Winter, Wonders, and Whimsy
Episode 7 of the Books, Ballads, and B-Roll podcast, hosted by HVSPN, titled "Winter, Wonders, and Whimsy" was published on December 22, 2023 and runs 20 minutes.
December 22, 2023 ·20m · Books, Ballads, and B-Roll
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Hopewell Valley Student Podcasting Network
Books, Ballads, and B-Roll
Winter, Wonders, and Whimsy
Episode #7
You are listening to Books, Ballads, and B-roll the podcast with your hosts Bee and Alastair.
In this episode of Books, Ballads, and B-Roll the Podcast, we share our favorite winter-holiday-themed media!
Segment 1: Alastair’s Top 5 Winter/Holiday Books/Movies
- Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy - Karen Foxlee
- Spinning Silver - Naomi Novik
- Girls Made of Snow and Glass - Melissa Bashardoust
- The Nightmare Before Christmas - directed by Henry Selick and produced by Tim Burton
- It’s a Wonderful Life - Produced by Frank Capra
- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, the Muppets version
Segment 2: Bee’s Top 5 Winter/Holiday Books/Movies
- Jingle All the Way - animated film (2011) directed by Chel White and written by Allan Neuwirth
- Breadcrumbs - written by Anne Ursu
- The Littlest Christmas Tree - by R.A. Herman and illustrated by Jacqueline Rogers
- Rudolph The Rednosed Reindeer - 1964 film directed by Larry Roemer and Kizo Nagashima
- The Little Drummer Boy - 1968 version directed by Arthur Rankin and Jules Bass
- Also the Little Drummer Mouse - by Mercer Mayer
Segment 3: Winter/Holiday Playlist!
The Spotify playlist can be found here! It includes:
- Let it Go - Frozen
- Into the Unknown - Frozen
- Hark! The Harold Angels Sing - Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
- tis’ the damn season - Taylor Swift
- Christmas Tree Farm (Old Timey Version) - Taylor Swift
- The Christians and the Pagans - Dar Williams
- All I Want for Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey
- Christmases When You Were Mine - Taylor Swift
- White Winter Hymnal - Fleet Foxes
- Winter Song - Sara Bareilles
- ALL the Nightmare before Christmas soundtrack
- Basque Carol - Heavenly Angelic Light Orchestra
- Basque Carol - Transcendental Light Orchestra
- Ivy - Taylor Swift
- Do You Hear What I Hear - Perry Como
- The Little Drummer Boy - 1965 version; Harry Simeone Chorale
- Carol of the Bells
- Nutcracker soundtrack
- Swan Lake soundtrack
Music Credits:
- Flowers and Weeds (Acoustic Guitar & Penny Whistle) by Axletree
- Marty Gots a Plan by Kevin MacLeod
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