62 episodes

The Tinsel 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 classics, modern songs, songs you love, and even those songs that you dislike. We go deep into the history of Christmas songs, explore the compositions, and play lots of music!

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The Tinsel 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 classics, modern songs, songs you love, and even those songs that you dislike. We go deep into the history of Christmas songs, explore the compositions, and play lots of music!

    63: Christmas Songs About Trains

    63: Christmas Songs About Trains

    This month, Duane and Scott listen to Christmas songs about trains.

    Article on the History of trains and Christmas

    Songs played on this episode:


    Tom Hanks and the children cast - The Polar Express Theme
    Blake Shelton - Santa's Got a Choo Choo Train
    Sarah Connor - Christmas Train (Destination Hope)
    Patty Loveless - Santa Train
    James Coffey - Magical Christmas Train
    Roger Miller - Old Toy Trains
    Carey Bell - Christmas Train 1996
    Brett Dennen - Christmas Train
    The Tractors - Santa Claus Is Coming (In a Boogie-Woogie Choo-Choo Train)
    Bet Smith and the Currie Brothers - That Christmas Train
    Paul Kelly and Vika Bull - Christmas Train

    • 36 min
    62: Angels We Have Heard on High

    62: Angels We Have Heard on High

    This month, Duane and Scott discuss the carol "Angels We Have Heard on High".
    Versions of the song played on this episode:

    Angels We Have Heard on High (fingerstyle guitar)
    Les Anges dans nos Campagnes (version complète)
    Angels from the Realms of Glory by Matthew Green’s Orchestral Rainbow
    Angels from the Realms of Glory, David Archuleta and the Tabernacle Choir
    Angels from the Realms of Glory (1967 version)
    Gloria (Piano version) by Hymns, Chorales & Classics On Piano
    Punk version by Reliant K
    Acapella version by Home Free
    Metal version by Dan Vasc
    Ska version by On the Upbeat
    Rock version by Bayside
    Country version by Josh Turner
    Chiptune version by Peter Hunter
    Instrumental version by the Piano Guys
    ​​Big Band/Rockabilly version by Brian Setzer Orchestra

    • 41 min
    61: New Christmas Music for 2023

    61: New Christmas Music for 2023

    This month, Duane and Scott listen to some new (and new to them) Christmas Music submitted to them by artists in 2023.

    Songs played:

    1. Jingle Punx punk cover of Last Christmas by Wham:
    https://jinglepunx.bandcamp.com/track/last-christmas-wham-cover
    2. Christmas Cheer by Rob Lawlor:
    https://robertlawlor.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-cheer
    3. Santa's Takin' Over the Town by Rehya Stevens:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQfo7ek8Kws
    https://rehyastevens.com
    4. Recipe for a Merry Christmas Eve by Alicia Stockman:
    https://aliciastockman.bandcamp.com/track/recipe-for-a-merry-christmas-eve
    https://aliciastockman.com/recipe-epk
    5. Christmastime in Maine by Kevin Scott Hall and Judy Pancoast:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_caQzjJySyo
    https://open.spotify.com/track/0qEaAJp6TKdYcpB1MfwmHA
    6. Oh Chanukah by Sukey Malloy:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOkkLXkk6Ks
    https://www.sukeymolloy.com/shop/sukey-music/
    7. Ugly Sweater Time by The Sweaterettes:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjE6GNepR-o
    https://thesweaterettes.hearnow.com/ugly-sweater-time
    https://www.instagram.com/uglysweaterpartyla/
    8. O Come, O Come, Emanuel by Joe Beier:
    https://joebeier.bandcamp.com/track/o-come-o-come-emanuel
    9. What's a Christmas Eve Without My Baby? by Lee Langdon:
    https://leelangdonmusic.bandcamp.com/track/whats-a-christmas-eve-without-my-baby
    https://linktr.ee/leelangdon
    10. Christmas Wish by Gregory Porter:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHIwCTLe_ns

    • 34 min
    60: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

    60: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

    This month, Duane and Scott look at the carol "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear".

    Songs played in this episode:

    Choral version by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
    Noel version by St Michael's Singers
    Orchestral version by The London Symphony Orchestra
    Barbershop version by Julien Neel
    Acapella by Home Free
    Reggae version by CHRISTAFARI
    Country version by Highway 101
    Hard Rock version by The Beautiful Distortion
    Chiptune version by MixSound
    Solo guitar instrumental by R.L. Solberg
    Duet version by The Hound and the Fox


    For copyright reasons, we couldn't play these versions, but you should definitely check them out:

    Ella Fitzgerald
    Anne Murray
    Frank Sinatra
    Johnny Mathis
    Burl Ives
    Josh Groban

    • 45 min
    59: What's This?

    59: What's This?

    This month, Duane and Scott review the song "What's This?" from the Nightmare Before Christmas with special guest Jack Ford from the Total Christmas Podcast.
    Songs played:

    What's This? (Official Soundtrack Version)
    "The Simpsons" theme song
    “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” by Tchaikovsky
    Pirates of Penzance
    Love Shack by the B-52’s
    Danny Elfman sings "What's This?" live at Lincoln Center
    Fall Out Boy (from Nightmare Revisited)

    Other versions of "What's This?" that were played:

    Orchestral version by Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France
    Acapella by Voiceplay
    Rock by NateWantsToBattle
    Solo Piano by Natalya Plays Piano
    Ukelele by Thomas Benjamin Wild
    Metal by Lauren Babic
    Jazz by Disney Dave
    Club remix by FThisRemix
    Female singer by Caroline Makes Music
    Chiptune by Professor Shyguy

    • 55 min
    58: Miss Fogerty's Christmas Cake

    58: Miss Fogerty's Christmas Cake

    This month, Duane and Scott do something a little different and talk to Glen Warren from the Seasons Eatings podcast about a food-related song called "Miss Fogerty's Christmas Cake".
    Versions played on this episode:


    The McNulty Family
    The Irish Rovers
    William Brady
    Wolfetones
    Sharon Lois and Bram – Canadian Children’s Entertainers
    Rum Ragged – Newfoundland band
    Clinton Ford
    Fire in the Glen
    Ruby Murray – Miss O’Leary’s Irish Fruit Cake
    David Jones
    Folk songs out of Wisconsin - 1941 - Lewis Moody
    Trinity Cake by Allan Mills

    • 1 hr 9 min

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