As of Recording, Wham’s “Last Christmas” was predicted to be the UK #1 Christmas single, but the honor officially went to Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect” (not a year end song, despite what the music video would have you believe) as of publish. --- LINKS --- http://patreon.com/reasonablysound http://d.rip/mikerugnetta http://twitter.com/reasonablysnd http://instagram.com/reasonablysnd http://twitter.com/mikerugnetta http://instagram.com/mikerugnetta --- SOURCES --- • From “Jingle Bells” to “Jingle Bell Rock”, Studwell - http://bit.ly/2C2XxzO • The Christmas Carol as a Cultural Phenomenon, Studwell - http://bit.ly/2BZgKSV • “The story I must tell”: “Jingle Bells” in the Minstrel Repertoire, Hamill - http://bit.ly/2C29SUS • Why Read The Classics, Calvino - http://bit.ly/2BWo4Px • Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ finally hits Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 - • http://nydn.us/2C2XST6 • Race for Christmas number 1 hots up as Wham! sits ahead of Eminem and Ed Sheeran on iTunes chart - http://bit.ly/2C1N7AE --- SAMPLES --- "DID U KNOOOOOOW?" used w/ permission from Mikey Neumann of Movies w/ Mikey. Check out his awesome work here: http://bit.ly/2C47L3a Kmart In-Store Music: Christmas 1974 - http://bit.ly/2BWVIof Christmas Medley, 1953 - http://bit.ly/2BYPG6n Emotions (Acapella) - Mariah Carey Nat King Cole - "The Christmas Song" Ennio Morricone - Story of a Soldier Mario64 --- EPISODE IMAGE --- Sleigh Bells by Richard Wheeler - http://bit.ly/2C2fmyW CC-BY-SA licensed Ep Image Located Here: https://imgur.com/Vp6nvB8 --- THANKS --- Thanks to all the show’s current patrons and supporters, with an extra special double thanks to: Oscar Acton, Kathy Ahfid, Jack Britton, Keith Broni, Andrew Carlos, Jana Deppe, Cassandra Durnford, Talia F E, Scott Fassett, Jesse Gamble, Nick Goertzen, Camilla Greer, Clayton Grey, Ethan Hermer, Dale Jakes, Coral Kennelty-Cohen, Anthony Kirkpatrick, Joe Krushinsky, Tod Kurt, Andrew MacLarty, J.S. Majer, Mahlen Morris, Dylan Neal, Adam Neely, Rachaul Paul, Royce Rackham, Clarissa Redwine, Susan Rugnetta, Cole Sarar, Tom Vickers, Chelsea Whyte, Johnny C, Tim, Hans, Benjamin, HectorSuzanne, Joachim, and Elliott <3 Reasonably Sounds Theme and Act Break music are by Will Stratton (http://willstratton.bandcamp.com), and visual design by Tida Tep (http://tidatep.com)