Episodes

  • The Forgotten History of 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'

    The Forgotten History of 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'
    Dec 4 2017
    Dan O'Donnell tells the story of how a children's game became a beloved Christmas song.
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    1 min
  • The Forgotten History of 'Deck the Halls'

    The Forgotten History of 'Deck the Halls'
    Dec 4 2017
    How did a randy New Year's Eve song become a beloved Christmas carol? Dan O'Donnell explains.
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    1 min
  • The Forgotten History of 'Here Comes Santa Claus'

    The Forgotten History of 'Here Comes Santa Claus'
    Dec 4 2017
    Dan O'Donnell tells the tale of how Santa Claus upstaging Gene Autry in a parade led to one of the world's best-known Christmas carols.
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    1 min
  • The Forgotten History of 'What Child is This'

    The Forgotten History of 'What Child is This'
    Dec 4 2017
    Dan O'Donnell gives the history of a song that's so old, no one is quite sure when it was first written.
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    1 min
  • The Forgotten History of 'Silver Bells'

    The Forgotten History of 'Silver Bells'
    Dec 4 2017
    Dan O'Donnell tells the story of why we should all thank a songwriter's wife for not singing about "tinkle bells" every Christmas.
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    1 min
  • The Forgotten History of 'Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer'

    The Forgotten History of 'Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer'
    Dec 4 2017
    One of Santa's reindeer a drunk? Dan O'Donnell explains how that belief nearly prevented the release of one of the most beloved Christmas songs of all time.
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    1 min
  • The Forgotten History of 'The Christmas Song'

    The Forgotten History of 'The Christmas Song'
    Dec 4 2017
    Dan O'Donnell explains how one of the world's most beloved Christmas carols started as merely a way for a songwriter to keep cool on a hot summer day.
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    1 min
  • The Forgotten History of 'I'll Be Home For Christmas'

    The Forgotten History of 'I'll Be Home For Christmas'
    Dec 4 2017
    A record label deemed it to be too sad to be a Christmas carol, but struck a poignant chord with soldiers serving in World War II. Dan O'Donnell tells the story of "I'll Be Home for Christmas."
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    1 min