Explore every episode of the podcast The Sounds of Christmas
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| Christmas Songs and Stories with Liz Kennedy | 06 Nov 2025 | 00:22:13 | |
Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to singer/songwriter Liz Kennedy about her Christmas singles, and the autobiographical stories behind them (including the time when she saw Santa's sleigh)!! Liz Kennedy's YouTube channel Show links: | |||
| The 2025 Season Has Begun! | 01 Nov 2025 | 00:10:11 | |
Ken from the Sounds of Christmas welcomes you to the new season, and introduces you to the singers and bands that have made it possible (along with easy instructions on the three simple ways you can listen)!
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| Podcast Countdown Number 9 (2025) | 23 Oct 2025 | 00:12:06 | |
Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas continues the countdown of the ten most-listened-to and most-downloaded episodes of the Sounds of Christmas podcast with this one from April of 2021! Show links: | |||
| Same Old Lang Syne | 05 Feb 2024 | 00:11:18 | |
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. Listen to the Sounds of Christmas station: https://www.soundsofchristmas.com/listen-now.html | |||
| Happy Anniversary Mannheim Steamroller | 22 Jan 2024 | 00:22:23 | |
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)! | |||
| Happy New Year! | 01 Jan 2024 | 00:06:12 | |
Ken from the Sounds of Christmas wishes you a Happy New Year and thanks you for an amazing 2023! | |||
| The Ghost Of Christmas Music Yet To Come | 29 Dec 2023 | 00:31:05 | |
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! | |||
| Christmas Music Surprises | 27 Dec 2023 | 00:35:00 | |
Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to JJ from Christmas Music News about some of the surprise releases from this past season! | |||
| Merry Christmas! | 25 Dec 2023 | 00:14:29 | |
Ken wishes you a Merry Christmas, with a little help, actually A LOT of help, from friends of the Sounds of Christmas! | |||
| Bart Zeal and December Celebrations | 22 Dec 2023 | 00:20:34 | |
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! | |||
| Tommy Byrne on Christmas Music, Autism Awareness and Much More! | 21 Dec 2023 | 00:52:22 | |
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! | |||
| Jeff Timmons from 98 Degrees Talks New Christmas Single, Upcoming Album and More! | 20 Dec 2023 | 00:17:22 | |
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! | |||
| Critical Mass On Their Long Journey To Their New Christmas Album | 19 Dec 2023 | 00:39:27 | |
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! | |||
| Podcast Countdown Number 10 (2025) | 22 Oct 2025 | 00:09:52 | |
Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas begins the ten-day countdown of the most-listened-to and most-downloaded episodes of the Sounds of Christmas podcast with this one from almost three years ago! | |||
| Russ Lorenson On The Great American Song Book, Jingles the Cat And More | 18 Dec 2023 | 00:39:22 | |
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! | |||
| Frank Sinatra | 15 Dec 2023 | 00:10:05 | |
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! | |||
| Kevin McGrath Wishes You A Merry Indie Christmas Again! | 13 Dec 2023 | 00:26:07 | |
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 getting all three of these albums released! | |||
| Deb Bowman on her New Christmas Single, Jimi Hendrix, Candide and lots more! | 11 Dec 2023 | 00:39:25 | |
Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to singer/songwriter/actress Deb Bowman about her new single, "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"! They also talk about Jimi Hendrix, Candide and the new album Deb's working on for 2024! | |||
| David Lanz on Christmas music, new singles and more! | 08 Dec 2023 | 00:24:07 | |
Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to New Age instrumentalist David Lanz about his new Christmas singles (both with Kristin Amarie and his new solo piano release)! They also talk about David's previous single with Kristin and the plans for new albums next year (including a Christmas album)! | |||
| Quinn Hedges On Cover Songs, the National Anthem and His New Christmas Release "Night Divine" | 06 Dec 2023 | 00:34:34 | |
Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to singer/songwriter/guitarist Quinn Hedges about his new release "Night Divine"! They also talk about the many songs Quinn has covered, his performance of the National Anthem in front of Kobe Bryant and a lot more! | |||
| Michelle Malone on the Hot Toddies, the new Christmas album and upcoming shows! | 04 Dec 2023 | 00:32:46 | |
Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to Michelle Malone about their mutual love of Christmas music, her group the Hot Toddies, their new Christmas album, and lots more! | |||
| Cliff Beach On Christmas Day Funk And A Big 2024 | 01 Dec 2023 | 00:36:32 | |
Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to Cliff Beach about his new single "Christmas Day Funk", which was an unexpected Christmas music surprise. He also talks about his previous Christmas releases, and some of his new music that's on the way in 2024! | |||
| Tommee Profitt On Bringing The Birth Of A King To The Stage | 29 Nov 2023 | 00:27:23 | |
Ken from the Sounds of Christmas welcomes Tommee Profitt back to the podcast to talk about the journey he's been on - first in recording the studio album "The Birth Of A King", then bringing it to the stage (and recording it for a newly released album) and then bringing it to the Grand Ole Opry! | |||
| David Arkenstone Talks About Winterlüde, His Upcoming Tour and World Of Warcraft | 27 Nov 2023 | 00:32:26 | |
Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to David Arkenstone about his amazing catalog of Christmas and winter-themed music, including his latest release Winterlüde! They also talk about writing and recording music for World of Warcraft! And David shares some details about his upcoming tour, which kicks off next week! | |||
| Podcast Countdown Starts Wednesday | 21 Oct 2025 | 00:03:18 | |
Ken from the Sounds of Christmas checks in with a quick episode to tell you about the upcoming podcast countdown, highlighting the top ten most-listened-to and most-downloaded episodes of the Sounds of Christmas podcast (all leading up to the new season of the Sounds of Christmas station, which starts on November 1)! Show links: | |||
| Not Necessarily The Best Christmas Albums Of All Time | 24 Nov 2023 | 00:57:27 | |
Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to Glen from the Season's Eatings Podcast and Scott from the Holly Jolly X'masu Podcast about a recent Entertainment Weekly article about what they claim are the 25 Best Christmas Albums Of All Time. They all have some issues with some of EW's choices, and then come up with a bunch of albums they think should be on this kind of list! | |||
| Rehya Stevens On Santa's Takin' Over The Town | 22 Nov 2023 | 00:59:51 | |
Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to independent artist Rehya Stevens about her new Christmas album "Santa's Takin' Over The Town". They also talk about dealing with Christmas Stress, Rehya's love for Less Than Zero and the reason Ken thinks "Last Christmas" is the "Die Hard" of Christmas songs! | |||
| Linda Imperial Spends Christmas In The Tropics | 20 Nov 2023 | 00:31:36 | |
Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to singer Linda Imperial about the power of music, and her most recent singles, including her new Christmas song "Christmas In The Tropics". Linda also shares plans for some upcoming Christmas shows, and drops some hints about new music to come in 2024 (including a possible new Christmas single for next year)! | |||
| Aubrey Logan on Jazz, Trombone, Postmodern Jukebox and Christmas Music | 15 Nov 2023 | 00:31:39 | |
Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to singer/songwriter Aubrey Logan about her new album "Christmas", and the journey she's been on that led her to it, including performing with the Cincinnati Pops and Postmodern Jukebox (plus Quincy Jones, Burt Bacharach and Smokey Robinson)! | |||
| Sukey Molloy on Children, Music, Rescue Animals, Mister Rogers and More! | 13 Nov 2023 | 00:53:53 | |
Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to Children’s music performer and recording artist Sukey Molloy about her new album "Snow Is Falling!" Along the way, they also talk about her journey from dance to Children's Music Performer, Rescue Animals and her surprise meeting with Mister Rogers! | |||
| Lisa Biales Talks About Her New Album "At Christmas" | 10 Nov 2023 | 00:20:48 | |
Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to blues singer Lisa Biaels about her new album "At Christmas" and what led her to finally record a Christmas album (especially one that is made up of almost all original songs)! | |||
| Liz Kennedy on Snow In San Francisco | 06 Nov 2023 | 00:20:49 | |
Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to Liz Kennedy about the music she's re-released this year, leading up to new music to come in early 2024. And, of course, they took about her brand new single "Snow In San Francisco"! | |||
| Ken from the Tell Alls on New Christmas Singles | 03 Nov 2023 | 00:30:00 | |
Ken from the Sounds of Christmas is joined by Ken from the band the Tell Alls about their Christmas singles. They were exclusive to their Bandcamp page last year, but this year, they'll be available everywhere. Ken also shares info on his upcoming project, including a cover of Van Morrison's "Into The Mystic". And they talk about the band's earlier Christmas EP, released over ten years ago, which you can still find on their Bandcamp page! | |||
| The New 2023 Season of the Sounds of Christmas | 01 Nov 2023 | 00:11:29 | |
Ken from the Sounds of Christmas welcomes you to the new season, and introduces you to the singers and bands that have made it possible (along with easy instructions on the three simple ways you can listen)! | |||
| The Music of a Christmas Carol | 01 Nov 2023 | 00:12:02 | |
Ken from the Sounds of Christmas celebrates Christmas Podcast Day and the upcoming 180th anniversary of A Christmas Carol, with a look at all (or at least most) of the adaptations of that famous holiday story that included music specifically recorded for that production! He starts with a television special in the early 1950s and goes all the way up to two movies that were released last year! Plus, Ken has a special announcement near the end of the episode with details about a special program coming to the Sounds of Christmas in December! | |||
| Our Favorite Halloween Songs Part Two | 19 Oct 2025 | 00:58:12 | |
Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to Kristin from the Holidays After Dark podcast, Collin from Scrooge: A Christmas Carol podcast and Bob from the Festive Foreign Film Fans podcast about some of our favorite Halloween Songs! Scrooge: A Christmas Carol Podcast Show links: | |||
| Podcast Countdown #1 | 31 Oct 2023 | 00:09:36 | |
Ken from the Sounds of Christmas continues the ten-day countdown of the most-listened-to and most-downloaded episodes of the Sounds of Christmas podcast with this one from August of 2021. | |||
| Podcast Countdown #2 | 30 Oct 2023 | 01:17:48 | |
Ken from the Sounds of Christmas continues the ten-day countdown of the most-listened-to and most-downloaded episodes of the Sounds of Christmas podcast with this one from September of 2022. The Payola$: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payolas#External_links Listen to the Sounds of Christmas station: https://www.soundsofchristmas.com/listen-now.html | |||
| Podcast Countdown #3 | 29 Oct 2023 | 00:26:44 | |
Ken from the Sounds of Christmas continues the ten-day countdown of the most-listened-to and most-downloaded episodes of the Sounds of Christmas podcast with this one from November of 2022. | |||
| Podcast Countdown #4 | 28 Oct 2023 | 00:08:04 | |
Ken from the Sounds of Christmas continues the ten-day countdown of the most-listened-to and most-downloaded episodes of the Sounds of Christmas podcast with this one from March of 2021. | |||
| Podcast Countdown #5 | 27 Oct 2023 | 00:36:56 | |
Ken from the Sounds of Christmas continues the ten-day countdown of the most-listened-to and most-downloaded episodes of the Sounds of Christmas podcast with this one from February of 2022. | |||
| Podcast Countdown #6 | 26 Oct 2023 | 00:09:13 | |
Ken from the Sounds of Christmas begins the ten-day countdown of the most-listened-to and most-downloaded episodes of the Sounds of Christmas podcast with this one from December of 2022. | |||
| Podcast Countdown #7 | 25 Oct 2023 | 00:11:35 | |
Ken from the Sounds of Christmas begins the ten-day countdown of the most-listened-to and most-downloaded episodes of the Sounds of Christmas podcast with this one from April of 2021. | |||
| Podcast Countdown #8 | 24 Oct 2023 | 00:12:21 | |
Ken from the Sounds of Christmas continues the ten-day countdown of the most-listened-to and most-downloaded episodes of the Sounds of Christmas podcast with this one from Christmas Eve of 2021. | |||
| Podcast Countdown #9 | 23 Oct 2023 | 00:18:14 | |
Ken from the Sounds of Christmas continues the ten-day countdown of the most-listened-to and most-downloaded episodes of the Sounds of Christmas podcast with this one from October of 2022. | |||
| Podcast Countdown #10 | 22 Oct 2023 | 00:42:02 | |
Ken from the Sounds of Christmas begins the ten-day countdown of the most-listened-to and most-downloaded episodes of the Sounds of Christmas podcast with this one from July of 2022. Totally Rad Christmas podcast - https://totallyradchristmas.com/ Holly Jolly Xmasu podcast - https://hollyjollyxmasu.libsyn.com/ Christmas Podcasts podcast - https://christmaspodcasts.com/series/christmas-podcasts-podcast/ Original episode: https://soundsofchristmas.buzzsprout.com/1658629/10934153-christmas-in-july-podcastpalooza-part-one | |||
| Our Favorite Halloween Songs Part One | 13 Oct 2025 | 01:02:40 | |
Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to Gerry D from the Totally Rad Christmas podcast and Robert from the Behind The Bells podcast about some of our favorite Halloween Songs! Show links: | |||
| Podcast Countdown | 18 Oct 2023 | 00:03:03 | |
Ken from the Sounds of Christmas checks in with a quick episode to tell you about the upcoming podcast countdown he's going to do, highlighting the top ten most-listened-to and most-downloaded episodes of the Sounds of Christmas podcast (all leading up to the new season of the Sounds of Christmas station, which starts on November 1)! | |||
| Christmas (and Halloween) Music Legacy of Bing Crosby | 16 Oct 2023 | 00:12:59 | |
Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks about the Christmas (and Halloween) Music Legacy of Bing Crosby. He runs down the Halloween songs, currently playing on his station, and then goes through Bing's extensive Christmas music catalog, from his first Christmas single in 1935 to the posthumous releases on the way this year! In fact, Ken takes a look at the upcoming releases, and let's you know what to expect, and if there's anything coming you haven't heard before! | |||
| Gerry from Pause and Play talks New Christmas Music | 09 Oct 2023 | 00:38:31 | |
Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to Gerry from PauseandPlay.com and new Christmas music just out, and on the way, for 2023! They touch on new stuff from Cher, Pentatonix and Johnny Mathis, along with interesting reissues from Mary J. Blige, Sia and Bing Crosby! Plus, there's lots of new and old Christmas music that's about to be released on vinyl (many for the very first time)! | |||