You probably know every word to your favourite Christmas Songs, but what about where they came from? Join Drew Savage every week for a new story behind the song as he goes Behind The Christmas Hits! Behind the Christmas Hits is Brought to you by the AIR MILES Reward Program. Get to your next reward faster with the AIR MILES app.
This week on Behind The Christmas Hits, Drew Savage is joined by Kevin Olusoa of Pentatonix to talk about their new holiday album Christmas in the City, working with Canadian Producer Dave Pierce - and how they managed to cover Frank Sinatra!
Kevin Olusoa of Pentatonix tells Drew what songs Pentatonix has tried to cover with little success - and the different ways they approach different genres.
Kevin Olusoa tells drew about how the plot of Netflix' Meet Me Next Christmas being centred around a Pentatonix concert.
Pentatonix' Kevin Olusoa tells drew about how special it is to perform at Christmas time, and what Christmas is like in his family!
Taylor Momsen joins Drew Savage for a special edition of behind the Christmas Hits to talk about her new EP Taylor Momsen's Pretty Reckless Christmas - including her all-new recording of Where Are You Christmas - Which features a duet with her 6 year old self!
Taylor Momsen talks about 25 years of the 2000 Classic live action Grinch movie, and how many fond memories she has on set from those days as a child.
Taylor Momsen talks about the tongue in cheek themes of 'Pretty Reckless Christmas' and reuniting with Jim Carrey at the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame!
Some of the most popular animated characters of the last 60 years actually debuted in a Christmas song!
This is the story of The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)
The unauthorized use of one of the most famous characters in pop culture led to a future #1 Christmas Hit.
This is the story behind Snoopy's Christmas by the Royal Guardsmen.
After getting kicked out of the studio during the sessions for one of the most revered Christmas albums ever, Brian Wilson would create a Christmas classic of his own.
This is the story behind the Christmas hit 'Little Saint Nick' by The Beach Boys.
Pack Your Bags - We're going to the South Pacific to explore the sunniest Christmas Standard ever.
This is the story of Mele Kalikimaka.
This is a complicated one... and to complicate things even further - it began as a song that wasn't intended for anyone to hear!
How did the melody to a 300 year old New Years Dance become one of the most famous Christmas Carols of all!?
This is the story of Deck The Halls
Mariah Carey is celebrating a milestone in 2024, but in this episode - we're going back to when Mariah was just becoming the Queen of Christmas!
This is The Story of 'All I Want For Christmas is You'
The boyband era of the late 90s gave us a bunch of original Christmas hits from groups like NSYNC, Backstreet Boys and the group that joins us for this episode, 98 Degrees! Nick, Drew, Justin, and Jeff are all here to talk about their Christmas hit, 'This Gift'!
They join Drew Savage to talk about their Christmas album & their My2K Tour!
They also share times when they hear their own song 'This Gift' in public!
One of the most popular and unexpected new Christmas hits of 2024 is sung by a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and a future NFL Hall of Famer, but it was written by a Canadian.
This is the story of Ron Sexsmith's 'Maybe This Christmas.'
Drew Savage chats with Ron Sexsmith about the lyrics and meaning behind the song, what his childhood Christmas looked like & his favourite Christmas songs!
He also shares the story about how Jason Kelce and Stevie Nicks discovered his song 'Maybe This Christmas'!