Jingle Jank
Jingle Jank
Scott Newman and Jay LaChapelle
The Jingle Jank podcast features offbeat and obscure Christmas music found on YouTube and Bandcamp.
Episode 41: Songs About Mrs. Claus
Jay and Scott honor Women's History Month with songs about the underappreciated hero of Christmas, Mrs. Claus. Artists include Nat King Cole, Idina Menzel, Angela Lansbury, Jessie Farrell, Brotherly Love, Jane Sheldon, Ben Levin, and Bob Ricci. https://jinglejank.com/episodes/041.html
Mar 19, 2022
57 min
Episode 40 - Who Sang it Better? Round 4 (with Shannon Dubos)
Jay and Scott do another "Who Sang it Better?" contest with special guest judge Shannon Dubos. This round's songs are What Christmas Means to me by Stevie Wonder, The Christmas Song by Nat King Cole, and Somewhere in My Memory by The Tabernacle Choir. https://jinglejank.com/episodes/040.html
Feb 15, 2022
55 min
Episode 39: Literally Shrunk down and Living in My Christmas Village
In this episode, we listen to the album "Literally Shrunk down and Living in My Christmas Village" with its creator, comedian Adam Kennedy. https://jinglejank.com/episodes/039.html
Jan 14, 2022
57 min
Episode 38: Santa Gets Around
In this episode, we discuss songs about how Santa travels: trucks, motorcycles, trains, and even a canoe. Artists include Keith Harling, Bucko & Champs, The Tractors, The Surfers, Red Simpson, The Lacs, and Paul Gross. https://jinglejank.com/episodes/038.html
Dec 19, 2021
45 min
Episode 37: The Christmas Music of Die Hard
This week, we talk with Ed Daly about some music written about the movie Die Hard. We also talk about two songs that were played in the movie. Artists include eagleowl, Jonnie Common, Four Eyes, LeeRoi and the Regulars, and Vaughn Monroe. https://jinglejank.com/episodes/037.html
Dec 2, 2021
1 hr 7 min
New Podcast Preview: Christmas Morning with Bran and Scott
We are very proud to announce that Scott is teaming up with Brandon Gray from Deck the Hallmark this holiday to create a short-run weekday podcast called "Christmas Morning". The format will be something like a daily advent calendar and they will discuss Christmas news, cover the Christmas specials on television that night, do a Christmas countdown, and then finish each episode with two Christmas songs from Bandcamp. Christmas Morning will launch on November 29th on its own feed, but we're dropping the preview episode in the Jingle Jank feed to give everyone a taste. We hope you enjoy it! https://christmasmorningpodcast.com
Nov 27, 2021
25 min
Episode 36: Santa's Rockin' Band w/Rich Chambers
This week, we talk with Rich Chambers about his album "Santa's Rockin' Band". https://jinglejank.com/episodes/036.html
Nov 18, 2021
59 min
Episode 35: A Midnight Christmas Mess
Special guest Gerry D. from Totally Rad Christmas joins us to discuss the obscure album "A Midnight Christmas Mess". Artists include Plan 9, The Cheepskates, The Yard Trauma, The Point, The Tryfles, and The Dogmatics. https://jinglejank.com/episodes/035.html
Nov 17, 2021
1 hr 3 min
Episode 34: Spooky Christmas Songs, Volume 2
Just in time for Halloween, special guest Tony Dixon joins us for a second installment of spooky Christmas songs. Artists include Polly Fae, Happy Fangs, Erik Frandsen and George Gerdes, Rise Against, and Mariah Scary & the Ghoulish Cauldrons. https://jinglejank.com/episodes/034.html
Oct 21, 2021
59 min
Episode 33: Bizarre Christmas Songs
This week we’re going to look at songs that are just plain weird. Not songs that are written to be funny, but songs that are sung un-ironically and just don’t make much sense. Artists include Yogi Yorgesson, Fake Shark Real Zombie, and Max Headroom. Also, we play the most bizarre Christmas song we've ever heard by Wing. https://jinglejank.com/episodes/033.html
Oct 6, 2021
47 min
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