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Holly Jolly X'masu

Feb 25, 2023

Welcome to episode 75 of Holly Jolly X'masu! In this episode, I’ll be talking about Chris Hart’s 2022 album, “Christmas Hearts 2.”

Chris Hart – Christmas Hearts 2 – 2022

I hope you enjoyed this second look at Chris Hart’s music. Like I said last year, I really admire the way he followed his dream and turned it into a successful career in Japan.

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Feb 14, 2023

Welcome to episode 74 of Holly Jolly X'masu! In this episode, I’ll be talking about the Christmas flexi-discs released by the confectionary company, Juchheim.

Osaka Broadcasting Children's Chorus - Juchheim's Christmas Song

When I was a kid, one of my favorite things to spin on my record player was “It’s A Super Spectacular Day” from the 1980 Mad Magazine Super Special. A...


Jan 25, 2023

Welcome to episode 73 of Holly Jolly X'masu! In this episode, I’ll be talking about the Riichi Maki’s 1971 album, “New Sounds Of Christmas.”

Riichi Maki – New Sounds Of Christmas – 1971

I have several albums that were extremely difficult to acquire, but none of them really compare to this one. Thankfully, the effort was worth it, as this is a great album....


Jan 18, 2023

Welcome to episode 72 of Holly Jolly X'masu! In this episode, I’ll be talking about the Royal Hawaiian Boys’ album, “Hawaiian Time Vol. 3: Christmas In Hawaii.”

Royal Hawaiian Boys - Christmas In Hawaii

I’m in a rush to get this out so I won’t have much to say here. My 2022 was awful. I gave a friend this analogy: Years ago, we saw Lebron James...