Merry Mixtapes: Tim Babb - Can't Wait For Christmas

I’m excited to announce a podcast episode that has been a long time in the making.

Today we have the next episode of our Merry Mixtapes series - a conversation with comedian, Disney enthusiast, lover of all things Christmas and host of Can’t Wait for Christmas podcast, Tim Babb!

Tim graciously shared his playlist of Disneyland Christmas music waaaaay back at the end of last November. But, there were some technical difficulties with the audio, all on my side of course (the digital Gods both fear and respect Mr. Babb).

After recording, Tim and I both realized that our conversation was pretty heavy on the visuals and might leave folks who have never experienced the parks a bit stranded. So, during the three months it took me to stitch back together all the disparate bits of local and cloud audio, I also took some time to create a visual version of the episode specifically for YouTube.

If you’ve been to the Disneyland resort, especially at Christmastime, you’ll be fine with the normal, audio-only episode. But, if you want to see all the bands, parades, attractions and shows as Tim and I discuss them, you might prefer to follow along with the visually-enhanced version.

For information on the Merry Mixtapes series and how it got started, you can check out the last post, or Episode 10 of the ‘Tis the Soundtrack podcast.

And a big “Thank you” to Tim for sharing his mixtape and his love of Christmas and Disneyland.

To hear more of Tim, check out the Can’t Wait For Christmas podcast.

Tim Babb - Can’t Wait For Christmas
Christmas Music of Disneyland

• it’s a small world HOLIDAY (soundtrack)
• Believe… In Holiday Magic (fireworks show)
• A Christmas Fantasy Parade (soundtrack)
• Sleigh Ride - Banjomania
• Medley: Hark! The Herald Angles Sing/God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/Joy To The World - Disneyland’s Christmas Brass (now the Dickens * Yuletide Brass Band)
• Jingle Bell Rock - Hollyridge Strings
• The Country Bear Christmas Special (soundtrack)

You can listen to Tim’s mixtape below on YouTube.

Please note: the version of the Disneyland’s Christmas Brass medley discussed in the episode is not available online. Instead, I included a a video of the Disneyland’s current Dickens Yuletide Brass performing a selection of Christmas songs.

Thank you again Tim for taking the time to share your mixtape (and apologies on the long delay between recording and releasing the episode).

Cheers and Merry Christmas!