Episode 195 - MERRY MUSIC MEMORIES

This year, we're stuffing our stockings with an epic mixtape of holiday-themed hits from country to contemporary Christian to Celtic chants. Matt Palmer returns to wax nostalgic on some of our favorite festive songs and music videos, a gift we present to you as...The Twelve Bops of Christmas!

Songs featured in this episode:
*NSYNC - "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays" (1998)
TLC - "Sleigh Ride" (1993)
Alabama - "Thistlehair the Christmas Bear" (1985)
Amy Grant - "Emmanuel" (1983)
Christina Aguilera - "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (2000)
Harry Connick Jr. - "(It Must've Been Ol') Santa Claus" (1993)
Band Aid - "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (1984)
Britney Spears - "My Only Wish (This Year)" (2000)
Enya - "Oíche Chiúin (Silent Night)" (1988)
The Muppet Christmas Carol - "It Feels Like Christmas" (1992)
Mariah Carey - "Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)" (1994)
Stevie Wonder - "What Christmas Means to Me" (1967)

Stream our full holiday playlist on Spotify!

Episode 44 - THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL

Charles Dickens' fable about a mean old miser who learns the meaning of Christmas is one of the most picked-over stories in the Western canon. (Heck, we even covered a version of it last year.) But perhaps that's what makes it such a wonderful vehicle for the mischievous Muppets, finding ways to breathe new life--and a vaudeville flair--into a familiar tale.

Much more than a holiday novelty, The Muppet Christmas Carol is an ingratiating insta-classic: one of the most elegant expressions of the ineffable "Christmas spirit" ever seen onscreen. Special guest Brian Rudloff joins us once more to see if we can make that spirit last all year.

The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
Directed by Brian Henson
Produced by Martin G. Baker and Brian Henson
Written by Jerry Juhl
Based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Starring Michael Caine, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Jerry Nelson, Frank Oz, and Steven Mackintosh