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'Tis the Soundtrack
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Digging deep to bring you the merriest of music all year long.

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Happy Christmas Podcast Day!

For our Christmas Podcast Day episode we're talking about @fishboneband.bsky.social and their 1987 EP It's a Wonderful Life!

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#christmas #christmasmusic #music #christmaspodcastday #fishbone #tisthesoundtrack #itsawonderfullife
Cover art of Fishbone's It's a Wonderful Life EP, featuring a still image from the film where Mary smashes the record against the player.
November 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Film critic, podcaster and author of Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas @aduralde.bsky.social joins me on the next episode in our Merry Mixtapes series!

Check out the episode and Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas!

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Podcast episode artwork featuring the cover of Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas and the Tis the Soundtrack logo. Alonso Duralde looking handsome in a Christmas sweater. Movie poster from the 1970 Scrooge film. Movie poster from He Holdovers.
October 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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First episode in our new series on the history of the Christmas album. We're look at the period between 1840 and 1910, the rise and fall of sheet music and the new and rediscovered Christmas songs of the time.

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#christmas #christmasmusic #vinyl #sheetmusic
August 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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In the flesh...or in the polycarbonate, aluminum and acrylic I suppose.

It's all yours buddy. Just message me how to get it to you. 🎄🪕🤘🔥
Banjomania's Christmas Remembered CD, featuring a banjo and holiday swag against a wooden wall.
March 22, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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The latest episode of 'Tis the Soundtrack is now available - a (slightly late) New Year's episode looking back at 2024, saying some thank-yous, and looking ahead to 2025.

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#christmas #christmasmusic #holidaymusic #newyear #thankyou
Episode artwork featuring fireworks over the New York City skyline, in an art deco-ish style, with the words, "Happy New Year!"
January 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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First Christmas song of the day: Tex Ritter's Christmas Carols by the Old Corral.

This track is featured on the Frontierland holiday loop at Disneyland.

#christmasmusic #music #holidaymusic #disneyland #frontierland #texritter
Cover of Christmas on the Range album, featuring a cowboy on a horse.
December 25, 2024 at 5:24 AM
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First Christmas song of the day: Under the Mistletoe by Dick Robertson And His Orchestra from 1941.

This song can be heard on the Buena Vista Street holiday loop at Disney California Adventure.

#christmasmusic #music #holidaymusic #dickrobertson #californiaadventure #mistletoe
Image of the Decca record label for the for the single, Under the Mistletoe by Dick Robertson And His Orchestra.
December 24, 2024 at 8:31 AM
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First Christmas song of the day: I Saw Three Ships by Barenaked Ladies, from their 2014 album Barenaked For The Holidays.

#christmasmusic #music #holidaymusic #barenakedladies #isawthreeships
Cover art of the Barenaked Ladies album, Barenaked For The Holidays, featuring a large red glass ornament and song list.
December 21, 2024 at 5:41 AM
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If you head out Christmas light looking this weekend, turn it into a game with free Christmas music bingo cards at our website, tisthesoundtrack.com/bingo.

Download print-friendly cards or play live on the website!

#christmasmusic #music #holidaymusic #bingo #christmaslights #christmasgames
Screenshot of a Tis the Soundtrack Christmas music bingo card.
December 20, 2024 at 12:09 AM
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First Christmas song of the day: Merry Christmas Baby by The Ramsey Lewis Trio, from the 1961 album The Sound of Christmas.

#christmasmusic #music #holidaymusic #ramseylewis #ramseylewistrio #soundofchristmas #merrychristmas
Cover of the Ramsey Lewis Trio's The Sound of Christmas album, featuring a hand ell and Christmas decorations.
December 19, 2024 at 4:55 AM
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First Christmas song of the day: Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets with Linus and Lucy from their 2015 The Quality Holiday Revue live album.

#christmasmusic #music #holidaymusic #peanuts #linusandlucy #nicklowe #losstraitjackets
Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets The Quality Holiday Revue live album cover featuring a dog wearing a Lucha Libre mask.
December 18, 2024 at 5:02 AM
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This year's Year Without a Santa Claus ornament spent some time hanging out with this fantastic little pieces of art by @closertochristmas.bsky.social before making its way to the tree.

#christmas #christmasornaments
#heatmiser #snowmiser #yearwithoutasantaclaus #art #artwork #christmasart
Hallmark's 2024 Year Without a Santa Claus ornament, featuring Heat Miser and Mother Nature calling Snow Miser on the video screen, flanked by Heat Miser and Sow Miser character artwork by Ague Designs.
December 17, 2024 at 1:35 AM
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First Christmas song of the day: Joel Paterson with Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town, the lead track from his 2023 album, The More the Merrier.

Some of the finest Christmas guitar work you're going to find anywhere.

#christmasmusic #music #holidaymusic #guitar #joelpaterson #santaclausiscomingtotown
Cover of Joel Patterson's The More the Merrier album, featuring Joel with several guitars against a red background.
December 15, 2024 at 5:43 PM
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First Christmas song of the day: Senor Santa by Y La Bamba.

This song, set to the tune of Mr. Sandman, appeared on the Christmas Rules (or Holidays Rule in the US) indie compilation album from 2012.

#christmasmusic #music #holidaymusic #ylabamba #indie
Christmas Rules album cover, featuring the artist names in white stitching on an red background to resemble a Christmas sweater.
December 14, 2024 at 6:27 PM
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First Christmas song of the day: I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus/Jingle Bell Rock by Troy Fernandez.

This is the lead track of the Holiday Loop played in Disney Springs at Walt Disney World, the topic of an upcoming podcast episodes.

#christmasmusic #music #disney #waltdisneyworld #troyfernandez
Cover of the An Ukulele Christmas album, featuring an image of an ukulele and a Christmas tree.
December 13, 2024 at 4:53 AM
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First Christmas song of the day: Pomplamoose with Always in the Season.

This one snuck up on me this morning, showing up in the new @drinkolipop.bsky.social advert.

@socmusic.bsky.social also shared this song on his Merry Mixtape episode.

#christmasmusic #music #holidaymusic #pomplamoose #olipop
The artists from Pomplamoose, outdoors in winter clothes.
December 12, 2024 at 6:36 AM
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First Christmas song of the day: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by Jesse and Joy.

A 2020 single and another new song for me, shared by Jeff of @lostchristmas.bsky.social on our latest Merry Mixtapes episode.

#christmasmusic #music #holidaymusic #jesseandjoy #lostchristmas #merrymixtape
Cover art for the Jesse and Joy single Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, featuring a black and white photo of the artists.
December 11, 2024 at 1:05 AM
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First Christmas song of the day: The Christmas Tree by David Rose.

This song is from The David Rose Christmas Album and is also featured on the Main Street USA holiday loop at both #Disneyland and #WaltDisneyWorld.

#christmasmusic #music #holidaymusic #davidrose #mainstreetusa #christmastree
Cover art from The David Rose Christmas Album. Featuring a painting of Santa holding a Christmas tree, surround by eight small circles, each containing Christmas imagery.
December 10, 2024 at 12:27 AM
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First Christmas song of the day: Poncho Sanchez with Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.

This track plays at Disney California Adventure as part of the Festival of Holidays music loop.

#christmasmusic #music #holidaymusic #ponchosanchez #disney #disneyland #disneycaliforniaadventure
Cover of Putumayo Presents Latin Christmas, featuring musicians on a sandy beach, with a Christmas tree.
December 8, 2024 at 9:14 PM
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First Bluesky post!

First Christmas song of the day: Just For You by Olivia Dean, from last year's L.L. Bean holiday campaign.

A cover of the Sam Cooke original, this version has been Christmas-ified with sleigh bells.

#christmasmusic #music #holidaymusic #oliviadean #samcooke #llbean
Just for You song artwork, a solid red background featuring the song title and artist.
December 7, 2024 at 8:06 PM