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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 Christm...
This week on Behind The Christmas Hits - Drew gives you a peek behind the curtain about what goes into making this podcast - and the story b...
Pat Monahan from Train joins Behind the Christmas Hits with Drew Savage for exciting chat about the new version of 'Christmas in Tahoe' albu...
This week on Behind The Christmas Hits, Drew Savage is joined by Kevin Olusoa of Pentatonix to talk about their new holiday album Christmas...
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...
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 So...
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...
After getting kicked out of the studio during the sessions for one of the most revered Christmas albums ever, Brian Wilson would create a Ch...
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 H...
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 Christ...
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...
Ron Payne joins Drew Savage to talk about working with John Hughes on movies such as National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Planes, Trains a...
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...
In the fall of 2000, Britney Spears was arguably the most famous person on the planet. Her first two albums sold a combined 47 million copie...
The Canadian legend Michael Bublé joins Drew Savage for a feature interview for Behind The Christmas Hits! They chat about Michael's...
Before becoming a household name, one of the biggest artists of 2024 dropped a Christmas album. This is the story of Sabrina Carpenter's 'Fr...
The iconic Andrew Ridgeley sits down with Drew Savage for a feature interview for Behind The Christmas Hits! Andrew and Drew chat about writ...
If it wasn't for a broken organ in an Austrian Church, we never would have heard what would become the most recorded Christmas hit ever. Thi...
Johnny Mathis says its his favourite Holiday song to sing! It's time to learn the story behind the Christmas hit 'Sleigh Ride'.
A case of mistaken identity led to the very first Christmas hit recorded by one of the greats. This is the story of 'Here Comes Santa Claus'...
A song commissioned for one department store was inspired by an ad for another. This the story behind the Christmas hit 'I Saw Mommy Kissing...
Who does a young punk-rocker from Orange County want to grow up and be just like? If you're Gwen Stefani, it's Mariah Carey! ... At least fo...
Brenda Lee is a member of the Rock N Roll, Country Music, and Rockabilly Halls of Fame and has sold over 100 Million records worldwide - and...
Christmas can, and probably should be a very simple time... but things always seem to spiral out of control. The feeling of what Christmas c...
One of the biggest duets of the 80s lead to one of the most successful country Christmas albums ever! This is the story behind Once Upon a C...
1966. Stevie Wonder was still so young in his career and his life. He'd just turned 16 in May, and was shedding his 'little' moniker. Stevie...
How is this even possible? There hasn't been a Christmas song named after the greeting we all share every year at Christmas time!? Well ther...
One of the Most Beloved Christmas Specials gave us one of the Most Beloved Christmas Songs... but for years, nobody knew who actually sang i...
Recording a Christmas Album was something Kelly Clarkson always wanted to do! Her first effort produced the biggest Holiday hit of the 21st...
Drew is joined by Clifton Murray of the Tenors to talk about their new Christmas Album 'Christmas with The Tenors' and their Canada-wide tou...
There probably isn't a singer on earth who has a more natural connection to the Christmas Holiday - and then one day - she wrote a song abou...
Do you remember where you were the first time you heard Outkast tell you to 'Shake it like a Polaroid Picture'? How about when Nickelback to...
Trans-Siberian Orchestra came out of nowhere in 1996 with a song called 'Christmas Eve, Sarajevo, 12-24'. And it just sounded so different t...
It's a contemporary Holiday classic, but like so many songs that become classics... it happened quite by accident! This is the story behind...
Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20 has released Christmas music before, but last year he put out his first FULL Christmas album titled "Something Abo...
There are lots of Christmas Hits that endured for 60, 70 - even 80 years or more, but only one of those was sung by a ten year old! Gayla Pe...
It's the series of albums that gave us some of the most recognizable versions of our favourite Christmas songs and became the most successfu...
The networks thought it was trash. The creators worried that they had ruined one of the most popular comic strips in the world, but instead...
It's the most successful Christmas album of the 21st Century - and it's from a Canadian who credits another Christmas album for introducing...
It's a modern day Christmas classic that hit the top 10 in over 20 countries - including Canada! It's recently been named one of the best Ch...
Many of the songs we feature have largely unknown origins - but that is not the case with this song! Still, do you know which singer was sti...
Darlene Love is a Rock n Roll Hall of Famer - but her most famous song is a Christmas song! Christmas (Baby Please Come Home). That's not he...
You know there are some singers that are just so synonymous with Christmas music, that for a lot of people it just doesn't feel like the hol...
Mariah Carey is the voice of one of the biggest Christmas Hits of all time... she should have been the voice of a second! Join Drew Savage a...
The first big city Christmas song should have been a hit for Bob Hope - but bad timing means Bing Crosby would get credit for creating ANOTH...
One of the most famous Christmas Duets of all time only exists because one of the singers wanted NO part of the original idea! Join Drew Sav...
One of the most famous Christmas Songs of all wasn't even written about the season... and has an ugly history. Join Drew Savage as he takes...
Rolling Stone declared Darlene Love's Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) The Greatest Rock n Roll Christmas Song Ever! And who better to walk...
A challenge to write a second Christmas as good as his first resulted in a song that achieved even more success! Join Drew Savage as he take...