This week, by popular demand, we return to the nigh-inexhaustible subject of music about sex and Santa Claus. Fortunately, "Back Door Santa" by Clarence Carter is far from the worst song in this sub-genre we've covered, and we pair it with another tune that sounds better in execution than in concept, the sultry but sweet "Hanukkah Lovin'" by Michelle Citrin. Thanks to Matt, Alan, and anonymous for the requests!

This week we get back into some Hanukkah songs! Grab your partner, do-si-do, and tune in to hear our thoughts on "Happy Joyous Hanukkah" by the Indigo Girls and "Hanukkah Dance" by Woody Guthrie!

In honor of three big calendar-changing holidays this week - Rosh Hashanah, the Islamic New Year, and the Autumnal Equinox - we're listening to two New Year songs! The lively tune of "Gonna Make It Through This Year" by Great Lake Swimmers disguises some darker lyrics, while the complexities of "New Year's Prayer" by Jeff Buckley are full of light.

HARK: hey HARK: this ep has 2 songs abt texting HARK: we listened to "Text Me Merry Christmas" by Straight No Chaser featuring Kristen Bell and "Merry Xmas (Says Your Text Message)" by Dragonette HARK: lol HARK: pls forgive me Thank you to John for the request!

This week we're covering a request to talk about the two musical highlights of the British Christmas rom-com that you may love to hate, hate to love, or in our case, calmly accept how much more you love it than it deserves. From Love Actually, we discuss "All I Want for Christmas is You" as performed by Olivia Olson and "Christmas is All Around" as performed by fictional character Billy Mack. Thank you to Tom and John for the requests!

We received a few requests for a song from "A Christmas Carol" (1951) and made the rare ruling that it is not Holiday Enough (or a complete enough performance) for us to rank. But in the spirit (get it) of those requests, we listen to two Dickens-related songs, "A Christmas Carol" by Tom Lehrer and "Ebeneezer" by The Wizards of Winter! Thanks to Douglas for requesting "A Christmas Carol" and to captain-mcgloo and anonymous for requesting "Barbara Allen"!

This week we tackle two songs about animal friends - but for once, none of them are pulling a sleigh. By request, we listen to the cheerful Nativity song "El Burrito De Belén" performed by La Rondallita and pair it with the surprisingly somber "The Friendly Beasts" as performed by Art Garfunkel and Amy Grant. Thank you to officialcomemierda for the request!

This week in the Yukon is Discovery Day, which celebrates(?) the Klondike Gold Rush - so we listen to two Christmas songs that have that gold fever! "Silver & Gold" by Burl Ives is a delightful classic, but a little unclear in its values -- while Kelly Clarkson's Santa-Baby-meets-surf-pop tune "4 Carats" knows exactly what it is about.

Inspired by an anonymous request, we listen to two songs featuring the UK edition of Santa Claus: Father Christmas. While paired for their shared nomenclature, these tracks I("I Believe in Father Christmas" by Greg Lake and "Father Christmas" by The Kinks) ended up sharing a bit more.

This week we get to some more requests from the Southern Hemisphere! Our listeners from Australia have tasked us with listening to two songs about Santa's less popular animal companions, "Six White Boomers" by notable terrible person Rolf Harris and "Fabian" by Tripod. Thank you to Moopot and our anonymous listener (who may or may not be a monotreme) for the requests!