Sleigh Bells and Mistletoe Christmas Podcast Delivers Christmas Cheer All Year

There are a growing number of podcasts available on holiday-related topics these days, and at least a couple of them include material about seasonal music. One such offering is the Sleigh Bells and Mistletoe Christmas Podcast (SBMX), hosted by Rikki Meece and Mary Richards. Billed as an "all things Christmas" podcast, the program typically starts with a review of holiday-related news followed by a detailed interview with a special guest on a broad spectrum of seasonal topics ranging from "Scary Christmas Ghost Stories" to "A Paul Harvey Holiday." The conversations are fast-paced and informative and the hosts take advantage of their radio and entertainment industry contacts to speak about their areas of interest. Meece, in particular, has years of radio experience, and is currently on the air at KSL NewsRadio in Salt Lake City.

At least a dozen of the available SBMX podcasts focus on holiday music, including 

Christmas Clunkers 1, which discusses the panelists' least favorite and most annoying songs; A New Wave Christmas: 80s Bands On Holidays, and, from just this week, A Billboard Xmas History and Hits, featuring Rob Martinez discussing how a variety of holiday tunes have fared on the Billboard charts as well as how Billboard tracks and reports the scads of Christmas tunes released each year.

I heartily recommend this cheerful podcast, and I'm hoping to look at several other holiday-themed podcasts as the season continues.

Check out the Sleigh Bells and Mistletoe Christmas Podcast (SBMX) on Apple Podcasts

Check out the Sounds of Christmas Podcast hosted by Ken Kessler