A Very Christmas Special 3 (A Very Special Christmas 3 and Tarpon River Brewing)

12/22/23 • 117 min

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Barry and Abigail discuss A Very Special Christmas 3 and sample The Stoutmare Before Christmas, The Abominable Snow Stout, and How The Stout Stole Christmas! from Tarpon River Brewing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Barry and Abigail both recommend If On a Winter’s Night by Sting.

We reviewed Natalie Merchant’s rendition of Children Go Where I Send Thee. Listen to the original recording of Go Where I Send Thee by The Golden Gate Quartet.

Barry played a sample of Eartha Kitt’s Santa Baby.

We reviewed Sheryl Crow’s version of Blue Christmas. Listen to the original recording of Blue Christmas by Doye O’Dell.

We played a sample of Nat King Cole’s The Christmas Song to compare it to the version by Hootie & The Blowfish.

We also played a sample of Engelbert Humperdinck’s Ave Maria to compare it to the version by Eleven and Chris Cornell.

We also played a sample of Elvis Presley’s Santa Claus Is Back in Town to compare it to the version by Jonny Lang.

Barry compared the lyrical content of Christmas Song by Tim Reynolds and Dave Matthews to Christmas Day by Squeeze.

Barry entered We Three Kings by Patti Smith into the Abigail Hummel School of Speaking Smartly About Music with a comparison to Blue by R.E.M. (which features Patti Smith!).

If you are looking for more great holiday music, check out our Pops on Hops 2023 Christmas Playlist, featuring Christmas songs from many of the artists featured during our third season in 2023!

You can also check out the collection of the Hummel family’s favorite Christmas songs!

Up next... The Same Old Blood Rush with a New Touch by Cute Is What We Aim For. This episode will be released on March 3, 2023.

Jingles are by our friend Pete Coe.

Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition.

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Barry and Abigail both recommend If On a Winter’s Night by Sting.

We reviewed Natalie Merchant’s rendition of Children Go Where I Send Thee. Listen to the original recording of Go Where I Send Thee by The Golden Gate Quartet.

Barry played a sample of Eartha Kitt’s Santa Baby.

We reviewed Sheryl Crow’s version of Blue Christmas. Listen to the original recording of Blue Christmas by Doye O’Dell.

We played a sample of Nat King Cole’s The Christmas Song to compare it to the version by Hootie & The Blowfish.

We also played a sample of Engelbert Humperdinck’s Ave Maria to compare it to the version by Eleven and Chris Cornell.

We also played a sample of Elvis Presley’s Santa Claus Is Back in Town to compare it to the version by Jonny Lang.

Barry compared the lyrical content of Christmas Song by Tim Reynolds and Dave Matthews to Christmas Day by Squeeze.

Barry entered We Three Kings by Patti Smith into the Abigail Hummel School of Speaking Smartly About Music with a comparison to Blue by R.E.M. (which features Patti Smith!).

If you are looking for more great holiday music, check out our Pops on Hops 2023 Christmas Playlist, featuring Christmas songs from many of the artists featured during our third season in 2023!

You can also check out the collection of the Hummel family’s favorite Christmas songs!

Up next... The Same Old Blood Rush with a New Touch by Cute Is What We Aim For. This episode will be released on March 3, 2023.

Jingles are by our friend Pete Coe.

Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition.

Follow Barry or Abigail on

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Jukebox: He’s the Drinker, We’re the Talkers (DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince and Evil Genius Beer Company)

Barry, Abigail, and special guest Derek Hummel, Sr., (Abigail’s uncle and Barry’s brother) discuss Derek’s Jukebox submission, He’s the DJ, I’m the Rapper by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, and sample Main Character Energy, #Adulting, Challenge Accepted, and Purple Monkey Dishwasher from Evil Genius Beer Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

A Nightmare on My Street was originally supposed to be a collaboration with the studio that produced A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master. Read about the legal battle that ensued.

Hip Hop Dancer’s Theme samples Peter Piper by Run-D.M.C., which sampled Take Me to the Mardi Gras by Bob James. This TikTok makes the connection even more obvious!

Our next Jukebox episode will be Diorama by Silverchair, submitted by Ian Rees. This episode is scheduled to drop on May 3, 2024. Listen to our episode featuring Ian’s own music, Bonus: Friendship Induced Pod.

Up next... A Very Special Christmas 3

Jingles are by our friend Pete Coe.

Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition.

Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we’re drinking when we’re not on mic!

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Bonus: Guest Spot on "What Am I Making Podcast #006"

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We had the pleasure of joining our friend, and frequent guest, Matt Carlson on the podcast portion of his new project, ⁠What Am I Making⁠, back on March 27, 2023.

Matt is a talented musician and songwriter from East Lansing, Michigan, whom Barry met as part of an online community created by Pete Dominick, the host of the ⁠Stand Up With Pete Dominick⁠ podcast. During one of their weekly hangouts, Matt shared the name of his latest band, ⁠Harborcoat⁠. Barry caught the R.E.M. connection, which led to a ⁠Pops on Hops episode⁠ to discuss the album ⁠Joy is Elusive⁠. The outtakes alone from that conversation also led to a ⁠Pops on Hops bonus episode⁠ to discuss Matt's Top Five R.E.M. albums. Matt has also contributed songs to our Christmas bonus episodes in both ⁠2021⁠ and ⁠2022⁠.

So, obviously, when Matt asked Abigail and Barry to chat about the Pops on Hops podcast, they jumped at the chance! It is a fabulous discussion of the origin story of the Pops on Hops podcast!

If you want to check out other episodes of the What Am I Making podcast, here are a few of our favorites!

⁠WAIM #044 - Kevin Alexander's Ten Best Albums Of 2023⁠

⁠WAIM #031 - Matty C & Rockin' The Suburbs - Live at The Lost Rhino⁠

⁠What Am I Making #016 - Kevin and Scott Robertson of The Vapour Trails⁠

Up next... The Same Old Blood Rush with a New Touch by Cute Is What We Aim For. This episode will be released on March 3, 2023.

Jingles are by our friend Pete Coe.

Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition.

Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we’re drinking when we’re not on mic!