-podcasts/
Christmas Clatter:
https://www.christmasclatter.com/
This month, we look at other versions of the music used in the movie "Tim Burton's The Nightmare before Christmas".
We also look at a Halloween song suggested by listener Benji Pearson. The song is a mash up from the songs "Come Little Children" and "The Hanging Tree": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SFf1CLrGeI
I'll also show you an other music podcast called Strong Songs https://strongsongspodcast.com/
A portion of the episode you'll hear is the episode Making Christmas https://strongsongspodcast.com/making-christmas-from-the-nightmare-before-christmas
This is Halloween
Broken Peach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNiI6C0142g
Leo Moracchioli https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHImmMWehhE
Voiceplay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL44YFyNLys
Marilyn Manson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPqa2faffgU&list=RDlCET4j8W_fU&index=5
Pellekoofficial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7gadauy4sk
Youtuber Claudia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UzxyRluWIw
Making Christmas
Pentatonix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th_j7RUu2vM
Rise Against https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCET4j8W_fU
NateWantstoBattle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LM2mx2-1SQ
What’s This?
Fall out Boy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb1ZS6lMFuk&list=RDlCET4j8W_fU&index=2
Flyleaf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C26KKL8uMu0
Natewantstobattle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6wj3OXr6EE
Youtuber pellekoofficial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fslltR00kHs
Voiceplay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoY4WnWtnC8
Hello listeners! In this episode, we’ll look at the song "Hark the Herald Angels Sing".
Also, do you want to find out what other Christmas podcasts are out there? Then listen to Todd from Christmas Clatter Podcast’s recent episode here to find out who they are. https://christmasclatter.com/do-you-hear-what-i-hear-podcast-edition/
Would you like to know all about the new Christmas music coming out for the 2020 season?
Listen to Rikki from Sleighbells and Mistletoe Podcast as she talks to JJ from Christmas Music News and hear everything you need to know. https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/sbmchristmas/id/16021322 and follow JJ on his Twitter account. https://twitter.com/NewXmasMusic
Happy Birthday to us! This episode marks 2 years of Tinsel Tunes! In this episode, I’ll look at the song "Winter Wonderland". I also tell you about three, yes three, new Christmas podcasts:
Feliz Christmas Merry Navidad
Jingle Jank Podcast
A Cozy Christmas Podcast
Also birthday wishes from:
Brian from Christmas Past
Tim from Can’t Wait for Christmas Podcast
Chris and Kris from Christmas Time in the City Podcast
Adam from Merry Britsmas Podcast
Todd from Christmas Clatter Podcast
Gerry from Total Rad Christmas Podcast
Art from A Cozy Christmas Podcast
Welcome to this months episode! In this episode, we go into the song "Feliz Navidad" and listen to some versions suggested by some of our listeners. We also have a guest segment from Glen Warren from Seasons Eatings Podcast where Glen tells us about the Boar’s Head Carol.
Links to the songs used in this episode:
Shame! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXb6QI937tA
Walk of the Earth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwpvA3EsxIc
David Hasselhoff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bBfUI5rHF4
El Vez https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-JlaNgAOrM
First to Eleven https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvd_rqU3lm8
Marlon Clark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rwenenDoKA
Laura Pausini https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYJKfs-fi4Q
Police Stopped my car – Bob Rivers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua4qUUMm93s
Feliz Snap you’re Dead – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xhso-y2S1dI
Puss in Boots – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX5db82wkNU
Billy T James – Maori Christmas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frQvE_HLJoY
This month we go dark and look at the 20017 album "From Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a Dark Christmas)" from ex-Nightwish singer Tarja Turunen. We also have a short listen to three obscure songs brought to us from a listener.
Welcome back to the third and final episode in the Beatles in May series. In this episode I look at the Christmas offerings from George Harrison and Ringo Starr. George Harrison has the single :Ding Dong, Ding Dong", while Ringo Starr released a whole Christmas album titled "I Wanna be Santa Claus". We also hear some listener shared versions of John Lennon's Happy Christmas (War is Over).
Welcome back to our second installment of the Beatles in May! This time we look at "Happy Christmas (War is Over)" as sung by John Lennon. I also introduce you to two new Christmas podcast and a new song by Harper Denhard.
Welcome to another episode of Tinsel Tunes! This episode is part 1 of a 3-part series on the Christmas offerings from the members of the Beatles. In this episode we look at Paul McCartney's "Wonderful Christmastime". I'll show you 6 other versions you may like.
And I'll touch on some changes being made to the format of Tinsel Tunes for the 2020 season. They're all good, I promise.
Hello everyone and welcome to the first episode of 2020. In this episode, we’ll look at 10 Christmas songs done in the style of Punk Rock, both covers and originals.
These are the links mentioned in the episode:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo4gEPiKm3w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFLExwIQKto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSXSLmYGXpE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br9AzbXHOoc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12kcpP-8jfM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LLl4IqXi6w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy9_JjLnmZI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA6QsHdXwdI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en35fmQ9V3s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=froNJ555sDA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN2NNwZ1op8
In this episode, we find out who the winner is for The Great Tinsel Tunes Battle Royal 2019. I also bring you some news about the upcoming year for Tinsel Tunes.
Enjoy this bonus episode where I read the poem, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. Merry Christmas Everyone!
In this episode, we'll hear from Reyha Stevens as she goes into detail about her new Christmas Album "Celebrate". I'll do a mini review of Robbie Williams' new Christmas album "The Christmas Present". We'll find out who our finalists are for the Tinsel Tunes Battle Royal 2019, with the winner to be announced in the next episode due to drop on the 25th December.
In this episode, We look at Mariah Carry’s Classic Christmas offering "All I Want For Christmas is You". I’ll show you other versions that have been submitted by listeners through social media that may appeal to you, perhaps.
The chord that makes Christmas music sound so Christmassy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm4LO22-cyY
We’ll showcase two artists this month:
Harper Denard – Mary’s song
https://www.harperdenhard.com/
The Predicates – Midnight Christmas Lullaby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw7XwGuVb0A&feature=youtu.be
And Round Ten of The Great tinsel Tunes Battle Royale 2019 and get ready to vote in the Semi-Finals.
I stuffed up the listener’s choice entries dates and episodes, so here’s the rundown below:
In this episode. I'll highlight some seasonal Christmas podcasts that have started releasing episodes for the 2019 season.
In this late episode, we go into the music from the ever-popular movie "The Santa Clause". We also look at who won round eight of The great Tinsel Tunes Battle Royale 2019 and introduce the contenders for round nine.
In this episode, we celebrate our 1st birthday. I’ve been doing this podcast for 1 whole year? My, how time flies!
I asked my loyal listeners to send in some questions, for a Q&A session and you did just that. We also find out what my top favorite Christmas songs are. We find round seven's Battle Royale winner and see who the contenders are for round eight.
In this month’s episode, we look at the song "The First Noel" Find out what my top 5 versions this song are and learn about round 7 of The Great Tinsel Tunes Battle Royale 2019.
In this episode, I’ll show you the top five worst Christmas songs as voted by our listeners on our social media pages.
In this episode, we'll find out how one of the oldest Christmas songs, "The Holly and the Ivy," came to be. As usual, we'll have a top 5 list. The world lost the great Doris Day this month, so we'll learn some interesting information about her Christmas album titled "The Doris Day Christmas Album". I'll also let you about another Christmas podcast you should listen to, the Christmas Clatter Podcast.
In this episode, we go into some detail about the voice of Christmas - Bing Crosby! We also find out my favorite top 5 Bing Crosby Christmas cover versions of other Christmas songs. We'll also learn who won April's round of 'The Great Tinsel Tunes Battle Royal 2019' and list the contenders for May.
In this month's episode, we find out about the song "O Holy Night" which was suggested by Todd Killian, one of our Patreon supporters.
We hear Todd's top 5 versions as well as some extra 'different' versions. We highlight a young singer by the name of Eric Cartman. We find out who won round two of 'The Great Tinsel Tunes Battle Royal 2019' and meet the contenders for April.
In this episode, we'll go into the songs of the 2018 Netflix movie "The Christmas Chronicles". We'll so hear the top 5 versions of "Santa Claus is Back in Town".
Hear new music from Welcome to Wonder Falls: https://welcometowonderfalls.bandcamp.com/
Then, we will find out the winner of round 1 of The Great Tinsel Tunes Battle 2019 and see who is heading to round 2!
In this episode, we go into detail about the song "Auld Lang Syne". I bring to you a great song by Singer/songwriter Rebecca Fiona Adams (Bex). Please check her out on SoundCloud, I have included links to her songs and facebook page below.
I'll mention some new and exciting additions to the world of the Tinsel Tunes Podcast and I'll introduce something called 'The Great Tinsel Tunes Battle 2019'. Listen to round one here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR0WCae86lz4Lmkkx299Hyx2yicZs1ZL6
https://www.facebook.com/Bexs.musicpage
https://soundcloud.com/bexmarksthespot
It's Christmas Eve, and Santa comes tonight. So this episode is the perfect time to hear about the "Song Santa Claus is Coming to Town". Merry Christmas!
In this episode, we will listen to "Summer Wonderland" as used in the Air NZ Ad campaign in 2016. Even though Winter Wonderland is a great song, one of my favorites in fact, it's not one we can really relate too down here when it comes to the lyrics. I thought it would be fun to compare the lyrics and break them down and show you a little about what Christmas is like for us down here in New Zealand.
In this episode we go into detail about the song "It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas", from the classic versions to the most recent covers. I countdown my top five versions and we hear some listener song suggestions. This is the first weekly episode for this December, so make sure you subscribe to catch all the episodes this month.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Welcome to this bonus episode where I share Christmas music memories, traditions and information along with other Christmas podcasts from the Christmas podcast Network. Come, sit at our virtual table - get all nice and cozy and enjoy. You may even find some new Christmas podcasts to listen to.
In this episode, I'll go through some of the new music being released for the 2018 Christmas season. I'll also ask if you guys, as followers, want to be called something special. I'll introduce a new segment to showcase other Christmas music. You'll find out my top 5 new release songs for this season.
In this episode, we dive into the score and music used in one of the best Christmas movies ever, Elf. We'll also list our top 5 songs about Elves.
In this episode we pay Tribute to Soul singer Aretha Franklin. We ask (and answer) some very important Christmas music questions. We learn the top five Most recorded Holiday songs of all time. And we find out "What is the Golden Age of Christmas Music?" Plus, some Christmas News.
In this episode we learn a little about the origins for the song The Little Drummer Boy. Also the Rankin Bass Stop Motion show based on the song. Listen to find out my top 5 versions of this song.
Join us for fun and information about everyone's favorite and not so favorite Christmas tunes.
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