Merry Christmas Podcast Day!

In this episode of 'Tis the Soundtrack, we're celebrating Christmas Podcast Day by looking at one of my favorite topics, songs from holiday adverts.

• Target - Christmas Countdown Calendar (2007)
• JCPenney - Unwrap the Magic (2006)
• Target - The Holidays Are Meant To Be Shared (2021)

• My Patch - Jim Noir
• Little Miss Can't Be Wrong - Spin Doctors
• Here Comes a Wonderful Night (Soundcloud)
• Here Comes a Wonderful Night (Bandcamp)
• Christmas Will Really Be Christmas - Black Pumas

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music "Krampus Workshop" by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech Inc.Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

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A giant "Thank you" to Gerry D for participating in the second episode of our Merry Mixtapes series!

To learn more about Merry Mixtapes, check out Episode 10 of the podcast or the Merry Mixtapes Introduction article on our website.

You can check out Gerry D and the Totally Rad Christmas podcast at https://totallyradchristmas.com.

1. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - The Steve Miller Band
2. Christmas Must Be Tonight - Robbie Robertson
3. Run with the Fox - Alan White and Chris Squire
4. Dead By X-mas - Hanoi Rocks
5. Thanks for Christmas - XTC
6. 3 Ships - Jon Anderson
7. Merry Christmas Everyone - Shakin’ Stevens
8. Christmas Time - Chris Stamey and the dB’s
9. What I Want for X’mas
10. Merry Christmas - Bonnie Tyler
11. Jack Frost and the Hooded Crow - Jethro Tull
12. Christmas in Love - Firefall
13. Reason for the Season - Stryper
14. Reggae Christmas - Brian Adams
15. Cashing in on Christmas - Bad News
16. 2000 Years of Love - 54-40
17. All I Want for Christmas (Is World Peace) - Timbuk 3
18. Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant - Siouxsie and The Banshees
19. Silent Night - The Hooters
20. Wrappen Up In You - Dolly Parton
21. Under the Christmas Tree - Albert Hammond
22. We Three Kings - Book of Love
23. One Christmas Catalogue - Captain Sensible
24. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer - Corey Hart
25. She Won’t Be Home - Erasure
26. Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - Little Drummer Boy
27. Transylvanian Xmas - Mojo Nixon
28. Silent Night, Deadly Night - Morgan Ames
29. Snowman - Rainbow
30. CharlElie Couture - Christmas Fever
31. Jólakötturinn - Björk
32. Jólahjól - Sniglabandið

Listen to the YouTube playlist of Gerry's mixtape here - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9v9tCeivE_wWv1CTYshNXf_O4PdzCOWh&si=WvJyhxkCEDCOpIcR

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music ("Krampus Workshop") is by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

A giant "Thank you" to Ken Kessler for participating in this inaugural episode of our Merry Mixtapes series!

To learn more about Merry Mixtapes, check out Episode 10 of the podcast or the Merry Mixtapes Introduction article on our website.

You can check out both The Sounds of Christmas podcast and radio station at https://soundsofchristmas.com.

1. Christmas is Coming - Payola$
2. George Bailey - Carolyn Sills
3. Red Lights (Merry Christmas) - Dreams So Real
4. Easier Said Than Done - Jon Anderson
5. Christmas Spirit - Richard Marx
6. Always in the Season - Pomplamoose
7. It's Christmas All Over the World - Sheena Easton
8. Christmas Time (Is Here Again) - The Beatles
9. Thanks for Christmas - XTC
10. Zuzu's Petals - Lunch at Allen's
11. Christmas on My Radio - Olivia Newton-John
12. The Christmas Song - Sheryl Crow
13. The Man With the Bag - Vonda Shepard
14. Christmas Time - dB's
15. Just Another Christmas Song - Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
16. Silver Bells - Wilson Pickett
17. Christmas Rhapsody - Pledge Drive
18. My Favorite Time of Year - Florin Street Band
19. Ode to Joy/O Come All Ye Faithful - Gold Coral
20. Very Merry Christmas - Zoe Bentley and Canadian Brass
21. Blame It on Christmas - Bebe Rexha and Shea Diamond
22. Decorations - Bob Rivers
23. Toy Sack - Bob Rivers
24. What I Really Want for Christmas - Brian Wilson
25. Blue Christmas - Bruce Springsteen
26. I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day - Casting Crowns
27. Christmas - Dillon Fence
28. Everybody Loves Christmas - Eddie Money and Ronnie Spector
29. Everybody Loves Christmas - Eddie Money, Jesse Money and Dez Money
30. Little Drummer Boy - Joan Jett
31. The Spirit of Christmas - Kurt Russell and Darlene Love
32. Happy Christmas - Pretenders
33. You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch - Sixpence None the Richer
34. Do They Know It's Christmas (12" Mix) - Band Aid
35. Driving Home for Christmas - Chris Rea
36. Winter Wonderland - Garrett Morris
37. My Dearest Mr. Santa Claus - Heywood Banks
38. The Sounds of Christmas - Johnny Mathis
39. The Sound of Christmas - The Ramsey Lewis Trio
40. The Sound of Christmas -Julie Andrews

Listen to the YouTube playlist of Ken's mixtape here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9v9tCeivE_yTEPgKQM1jA6deNPEx6dwa

The playlist is missing one song, track 19, "Ode to Joy/O Come All Ye Faithful" by Gold Coral, which is available on their bandcamp page - https://thegoldcoral.bandcamp.com/album/oh-hi-everybody-merry-christmas-2012

'Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro music ("Krampus Workshop") and "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

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