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Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas talks to Alicia and Victor from Fans Of Jimmy Century about Halloween music and Christmas music, and their new album "A Coupla Holiday Spirits (Halloween Perils and Christmas Carols)"! 

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Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas talks about the history of "Monster Mash" and the variety of music featured on the Sounds of Halloween! 

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Ken from the Sounds of Christmas shares details about his upcoming Christmas In July event - the Return of the Sounds of Christmas From A to Z!

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Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas talks to jazz singer and actress Sarah Partridge about her role in Risky Business (with Tom Cruise), her karaoke performance that launched her music career and her album with Janis Ian. She also talks about her Beautiful Minds album, which celebrated amazing women in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. And, of course, they talked about her Christmas album, and her approach to recording Christmas standards alongside a couple of contemporary songs that are on their way to becoming standards.

Sarah's website: https://www.sarahpartridge.com

Sarah on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahpartridgejazzvocalist/

Sarah's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SarahPartridgeJazz

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Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas talks to singer/songwriter Matt Molnar about a bunch of his projects, including his children's books (one about buzzards and one about a bear), his other music projects and his album "Some Christmas Songs". Matt talks about the process he went through to come up with fresh takes on some classic Christmas songs, while staying true to the iconic performers who originally recorded them. He also talks about the plans he has for a follow-up Christmas collection, which we could see next year.

Matt's website: https://quirkybirdrecords.com/

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Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas talks to R&B singer/songwriter Cliff Beach about his new Christmas single, an a cappella version of "Jingle Bells". They also talk about last year's Christmas album, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and the possibility of even more new Christmas music in the future. And they talked about the amazing year Cliff has had with his podcast, his tour, his other music releases, his book and his work on Josh Gates Tonight!

Get Cliff's version of "Jingle Bells": https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/cliffbeach1/jingle-bells

Check out his album Merry Christmas, Happy New Year: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/cliffbeach1/merry-christmas-happy-new-year

Check out his book Side Hustle & Flow: https://a.co/d/dyLGble

Cliff's radio show: https://www.thesocalsound.org/programs/deeper-grooves/

Cliff's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@cliffbeachmusic

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Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas talks to Anthony and Ryan from the Movin' Right Along podcast (from ToughPigs.com). They talk about "The Muppet Christmas Carol" which turns 30 this year! They talk about the music, and the song from Martina McBride that should have been a hit. They also talk about what the Movin' Right Along podcast has learned by talking about this movie two minutes at a time. They also talk about Michael Caine, who was the perfect Ebeneezer Scrooge for this film. And they touch on Emmett Otter and some other Muppet Christmas projects.

Tough Pigs website: https://toughpigs.com

Movin' Right Along podcast: https://toughpigs.com/category/podcasts/

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Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas talks to Australian entertainer Rhonda Burchmore and big band leader Jack Earle about their latest collaboration - "A Red Hot Swingin' Christmas"! They talk about some of the songs they chose to record, including a song Dean Martin recorded almost seventy years ago that almost no one has covered since! Plus, they also recorded a big band version of Slade's "Merry Xmas Everybody"! Rhonda and Jack also talk about the tour they're currently on, their next projects and plans, and the possibility of "A Red Hot Swining' Christmas 2"!

Rhonda's website: http://rhondaburchmore.com

Jack's website: https://www.jackearle.com

Get a signed copy of "A Red Hot Swingin' Christmas": http://rhondaburchmore.com/store/redhotxmas

Stream the new album: https://snd.click/RB-SwinginXmas

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Ken Kessler talks to Kevin McGrath about the pair of collections he's put together to benefit the homeless charity Crisis UK. "Have Yourself A Merry Indie Christmas" is in two volumes, and each one contains fifty-four original songs! Kevin talks about what it took to get all these songs from so many artists and the guidelines he used. He also invites you click the Bandcamp links below and listen to some (or all) of the songs yourself. And while he'd like to take a break, he hints that a third volume is not out of the question (and he invites indie artists to reach out to him for details)!

Have Yourself A Merry Indie Christmas Volume I: https://v4velindre.bandcamp.com/album/have-yourself-a-merry-indie-christmas-volume-i

Have Yourself A Merry Indie Christmas Volume II: https://v4velindre.bandcamp.com/album/have-yourself-a-merry-indie-christmas-volume-ii

Crisis UK: https://www.crisis.org.uk/

Kevin on Tumblr: https://redsoapbox.tumblr.com/

Kevin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevonhissoapbox

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Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas talks to singer-songwriter Grant Maloy Smith about his new album "The Christmas Heart" - how he picked the songs that are on it, and how he made them his own. They also talk about his American Stories albums, including the one he's currently working on. And they talked about his previous Christmas release, which was about a possum!

Grant's website:  https://www.grant-maloy-smith.com

Get an autographed copy of "The Christmas Heart":  https://www.grant-maloy-smith.com/product-page/christmas-in-america

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