With David M! This week on Sneaky Dragon it’s a Christmas Spectacular as David M. joins Ian and David in the studio with his guitar and a passel of Christmas songs. There was lots of talk and lots of music and it kind of went like this: Ian tells us about his tough neighbourhood (How tough was it? Well…); David leads a sing-a-long of The Little Drummer Boy; he tells us about his generation and sings “A Christmas Song for Children”; there is a brief tangent to the old TV show Cliffhanger; David sings about sensible sleighing; he tells us Good King Wenceslas is the worst Christmas carol and sings his own version, which I believe was 6f; we get to hear one of Dave’s favourite songs, “A Calico Gingerbread Christmas”; a song about Christmas toys, I think?; a brief tangent about poor Shia Leboeuf and David airs some grievances; we celebrate Christmas around the world – and also at Ian’s; the Jingle Cats drop by to sing Silent Night; David leads a sing-a-long of The Chipmunk Song; this podcast is sponsored by Gorgo; it’s not everyday you here a WW II-era German Christmas song; there is a brief Santa Claus tangent; and we discover that “Christmas Is A Sad and Lonely Time”, but David may have found the cure.
Don’t forget: If you live in the Vancouver area, come on down to The Prophouse at 636 Venables Street on December 22nd at 7:00 PM. You’ll hear many of these songs and many, many more. It’s a lot of fun. Plus Dave will be there as “Cardholder”.
Also, our one topic/no tangent show is fast approaching! Get in your suggestions and WIN, WIN, WIN PRIZES, PRIZES, PRIZES!
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I don’t know if this would qualify as one topic or be possible without tangents, but my suggestion is an episode on how to lead a happy life. Both you guys seem pretty merry throughout the year, which seems like an increasingly rare thing today (but maybe people always say that?)
I think happiness is a great topic.
If I wanted a show without tangents, I’d subscribe to more NPR podcasts. Agreed there’s a lot to talk about, though: short term vs. long term, concepts when we’re young and when we’re old(er), personal, statistics by country, why we find it so seductively important.