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Dec 2023

33 m

Best Music for the Holidays

About this episode

In this episode, we decided to recommend the best music to listen to for Christmas, New Year’s and the holiday season as a whole. We brought in holiday classics like ‘Feliz Navidad’ by Jose Feliciano, rap songs like ‘Christmas in Harlem’ by Kanye West & more.

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List of Songs Discussed

•Christmas in Harlem by Kanye West

•Feliz Navidad by Jose Feliciano

•New Year’s Day by U2

•Running Late by Karrahbooo

•& More

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