Tav Falco of Panther Burns
Pink Martini
The Squirrel Nut Zippers' Jimbo Mathus
episodesAlex RawlsJimbo Mathus, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Christmas music, Christmas Caravan, swing music, hot music, Gift of the Magi, Hanging Up My Stockings, Mardi Gras for Christmas, I'm Coming Home For Christmas, Alone for Christmas, New Orleans
Johnny Mathis
Scott McCaughey of The Minus 5
episodesAlex RawlsThe Minus 5, Scott McCaughey, stroke, rock, Christmas music, The Monkees, Christmas Party, R.E.M., Peter Buck, Dear December, Christmas in Antarctica
Darling West
episodesAlex RawlsDarling West, Norway, Christmas music, Christmas, Blue Christmas, Kling No Klokka, Mari Kreken, Tor Egil Kreken, Americana, country, folk, Jussi Bjorling
The 179 Days of Christmas
Chris Butler of The Waitresses
episodesAlex RawlsChris Butler, The Waitresses, Christmas Wrapping, Ze Records, A Christmas Album, Mars Williams, Patty Donahue, Christmas music, Christmas song, Albert Ayler
Rodney Crowell and Flow Tribe
episodesAlex RawlsRodney Crowell, Christmas Everywhere, Americana, singer, songwriter, Nashville, Texas, John Lennon, Flow Tribe, K.C. O'Rorke, funk, rock, Hammered on Christmas, New Orleans
PJ Morton, and "All I Want for Christmas is You"
episodesAlex RawlsPJ Morton, Christmas with PJ Morton, All I Want for Christmas with You, Yolanda Adams, gospel, R&B, soul, funk, bounce, Grammys, Boyfriend, Mariah Carey, nostalgia, Love Actually
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
episodesAlex RawlsTrans-Siberian Orchestra, TSO, Al Pitrelli, Paul O'Neill, prog-rock, Christmas Eve/Sarajevo, Wizards in Winter, Christmas Canon Rock, Christmas Eve, Christmas music, spectacle, Savatage
Kristin Chambers and Mars Williams
episodesAlex RawlsKristin Chambers, Snow Globe, Merry Christmas, singer, songwriter, Seattle, indie, Christmas music, Christmas, Mars Williams, Albert Ayler, An Ayler Xmas, jazz, free jazz, improvised music, improvisation, The Waitresses, Christmas Wrapping, Soul Cry
Delicate Steve, and Outkast’s “Player’s Ball”
episodesAlex RawlsDelicate Steve, Christmas music, Christmas, The Christmas Album, indie rock, Frosty the Snowman, Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, Napster, Phil Spector, Outkast, David Dennis, hip-hop[, rap, La Face Family Christmas Album, Player's Ball, southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, Atlanta
Wizards of Winter, and Faith Hill’s “A Baby Changes Everything”
episodesAlex RawlsWizards of Winter, Scott Kelly, prog-rock, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, TSO, Faith Hill, A Baby Changes Everything, country music, Tim McGraw, Nativity, Jesus, New Pornographers, Joseph Who Understood, indie rock, A.C. Newman
The Sultans of String, and The Carpenters' "Merry Christmas Darling"
episodesAlex RawlsSultans of String, Chris McKhool, Christmas Caravan, Christmas music, Canada, The Carpenters, Merry Christmas Darling, Karen Carpenter, Boyfriend, rap cabaret, New Orleans, easy listening
12 Songs with Robert Earl Keen
12 Songs with Michael Cerveris and Kimberly Kaye of Loose Cattle
episodesAlex Rawlspodcast, episode, Americana, Loose Cattle, Michael Cerveris, Kimberly Kaye, John Denver, Please Daddy Don't Get Drunk This Christmas, Tammy Wynette, If This is Christmas, A Truckstop Christmas
12 Songs with Ben Schenck of the Panorama Jazz Band