The 179 Days of Christmas
Chris Butler of The Waitresses
episodesAlex RawlsChris Butler, The Waitresses, Christmas Wrapping, Ze Records, A Christmas Album, Mars Williams, Patty Donahue, Christmas music, Christmas song, Albert Ayler
Rodney Crowell and Flow Tribe
episodesAlex RawlsRodney Crowell, Christmas Everywhere, Americana, singer, songwriter, Nashville, Texas, John Lennon, Flow Tribe, K.C. O'Rorke, funk, rock, Hammered on Christmas, New Orleans
Flow Tribe Gets "Hammered" Before "Christmas Crunktacular"
Dead Dino Charts and He's Not Alone
newsAlex RawlsBillboard, charts, Holiday music, Hot 100, Dean Martin, Andy Williams, John Legend, albums, singles, Christmas canon, nostalgia
PJ Morton, and "All I Want for Christmas is You"
episodesAlex RawlsPJ Morton, Christmas with PJ Morton, All I Want for Christmas with You, Yolanda Adams, gospel, R&B, soul, funk, bounce, Grammys, Boyfriend, Mariah Carey, nostalgia, Love Actually
"The Twelve Days of Christmas," Weaponized
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
episodesAlex RawlsTrans-Siberian Orchestra, TSO, Al Pitrelli, Paul O'Neill, prog-rock, Christmas Eve/Sarajevo, Wizards in Winter, Christmas Canon Rock, Christmas Eve, Christmas music, spectacle, Savatage
The "12 Songs" Manifesto
The 12 Songs of December on Soundcloud
newsAlex Rawlsplaylist, Soundcloud, Christmas music, Christmas, Chance the Rapper, Jeremih, Terrace Martin, Kaskade, house, hip-hop, rap, electronic music, reggae, dub, Lowland Hum, Christmastime is Here, folk
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Kristin Chambers and Mars Williams
episodesAlex RawlsKristin Chambers, Snow Globe, Merry Christmas, singer, songwriter, Seattle, indie, Christmas music, Christmas, Mars Williams, Albert Ayler, An Ayler Xmas, jazz, free jazz, improvised music, improvisation, The Waitresses, Christmas Wrapping, Soul Cry
Delicate Steve, and Outkast’s “Player’s Ball”
episodesAlex RawlsDelicate Steve, Christmas music, Christmas, The Christmas Album, indie rock, Frosty the Snowman, Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, Napster, Phil Spector, Outkast, David Dennis, hip-hop[, rap, La Face Family Christmas Album, Player's Ball, southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, Atlanta
Wizards of Winter, and Faith Hill’s “A Baby Changes Everything”
episodesAlex RawlsWizards of Winter, Scott Kelly, prog-rock, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, TSO, Faith Hill, A Baby Changes Everything, country music, Tim McGraw, Nativity, Jesus, New Pornographers, Joseph Who Understood, indie rock, A.C. Newman
The Twelve Songs of November
Our First Review
The Sultans of String, and The Carpenters' "Merry Christmas Darling"
episodesAlex RawlsSultans of String, Chris McKhool, Christmas Caravan, Christmas music, Canada, The Carpenters, Merry Christmas Darling, Karen Carpenter, Boyfriend, rap cabaret, New Orleans, easy listening
The All Christmas Radio Format is Big Business
newsAlex Rawlsall-Christmas radio, all Christmas radio, radio format, format change, Magic 101.9, Easy 93.1, Nola.com, Steve Suter, 99.9, Phoenix
"Shatner Claus" Depends on How You Feel about Shatner
reviewsAlex RawlsWilliam Shatner, Shatner Claus, Howard Stern, folk art, novelty, The Transformed Man, ham, Christmas music, Christmas, Henry Rollins, Iggy Pop
12 Songs with Robert Earl Keen