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Whether it's a traditional hymn or a rock and roll Christmas song, many people say Christmas just wouldn't be Christmas without the music that marks this season. The sense of joy, comfort, or spiritual uplift comes in classical, popular, jazz, and even world music. Poet Tim Siebles, ethnomusicologist Anne Rasumssen, conductor John Guthmiller and vocalist Lisa Edwards-Burrs share their favorite songs and why the music resonates with them this time of year.
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Whether it's a traditional hymn or a rock and roll Christmas song, many people say Christmas just wouldn't be Christmas without the music that marks this season. The sense of joy, comfort, or spiritual uplift comes in classical, popular, jazz, and even world music. Poet Tim Siebles, ethnomusicologist Anne Rasumssen, conductor John Guthmiller and vocalist Lisa Edwards-Burrs share their favorite songs and why the music resonates with them this time of year.
Broadcast History
Broadcast on ten public radio stations in Virginia, December 19 - 25, 2009.
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'Tis the Season!
(Beach Boys Christmas song)
Whether it's the Beachboys doing a rock and roll Christmas song, or a traditional hymn many people say Christmas just wouldn’t be the same without the music. It can be classical, popular, jazz, or world music. We just get a feeling of comfort, or spiritual uplift from holiday music. I'm Sarah McConnell and today on With Good Reason we invited some past guests to share their favorite songs with us and why the music resonates with them this time of year.
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Today on With Good Reason, we invited some past guests to share their favorite and why the music resonates with them this time of year.
I’m joined in the studio by Elliot Majerczyk, With Good Reason’s associate producer.
Sarah: The first person you spoke to was Tim Seibles. He’s a poet and a professor of English at Old Dominion University.
Elliot: Tim is also a l...
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