The holiday season is upon us, and Alyssa and Kevin discuss holiday music and traditions—the good and the bad. They also recall their experiences with Santa, and engage in a very reasonable cookie exchange.
Please take a listen to our very reasonable holiday playlist on Spotify.
Alyssa Savino is a writer, a pop culture enthusiast, and is "deeply Midwestern." Subscribe to her newsletter, Soft Earlobe, listen to her "mini-podcast" (often about snacks) Xylophone Break, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram.
Kevin Krein is a writer and host of the Anhedonic Headphones Podcast. His music writing (and some of his non-music writing) is on Anhedonic Headphones, or you can follow him on Twitter and Instagram.
Theme Music:
“It’s Not Christmas Till Somebody Cries,” written by Benjamin Romans, CJ Baran, Carly Rae Jepsen, and James Flannigan; performed by Carly Rae Jepsen. Interscope, 2020.
"Your Type" (Instrumental), written by Carly Rae Jepsen, Rami Yacoub, Carl Falk, Wayne Hector, and Tavish Crowe; performed by Carly Rae Jepsen.
Episode Music Credits:
“Grown-Up Christmas List,” written by David Foster, Linda Thompson-Jenner, and Amy Grant; performed by Amy Grant. Home For Christmas, A&M, 1992.
“Christmas In Hollis,” written by Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jason Mizell; performed by Run DMC. A Very Special Christmas, A&M, 1987.
“On Christmas Morning,” written by Chris Witeley and Raffi Cavoukian; performed by Raffi. Raffi’s Christmas Album, Rounder, 1983.
“Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane; performed by Judy Garland. Meet Me In St. Louis, Decca, 1994. Performed by Phoebe Bridgers, Dead Oceans, 2017.
“My Only Wish (This Year),” written by Brian Kierfulf and Josh Schwartz; performed by Britey Spears. Platinum Christmas, Jive, 2000.
“Last Christmas,” written by Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou; performed by Carly Rae Jepsen. Interscope, 2015.
“Someday At Christmas,” written by Ron Miller and Bryan Wells; performed by Stevie Wonder. Someday At Christmas, Tamla/Motown, 1967.
“Buy Me Presents,” written by Sabrina Carpenter, Steph Jones, and John Ryan; performed by Sabrina Carpenter. Fruitcake, Island Records, 2023.
“Mistletoe Bikini,” performed by Courtney Stodden, 2016.
“Skating,” composed by Vince Guaraldi; performed by Vince Guaraldi Trio, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Fantasy, 1965.
“My Kind of Present,” written by Meghan Trainor, Justin Trainor, Ryan Trainor; performed by Meghan Trainor. A Very Trainor Christmas, Epic, 2020.
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