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Merry Christmas Podcast Day!

In this episode of 'Tis the Soundtrack, we're celebrating Christmas Podcast Day by looking at one of my favorite topics, songs from holiday adverts.

• Target - Christmas Countdown Calendar (2007)
• JCPenney - Unwrap the Magic (2006)
• Target - The Holidays Are Meant To Be Shared (2021)

• My Patch - Jim Noir
• Little Miss Can't Be Wrong - Spin Doctors
• Here Comes a Wonderful Night (Soundcloud)
• Here Comes a Wonderful Night (Bandcamp)
• Christmas Will Really Be Christmas - Black Pumas

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music "Krampus Workshop" by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech Inc.Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

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A giant "Thank you" to Gerry D for participating in the second episode of our Merry Mixtapes series!

To learn more about Merry Mixtapes, check out Episode 10 of the podcast or the Merry Mixtapes Introduction article on our website.

You can check out Gerry D and the Totally Rad Christmas podcast at https://totallyradchristmas.com.

1. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - The Steve Miller Band
2. Christmas Must Be Tonight - Robbie Robertson
3. Run with the Fox - Alan White and Chris Squire
4. Dead By X-mas - Hanoi Rocks
5. Thanks for Christmas - XTC
6. 3 Ships - Jon Anderson
7. Merry Christmas Everyone - Shakin’ Stevens
8. Christmas Time - Chris Stamey and the dB’s
9. What I Want for X’mas
10. Merry Christmas - Bonnie Tyler
11. Jack Frost and the Hooded Crow - Jethro Tull
12. Christmas in Love - Firefall
13. Reason for the Season - Stryper
14. Reggae Christmas - Brian Adams
15. Cashing in on Christmas - Bad News
16. 2000 Years of Love - 54-40
17. All I Want for Christmas (Is World Peace) - Timbuk 3
18. Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant - Siouxsie and The Banshees
19. Silent Night - The Hooters
20. Wrappen Up In You - Dolly Parton
21. Under the Christmas Tree - Albert Hammond
22. We Three Kings - Book of Love
23. One Christmas Catalogue - Captain Sensible
24. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer - Corey Hart
25. She Won’t Be Home - Erasure
26. Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - Little Drummer Boy
27. Transylvanian Xmas - Mojo Nixon
28. Silent Night, Deadly Night - Morgan Ames
29. Snowman - Rainbow
30. CharlElie Couture - Christmas Fever
31. Jólakötturinn - Björk
32. Jólahjól - Sniglabandið

Listen to the YouTube playlist of Gerry's mixtape here - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9v9tCeivE_wWv1CTYshNXf_O4PdzCOWh&si=WvJyhxkCEDCOpIcR

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music ("Krampus Workshop") is by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

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For this third episode of 'Tis the Soundtrack, we are continuing our look at the album The Christmas Gig: Two Thousand Ten.

Album info from Discogs:

Label: None (promotional)

Released: 2010

Tracklist

• A1. Tiny Tree Christmas (Guster)
• A2. Snow Is Falling (Darker My Love)
• A3. Perfect Gift (Natalie Hemby)
• A4. 10,000 Watts (Crystal Antlers)
• A5. You'll Never Find My Christmas (Bishop Allen
• B1. Get Down For The Holidays (Jenny O.)
• B2. Mrs. Claus Ain't Got Nothin' On Me (Little Jackie)
• B3. Electronic Santa (Blazer Force)
• B4. Got Something For You (Best Coast/Wavves)
• B5. It's Christmas (Coconut Records)
• B6. Party Hard (Little Isidore)

Commercials in this episode:

• Mrs. Claus Ain't Got Nothin' On Me
• Toy Jackpot
• Electronic Santa
• Tiny Tree
• Power Cord Christmas

Music in this episode:

• Got Something For You - Best Coast/Wavves
• The Winner Is - DeVotchKa
• Mrs. Claus - Little Jackie
• Toy Jackpot - Blackalicious
• Electronic Santa - Blazer Force
• Tiny Tree Christmas - Guster
• 10,000 Watts - Crystal Antlers
• It's Christmas - Coconut Records
• California - Phantom Planet
• You'll Never Find My Christmas - Bishop Allen
• A-Punk - Vampire Weekend
• Party Hard - Little Isidore
• Christmas of Love - Little Isidore and the Inquisitors

Mentioned in this episode:

• Dayton/Faris
• Can't Wait For Christmas Podcast
• Stop Motion video for You'll Never Find My Christmas by Riley Noelle
• Archive.org

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music "Krampus Workshop" by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech Inc.

Original album cover art from Discogs.

For this second episode of 'Tis the Soundtrack, we are looking at an album with a fascinating history. This is The Christmas Gig: Two Thousand Ten, Part 1.

Album info from Discogs:

Label: None (promotional)

Released: 2010

Tracklist

• A1. Tiny Tree Christmas (Guster)
• A2. Snow Is Falling (Darker My Love)
• A3. Perfect Gift (Natalie Hemby)
• A4. 10,000 Watts (Crystal Antlers)
• A5. You'll Never Find My Christmas (Bishop Allen)
• B1. Get Down For The Holidays (Jenny O.)
• B2. Mrs. Claus Ain't Got Nothin' On Me (Little Jackie)
• B3. Electronic Santa (Blazer Force)
• B4. Got Something For You (Best Coast/Wavves)
• B5. It's Christmas (Coconut Records)
• B6. Party Hard (Little Isidore)

Music in this episode:

• Crystal Antlers - 10,000 Watts
• Perfect Gift - Natalie Hemby
• Un Regalo Para Mi - Ceci Bastida
• Snow is Falling - Darker My Love

Mentioned in this episode:

• Weiden+Kennedy
• Crazy Target Lady
• Little Jackie performing on Weekend Today Show
• Darker My Love performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music "Krampus Workshop" by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech Inc.

Video version of this episode is available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/D-k_ruGYwcs

In this inaugural episode of 'Tis the Soundtrack, we take a look at one of my earliest Christmas memories, the Disney's Christmas Favorites Album.

Album info from Discogs:

Label: Disneyland Records (2506)

Released: 1979

Tracklist

• A1. White Christmas (Larry Groce and Children’s Chorus)
• A2. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (Mike Sammes Singers)
• A3. We Wish You A Merry Christmas (Children’s Chorus)
• A4. Winter Wonderland (Larry Groce and Children’s Chorus)
• A5. Jolly Old Saint Nicholas (Children’s Chorus)
• A6. Do You Hear What I Hear? (Mike Sammes Singers)
• A7. O Christmas Tree (Larry Groce)
• B1. Frosty The Snow Man (Larry Groce)
• B2. Jingle Bells (Children’s Chorus)
• B3. Deck The Halls (Larry Groce and Children’s Chorus)
• B4. Little Drummer Boy (Mike Sammes Singers)
• B5. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Larry Groce)
• B6. Silent Night (Larry Groce and Children’s Chorus)

Music in this episode:

• Ronnie Milsap - I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World
• The Beach Boys - I Get Around
• Larry Groce - Junk Food Junkie
• The Beatles - I Am The Walrus
• She and Him - Silver Bells
• Kelly Clarkson - Underneath the Tree
• Larry Groce and the Disneyland Children's Sing-along Chorus - White Christmas

Mentioned in this episode:

• Larry Groce
• The Mike Sammes Singers

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music "Krampus Workshop" by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech Inc.

A giant "Thank you" to Ken Kessler for participating in this inaugural episode of our Merry Mixtapes series!

To learn more about Merry Mixtapes, check out Episode 10 of the podcast or the Merry Mixtapes Introduction article on our website.

You can check out both The Sounds of Christmas podcast and radio station at https://soundsofchristmas.com.

1. Christmas is Coming - Payola$
2. George Bailey - Carolyn Sills
3. Red Lights (Merry Christmas) - Dreams So Real
4. Easier Said Than Done - Jon Anderson
5. Christmas Spirit - Richard Marx
6. Always in the Season - Pomplamoose
7. It's Christmas All Over the World - Sheena Easton
8. Christmas Time (Is Here Again) - The Beatles
9. Thanks for Christmas - XTC
10. Zuzu's Petals - Lunch at Allen's
11. Christmas on My Radio - Olivia Newton-John
12. The Christmas Song - Sheryl Crow
13. The Man With the Bag - Vonda Shepard
14. Christmas Time - dB's
15. Just Another Christmas Song - Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
16. Silver Bells - Wilson Pickett
17. Christmas Rhapsody - Pledge Drive
18. My Favorite Time of Year - Florin Street Band
19. Ode to Joy/O Come All Ye Faithful - Gold Coral
20. Very Merry Christmas - Zoe Bentley and Canadian Brass
21. Blame It on Christmas - Bebe Rexha and Shea Diamond
22. Decorations - Bob Rivers
23. Toy Sack - Bob Rivers
24. What I Really Want for Christmas - Brian Wilson
25. Blue Christmas - Bruce Springsteen
26. I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day - Casting Crowns
27. Christmas - Dillon Fence
28. Everybody Loves Christmas - Eddie Money and Ronnie Spector
29. Everybody Loves Christmas - Eddie Money, Jesse Money and Dez Money
30. Little Drummer Boy - Joan Jett
31. The Spirit of Christmas - Kurt Russell and Darlene Love
32. Happy Christmas - Pretenders
33. You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch - Sixpence None the Richer
34. Do They Know It's Christmas (12" Mix) - Band Aid
35. Driving Home for Christmas - Chris Rea
36. Winter Wonderland - Garrett Morris
37. My Dearest Mr. Santa Claus - Heywood Banks
38. The Sounds of Christmas - Johnny Mathis
39. The Sound of Christmas - The Ramsey Lewis Trio
40. The Sound of Christmas -Julie Andrews

Listen to the YouTube playlist of Ken's mixtape here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9v9tCeivE_yTEPgKQM1jA6deNPEx6dwa

The playlist is missing one song, track 19, "Ode to Joy/O Come All Ye Faithful" by Gold Coral, which is available on their bandcamp page - https://thegoldcoral.bandcamp.com/album/oh-hi-everybody-merry-christmas-2012

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music ("Krampus Workshop") and "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

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In this episode of 'Tis the Soundtrack, we're looking at a new upcoming series of episodes: Merry Mixtapes.

We also talk about how to get the 2024 Christmas Podcast Network Kringle Krew charity ornament, benefiting the Red Sled Santa Foundation.

• 'Tis the Soundtrack website: https://tisthesoundtrack.com
• Direct purchase form: https://forms.gle/bGEXiaDsUXZVCdA8A

https://www.redsledfoundation.org/

• 3 Ships - Jon Anderson
• It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Kevin MacLeod
• Christmas Time - Chris Stamey and the db's

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music ("Krampus Workshop") and "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

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In this episode of 'Tis the Soundtrack, we're taking a look at the Christmas music contributions of that magical being Jeff Lynne and his Electric Light Orchestra

• JCPenney - Unwrap the Magic (2005)
• Kohl's - Yes to Holiday Magic (2014)

• Strange Magic - ELO
• Mr. Blue Sky - ELO
• The Office Theme - James Ferguson
• Do Ya - ELO
• Livin' Thing - ELO
• I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday - Wizzard
• Christmas All Over Again - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
• It Was A Silent Night At Least Until Jeff Lynne Arrived - Grandaddy

• Stealth Christmas on YouTube
• Stealth Christmas on Tidal

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music "Krampus Workshop" by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech Inc.

Artwork is the cover for Gandaddy's, "It Was A Silent Night At Least Until Jeff Lynne Arrived."

Chrismometer sound uses:

• SCI-FI 3 (bubbly machine).wav by ebcrosby (Attribution 3.0)
• Microwave Ding by wormer2 (Creative Commons 0)
• Deck The Halls - Christmas jingle played with bells by Ihaksi (Creative Commons 0)

On this episode of 'Tis the Soundtrack, we're continuing our exploration of Disney Holiday Loops by anchoring down at Trader Sam's Enchanged Tiki Bar.

Music in this episode:

• Los Straightjackets - The Christmas Song
• Mele Kalikimaka - Jerry Byrd
• Sleigh Ride - The Ventures
• The 'In' Crowd - Ramsey Lewis Trio
• Christmas Medley Cover - Syldave
• Christmas Time is Here - The Blue Hawaiians
• Jingle Bells - Genoa Keawe
• Deck The Halls - Jim 'Kimo' West

Mentioned in this episode:

• Totally Rad Christmas Podcast
• Lollipop Dragon: The Great Christmas Race
• Foo Fighters SNL Christmas Performance (2017)
• Can't Wait For Christmas: CWFC 128 - 9th Anniversary Listener Feedback Special – The Halifax Explosion & Tree for Boston

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music "Krampus Workshop" by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech Inc.

Trader Sam's photo by Steven Miller on Flickr

On this episode of 'Tis the Soundtrack, we're piloting the Bowie up to Nowhere to take a look at the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special Soundtrack and Playlist.

Music in this episode:

• Dead By Xmas - Hanoi Rocks
• Chasing Kevin - John Murphy
• Monsters After Dark - Tyler Bates
• I Don't Know What Christmas Is (But Christmastime Is Here) - Old 97's
• Here It Is Christmastime - Old 97's w/ Kevin Bacon
• Mrs. Claus - Little Jackie
• Fairytale of New York - The Pogues w/ Kristy MacColl
• Christmas Treat/I Wish It Was Christmas Today - Julian Casablancas
• I Wish It Was Christmas Today - SNL Cast
• Smashing Pumpkins - Christmastime

Mentioned in this episode:

• Can't Wait for Christmas: CWFC 111 - The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
• Tis the Podcast Episode 307: It’s Kevin Bacon! He’s Not A Loser! He’s Great! We Don’t Hate Him At All! (The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special)

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music "Krampus Workshop" by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech Inc.