The Spirit of Christmas

12/19/23 • 57 min

My Kind of Scene uncovers the past and present of Australian music. In this episode, we travel through the annals of time according to Myer Grace Bros' (not a sponsor!) yearly The Spirit of Christmas charity compilation CD, which for 25 years featured Aussie artists interpreting Christmas tunes. We discuss the highlights and weird-lights and ultimately count down the top 5 versions of the perennial holiday favorite, "Silent Night."
Find the episode playlist on YouTube. Send questions or compliments to mykindofscenepod[@]gmail.com.
My Kind Of Scene acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of the land many of us call Australia.
Sources

Wikipedia
"Charity album". The Canberra Times. Supplement. Vol. 71, no. 22, 146. 5 December 1995. p. 3. Retrieved 22 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
Blake, J. "Sass, soul and old-school panache in musical gem" The Sydney Morning Herald, May 29, 2010

Wikipedia
"Charity album". The Canberra Times. Supplement. Vol. 71, no. 22, 146. 5 December 1995. p. 3. Retrieved 22 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
Blake, J. "Sass, soul and old-school panache in musical gem" The Sydney Morning Herald, May 29, 2010

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Find the episode playlists on the Spotify Cara Diaria artist page and on YouTube. Send questions or compliments to mykindofscenepod[@]gmail.com.
My Kind Of Scene acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of the land many of us call Australia.
Sources

Wikipedia
Luse, B. et al. "Where's the song of the summer? Plus, the making of Beyoncé's 'Crazy in Love'" NPR, Jul 14, 2023
Nicolaou, E. "Kylie Minogue on her viral hit song: 'It padamed its way straight into my heart'" Today.com, Jun 22, 2023
Arena, T. Now I Can Dance, HarperCollins, Oct 14, 2013
Flick, L. "Single Reviews: New & Noteworthy" Billboard (p. 76), Mar 9, 1996
Lochrie, C. "Tina Arena Shares ‘Most Personal Album to Date’, ‘Love Saves’" Rolling Stone Australia, Jul 14, 2023

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Find the episode playlist on Spotify and YouTube. Send questions or compliments to mykindofscenepod[@]gmail.com.
My Kind Of Scene acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of the land many of us call Australia.
Sources

Clarke, T.W. Shoulda Been Higher: A Celebration of 30 Years of Triple J's Hottest 100 Melbourne Books, 2023
The Hottest 100 Archive abc.net.au
Wikipedia
Clarke, T.W. Spinning Around Spotify, 2021-22

My Kind of Scene - The Spirit of Christmas

Transcript

Intro 00:00:00

🎵 Welcome to My Kind of Scene, where we uncover the past and present of Australian music. I'm Cara Diaria, indie musician and music nerd, bringing my unique perspective to the hits and misses, the movers and shakers, the goodness and greatness that makes the Australian music scene, My Kind of Scene.

Before we dig in, let's acknowledge and pay respect to the past, present and future traditional custodians and elders of th