Episode 392: Our Podcast Got Run Over by Jesus, Who Took the Wheel
HARK! The Holiday Music Podcast
Buckle up everyone, it's the final AGROBAR episode of 2025, and the guy that they put at the wheel for this one most definitely does not have a license. That's right, we're doing two Jesus-adjacent versions of GGROBAR! "Grandma Got Won Over by a Stranger" by ApologetiX might give you whiplash with its mix of goofy parody-of-a-parody sound and its needlessly dark subject matter. And listen all y'all, it's not sabotage, and it's not even that bad: it's just "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer" as performed by Family Force 5. The ranking music in this episode, and all August Got Run Over By a...
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Episode 391: Our Podcast Got Run Over by the Grandma Cinematic Universe
HARK! The Holiday Music Podcast
Unforunately, our annual tradition is back! We once again listened to two "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer"-related songs, this time exploring Dr. Elmo's own sequels, "Grandma's Spending Christmas With the Superstars" and "Grandpa's Going to Sue the Pants Off of Santa". We notice some issues, and pitch a ton of punch-ups. You're welcome! I feel compelled to include a content note that we talk about (an actual, historical) suicide during the discussion of the first song, from ~17:00-21:40. The ranking music in this episode, and all August Got Run Over By a Reindeer (AGROBAR) episodes, is...
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Episode 390: Birthday Boy's Abdication of Duty
HARK! The Holiday Music Podcast
It's Ian's birthday, and he is over it! He has passed along his birthday-boy-song-picking duties to our backlog of listener requests. At least we got to listen to an "all time weirdo" track in "Happy Holiday/It's the Holiday Season" performed by Andy Williams, as well as identifying one of our pop culture blindspots in "Wintering" by The 1975. The ranking music in this episode is "December, forever" by Big Society. Thank you to Dave for these requests!
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Episode 389: Summer School
HARK! The Holiday Music Podcast
Before we can fully embrace the season, Ian and Jam need to turn in some overdue assignments. We finally listened to a few long-languishing requests, and this episode is our essay comparing and contrasting them! "Our Last Christmas" by Thor and "I'm Spending Christmas Alone" by Future Wife both seem like melancholy ruminations on paper, but there's more to interpret than at first glance. Grab your No. 2 pencils and stare wistfully out of a classroom window with us! The ranking music in this episode was "Santa Says Relax" by Joe Innis and the Cavalcade. Thank you to CJ and Charles for these...
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Episode 388: Tooth Horror 2 (Teeth Is Bones)
HARK! The Holiday Music Podcast
It's Jam from the present here. I've now gotten the tooth removed, so I'mma keep this short. The songs we listened to for this tooth-themed episode were "All I Want For Christmas is My Upper Plate" by Homer and Jethro and "Santa's False Teeth" by Saint Etienne. Also, it turns out teeth AREN'T bones, but they ARE skeleton. You learn something new every day. The ranking music is "My Shiny Teeth and Me" by Chip Skylark.
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Episode 387: Larry Bird In a Pear Tree
HARK! The Holiday Music Podcast
Flowers are blooming, birds are chirping, and basketballers are basketballing. Listen, Ian knows what NBA event aligns with the release of this episode, but he's in the other room and I'm on my own here. I'm gonna say the finals? Anyway, we celebrate with two bouncy Christmas tunes: "Christmas Slam Dunk" by Hot Dad and "Baby Wants a Basketball for Christmas" by The Living Sisters. Enjoy the part where we remember a totally different theme we fully planned out for this episode, and enjoy the other-other part where we excavate a specific episode of Doug from the depths of your subconscious,...
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Episode 386: A Stranger's Just a Ghost Who Hasn't Died Yet
HARK! The Holiday Music Podcast
What makes someone goth? Is it wearing lots of black eyeliner? Or is it spending a lot of time thinking about what a good ghost you'd be? Hopefully it's both, because we're recognizing World Goth Day by listening to two versions of eyeliner-loving Finnish band Hanoi Rocks's "Dead By X-Mas". First we tackle the 1980s original, and then hear the '00s update by Sohodolls. A content note: self-harm and abuse are talked about in this episode. It would be difficult to discuss this song without doing so! The ranking music in this episode is "Things Fall Apart" by Cristina. Thank you to CJ for...
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Episode 385: Songs About Birds About Christmas
HARK! The Holiday Music Podcast
In honour of World Migratory Bird Day, we're listening to two songs about birds! And also, Christmas! "The Gift" by Garth Brooks definitely has a bird in it, but beyond that, offers more questions than answers. "Christmas is For the Birds" by Conway Twitty and, uh, "His Little Friends", has a decent amount of answers, and a decent amount of birds, but a distressingly low amount of Conway Twitty. The ranking music in this episode is "The Christmas Song" as performed by Big Bird and the Swedish Chef. Also, .
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Episode 384: Three Gees A-Maying
HARK! The Holiday Music Podcast
As May approaches, we're celebrating... May, I guess? May. Christmas songs that mention May? Yes. And no, not "May your days be merry and bright". We're talking MONTH OF MAY ONLY. First up (appropriately enough) is "First of May" by The Bee Gees. Then we hear the endearingly baffling "When Was Jesus Born?" by Lil Gee (no relation). The ranking music in this episode is "First of May" by Jonathan Coulton.
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Episode 383: Keep the Weed in Weedmas
HARK! The Holiday Music Podcast
It's that time of year again! And for this rare holiday equinox which sees Easter, Passover, and 4/20 overlapping, we endeavor to cover some weed-tacular winter holiday songs with more of a religious connection than in previous years. We find great joy in the sincere silliness of "Little Dealer Boy" performed by Willie Nelson and Stephen Colbert. Then, unfortunately, we really fucked up by listening to "Angels We Have Heard on High" by a band that we're not even going to mention by name here because we don't need that kind of heat. Suffice to say, they are definitey, definitely not...
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...Nah, just kidding. But we did listen to "Christmas in Blobbyland" by Mr. Blobby and friends, followed by "Cheeky Christmas" by the Cheeky Girls. See ya at Nandos, I guess!
The ranking music in this episode is "Brodyquest" by Neil Cicerega.
Thank you to Liam for these requests!