Jingle Bell Pop
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Jingle Bell Pop
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Narrated by:
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Erin Moon
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By:
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John Seabrook
It seems like every year, the holiday season arrives earlier and earlier. Before Halloween’s ghosts and ghouls have even had their chance to come out of the shadows, sleigh bells and ribbons begin to materialize at the mall and towering tinsel-tinged trees appear in our living rooms. But the most telltale sign of the arrival of yuletide festivities is the unceasingly merry melody of the seasonal songbook, from "Silent Night" to "Santa Baby." Love them or loathe them, these holiday earworms are here to stay. But how do these songs endure for decades? And why are there so few contemporary Christmas carols?
In this holly jolly Audible Original, New York Times bestselling author and New Yorker columnist John Seabrook uncovers the mysteries of the holiday music machine, exploring how these hits were made and why they’ve dominated the soundwaves each and every winter. From the mid-century reign of songwriter Johnny Marks ("Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer") to the manufactured musical nostalgia of modern holiday hits like "All I Want for Christmas Is You," Seabrook, alongside a cast of singers, songwriters, and producers, reveals the untold stories behind the songs that have us rockin’ around the Christmas tree year after year.
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You know the songs, now hear the stories behind the songs! This audio presentation is full of fun facts, a few inconvenient truths, and some great interviews with the songwriters themselves. And it’s small enough to fit in your stocking, or rather, short enough to fit into your busy holiday season.
- Dan Halen, Audible listener
About the Author
John Seabrook is the author of The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory, published by Norton in October 2015. He is also the author of Nobrow: The Culture of Marketing—The Marketing of Culture, which was published in 2000, Deeper: My Two-Year Odyssey in Cyberspace, which was published in 1997, and Flash of Genius and Other True Stories of Invention, published in 2008. He has been a contributor to The New Yorker since 1989 and became a staff writer in 1993. He explores the intersection between creativity and commerce in the fields of technology, design, and music. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two children and a dog and a cat.
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About the Performer
Erin Moon is an AEA/CAEA/SAG-AFTRA actor and multiple AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator of more than 200 novels. She narrates everything from children’s books to romance and is celebrated for her facility with accents. Erin has also narrated nonfiction for world-renowned yoga and holistic health authors. She now lives, records, and teaches narration in beautiful Vancouver, Canada. She can be found on Instagram and Facebook: @mooneybooks.
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