Dec 31, 2024
Welcome to episode 132 of Holly Jolly X'masu! In this New Year’s
Eve bonus episode, I talk about the 1979 album, “Christmas Carol
With Go Go,” by Korean guitarist Ra Eum Pa.
I hope you enjoyed “Christmas Carol With Go Go.” It’s been a rough
week so I had to rush through this episode. Given a couple...
Dec 25, 2024
Welcome to episode 131 of Holly Jolly X'masu! In this special
Christmas Day episode, I talk about the truly amazing 1971 album by
the Warner Beatniks, “Rock Christmas Rock.”
I hope you enjoyed “Rock Christmas Rock,” and that you were able to
make it part of your Christmas celebration. It’s one of the...
Dec 21, 2024
Welcome to episode 130 of Holly Jolly X'masu! In this episode, I
talk about the Kodama Press sonojournal, “X’mas Dance Music,”
featuring Yasushi Ashida and his Mellow Notes.
I hope you enjoyed listening to and learning what little I was able
to uncover about Yasushi Ashida. The music here really is
fantastic....
Dec 18, 2024
Welcome to episode 129 of Holly Jolly X'masu! In this episode, I
talk about the Tokyo Ocean Orchestra’s 1971 album, “White
Christmas.”
I hope you enjoyed the enigmatic Tokyo Ocean Orchestra as much as I
do. I really love this, not just because it’s an 8-track, but
because it helps show that there is still...
Dec 11, 2024
Welcome to episode 128 of Holly Jolly X'masu! In this special
X’mas Stars On 78 episode, I talk about a selection of my Christmas
78s.
I hope you enjoyed this look at older Japanese Christmas records.
The work and care that goes into these really make me appreciate
them even more. Even though I’ve been collecting...
