Behind The Christmas Hits with Drew Savage

Dec 19 2024 72 ep. 6 mins 589
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You probably know every word to your favourite Christmas Songs, but what about where they came from? Join Drew Savage every week for a new story behind the song as he goes Behind The Christmas Hits!

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30 Years of Mariah Carey's 'Merry Christmas'! The Story of 'All I Want For Christmas is You'

Dec 19 2024 10 mins  
Brought to you by Planet Fitness, home of the Judgement Free Zone - Visit Planet Fitness at https://www.planetfitness.ca/ Mariah Carey is celebrating a milestone in 2024, but in this episode - we're going back to when Mariah was just becoming the Queen of Christmas! This is The Story of 'All I Want For Christmas is You'

98 Degrees Interview! The Story Behind 'This Gift'!

Dec 17 2024 22 mins  
Brought to you by Planet Fitness, home of the Judgement Free Zone - Visit Planet Fitness at https://www.planetfitness.ca/ The boyband era of the late 90s gave us a bunch of original Christmas hits from groups like NSYNC, Backstreet Boys and the group that joins us for this episode, 98 Degrees! Nick, Drew, Justin, and Jeff are all here to talk about their Christmas hit, 'This Gift'!

Ron Sexsmith Interview! The Story Behind 'Maybe This Christmas'

Dec 10 2024 12 mins  
Brought to you by Planet Fitness, home of the Judgement Free Zone - Visit Planet Fitness at https://www.planetfitness.ca/ One of the most popular and unexpected new Christmas hits of 2024 is sung by a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and a future NFL Hall of Famer, but it was written by a Canadian. This is the story of Ron Sexsmith's 'Maybe This Christmas.' Drew Savage chats with Ron

Interview with Ron Payne! Holiday Movies of John Hughes

Dec 10 2024 23 mins  
Brought to you by Planet Fitness, home of the Judgement Free Zone - Visit Planet Fitness at https://www.planetfitness.ca/ Ron Payne joins Drew Savage to talk about working with John Hughes on movies such as National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, and of course Home Alone. Ron Payne worked alongside Hughes as either his music supervisor or post produ

Britney Spears' 'My Only Wish (This Year)' - Things You Didn't Know!

Dec 03 2024 20 mins  
Brought to you by Planet Fitness, home of the Judgement Free Zone - Visit Planet Fitness at https://www.planetfitness.ca/ In the fall of 2000, Britney Spears was arguably the most famous person on the planet. Her first two albums sold a combined 47 million copies worldwide. Her second album, "Oops!... I Did It Again" was released in May of that year and by the fall, she was prepari

Michael Bublé Interview! The Story of 'Maybe This Christmas'

Dec 03 2024 17 mins  
Brought to you by Planet Fitness, home of the Judgement Free Zone - Visit Planet Fitness at https://www.planetfitness.ca/ The Canadian legend Michael Bublé joins Drew Savage for a feature interview for Behind The Christmas Hits! They chat about Michael's personal inspiration behind the song, 'Maybe This Christmas' and the emotions he wants his fans to feel. Drew shows a clip of Ph

Andrew Ridgeley Interview! 40 Years of Wham!'s 'Last Christmas'

Nov 26 2024 19 mins  
Brought to you by Planet Fitness, home of the Judgement Free Zone - Visit Planet Fitness at https://www.planetfitness.ca/ The iconic Andrew Ridgeley sits down with Drew Savage for a feature interview for Behind The Christmas Hits! Andrew and Drew chat about writing the iconic Christmas hit at the late George Michael's House, which modern day covers he prefers, and going Christmas c

Sabrina Carpenter's 'Fruitcake' - Things You Didn't Know!

Nov 26 2024 5 mins  
Brought to you by Planet Fitness, home of the Judgement Free Zone - Visit Planet Fitness at https://www.planetfitness.ca/ Before becoming a household name, one of the biggest artists of 2024 dropped a Christmas album. This is the story of Sabrina Carpenter's 'Fruitcake'.

'Sleigh Ride' - Things You Didn't Know!

Nov 19 2024 6 mins  
Brought to you by Planet Fitness, home of the Judgement Free Zone - Visit Planet Fitness at https://www.planetfitness.ca/ Johnny Mathis says its his favourite Holiday song to sing! It's time to learn the story behind the Christmas hit 'Sleigh Ride'.

'Silent Night' - Things You Didn't Know!

Nov 19 2024 9 mins  
Brought to you by Planet Fitness, home of the Judgement Free Zone - Visit Planet Fitness at https://www.planetfitness.ca/ If it wasn't for a broken organ in an Austrian Church, we never would have heard what would become the most recorded Christmas hit ever. This is the story of 'Silent Night'.