Behind The Christmas Hits with Drew Savage

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The boyband era of the late 90s gave us a bunch of original Christmas hits from groups like NSYNC, Backstreet Boys and the group that joins us for this episode, 98 Degrees! Nick, Drew, Justin, and Jeff are all here to talk about their Christmas hit, 'This Gift'!

They join Drew Savage to talk about their Christmas album & their My2K Tour!

They also share times when they hear their own song 'This Gift' in public!

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One of the most popular and unexpected new Christmas hits of 2024 is sung by a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and a future NFL Hall of Famer, but it was written by a Canadian.

This is the story of Ron Sexsmith's 'Maybe This Christmas.'

Drew Savage chats with Ron Sexsmith about the lyrics and meaning behind the song, what his childhood Christmas looked like & his favourite Christmas songs!

He also shares the story about how Jason Kelce and Stevie Nicks discovered his song 'Maybe This Christmas'!

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Ron Payne joins Drew Savage to talk about working with John Hughes on movies such as National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, and of course Home Alone. 

Ron Payne worked alongside Hughes as either his music supervisor or post production supervisor on those films. 

How shares how he came to work with John Hughs, the musical production & clips cut from the films!

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In the fall of 2000, Britney Spears was arguably the most famous person on the planet. Her first two albums sold a combined 47 million copies worldwide. Her second album, "Oops!... I Did It Again" was released in May of that year and by the fall, she was preparing to release her third single from that album. But she took a slight detour to record a Christmas song. 

This is the story of 'My Only Wish (This Year)'.

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The Canadian legend Michael Bublé joins Drew Savage for a feature interview for Behind The Christmas Hits!

They chat about Michael's personal inspiration behind the song, 'Maybe This Christmas' and the emotions he wants his fans to feel.

Drew shows a clip of Phil Springer, the co-writer of 'Santa Baby' as Michael tells us the backstory of writing his interpretation of the song. 

Michael also talks all about what Christmas morning looks like in his home!