Ho ho ho! Once again it's time for Santa OlderMusicGeek to send away that crazy Evil Doctor OlderMusicGeek, and usher in the Holiday Season - with a capital H and S!

As we've done on the two previous years, the first episode brings the quieter and mellower Holiday tunes, mostly folk and acoustic works, but a couple of surprises in there, a Christmas tune from metal guitarist Ivan Dimitrienko and a rousing version of "Jolly Old St Nicholas" from The Wire Frames!

So grab yourself some hot cocoa, Coca-Cola, or eggnog, depending how you like to celebrate the holidays, relax, and get into the holiday spirit with some Iowa music.


Other IMSC posts involving The Holidays:
iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/search/label/holidays

Other IMSC posts with folk music:
iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/search/label/folk%20music

Other IMSC post with acoustic music:
iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/search/label/acoustic

To download the podcast, right click on the link below and hit "Save as...":
archive.org/download/IowaMusicShowcaseEpisode56/Iowa%20Music%20Showcase%20-%20Episode%2056_.mp3





TRACK LISTING:
For more information, click on the link below the track.

Opening - Iowa Music Showcase Christmas Theme by Dylan Boyle and Dan OlderMusicGeek
(iowamusicshowcasesongs.blogspot.com/2015/12/iowa-music-showcase-theme-christmas.html)

Song 1 - "3am on Christmas Eve" by Marc Bailey
(iowamusicshowcasesongs.blogspot.com/2017/11/ep-56-song-1-3am-on-christmas-eve-by.html)

Song 2 - "Cherry Tree Carol" by Liv Carrow
(iowamusicshowcasesongs.blogspot.com/2017/11/ep-56-song-2-cherry-tree-carol-by-liv.html)

Song 3 - "Another Story" by Ryan Sheeler
(iowamusicshowcasesongs.blogspot.com/2017/11/ep-56-song-3-another-story-by-ryan.html)

Song 4 - "Vancouver Winter" by Sharon Bousquet
(iowamusicshowcasesongs.blogspot.com/2017/11/ep-56-song-4-vancouver-winter-by-sharon.html)

Song 5 - "Merry Christmas" by Igor Dimitrienko
(iowamusicshowcasesongs.blogspot.com/2017/11/ep-56-song-5-merry-christmas-by-igor.html)

Song 6 - "How the Years Go By Quickly" by Lewis Knudsen
(iowamusicshowcasesongs.blogspot.com/2017/11/ep-56-song-6-how-years-go-by-quickly-by.html)

Song 7 - "Jolly Old St Nicholas" by The Wire Frames
(iowamusicshowcasesongs.blogspot.com/2017/11/ep-56-song-7-jolly-old-st-nicholas-by.html)

Closing - Iowa Music Showcase Christmas Theme by Dylan Boyle and Dan OlderMusicGeek
(iowamusicshowcasesongs.blogspot.com/2015/12/iowa-music-showcase-theme-christmas.html)


All songs, artwork, and photography are copyrighted by the performers, composers, artists, and photographers, and used by their kind permission.


The next episode: Part 2 of this year's Holiday - with a capital H - music!



PREVIOUSLY ON IOWA MUSIC SHOWCASE:
One week ago...
PLAYLISTS: Thanksgiving - Iowa Style -
iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/11/playlists-thanksgiving-iowa-style.html

Two weeks ago...
Just what the heck is on this website! -
iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/11/just-what-heck-is-on-this-website.html

Three weeks ago...
Leave me alone! I'm resting! -
iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/10/episode-55-happy-hawkeye-halloween-2017.html

One month ago...
EPISODE 55: Happy Hawkeye Halloween 2017, Part 4 of 4 - The Black Angels and Other Iowa Evil Spirits -
iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/10/episode-55-happy-hawkeye-halloween-2017.html

Three months ago...
EPISODE 50: Nepotism -
iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/08/episode-50-nepotism.html

Six months ago...
PLAYLISTS: New Iowa Music on YouTube 1 -
iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/05/playlists-new-on-our-youtube-stream-1.html

One year ago...
PLAYLISTS and OTHER SOURCES: Iowa Holiday music -
iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2016/11/playlists-iowa-holiday-music.html

Two years ago...
Episode 20: A Jimi Strychnine Scribner Dedication -
iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2015/11/episode-20-jimi-strychnine-scribner.html


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