Santa Claus is coming to town and stalking America

Switched on Pop

Vox Media Podcast Network

Music Interviews, Music History, Music, Music Commentary

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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The first time you hear "Santa Claus is Coming to Town," it probably registers as just another cheery holiday standard. But hiding within this seemingly simple song is a remarkable story of American transformation - musical, technological, and social. Each time artists reimagine the song over its 90-year history, they leave an imprint not just of their own style, but of their entire cultural moment. Artists Discussed: Eddie Cantor Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters The Crystals Ella Fitzgerald Fred Astaire The Jackson Five Bruce Springsteen Justin Bieber Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Is crypto perfect?
0:01.9	Nope.
0:02.7	But neither was email when it was invented in 1972.
0:06.0	And yet today, we send 347 billion emails every single day.
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0:25.4	Don't invest unless you're prepared to lose all the money you invest.
0:27.2	This is a high-risk investment, and you should not expect to be protected if something goes wrong.
0:29.7	Okay. Switched on pop.
0:42.2	Welcome to Switched on Pop. I'm musicologist Nate Sloan.
0:45.9	And I'm songwriter Charlie Harding.
0:47.4	Charlie, this year is very special. We're doing not one, but two holiday themed episodes, right?
0:53.3	Feeling very cheery, very in the holiday mood.
0:55.7	Last week, we were being kind of judgy.
0:59.3	Yeah, we were assigning these sleigh bell rankings to the best and the worst of the new
1:06.6	holiday releases of 2024.
1:08.8	Those songs deserved it.
1:09.8	Today I thought, let's be a little less controversial.
1:13.4	Let's be a little more loving.
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