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Holly Jolly X'masu

Oct 1, 2023

Welcome to episode 89 of Holly Jolly X'masu! In this episode, I talk about the 1992 compilation, “Winter Tales 2,” from the MIDI label.

MIDI – Winter Tales 2 – 1992

I hope you’ve enjoyed MIDI’s wintry compilations over the last two episodes. Despite the repetitiveness, there are some real gems included on them. I’m looking forward to...


Sep 28, 2023

Welcome to episode 88 of Holly Jolly X'masu! In this episode, I talk about the 1988 compilation, “Winter Tales,” from the MIDI label.

MIDI – Winter Tales – 1988

As I said in the episode, this is a really solid album. You’d be hard pressed to find a more varied group of artists, but the resulting product flows together well. There really...


Sep 21, 2023

Welcome to episode 87 of Holly Jolly X'masu! In this episode, I talk about the 1983 movie, “Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence,” and its soundtrack.

Ryuichi Sakamoto – Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence – 2022

As I said in the episode, this one has been a long time coming. August was the first time since I started my podcast that I missed putting out an episode. I haven’t even...


Jul 25, 2023

Welcome to episode 86 of Holly Jolly X'masu! In this special Christmas in July episode, I talk about a selection of summery Christmas songs from a variety of artists.

Tenchi Souko - Aloha Santa - 1968

As I said in the episode, I really enjoy putting these episodes together. It gives me a chance to share some songs that might not fit in another episode,...


Jul 11, 2023

Welcome to episode 85 of Holly Jolly X'masu! In this episode, I’ll be talking about the Christmas music from the Spacemen.

The Spacemen & Peaches – Monkey & Go Go Christmas – 1965

These really are three of my favorite records. They helped embody the excitement of collecting when I first got started. It felt like the more I searched for and researched them, the closer I’d...