Grant-Lee Phillips

Singer Grant-Lee Phillips is the first 12 Songs guest to have
worked as a mall Santa. The solo artist who rose to fame in the
alternative rock band Grant Lee Buffalo had Christmas songs talks
about that experience this week, as well as what he learned about
songwriting from Christmas songs. 


In 2020, Phillips released the Winterglow EP, and he talks about
the role the Gilmore Girls television show played in the
title track, as well as how he selected the infrequently covered
songs he also recorded for it.


In the episode, Alex also talks about the Texas Western swing
band Asleep at the Wheel and music from their two Christmas
albums, Merry Texas Christmas Y'all and Lone Star
Christmas Night.


If you have any questions, suggestions, or favorites you want to
share, I'm at alex@myspiltmilk.com.


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