Lunchtime Minisode # 3 - Christmas Special

Hold on to your Santa Hats, people, Marty and Kris are back with
another lunch( dinner) time episode! We kick things off with some
extra holiday cheer added to our intro (0:00) and get right down
to business with another themed beverage (2:11) Shout out to some
listeners (4:45) Kris gives Marty a gift (6:03) Tales from
Christmases of Marty and Kris’ past (12:05) Our earliest memories
of Christmas music (21:30) Kris’ thoughts on Irving Berlin and
how Christmas music evolved (21:45) The most successful Christmas
song of the last 30 years, and how it evokes the evolution of
Christmas music (24:33) Kris cites some examples of Christmas
songs that have some artistic resonance ( 31:08) Some of the more
novelty-based Christmas songs we both enjoy (32:53) Marty’s least
favorite Christmas song (43:02) Whether or not Paul McCartney
donates residuals to “Wonderful Christmas Time” to UNICEF (46:29)
Religious Christmas music vs. Secular Christmas Music (1:00:40)
Before bringing it all home with some Ernest saves Christmas talk
(1:09:13) Pull the Santa suit out of the attic and don’t miss
this one! Happy Holidays to all of our fantastic listeners far
and wide!