Happy New Year!

In this episode of 'Tis the Soundtrack, we're reflecting on 2024, saying some thank-yous and looking ahead to what's in store for 2025.

• Campbells Soup "Melting Snowman" (1993)

• Let's Start the New Year Right - Bing Crosby
• George Baily - Carolyn Sills
• Jack Frost and the Hooded Crow - Jethro Tull
• O Come, O Come, Emmanuel - for King + Country
• A Christmas Fantasy (Parade Song) - Disney
• Sleigh Ride - Banjomania
• Best of My Love - The Emotions
• Forever Young - Andrea von Kampen
• I Saw Three Ships - Banjomania

• Ken Kessler (The Sounds of Christmas)
• Gerry D (Totally Rad Christmas)
• Jeff Loftin (The Lost Christmas Podcast)

• Can't Wait for Christmas Podcast

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music "Krampus Workshop" by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech Inc.Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

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A giant "Thank you" to Jeff for participating in the second episode of our Merry Mixtapes series!

To learn more about Merry Mixtapes, check out Episode 10 of the podcast or the Merry Mixtapes Introduction article on our website.

You can check out Jeff and his Lost Christmas Podcast at https://lostchristmastpodcast.com.

1. Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
2. Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms
3. Silent Night - Bing Crosby
4. Christmas Cookies - George Strait
5. Mary Did You Know - Kenny Rogers & Wynonna Judd
6. With Bells On - Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers
7. Last Christmas - Wham!
8. Fairytale of New York - The Pogues
9. Let It Snow - Boyz II Men
10. Mis Deseos/Feliz Navidad - Michael Buble & Thalia
11. Last Christmas - Ariana Grande
12. Cold December Night - Michael Buble
13. Take Me Home for Christmas - Dan + Shay
14. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Te Deseo Muy Felices Fiestas) - Jesse & Joy
15. O Come, O Come Emmanuel - 4 King & Country ft NEEDTOBREATHE
16. Winterlove - Parachute
17. Mookie's Last Christmas (Acoustic Version) - Saosin
18. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays - Issues
19. I Won't Be Home for Christmas - Blink-182

Listen to the YouTube playlist of Jeff's mixtape here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9v9tCeivE_zUt-AbCgiySB7LlBUptBu_

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music ("Krampus Workshop") is by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

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Merry Christmas Podcast Day!

In this episode of 'Tis the Soundtrack, we're celebrating Christmas Podcast Day by looking at one of my favorite topics, songs from holiday adverts.

• Target - Christmas Countdown Calendar (2007)
• JCPenney - Unwrap the Magic (2006)
• Target - The Holidays Are Meant To Be Shared (2021)

• My Patch - Jim Noir
• Little Miss Can't Be Wrong - Spin Doctors
• Here Comes a Wonderful Night (Soundcloud)
• Here Comes a Wonderful Night (Bandcamp)
• Christmas Will Really Be Christmas - Black Pumas

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music "Krampus Workshop" by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech Inc.Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

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A giant "Thank you" to Gerry D for participating in the second episode of our Merry Mixtapes series!

To learn more about Merry Mixtapes, check out Episode 10 of the podcast or the Merry Mixtapes Introduction article on our website.

You can check out Gerry D and the Totally Rad Christmas podcast at https://totallyradchristmas.com.

1. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - The Steve Miller Band
2. Christmas Must Be Tonight - Robbie Robertson
3. Run with the Fox - Alan White and Chris Squire
4. Dead By X-mas - Hanoi Rocks
5. Thanks for Christmas - XTC
6. 3 Ships - Jon Anderson
7. Merry Christmas Everyone - Shakin’ Stevens
8. Christmas Time - Chris Stamey and the dB’s
9. What I Want for X’mas
10. Merry Christmas - Bonnie Tyler
11. Jack Frost and the Hooded Crow - Jethro Tull
12. Christmas in Love - Firefall
13. Reason for the Season - Stryper
14. Reggae Christmas - Brian Adams
15. Cashing in on Christmas - Bad News
16. 2000 Years of Love - 54-40
17. All I Want for Christmas (Is World Peace) - Timbuk 3
18. Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant - Siouxsie and The Banshees
19. Silent Night - The Hooters
20. Wrappen Up In You - Dolly Parton
21. Under the Christmas Tree - Albert Hammond
22. We Three Kings - Book of Love
23. One Christmas Catalogue - Captain Sensible
24. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer - Corey Hart
25. She Won’t Be Home - Erasure
26. Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - Little Drummer Boy
27. Transylvanian Xmas - Mojo Nixon
28. Silent Night, Deadly Night - Morgan Ames
29. Snowman - Rainbow
30. CharlElie Couture - Christmas Fever
31. Jólakötturinn - Björk
32. Jólahjól - Sniglabandið

Listen to the YouTube playlist of Gerry's mixtape here - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9v9tCeivE_wWv1CTYshNXf_O4PdzCOWh&si=WvJyhxkCEDCOpIcR

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music ("Krampus Workshop") is by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

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A giant "Thank you" to Ken Kessler for participating in this inaugural episode of our Merry Mixtapes series!

To learn more about Merry Mixtapes, check out Episode 10 of the podcast or the Merry Mixtapes Introduction article on our website.

You can check out both The Sounds of Christmas podcast and radio station at https://soundsofchristmas.com.

1. Christmas is Coming - Payola$
2. George Bailey - Carolyn Sills
3. Red Lights (Merry Christmas) - Dreams So Real
4. Easier Said Than Done - Jon Anderson
5. Christmas Spirit - Richard Marx
6. Always in the Season - Pomplamoose
7. It's Christmas All Over the World - Sheena Easton
8. Christmas Time (Is Here Again) - The Beatles
9. Thanks for Christmas - XTC
10. Zuzu's Petals - Lunch at Allen's
11. Christmas on My Radio - Olivia Newton-John
12. The Christmas Song - Sheryl Crow
13. The Man With the Bag - Vonda Shepard
14. Christmas Time - dB's
15. Just Another Christmas Song - Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
16. Silver Bells - Wilson Pickett
17. Christmas Rhapsody - Pledge Drive
18. My Favorite Time of Year - Florin Street Band
19. Ode to Joy/O Come All Ye Faithful - Gold Coral
20. Very Merry Christmas - Zoe Bentley and Canadian Brass
21. Blame It on Christmas - Bebe Rexha and Shea Diamond
22. Decorations - Bob Rivers
23. Toy Sack - Bob Rivers
24. What I Really Want for Christmas - Brian Wilson
25. Blue Christmas - Bruce Springsteen
26. I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day - Casting Crowns
27. Christmas - Dillon Fence
28. Everybody Loves Christmas - Eddie Money and Ronnie Spector
29. Everybody Loves Christmas - Eddie Money, Jesse Money and Dez Money
30. Little Drummer Boy - Joan Jett
31. The Spirit of Christmas - Kurt Russell and Darlene Love
32. Happy Christmas - Pretenders
33. You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch - Sixpence None the Richer
34. Do They Know It's Christmas (12" Mix) - Band Aid
35. Driving Home for Christmas - Chris Rea
36. Winter Wonderland - Garrett Morris
37. My Dearest Mr. Santa Claus - Heywood Banks
38. The Sounds of Christmas - Johnny Mathis
39. The Sound of Christmas - The Ramsey Lewis Trio
40. The Sound of Christmas -Julie Andrews

Listen to the YouTube playlist of Ken's mixtape here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9v9tCeivE_yTEPgKQM1jA6deNPEx6dwa

The playlist is missing one song, track 19, "Ode to Joy/O Come All Ye Faithful" by Gold Coral, which is available on their bandcamp page - https://thegoldcoral.bandcamp.com/album/oh-hi-everybody-merry-christmas-2012

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music ("Krampus Workshop") and "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

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In this episode of 'Tis the Soundtrack, we're looking at a new upcoming series of episodes: Merry Mixtapes.

We also talk about how to get the 2024 Christmas Podcast Network Kringle Krew charity ornament, benefiting the Red Sled Santa Foundation.

• 'Tis the Soundtrack website: https://tisthesoundtrack.com
• Direct purchase form: https://forms.gle/bGEXiaDsUXZVCdA8A

https://www.redsledfoundation.org/

• 3 Ships - Jon Anderson
• It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Kevin MacLeod
• Christmas Time - Chris Stamey and the db's

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music ("Krampus Workshop") and "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

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In this episode of 'Tis the Soundtrack, we're taking a look at the Christmas music contributions of that magical being Jeff Lynne and his Electric Light Orchestra

• JCPenney - Unwrap the Magic (2005)
• Kohl's - Yes to Holiday Magic (2014)

• Strange Magic - ELO
• Mr. Blue Sky - ELO
• The Office Theme - James Ferguson
• Do Ya - ELO
• Livin' Thing - ELO
• I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday - Wizzard
• Christmas All Over Again - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
• It Was A Silent Night At Least Until Jeff Lynne Arrived - Grandaddy

• Stealth Christmas on YouTube
• Stealth Christmas on Tidal

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music "Krampus Workshop" by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech Inc.

Artwork is the cover for Gandaddy's, "It Was A Silent Night At Least Until Jeff Lynne Arrived."

Chrismometer sound uses:

• SCI-FI 3 (bubbly machine).wav by ebcrosby (Attribution 3.0)
• Microwave Ding by wormer2 (Creative Commons 0)
• Deck The Halls - Christmas jingle played with bells by Ihaksi (Creative Commons 0)

On this episode of 'Tis the Soundtrack, we're continuing our exploration of Disney Holiday Loops by anchoring down at Trader Sam's Enchanged Tiki Bar.

Music in this episode:

• Los Straightjackets - The Christmas Song
• Mele Kalikimaka - Jerry Byrd
• Sleigh Ride - The Ventures
• The 'In' Crowd - Ramsey Lewis Trio
• Christmas Medley Cover - Syldave
• Christmas Time is Here - The Blue Hawaiians
• Jingle Bells - Genoa Keawe
• Deck The Halls - Jim 'Kimo' West

Mentioned in this episode:

• Totally Rad Christmas Podcast
• Lollipop Dragon: The Great Christmas Race
• Foo Fighters SNL Christmas Performance (2017)
• Can't Wait For Christmas: CWFC 128 - 9th Anniversary Listener Feedback Special – The Halifax Explosion & Tree for Boston

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music "Krampus Workshop" by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech Inc.

Trader Sam's photo by Steven Miller on Flickr

On this episode of 'Tis the Soundtrack, we're piloting the Bowie up to Nowhere to take a look at the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special Soundtrack and Playlist.

Music in this episode:

• Dead By Xmas - Hanoi Rocks
• Chasing Kevin - John Murphy
• Monsters After Dark - Tyler Bates
• I Don't Know What Christmas Is (But Christmastime Is Here) - Old 97's
• Here It Is Christmastime - Old 97's w/ Kevin Bacon
• Mrs. Claus - Little Jackie
• Fairytale of New York - The Pogues w/ Kristy MacColl
• Christmas Treat/I Wish It Was Christmas Today - Julian Casablancas
• I Wish It Was Christmas Today - SNL Cast
• Smashing Pumpkins - Christmastime

Mentioned in this episode:

• Can't Wait for Christmas: CWFC 111 - The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
• Tis the Podcast Episode 307: It’s Kevin Bacon! He’s Not A Loser! He’s Great! We Don’t Hate Him At All! (The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special)

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music "Krampus Workshop" by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech Inc.

Happy Leon Day!

On this episode of 'Tis the Soundtrack, we are looking at the holiday adverts of a local hardware store in Rhayader, Wales that took the internet by storm back in 2019 and the Christmas music of Andrea von Kampen, the artist whose songs have been featured in every commercial.

Music in this episode:

• Livin' On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
• Old Fashioned Holiday - Andrea von Kampen
• I'll Be Home For Christmas - Andrea von Kampen
• White Christmas - Andrea von Kampen
• Forever Young - Andrea von Kampen
• Hard Times Come Again No More - Andrea von Kampen
• I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - Andrea von Kampen

Mentioned in this episode:

• Hafod Hardware 2017 Holiday Advert
• Hafod Hardware 2018 Holiday Advert
• Hafod Hardware 2019 Holiday Advert - The Big One!
• Hafod Hardware 2020 Holiday Advert
• Hafod Hardware 2021 Holiday Advert

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music "Krampus Workshop" by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech Inc.