The Sounds of Christmas

Ken from the Sounds of Christmas begins the ten-day countdown of the most-listened-to and most-downloaded episodes of the Sounds of Christmas podcast with this one from July of 2022.  In this episode, Ken kicks off a Christmas in July event by talking to hosts of other Christmas podcasts about their podcasts - what they're about, how (and why) they started doing it (and continue to do it). Gu...

Ken from the Sounds of Christmas checks in with a quick episode to tell you about the upcoming podcast countdown he's going to do, highlighting the top ten most-listened-to and most-downloaded episodes of the Sounds of Christmas podcast (all leading up to the new season of the Sounds of Christmas station, which starts on November 1)! Listen to the Sounds of Halloween station: https://www.soun...

Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks about the Christmas (and Halloween) Music Legacy of Bing Crosby. He runs down the Halloween songs, currently playing on his station, and then goes through Bing's extensive Christmas music catalog, from his first Christmas single in 1935 to the posthumous releases on the way this year! In fact, Ken takes a look at the upcoming releases, and let's you...

Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to Gerry from PauseandPlay.com and new Christmas music just out, and on the way, for 2023! They touch on new stuff from Cher, Pentatonix and Johnny Mathis, along with interesting reissues from Mary J. Blige, Sia and Bing Crosby! Plus, there's lots of new and old Christmas music that's about to be released on vinyl (many for the very first time)! Che...

Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks about the change the station has undergone to become the Sounds of Halloween, and with that in mind, he decided to take a look at the classic TV families the Addams Family and the Munsters, and the music they've made (and inspired) over the years! Listen to the Sounds of Halloween station: https://www.soundsofchristmas.com/listen-now.html Find the Sounds...

Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks about the annual change coming to the Sounds of Christmas station, when, on October 1, is becomes the Sounds of Halloween! Listen to the Sounds of Christmas station: https://www.soundsofchristmas.com/listen-now.html Find the Sounds of Christmas podcast: https://linktr.ee/socmusic Connect with the Sounds of Christmas on social media: https://linktr.ee/socmusic...

After last week's examination of an AI-generated article about recommendations of Christmas Music, Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talked to Sarah from  Christmas Spirit News and Scott from  the Holly Jolly X'masu podcast about some of their Christmas Music recommendations (and, of course, some of his, too_! Find Sarah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Spirit_Xmas Check out the Holly Joll...

Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks about a recent article, poorly written by AI, purporting to offer Christmas music recommendations from an expert! If you must, here's the cringe-worthy article: https://factschronicle.com/best-christmas-music-162658.html Listen to the Sounds of Christmas station: https://www.soundsofchristmas.com/listen-now.html Find the Sounds of Christmas podcast: http...

Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks about a Facebook memory from 2009 about the Sounds of Christmas station, and updates it for 2023.  Listen to the Sounds of Christmas station: https://www.soundsofchristmas.com/listen-now.html Find the Sounds of Christmas podcast: https://linktr.ee/socmusic Connect with the Sounds of Christmas on social media: https://linktr.ee/socmusicconnect

Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to  Scott from the Holly Jolly X'masu podcast about dealing with Christmas Music Trolls, Haters and others who seem to become unreasonably and irrationally angry when Christmas and/or Christmas music are mentioned outside of December. Check out the Holly Jolly X'masu podcast - https://hollyjollyxmasu.libsyn.com/website Listen to the Sounds of Christ...

Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to independent artist Rehya Stevens about her latest single, "Love Party", and the road she took to get there (which actually went through South Park ). They also talked about Christmas music, why some people seem to hate it, and some of the reasons they love it. Plus, Rehya share some details about her brand new Christmas album, which will be out s...

Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to Suzanne from Suzanne's Band, in a twist on the previous episode, where, this time, they talk about Christmas songs and if there's one particular artist that is more associated with it than others. Suzanne's website: https://suzannesband.com Also find Suzanne here: https://www.flowcode.com/page/suzannesband Listen to the Sounds of Christmas s...

Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas is joined by Sarah from Christmas Spirit News and Kristin from the Holidays After Dark podcast for a conversation about Signature Christmas songs. They talk about artists with easily recognizable signature Christmas songs, and artists that, while they've recorded lots of Christmas music, have no particular song that could be considered their signature...

Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas talks about the passing of Tony Bennett, and the amazing catalog of Christmas music he has given us. Listen to the Sounds of Christmas station: https://www.soundsofchristmas.com/listen-now.html Find the Sounds of Christmas podcast: https://linktr.ee/socmusic       

 Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas announces a sequel to the Christmas In July programming special event. This Tuesday, the Sounds of Christmas From A To Z Part Two begins, playing the majority of the Sounds of Christmas library from A to Z once again, but this time, it will be alphabetical by artist instead of by song!  Listen to the Sounds of Christmas station: https://www.soundsofchristm...

Ken from the Sounds of Christmas is joined by Rikki from the Sleighbells and Mistletoe Christmas podcast, Gerry from the Totally Rad Christmas podcast and Scott from the Holly Jolly X'masu podcast to talk about secret Christmas songs. Well, sort of. They're talking about Christmas songs they know of by well-known (or semi-well-known) singers, bands and celebrities that they think hardly...

Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas kicks off the third season of this podcast with a special announcement! For Christmas In July, the Sounds of Christmas station will be playing nearly every song in the library from A to Z!  Listen to the Sounds of Christmas station: https://www.soundsofchristmas.com/listen-now.html Find the Sounds of Christmas podcast: https://linktr.ee/socmusic     

Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas talks to podcasters Kristin from Holidays After Dark, Gerry from Totally Rad Christmas and Scott from Holly Jolly X'masu about listening to Christmas music outside of the traditional Christmas-music-listening season! Holidays After Dark: https://holidaysafterdark.com/ Totally Rad Christmas: https://totallyradchristmas.com/ Holly Jolly X'masu: http...

Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas talks about the recent passing of legendary songwriter Cynthia Weil and the rich legacy of music she has left us. He also talks about his favorite song of hers (co-written with her partner Barry Mann) - "Christmas Vacation"!  Listen to the Sounds of Christmas station: https://www.soundsofchristmas.com/listen-now.html Find the Sounds of Christmas p...

Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas talks about Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You". The song was recently added to the National Recording Registry, and Ken takes a look at the song's amazing history of chart success, and many of the records it broke along the way! Nominate songs to the National Recording Registry: https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-recordi...

Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas has a quick reminder for anyone that might be looking for some musical Christmas spirit (even though it's the middle of March) - the Sounds of Christmas station is still on! Listen to the Sounds of Christmas station: https://www.soundsofchristmas.com/listen-now.html Find the Sounds of Christmas podcast: https://linktr.ee/socmusic

Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas talks to Gerry D from the Totally Rad Christmas about their experiences using the much-talked-about Artificial Intelligence chatbot ChatGPT. They talk about things the AI got factually wrong, some of which seem almost eerily human, and Gerry shares how he uses it for work and for his podcast. And can relates a particular experience where the AI seemed to li...

Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas revisits Christmas music at the Grammys, and then takes a look at Christmas music at the Academy Awards!

Ken Kessler talks about a computer programmer's blog, logging what a traditional radio station played last year in November and December, compared to what was played on the Sounds of Christmas station. Matthew J. Fitzgerald's blog - https://mfitz.net/a-tale-of-187-christmas-songs-how-i-logged-nearly-every-song-on-chicagos-christmas-station/ Sounds of Christmas Linktree - https://linktr.e...

Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas is joined by Sarah and Kristin with their lists of singers and bands that they WISH would put out Christmas music. It should be noted that no one on this podcast has any inside info - this is all just a fun wishlist of Christmas music they'd like to hear and share with you next season! Find Sarah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Spirit_Xmas Find Kristin...