Tag: Christmas
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Episode 1513: Holiday Song Countdown II – Part 3
Part three of our second top 10 Holiday Song Countdown is here. Today we unwrap the songs that finished 6th, 5th and 4th in our poll.
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Episode 498: Holiday Song – Sinead O’Connor Covers Bob Dylan
Mike Wagner of Houston (a past guest host of Rockin’ the Suburbs) makes his holiday song pick: a cover of a Bob Dylan song by Sinead O’Connor.
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Episode 245: ‘Santa Claus is Coming to Town’
Day 3 of our Holiday Spectacular, in which we examine various recordings of Christmas songs. Today, we look at how a children’s ditty, “Santa Claus is Coming to Town,” became a pop-rock treat.
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Episode 244: ‘Children Go Where I Send Thee’
Part 2 in our Holiday Spectacular 2017. In this episode, we examine an old spiritual, “Children Go Where I Send Thee,” and its lasting appeal. (Including a version by Mr. Johnny Cash.)
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Episode 243: ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’
For three episodes this week, we examine a Christmas standard. Today, it’s “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” which underwent a key lyrical change in the ’50s to make the song more jolly.