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.

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• 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.

On this episode of 'Tis the Soundtrack, we are exploring the topic of Disney Holiday Loops and looking at the holiday music of Buena Vista Street in Disney California Adventure.

Tracklist

• Winter Weather (Benny Goodman & Peggy Lee)
• Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (Woody Herman and His Orchestra)
• I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm (Mildred Bailey, Red Norvo & His Orchestra)
• Swingin' Them Jingle Bells (Fats Waller)
• Dig That Crazy Santa Claus (Ralph Marterie and His Orchestra)
• Meet Me Under the Mistletoe (Dick Robertson & His Orchestra)
• Santa Claus Came in the Spring (Benny Goodman & Joe Harris)
• Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (Woody Herman and His Orchestra)
• Winter Wonderland (Lew Stone & His Orchestra)
• It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas (Bing Crosby)
• Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
• I Told Santa Claus to Bring Me You (Walter Cummins & Bernie Cummins)
• Winter Wonderland (Parker Gibbs & Ted Weems)
• Frosty the Snowman (Jan Garber and Hist Orchestra)
• Jingle Bells (Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters)
• Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (Les Brown and His Band of Renown)
• Jingle Bells (Mora's Modern Rhythmists)
• Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters)
• What Will Santa Claus Say (When He Finds Everybody Swingin'?) (Louis Prima)

Music in this episode:

• Winter Weather - Benny Goodman & Peggy Lee
• Main Theme from Star Wars - John Williams
• We Are Number One (from Lazy Town)
• The Christmas Tree - David Rose
• Love Song - The Cure
• Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Sam Bush
• Swingin' Them Jingle Bells - Fats Waller
• What Will Santa Claus Say (When He Finds Everybody Swingin'?) - Louis Prima
• Meet Me Under the Mistletoe - Dick Robertson & His Orchestra
• Jingle Bells - Ella Fitzgerald
• Winter Wonderland - Lew Stone & His Orchestra

Mentioned in this episode:

• Sam Carter's Blog - The Buena Vista Street Christmas Tree
• Magical Soundtracks YouTube Channel
• Buena Vista Street Holiday Loop 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.

For this fourth episode of 'Tis the Soundtrack, we're taking a look at how things will shape up for the rest of 2024 including unveiling the Stealth Christmas playlist and the Chrismometer.

• Hersey's Kisses - We Wish You a Merry Christmas
• JCPenney - Unwrap the Magic (2005)

• Holiday Road - Lindsey Buckingham
• Bland Logo ~ Title Back - Hitoshi Sakimoto
• Can't Fight This Feeling - Bastille and the London Contemporary Orchestra
• ELO - Living' Thing
• When You Wish Upon a Star - Cliff Edwards
• All Alone On Christmas - Darlene Love
• Are You Ready? - Kate Miller-Heidke
• Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group

• Totally Rad Christmas Podcast
• From All of Us to All of You (Wikipedia)

• 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.

Chirsmometer 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)

For this third episode of 'Tis the Soundtrack, we are continuing our look at the album The Christmas Gig: Two Thousand Ten.

Album info from Discogs:

Label: None (promotional)

Released: 2010

Tracklist

• A1. Tiny Tree Christmas (Guster)
• A2. Snow Is Falling (Darker My Love)
• A3. Perfect Gift (Natalie Hemby)
• A4. 10,000 Watts (Crystal Antlers)
• A5. You'll Never Find My Christmas (Bishop Allen
• B1. Get Down For The Holidays (Jenny O.)
• B2. Mrs. Claus Ain't Got Nothin' On Me (Little Jackie)
• B3. Electronic Santa (Blazer Force)
• B4. Got Something For You (Best Coast/Wavves)
• B5. It's Christmas (Coconut Records)
• B6. Party Hard (Little Isidore)

Commercials in this episode:

• Mrs. Claus Ain't Got Nothin' On Me
• Toy Jackpot
• Electronic Santa
• Tiny Tree
• Power Cord Christmas

Music in this episode:

• Got Something For You - Best Coast/Wavves
• The Winner Is - DeVotchKa
• Mrs. Claus - Little Jackie
• Toy Jackpot - Blackalicious
• Electronic Santa - Blazer Force
• Tiny Tree Christmas - Guster
• 10,000 Watts - Crystal Antlers
• It's Christmas - Coconut Records
• California - Phantom Planet
• You'll Never Find My Christmas - Bishop Allen
• A-Punk - Vampire Weekend
• Party Hard - Little Isidore
• Christmas of Love - Little Isidore and the Inquisitors

Mentioned in this episode:

• Dayton/Faris
• Can't Wait For Christmas Podcast
• Stop Motion video for You'll Never Find My Christmas by Riley Noelle
• Archive.org

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

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

Original album cover art from Discogs.

For this second episode of 'Tis the Soundtrack, we are looking at an album with a fascinating history. This is The Christmas Gig: Two Thousand Ten, Part 1.

Album info from Discogs:

Label: None (promotional)

Released: 2010

Tracklist

• A1. Tiny Tree Christmas (Guster)
• A2. Snow Is Falling (Darker My Love)
• A3. Perfect Gift (Natalie Hemby)
• A4. 10,000 Watts (Crystal Antlers)
• A5. You'll Never Find My Christmas (Bishop Allen)
• B1. Get Down For The Holidays (Jenny O.)
• B2. Mrs. Claus Ain't Got Nothin' On Me (Little Jackie)
• B3. Electronic Santa (Blazer Force)
• B4. Got Something For You (Best Coast/Wavves)
• B5. It's Christmas (Coconut Records)
• B6. Party Hard (Little Isidore)

Music in this episode:

• Crystal Antlers - 10,000 Watts
• Perfect Gift - Natalie Hemby
• Un Regalo Para Mi - Ceci Bastida
• Snow is Falling - Darker My Love

Mentioned in this episode:

• Weiden+Kennedy
• Crazy Target Lady
• Little Jackie performing on Weekend Today Show
• Darker My Love performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

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

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

Video version of this episode is available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/D-k_ruGYwcs

In this inaugural episode of 'Tis the Soundtrack, we take a look at one of my earliest Christmas memories, the Disney's Christmas Favorites Album.

Album info from Discogs:

Label: Disneyland Records (2506)

Released: 1979

Tracklist

• A1. White Christmas (Larry Groce and Children’s Chorus)
• A2. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (Mike Sammes Singers)
• A3. We Wish You A Merry Christmas (Children’s Chorus)
• A4. Winter Wonderland (Larry Groce and Children’s Chorus)
• A5. Jolly Old Saint Nicholas (Children’s Chorus)
• A6. Do You Hear What I Hear? (Mike Sammes Singers)
• A7. O Christmas Tree (Larry Groce)
• B1. Frosty The Snow Man (Larry Groce)
• B2. Jingle Bells (Children’s Chorus)
• B3. Deck The Halls (Larry Groce and Children’s Chorus)
• B4. Little Drummer Boy (Mike Sammes Singers)
• B5. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Larry Groce)
• B6. Silent Night (Larry Groce and Children’s Chorus)

Music in this episode:

• Ronnie Milsap - I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World
• The Beach Boys - I Get Around
• Larry Groce - Junk Food Junkie
• The Beatles - I Am The Walrus
• She and Him - Silver Bells
• Kelly Clarkson - Underneath the Tree
• Larry Groce and the Disneyland Children's Sing-along Chorus - White Christmas

Mentioned in this episode:

• Larry Groce
• The Mike Sammes Singers

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

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