Welcome back to the 2019 No Sleep ’til Sudbury Christmas special, featuring none other than the legendary Rik Emmett. In Part II of this year’s special, Rik and I return to his home studio to chat about the controversy behind Christmas classic “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”, who wrote the Jeopardy theme, the back side of the beat, and so much more. And, he performs another Christmas classic.

Once again, Rik approaches his favourite Christmas tunes with humour, passion, and insights that introduce a entirely new level of understanding of music most of us tend to enjoy superficially. Cheers to him for being an incredible guest once again this year.

This concludes the NSTS programming schedule for 2019, returning the first week of January. To all my valued listeners, all over the world – I wish you a very Merry Christmas and an amazing 2020. I appreciate your loyalty, and it’s been my privilege to have you tune in this past year. All the very best to you. Happy holidays!  

Emmett’s playlist:

Sammy Davis Jr. – Baby, It’s Cold Outside 

Diana Krall – Christmastime Is Here

Vinyl Cafe – Dave Cooks The Turkey

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He’s back! My pal Rik Emmett has joined me once again this year on No Sleep ’til Sudbury for two special Christmas episodes of the show, live from Rik’s home.  

I love working with Rik on this stuff, because he’s so enthusiastic about it and puts in so much preparation. He killed it again this year, with more compelling perspectives, historical insights, and hilarious stories – all while playing his guitar. And this year folks, Rik performs TWO songs. Do not miss this.       

Emmett’s playlist:

James Taylor – The Christmas Song

Michael Buble – Let It Snow  

Tuck Andress – Jingle Bells

Joni Mitchell – River

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Film director Sergio Navarretta and screenwriter Alessandra Piccione are the founders of SNAP Films, and they are also my guests on NSTS this week. They’re here to talk about The Cuban, their new movie starring Lou Gossett, Jr., and also Arctic Dogs, a new movie they worked on with Alec Baldwin, Heidi Klum, and John Cleese.     

We have a great chat about their NSTS playlist, in addition to the criticality of selecting the music for The Cuban, the best places to eat in New York, Afghan culture, and much more. 

The playlist:

Leonard Cohen – Hallelujah

Frank Sinatra – New York, New York

Lucio Dalla – Caruso

Billy Joel – Piano Man

Ibrahim Ferrer – Quizas

Zeb & Haniya – Paimona 

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