76 I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day

Hallelujah! There's no swearing in this one!  Join us in welcoming J-Dawg and first time contributor The Brodster for our first ever GXO Non-Denominational Christmas Xtravaganza! This week we introduce you to A True Unicorn: The Boy In A Non-Secular Music Bubble! Brodie "The Brodster" Broadcaster had to up and leave home at the age of 20 just to hear his first Rock N Roll... sorta How is this possible? Did he not know about The Beatles until the 1990s? Elvis? The Stones? The Ramones? Listen as we turn the pages of The Book Of Brodie where he regales us with tales of Chuck Smith in the California sun of Calvary Chapel 1960s Jesus freak style. Also on today's show: Proto Hippie Jesus Freak Larry Norman The funky jazz R&B 70's rock stylings of Riverside, California's Sweet Comfort Band Bryan Duncan and his transformational 90's Christmas album Bruce Cockburn Grateful Dead inspired 90s jam band leader Dave Matthews and his epic ballad of the first century Roman Solstice...sorta Also making an appearance is none other than Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the post popular and beloved American poet of the 19th century! Don't forget, we got the J-Dawg in the house! The GXO! - Generation X Offender  And the baby Jesus too All this, the American Civil War and MORE! on the latest episode of The GXO, your trusted, insider source for everything music and beyond Merry Christmas Happy Hanukkah Merry Chrismukkah Happy Kwanzaa Happy Festivus and Happy Nondenominational Seasonal Tree! WE LOVE YOU. EVERY ONE.   THE MUSIC: Righteous Rocker #1 https://music.apple.com/ca/album/righteous-rocker-1/280300208?i=280300527 by Larry Norman from his 1972 album Only Visiting This Planet. In 2013 the album was inducted into the Library Of Congress National Recording Registry to be preserved on its cultural, artistic and historic merit for representing the richness and diversity of the American soundscape Jesus Freak https://music.apple.com/ca/album/jesus-freak-remastered/1440837022?i=1440837026 by rap/rock trio DC Talk from their 1995 album of the same name. The Grammy Award wining album entered the US Top 20 peaking at #16 and spawned 6 singles that reached number one across various radio formats Christmas Song https://music.apple.com/ca/album/christmas-song/1587227684?i=1587227685  Fan favorite and often recorded Christmas Song was first released as part of the Remember Two Things album by the Dave Mathews Band. This 1993 live album was the first full length record ever released by the band. The studio recording of Christmas Song heard in this week's podcast is from the 2000 CD single of the same name Cry Of A Tiny Babe https://music.apple.com/ca/album/cry-of-a-tiny-babe/1799194750?i=1799195975 by Bruce Cockburn is from his 17th studio album released in 1991. Produced by legendary American music producer T Bone Walker, the album and Cry Of A Tiny Babe in particular, features the one-of-a-kind keyboard stylings of Booker T. Jones of Booker T & The MGs fame whose classic hit Green Onions from 1962 on Stax Records was written and released while Jones was still a teenager attending High School! I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day https://music.apple.com/ca/album/i-heard-the-bells-on-christmas-day/1165947874?i=1165947876 by Bryan Duncan from his 1995 album Christmas Is Jesus Angels We Have Heard On High https://music.apple.com/ca/album/angels-we-have-heard-on-high/1165947874?i=1165947877 by Bryan Duncan from his 1995 album Christmas Is Jesus Do you have a burning desire to send The GXO an email? Please do! [email protected] Want on our mailing list? Only one weekly update email, we promise! Wanna leave a comment? Need to contact us? Visit the GXO website at www.generationxoffender.com   *Please Note: Audio portions of this podcast have been reproduced under the fair use doctrine. This use is intended to be transformative, adding perspective to the original work, serving an educational purpose rather than commercial gain. This use is intended academically and does not serve as a substitute for the original.