Thinking Some Thoughts

harkpodcast:

What do Summer Glau, Karl Malone, Lynda Carter, Banana Yoshimoto and our co-host Ian all have in common? They were all born on July 24th! In this week’s episode, we celebrate Ian’s birthday by listening to Christmas covers by The A-Teens (member Dhani Lennevald was born July 24, 1984) and actress Daveigh Chase (born July 24, 1990).

Also mentioned in this episode: Jingle Bell Rocks, the documentary about Christmas music and it devotees, which we liked a lot! See the trailer here: jinglebellrocks.vhx.tv/

If you are as eager for the latest episode of your friendly neighbourhood Chirstmas, Hanukkah, winter, holiday, etc podcast as i am - listen to the last episode in which Ian and RJ discuss farming Swedish children, pronounce the word ‘ABBA’ adorably and wonder about bringing Evan Rachel Wood to a desert island - in anticipation!

harkpodcast:

We’ve covered a number of crappy pop songs from the late 1990s and early 2000s on HARK. But the world of crappy original pop holiday music from this era is vast and diverse, as illustrated by this week’s songs, requested by Katelyn. Hilary Duff gives us the uninspiring but possibly science-fictional “Santa Claus Lane”, while Canadian wunderkinds The Moffatts deliver the maddeningly catchy “Earl the Christmas Squirrel”.

Listen as I force my friends to discuss terrible pop Christmas music! I’m sorry to Ian and RJ for their pain and suffering. But in my defense - I think I forgot how terrible those songs were when I suggested them.