Episode notes

The Albums:

Vince Guraldi’s A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)

Andy Williams’ The Andy Williams Christmas Album (1963)

Stax Records’ Christmas in Soulsville (2007)

Heat Rocks was hyped to have film critic Alonso Duralde (The Wrap), one of the hosts of Maximum Fun’s movie podcast Who Shot Ya? guest with us to talk about our favorite Christmas songs, holiday fare, songs that should play when it’s cold outside, baby.

We visit the canon of Christmas music over the years (Andy Williams 1963 The Christmas Album, Vince Guaraldi Trio’s A Charlie Brown Christmas and Stax Record’s 2007 compilation Christmas In Soulsville and across genres and styles – crooners, sweeping orchestral cinematic pieces, summer songs vs. winter songs, modern Christmas traditions, etc.

Don’t be a grinch. Listen to this wintery wonderland of an episode about favorite Christmas tracks.

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Show Tracklisting

Andy Williams: The Christmas Song

The Waitresses: Christmas Wrapping

The Shins: Wonderful Christmastime

Tracey Thorn: Snow

Yogi Yorgesson: I Yust Go Nuts At Christmas

Boyz II Men: Let It Snow

Band-Aid: Do They Know It’s Christmas

Andy Williams: O Holy Night

Andy Williams: Kay Thompson’s Jingle Bells

Andy Williams: It’as The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Andy Williams: Sweet Little Jesus Boy

Andy Williams: White Christmas

Vince Guraldi Trio: Christmas Time is Here (Vocal)

Vince Guraldi Trio: Christmas Time is Here (Instrumental)

Vince Guraldi Trio: My Little Drum

Vince Guraldi Trio: What Child Is This

Vince Guraldi Trio:Skating

Vince Guraldi Trio: Hark, The Herald Angels Ring

Otis Redding: Merry Christmas Baby take 1

The Staple Singers: Who Took The Merry Out of Christmas

Albert King: Santa Claus Wants Some Loving

The Emotions: Black Christmas

Isaac Hayes: The Mistletoe and Me

Booker T and the M.G.’s: Winter Wonderland take 2

Nate Dogg: Santa Claus Goes Straight to the Ghetto

Little Johnny Taylor: Please Come Home For Christmas

Juice Crew: Cold Chillin’ Christmas

The Free Design: Close Your Mouth (It’s Christmas)

Kenny Bobien: O Come Let Us Adore Him

Here is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find on there

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