Georgie Rogers and Will Hodgkinson join Robert Bound in the studio for our annual review of the season’s best festive music releases, including albums and singles from Orville Peck, Kelly Clarkson and Jimmy Fallon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hello and welcome to Monocle on Culture.
I'm Robert Bounds.
Today it's the return of our beloved slash, happy and glorious Slash, Notorious Slash, Silly Season, Slash Blessed or blessed in both senses of the word.
Christmas Music special.
It's the 2024 version our Christmas elves have been burrowing for and hunting down the best new Christmas releases over the past few weeks to serve up these sweet meats and seasonal treats for the delectation of our time honored expert delegation.
And they are the Times music critic and author of the best music book of the year, street level superstar, that is Will Hodgkinson and the brilliant broadcaster and DJ Georgie Rogers.
So expect rap, the rap, pop and TV personalities all sharing their musings on Christmas joy and wonder.
That is all coming up right here on Monocle On Culture.
We teased you at the top there with Georgie Rogers and Will Hodgkinson.
And here they are in fine festive spirit.
Welcome both to the program.
Lovely to have you here.
Hello.
How are you feeling, Rob?
Feeling just beginning to feel festive.
Yeah.
Just beginning.
Okay, so the choices that have gone into this program and the huge deep research you've done into it, well, hasn't kind of got you into the Christmas spirit.
That's what has started me.
Okay.