Jingle Jank

Welcome in the Christmas season with some cool island rhythms! This week, we explore reggae Christmas songs. Artists include Bob Marley, Jacob Miller, Toots & The Maytals, Shaggy, Inner Circle, The Cimarons, and Carlene Davis.

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In this bonus episode, we review the album You'll Shoot Your Eye Out! by Ralphie's Red Ryders. All of the songs on this fantastic album are themed on scenes from the movie A Christmas Story and we really geek out about the music and the scenes.

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This week we have another special guest, Jack from The Total Christmas Podcast, who helps us discuss songs from musical adaptations of A Christmas Carol. 

The versions we cover are Scrooge (1970), The Stingiest Man in Town, The Muppet Christmas Carol, A Shower of Stars Christmas Carol, Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol, A Christmas Carol the Musical (2004), and A Christmas Carol (1997, animated)

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This week we have a very special guest, Bran from Deck the Hallmark, who helps us discuss songs from Christmas television specials and movies that we rarely hear played. Artists include Ray Charles, Brenda Lee, The Monkees, The Wee Winter Singers, Clarence Carter, Bob Wills, Lou Rawls, and Loreena Mckennitt.

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Just in time for Halloween, we dive into some spooky Christmas songs. Artists include: Count Floyd, Spinal Tap, Tarja Turunen, Emmy the Great and Tim Wheeler, Douglas Pipes, Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Crypt-Keepers, Sheb Wooley, Brice Armstrong and The All-American Ghouls, and Defiant Brood.

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Do you enjoy sad, depressing Christmas songs? This week, we discuss why this genre is so popular and why someone would want to feel down at Christmas. Artists include: John Denver, Romeos Fault, Nat King Cole, The O'Jays, The Emotions, The Everly Brothers, Dan Hicks, Sufjan Stevens, LCD Soundsystem, and Marvin Gaye.

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Santa Claus blasts off to worlds unknown in this latest episode. This week we featured: Sonny Cole, Tim Dinkins, Bobby Helms, The BellRays, Lawrence Welk's Little Band, Tiny Tim, Barry Gordon, and Patty Marie Jay with the Hal Bradley Orchestra.

Do you like to get down and groove to Christmas disco music? This week we featured Disco Christmas by the Universal Robot Band, Joy to the World by the Salsoul Orchestra, Silver Bells by Mirror Image, Gloria Medley by Les Jokers, Donde Esta Santa Claus? by Charo, Christmas Rappin' by Kurtis Blow, Santa Claus / N.O.E.L. by Holiday Express, and Sleigh Ride by Irwin the Disco Duck.

Scott and Jay discuss Christmas songs from famous Yacht Rock artists.

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Scott and Jay discuss Ska-Punk Christmas songs from the type of bands that were popular in the mid-1990s.

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