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This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot welcome Andy Cirzan, their favorite collector of offbeat holiday music, for their annual celebration of all things strange and festive. Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9T Become a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvc Sign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnG Make a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lU Send us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah  Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops   Featured Songs: Unknown, "Santa Claus is Coming to Town," Unknown, Unknown, Unknown The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967 Herman Apple, "Let It Snow," (Single), Unknown, Unknown Johnny Dollar, "Truck Drivers Lament," (Single), Chart, 1970 Vin Bruce, "Christmas on the Bayou," (Single), Swallow, Unknown Red Ellis and the Huron Valley Boys, "Christmas Is Not Far Away," (Single), Unknown, Unknown Buddy Thornton, "Ole Santa Is Coming to Town," (Single), Four Star, 1953 Unknown, "EZ Listening," (Single), Unknown, Unknown Thurmon McKinney, "Santa & the Truck Driver," (Single), MCW, 1974 Bobby Allen & the Exceptions, "Lonely Christmas Tears," (Single), Soul Sound, Unknown Gene Adkins & the Tune Toppers, "What Christmas Is," (Single), SRC, 1952 Jimmie Davis, "Christmas Choo Choo," (Single), Decca, 1953 Unknown, "Sleigh Ride," Unknown, Unknown, Unknown Jimmy Wheeler, "Snowflakes Falling On My Head," (Single), Unknown, Unknown Mimi Rogers, "Snow Blossoms," (Demo), Unknown, Unknown Original Sons Of Christ, "Christmas Comes But Once A Year," (Single), Unknown, Unknown Clyde Lasley, "Santa Came Home Drunk," (Single), Sundown, 1967 Cordell Jackson, "Rock N’ Roll Christmas," (Single), Moon, 1956 Cordell Jackson, "Beboppers Christmas," (Single b-side), Moon, 1956 Unknown, "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer," Unknown, Unknown, Unknown Mick Jagger, "Strange Game," From the Apple TV+ Original Series Slow Horses, Polydor, 2022 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim is whistling a different tune after considering this song in a new context. -- Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9T Become a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvc Sign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnG Make a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lU Send us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah  Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share their highly-anticipated “Best Albums” of 2024. Plus, they’ll also hear selections from production staff. Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9T Become a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvc Sign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnG Make a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lU Send us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah  Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops   Featured Songs: Redd Kross, "Candy Coloured Catastrophe," Redd Kross, In the Red, 2024 The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967 Beyoncé, "LEVII'S JEANS," Cowboy Carter, Parkwood and Columbia, 2024 Tyler, The Creator, "Take Your Mask Off (feat. Daniel Caesar & Latoiya Williams)," Chromakopia, Columbia, 2024 Chelsea Wolfe, "Tunnel Lights," She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She, Loma Vista, 2024 Shellac, "I Don't Fear Hell," To All Trains, Touch and Go, 2024 Mdou Moctar, "Oh France," Funeral for Justice, Matador, 2024 English Teacher, "The World's Biggest Paving Slab," This Could Be Texas, Universal Island, 2024 Shirlette Ammons, "Short (feat. Mavis Swan Poole)," Spectacles, Puddin Pie, 2024 Pedro the Lion, "Spend Time," Santa Cruz, Polyvinyl and Big Scary Monsters, 2024 Idles, "Roy," TANGK, Partisan, 2024 Finom, "Hungry," Not God, Joyful Noise, 2024 Sabrina Carpenter, "Taste," Short n' Sweet, Island, 2024 Dehd, "Mood Ring," Poetry, Fat Possum, 2024 Amyl and the Sniffers, "Chewing Gum," Cartoon Darkness, B2B, 2024 Elucid, "THE WORLD IS DOG," REVELATOR, Fat Possum, 2024 Hurray For the Riff Raff, "Buffalo," The Past Is Still Alive, Nonesuch, 2024 Redd Kross, "Born Innocent," Redd Kross, In the Red, 2024 Mary Timony, "The Guest," Untame the Tiger, Merge, 2024 SPRINTS, "TICKING," Letter to Self, City Slang, 2024 Unknown, "Santa Clause is Coming to Town," Unknown, Unknown, Unknown See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim shares a noisy track from Germany circa 1979. -- Become a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvc Sign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnG Make a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lU Send us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah  Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9T See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

40 years ago, Prince released the psychedelic pop masterpiece, Purple Rain. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot revisit their classic album dissection of Purple Rain for the anniversary. Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9T Become a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvc Sign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnG Make a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lU Send us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah  Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops   Featured Songs: Prince And The Revolution, "Purple Rain," Purple Rain, Warner Bros, 1984 The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967 Prince And The Revolution, "Let's Go Crazy," Purple Rain, Warner Bros, 1984 Prince And The Revolution, "Take Me With U," Purple Rain, Warner Bros, 1984 Prince, "Head," Dirty Mind, Warner Bros, 1980 Prince, "Controversy," Controversy, Warner Bros, 1981 Prince, "Soft And Wet," For You, Warner Bros, 1978 Prince And The Revolution, "The Beautiful Ones," Purple Rain, Warner Bros, 1984 Prince And The Revolution, "I Would Die 4 U," Purple Rain, Warner Bros, 1984 Prince And The Revolution, "Darling Nikki," Purple Rain, Warner Bros, 1984 Prince And The Revolution, "Computer Blue," Purple Rain, Warner Bros, 1984 Prince And The Revolution, "Baby I'm a Star," Purple Rain, Warner Bros, 1984 Prince And The Revolution, "When Doves Cry," Purple Rain, Warner Bros, 1984 Prince, "Can't Stop This Feeling," Graffiti Bridge, Warner Bros, 1990 Prince, "You're My Love," Originals, Warner Bros, 2019 Mdou Moctar, "Imouhar," Funeral for Justice, Matador, 2024 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.