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‎Vince Guaraldi Trio “Christmastime Is Here” / “Linus & Lucy"

12/23/2025 • 60 min

Theo tells the story of the jazz pianist and his band’s unlikely, ubiquitous Christmas classic and the TV special that it soundtracked. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Play episode

The Juliana Hatfield Three “My Sister” (w/ Tawny Newsome)
Re-Hit: Arlo Guthrie "Alice's Restaurant" (w/ Adam Weiner of Low Cut Conni…
Gordon Lightfoot “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"
Toadies "Possum Kingdom" Part 2
Toadies "Possum Kingdom" Part 1
Chuck Mangione "Feels So Good"
Dave "Baby" Cortez "The Happy Organ"
Geggy Tah "Whoever You Are"
Dire Straits "Sultans of Swing" (w/ Steve Sladkowski of PUP)
Spin Doctors "Two Princes"
Discussion: Top Albums of 2025 So Far
Harvey Danger "Flagpole Sitta" Part 2 (w/ Matt Gudernatch)
Harvey Danger "Flagpole Sitta" Part 1 (w/ Matt Gudernatch)
Jill Sobule "I Kissed a Girl"
Jimmy Dean "I.O.U."
Frank & Moon Zappa "Valley Girl" (w/ Eliza Thorn)
Nada Surf "Popular" (w/ Sofia Loporcaro)
Fine Young Cannibals "She Drives Me Crazy"
Re-Hit: Buster Poindexter "Hot Hot Hot"
Deniece Williams "Let's Hear It for the Boy"
Richard Harris "MacArthur Park"
Gerardo "Rico Suave"
The Waitresses "Christmas Wrapping"
EMF "Unbelievable" (w/ Illiterate Light)
Bobby McFerrin "Don't Worry, Be Happy"
Shawn Mullins "Lullaby" (w/ Golden Everything)
Mike Oldfield "Tubular Bells" (from The Exorcist)
The Greg Kihn Band "Jeopardy"
Bob Carlisle "Butterfly Kisses"
The Rembrandts "I'll Be There for You"
Starland Vocal Band "Afternoon Delight"
Iron Butterfly "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"
LFO "Summer Girls" (w/ Liz Riggs)
Rebecca Black "Friday"
They Might Be Giants "Boss of Me"
Fatboy Slim "Praise You" (w/ Steve Reidell of The Hood Internet)
Tag Team "Whoomp! (There It Is)" / 95 South "Whoot, There It Is"
Alan Jackson "Chattahoochee"
Melanie "Brand New Key"
Len "Steal My Sunshine" (w/ Courtney E. Smith)
Kim Carnes "Bette Davis Eyes"
OMC "How Bizarre" (w/ Danny Davis of Husbands)
The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl "Fairytale of New York"
Arlo Guthrie "Alice's Restaurant" (w/ Adam Weiner of Low Cut Connie)
4 Non Blondes "What's Up?"
Wheatus "Teenage Dirtbag" (w/ Jason Hawk Harris)
Midnight Oil "Beds Are Burning"
DJ Casper "Cha-Cha Slide" (or "Casper Slide Part 2")
Natalie Imbruglia "Torn" (w/ Georgia Mooney)

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