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🗓️ 23 December 2024
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 92 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the controversial roots of the song “Jingle Bells,” and its connection to Medford and Boston, Massachusetts. Is it just an innocent Christmas carol about a ride in the snow, or is it a circa 1850 song about a booty call? You’ll never hear this tune the same after this! Kelley Cocuzzo McCauley joins us on piano. This episode first aired December 21, 2017
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0:00.0 | Do do do do do do do do. |
0:02.0 | Dumb. |
0:03.0 | Hi, I'm Mike Rowe and I got nothing against celebrities. |
0:06.0 | In fact, I just interviewed Rob Lowe and Jason Alexander and they were terrific, but usually I interview people you've never heard of. |
0:12.0 | The plumber who makes 250 grand a year, the first responders who risk their lives to save complete and total strangers, |
0:19.0 | and the mad scientists who are about to change the world |
0:21.4 | with a better mousetrap. Those are the kinds of people I usually interview on the way I heard it, |
0:26.1 | and you're officially invited to give it a listen wherever you listen to podcast. Welcome, legendary |
0:30.9 | listeners. Thanks for tuning in to From the Vault, a second look at some of our classic episodes. Look |
0:36.1 | for a new episode every week. |
0:41.2 | Now, can you go back and listen on your own at our New England Legends.com? |
0:41.8 | You bet. |
0:45.9 | But you won't get the added bonus of an after-the-legion segment featuring new commentary about that episode from your old pals, Jeff and Ray. |
0:50.3 | So let's open up the New England Legends Vault and revisit another legendary episode. |
0:58.4 | And welcome to the vaults. |
1:00.6 | Welcome to the holiday vault. |
1:02.2 | Very festive in here. |
1:04.4 | This is one of my favorites, and this |
1:06.1 | is from the very early years. We pick apart |
1:08.1 | the song, Jingle Bells. |
1:10.0 | First aired December 21st, 2017. Enjoy. |
1:15.1 | So, Jeff, what are we looking for? Ray, we're in Medford, Massachusetts on High Street, |
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