We'll pod our best for you (pa-rum-pum-pum-pum)! In this festive ep, Mat and Tim unwrap the entire history of the most important drum ever invented: the snare drum. From the nativity of Christ to the end of monoculture, we trace every boom-chick and rat-a-tat-tat throughout history.

SONGS PLAYED:

Traditional - The Little Drummer Boy

Buddy Rich - Talk of the Town

Greg Hutchinson - Drum Solo

Traditional - Fife and Drum of the Revolutionary War

Zac Brown Band - Chicken Fried

John Philip Sousa - Semper Fidelis

Teddy Wilson - Exactly Like You

The Contours - Do You Love Me

Stevie Wonder - Superstition

Michael Jackson - Rock With You

Chicago - Stay the Night

Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight

Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.

Human League - Don't You Want Me

Sixpence None the Richer - Kiss Me

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication

Gin Blossoms - Follow You Down

Paramore - Misery Business

Underoath - A Boy Brushed Red, Living in Black and White

Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Lorde - Royals

The Beatles - Eight Days a Week

Pentatonix - Little Drummer Boy

SHOW AND TELL:

Blink-182 - I Miss You

Luke Bryan - But I Got a Beer In My Hand

Phil Wickham - This Is Our God

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