
122 episodes

The Sounds of Christmas Ken Kessler
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5.0 • 7 Ratings
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Ken Kessler from the online Christmas music station The Sounds of Christmas talks about the station, Christmas music and related topics.
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We're Still On!
Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas has a quick reminder for anyone that might be looking for some musical Christmas spirit (even though it's the middle of March) - the Sounds of Christmas station is still on!
Listen to the Sounds of Christmas station: https://www.soundsofchristmas.com/listen-now.html
Find the Sounds of Christmas podcast: https://linktr.ee/socmusic -
Chat GPT
Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas talks to Gerry D from the Totally Rad Christmas about their experiences using the much-talked-about Artificial Intelligence chatbot ChatGPT. They talk about things the AI got factually wrong, some of which seem almost eerily human, and Gerry shares how he uses it for work and for his podcast. And can relates a particular experience where the AI seemed to lie to him, and then lie about lying.
Find Gerry's Totally Radio Christmas everywhere - https://linktr.ee/totallyradchristmas
Some available info on Kagny and the Dirty Rays - https://www.discogs.com/release/1738820-Kagny-The-Dirty-Rats-Kagny-The-Dirty-Rats
Christmas music blog posts in the styles of Stephen King and Jerry Seinfeld - https://www.soundsofchristmas.com/news/chatgpt-blog-posts -
Awards Season
Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas revisits Christmas music at the Grammys, and then takes a look at Christmas music at the Academy Awards!
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187 Songs
Ken Kessler talks about a computer programmer's blog, logging what a traditional radio station played last year in November and December, compared to what was played on the Sounds of Christmas station.
Matthew J. Fitzgerald's blog - https://mfitz.net/a-tale-of-187-christmas-songs-how-i-logged-nearly-every-song-on-chicagos-christmas-station/
Sounds of Christmas Linktree - https://linktr.ee/socmusic -
Christmas Music Wishlist
Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas is joined by Sarah and Kristin with their lists of singers and bands that they WISH would put out Christmas music. It should be noted that no one on this podcast has any inside info - this is all just a fun wishlist of Christmas music they'd like to hear and share with you next season!
Find Sarah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Spirit_Xmas
Find Kristin and her podcast: https://holidaysafterdark.com/ -
Thanks For Everything Jeff Beck
Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas talks about the legacy of Jeff Beck, who may not have left us much Christmas music, but he was a legendary artist who did leave us an amazing catalog of music, and who worked with (and influenced) a staggering number of singers and bands!
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Sounds Of Christmas
One of my favorite things about Christmas is the music. Five stars for this great show. After listening to the latest show, you get ten stars for your intelligence.