May 29, 2023
Welcome to episode 82 of Holly Jolly X'masu! In this episode, I’ll be talking about the 1959 album, “Blue Christmas – Trumpet Mood Collection,” by Keiichiro Ebihara And The Lobsters.
I’ve had a lot of “most wanted” albums since I started collecting. This one spent nearly a year in my top three....
May 25, 2023
Welcome to episode 81 of Holly Jolly X'masu! In this episode, I’ll be talking about Hiro Tsunoda’s 1991 album, “Ballad X’mas.”
This was a fun episode to work on. I love Tsunoda’s voice, and the non-Christmas songs on his album gave me something a little different to talk about. It also let me discover...
Apr 30, 2023
Welcome to episode 80 of Holly Jolly X'masu! In this episode, I’ll be talking about Lisa Ono’s 2004 album, “Boas Festas 2 – Feliz Natal.”
This is coming out a lot sooner than normal after my last episode. Despite all the setbacks I’ve been facing over the past few months, I wanted to make sure I got both...
Apr 25, 2023
Welcome to episode 79 of Holly Jolly X'masu! In this episode, I’ll be talking about Lisa Ono’s album, “Boas Festas,” from 2000.
Over the past three years, I’ve pointed out multiple times that I don’t speak Japanese and have, therefore, apologized for some of my pronunciations. This time, I have to point out...
Apr 1, 2023
Welcome to episode 78 of Holly Jolly X'masu! In this episode, I’ll be talking about the Korean funk classic, “Woodpecker Merry Christmas,” from 1985.
As I said in the episode, this certainly didn’t align with my expectations. I have a couple others that did, though, so when I mention “Korean Christmas”...