It's a David Byrne Christmas. The cofounder and frontman of Talking Heads has put together a playlist of his favorite Christmas songs for us. Also, we'll hear from actor Nicolas Cage. In the new movie Dream Scenario, he plays a college professor who becomes a star on the internet after he mysteriously appears in the dreams of millions of people. He talks about how that relates to his own experience of becoming an internet meme. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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Why in Philadelphia, I'm Terry Gross with fresh air weekend today, it's a David Byrne Christmas.
The co founder and frontman of the band Talking Heads has put together a playlist for us of his favorite Christmas songs.
He'll play those recordings and tell us why he chose them.
We'll also play a great Christmas song written and performed by David Byrne.
Everybody knows that the fat man's coming, his hair as white as the snow.
And we'll hear from actor Nicolas Cage.
He starred in Moonstruck, raising Arizona, leaving Las Vegas, adaptation and countless action films.
In the new movie Dream scenario, he plays a college professor who becomes a star on the Internet after he mysteriously appears in the dreams of millions of people.
That's coming up on FresH Air weekend.
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I'm Terry Gross.
When I interviewed David Byrne in November, I enjoyed it so much that when the interview was over, I asked if he'd consider returning before Christmas to play some of his favorite Christmas recordings.