Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: What the Riff Next Gen
Episode: Christmas Songs that Rock part VI
Description: What the Riff!?! delves once again into the great (and not so great) Christmas songs to add a little cheer as you rock around the Christmas tree this year.
“Carol of the Bells” by Mannheim Steamroller
Mannheim Steamroller covers a Ukrainian carol from 1922. They highlight a 3 against 2 polyrhythm that is present in the original song, and add a major key change that is not present in the original. This is off their second Christmas album released in 1988 entitled "A Fresh Aire Christmas."
“O Come O Come Emanuel” by Bad Religion
This fast-paced rendition takes an 8th century...