Christmas At Home with Hanif Abdurraqib (feat. Hrishikesh Hirway and She & Him)

Welcome to our first ever holiday special, ‘Christmas At Home with Hanif Abdurraqib’ an hour long deep dive into the world of Christmas Music. Whether you’re flooded with warm nostalgia at the first beat of Jingle Bells, or like Hanif didn’t grow up with the holiday but are nonetheless enchanted by the aesthetics of it, this episode is for you. We’ve invited special guests Hrishikesh Hirway and the duo She & Him on the show to talk about Christmas standards, eggnog, and lay praise at the feet of Mariah Carey. Plus we hear from listeners from across the country who’ve called in to share their non-traditional Christmas traditions. For the Hanif and Hrishi's Christmas song bracket, running 12/18-12/23, head over to @objectofsound. Show Notes: She & Him’s first Christmas album, A Very She & Him Christmas, is being re-released in special edition this year on the occasion of its 10th anniversary. Both A Very She & Him Christmas and She & Him’s second Christmas album, Christmas Party, are available now. Hrishikesh Hirway is the host of Song Exploder and Home Cooking. He is also a composer. Recently, he composed the soundtrack for The Red Lantern, a dog-sledding survival game from Epic Games. Mariah Carey announced “It’s Time” for Christmas on Nov. 1, 2021. She has been welcoming the Christmas season this way for the past several years. Hrishikesh Hirway and Hanif Abdurraqib will be running their Christmas song bracket on Twitter (@nifmuhammad, @hrishihirway, @objectofsound). Hanif’s holiday tradition usually involves watching the 2003 classic, Love Actually.  Credits:This show is produced by work by work: Scott Newman, Jemma Rose Brown, Kathleen Ottinger, Emily Shaw and by Hanif Abdurraqib. The show is mixed by Sam Bair. Extra gratitude to Ian Fox, Sean Nesbit, Jason Saldanha and the team at PRX and of course, Joe Dawson and Saidah Blount at Sonos.