Episode 181: PRP Holiday Hotline: Musical Christmas Memories

It's Christmastime! For many folks, that means it's time to give and receive gifts. And Brian and Sarah's gift to you this Christmas season is this episode, which is also about gifts.

Our hosts asked a number of friends of the show—some of whom have their own excellent podcasts—to call in to the Permanent Record Podcast Holiday Hotline and share stories and memories of Christmases past, where they received a music-related present.

Many of the callers fondly recalled receiving special albums, cassettes, or CDs in their stockings or under the Christmas tree. Others were gifted with a particular musical instrument that brought them happiness. All the stories share a common theme that's likely no surprise to listeners of this podcast—music is the source of many happy memories and plays a large, even formative part of our lives.

Whether or not you celebrate Christmas, Brian and Sarah hope you'll enjoy listening to the stories shared on the PRP Holiday Hotline, and that the year ahead will bring you a lot of wonderful music!

Check out the music and podcasts of our PRP friends:

All About 80s Music Poison Picnic The Pods & Sods 12 Days of Christmas Six-Packs The Giddy Carousel of Pop I'm in Love with That Song Podcast The Hustle Banned Biographies Sly Dog Music-Cast

And many thanks to the massively talented duo VH X RR for their wonderful track "One Christmas Catalogue" with which we close out our year! Treat yourself to their music at https://vhxrr.bandcamp.com/music

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