Tinsel Tunes - A Christmas Music Podcast
32 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★ - 87 ratingsTinsel Tunes podcast goes into great detail about Christmas music. Full of fun and interesting facts, it will get you into the Christmas Spirit. Hear about your favorite classics or modern songs. Learn about those songs that you dislike. The stories behind these are just as interesting. You may also find some new favorites and get a heads up on what will be new each season.
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Episodes
S3E2 Hark The Herald Angels Sing
September 24, 2020 12:17 - 20 minutes - 26.2 MBHello listeners. In this episode we'll look at the song Hark the Herald Angels Sing. Also, do you want to find out what other Christmas podcasts are out there? Then listen to Todd from Christmas Clatter Podcast's recent episode here to find out who they are. https://christmasclatter.com/do-you-hear-what-i-hear-podcast-edition/ Would you like to know all about the new Christmas music coming out for the 2020 season? Listen to Rikki from Sleighbells and Mistletoe Podcast as she talks to J...
S3E1 Second Birthday and Winter Wonderland
August 25, 2020 08:07 - 31 minutes - 38.3 MBHappy Birthday to us. This episode marks 2 years of Tinsel Tunes! In this episode I'll look at the song Winter Wonderland. I also tell you about three, yes three new Christmas podcasts. Feliz Christmas Merry Navidad Jingle Jank Podcast A Cozy Christmas Podcast Also birthday wishes from: Brian from Christmas Past Tim from Can't Wait for Christmas Podcast Chris and Kris from Christmas Time in the City Podcast Adam from Merry Britsmas Podcast Todd from Christmas Clatter Podcast Jer...
S2E13 Feliz Navidad
July 25, 2020 09:51 - 34 minutes - 40 MBHello everyone. Welcome to this months episode. In this episode we go into the song Feliz Navidad and listen to some versions suggested by some of our listeners. We also have a guest segment from Glen Warren from Seasons Eatings Podcast where Glen tells us about the Boar's Head Carol. Links to the songs used in this episode: Shame! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXb6QI937tA Walk of the Earth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwpvA3EsxIc David Hasselhoff https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
S2E12 - Tarja Turunen – Album from Spirits and Ghosts
June 29, 2020 07:05 - 27 minutes - 33.8 MBThis month we go dark and look at the 20017 album "from Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a Dark Christmas)" from ex Nightwish singer Tarja Turunen. We also have a short listen to three obscure songs bought to us from a listener.
S2E11 - The Beatles Part 3 - Ding Dong Ding Dong and I Wanna be Santa Claus
June 01, 2020 11:35 - 27 minutes - 35 MBWelcome back to the third and final episode in the Beatles in May series. In this episode I look at the Christmas offerings from George Harrison and Ringo Starr. George Harrison has the single Ding Dong Ding Dong While Ringo Starr released a whole Christmas album titled I Wanna be Santa Claus. Plus some listener shared versions of John Lennon's Happy Christmas (War is Over) See more over on Tinseltunes .com
S2E10- The Beatles Part 2 - Happy Christmas (War is over)
May 25, 2020 09:55 - 25 minutes - 31.4 MBWelcome back to our second installment of the Beatles in May! This time we look at Happy Christmas (The War is Over) as sung by John Lennon. I also introduce you to two new Christmas podcasts. And a new song by Harper Denhard.
S2E9 - The Beatles Part 1- Wonderful Christmastime
May 16, 2020 10:46 - 15 minutes - 20.3 MBWelcome to another episode of Tinsel Tunes This episode is part 1 of a 3 part series on the Christmas offerings from the members of the Beatles. In this episode we look at Paul McCartney's Wonderful Christmastime. I'll show you 6 other versions you may like. And I'll touch on some changes being made to the format of Tinsel Tunes for the 2020 season. They're all good, I promise.
S2E8 Where is the Oi I gave the World
March 22, 2020 06:43 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBIn this episode we look at the genre of Punk Rock in Christmas music.
S2E7 - Battle Royal Winner Announced - News for Next Year
December 25, 2019 11:05 - 6 minutes - 6.34 MBIn this episode we find out who won the Great Tinsel Tunes Battle Royal 2019. I'll also shed some news on next year.
S2E6 - 'Twas the Night Before Christmas - a reading
December 23, 2019 20:31 - 3 minutes - 3.6 MBIn this episode I read 'Twas the Night Before Christmas.
S2E5 - Reyha Stevens, Robbie Williams, Finals of the Great Battle Royale 2019
December 17, 2019 06:48 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBIn this episode: We'll hear from Reyha Stevens as she goes into detail about her new Christmas Album 'Celebrate' https://www.rehyastevens.com/ I'll do a mini review of Robbie Williams' new Christmas album 'The Christmas Present' We'll find out who our finalists are for the Tinsel Tunes Battle Royal 2019, with the Winner to be announced in the next episode due to drop on the 25th December.
Episode 19 - All I Want For Christmas is You
November 25, 2019 17:55 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBEpisode 19 - All I Want For Christmas is You Mariah Carrey and other versions
S2E4- All I Want For Christmas is You
November 25, 2019 17:55 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBEpisode 19 - All I Want For Christmas is You Mariah Carrey and other versions
S2E3 New Music for the 2019 Season
October 28, 2019 06:04 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBIn this episode. I'll highlight some seasonal Christmas podcasts that have started releasing episodes for the 2019 season.
S2E2 The Music from the Movie The Santa Clause
September 30, 2019 22:00 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBSeries 2 Episode 2 features the music from the movie The Santa Clause and round nine of the Tinsel Tunes Battle Royale 2019
S2E1 One Year Anniversary Q&A Episode
August 26, 2019 07:57 - 26 minutes - 24 MBSeries 2 Episode 1. One Year Anniversary Q&A Episode
S1E15 The First Noel
July 24, 2019 22:00 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MBThis episode we look at the song The First Noel
S1E14 Top Five Worst Christmas Songs
June 25, 2019 12:18 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBIn this episode, I'll show you the top five worst Christmas songs as voted by our listeners on our social media pages. Check out Tinseltunes.com for show notes and links.
S1E13 The Holly And The Ivy & Doris Day
May 26, 2019 00:04 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBIn this episode, we'll find out how one of the oldest Christmas songs 'The Holly and the Ivy' came to be. As usual, we'll have a top 5 list. The world lost the great Doris Day this month. So we'll learn some interesting information about her Christmas album titled 'The Doris Day Christmas Album. I'll also let you about another Christmas podcast you should listen to The Christmas Clatter Podcast and I hope you like cookies. Why? You'll need to listen to find out or you can click this link. htt...
S1E12 The Music Of Bing Crosby
April 25, 2019 13:44 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBIn this episode, we go into some detail about the voice of Christmas - Bing Crosby, in particular, the Christmas music of Bing Crosby. We also find out my favorite top 5 Bing Crosby Christmas cover versions of other Christmas songs. We'll also learn who won April's round of 'The Great Tinsel Tunes Battle Royal 2019' and list the contenders for May. May's The Great Tinsel Tunes Battle Royale 2019 contenders Listen to round four here on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B7HPzRASeU&list=P...
S1E11 O Holy Night
March 27, 2019 03:50 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBIn this month's episode, we find out about the song O Holy Night which was suggested by Todd Killian one of our Patreon supporters. Do you want to suggest an episode? Check out the details here. We hear Todd's top 5 versions as well as some extra 'different' versions. We highlight a young singer by the name of Eric Cartman. We find out who won round two of 'The Great Tinsel Tunes Battle Royal 2019' and meet the contenders for April. Songs used in this episode: "O Holy Night - Jon Saylesl" (fr...
S1E10 Music From The Christmas Chronicles The Movie
February 25, 2019 08:03 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBIn this episode, we'll go into the songs of the 2018 Netflix movie The Christmas Chronicles. We'll so hear the top 5 versions of Santa Claus is back in town Hear new music from Welcome to wonder Falls https://welcometowonderfalls.bandcamp.com/ And find out the winner of round 1 of The Great Tinsel Tunes Battle 2019 and hear who is in round 2!! Head over to the website to vote You can vote for as many as you want - as often as you want until the 20th of next month.
S1E9 Auld Lang Syne And The Great Tinsel Tunes Battle 2019
January 24, 2019 08:59 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBIn this episode, we go into detail about the song Auld Lang Syne. I bring to you a great song by Singer/songwriter Rebecca Fiona Adams (Bex). Please check her out on SoundCloud. I have included links to her songs and facebook page below. https://www.facebook.com/Bexs.musicpage https://soundcloud.com/bexmarksthespot I'll mention some new and exciting additions to the world of the Tinsel Tunes Podcast. And, I'll introduce something called 'The Great Tinsel Tunes Battle 2019' Listen to round one...
S1E8 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
December 24, 2018 09:24 - 20 minutes - 19 MBIt's Christmas Eve, and Santa comes tonight. So this episode is the perfect time to hear about the Song Santa Claus is Coming to Town. Merry Christmas Links to songs used in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2XL4nphaws https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNcqjZU8w0g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoXc98X_uCY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=In3sApWlY1s The music used is either royalty-free, used under creative commons license or used with permission. Some excerpts are used under Fair...
S1E7 Summer Wonderland
December 10, 2018 11:15 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBSummer Wonderland as used in the Air NZ Ad campaign in 2016 Now even though winter wonderland is a great song, One of my favorites in fact. It's not one we can really relate too down here when it comes to the lyrics. I thought it would be fun to compare the lyrics and break them down and show you a little about what Christmas is like for us down here in New Zealand, and these are also common to Australia. Music used in this episode is used for cometary purposes only. no copyright infringement...
S1E6 It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
December 02, 2018 10:27 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBIn this episode we go into detail about the song It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas. From the classic versions to the most recent covers. I countdown my top five versions. and we hear some listener song suggestions. This is the first weekly episode for this December. So make sure you subscribe to catch all the episodes this month.
S1E5 Bonus Thanksgiving 2018 Episode
November 22, 2018 07:01 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBHappy Thanksgiving everyone. Welcome to this bonus episode where I share Christmas music memories, traditions and information along with other Christmas podcast from the Christmas podcast Network. Come, sit at our virtual table - get all nice and cozy and enjoy. You may even find some new Christmas podcasts to listen to.
S1E4 New Music For 2018
October 25, 2018 09:37 - 29 minutes - 27 MBIn this episode I'll go through some of the new music being released for the 2018 Christmas season I'll also ask if you guys, as followers, want to be called something special. I'll introduce a new segment to showcase other Christmas music. You'll find out my top 5 new release songs for this season
S1E3 The Music Used In The Movie Elf
September 27, 2018 12:26 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBIn this episode we dive into the score and music used in one of the best Christmas movies ever, Elf. We'll also list our top 5 songs about Elves.
S1E2 The Golden Age Of Christmas
August 25, 2018 03:01 - 20 minutes - 19 MBIn this episode we pay Tribute to Soul singer Aretha Franklin. We ask (and answer) some very important Christmas music questions. We learn the top five Most recorded Holiday songs of all time. And we find out What is the Golden Age of Christmas Music? Plus some Christmas News.
S1E1 The Little Drummer Boy
August 05, 2018 08:01 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBIn this episode we learn a little about the origins for the song The Little Drummer Boy. Also the Rankin Bass Stop Motion show based on the song. Listen to find out my top 5 versions of this song. Comment below about your favorites.
Tinsel Tunes Podcast Trailer
August 01, 2018 12:34 - 2 minutes - 2.57 MBJoin us for fun and information about everyone's favorite and not so favorite Christmas tunes.