Ho ho ho! Once again it's time for Santa OlderMusicGeek to send away that crazy Evil Doctor OlderMusicGeek, and usher in the Holiday Season - with a capital H and S!As we've done on the two previous years, the first episode brings the quieter and mellower Holiday tunes, mostly folk and acoustic works, but a couple of surprises in there, a Christmas tune from metal guitarist Ivan Dimitrienko and a rousing version of "Jolly Old St Nicholas" from The Wire Frames!So grab yourself some hot cocoa, Coca-Cola, or eggnog, depending how you like to celebrate the holidays, relax, and get into the holiday spirit with some Iowa music.Other IMSC posts involving The Holidays:http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/search/label/holidaysOther IMSC posts with folk music:http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/search/label/folk%20musicOther IMSC post with acoustic music:http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/search/label/acousticTo download the podcast, right click on the link below and hit "Save as...":TRACK LISTING:For more information, click on the link below the track.Opening - Iowa Music Showcase Christmas Theme by Dylan Boyle and Dan OlderMusicGeek(http://iowamusicshowcasesongs.blogspot.com/2015/12/iowa-music-showcase-theme-christmas.html)Song 1 - "3am on Christmas Eve" by Marc Bailey(https://iowamusicshowcasesongs.blogspot.com/2017/11/ep-56-song-1-3am-on-christmas-eve-by.html)Song 2 - "Cherry Tree Carol" by Liv Carrow(https://iowamusicshowcasesongs.blogspot.com/2017/11/ep-56-song-2-cherry-tree-carol-by-liv.html)Song 3 - "Another Story" by Ryan Sheeler(https://iowamusicshowcasesongs.blogspot.com/2017/11/ep-56-song-3-another-story-by-ryan.html)Song 4 - "Vancouver Winter" by Sharon Bousquet(https://iowamusicshowcasesongs.blogspot.com/2017/11/ep-56-song-4-vancouver-winter-by-sharon.html)Song 5 - "Merry Christmas" by Igor Dimitrienko(https://iowamusicshowcasesongs.blogspot.com/2017/11/ep-56-song-5-merry-christmas-by-igor.html)Song 6 - "How the Years Go By Quickly" by Lewis Knudsen(https://iowamusicshowcasesongs.blogspot.com/2017/11/ep-56-song-6-how-years-go-by-quickly-by.html)Song 7 - "Jolly Old St Nicholas" by The Wire Frames(https://iowamusicshowcasesongs.blogspot.com/2017/11/ep-56-song-7-jolly-old-st-nicholas-by.html)Closing - Iowa Music Showcase Christmas Theme by Dylan Boyle and Dan OlderMusicGeek(http://iowamusicshowcasesongs.blogspot.com/2015/12/iowa-music-showcase-theme-christmas.html)All songs, artwork, and photography are copyrighted by the performers, composers, artists, and photographers, and used by their kind permission.The next episode: Part 2 of this year's Holiday - with a capital H - music!PREVIOUSLY ON IOWA MUSIC SHOWCASE:One year ago...PLAYLISTS and OTHER SOURCES: Iowa Holiday music -http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2016/11/playlists-iowa-holiday-music.htmlTwo years ago...Episode 20: A Jimi Strychnine Scribner Dedication -http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2015/11/episode-20-jimi-strychnine-scribner.htmlIowa Music Showcase can be listened to and/or downloaded on the following sites:Home page:http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/Feed:http://feeds.feedburner.com/IowaMusicShowcaseItunes:https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/iowa-music-showcase/id1173339660Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/pages/Iowa-Music-Showcase/364796883703114Soundcloud:https://soundcloud.com/iowa-music-showcaseBandcamp:https://iowamusicshowcase.bandcamp.com/YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXMPcIaIvvs0Aj4zk2JbXdQ/feedIowa Music Showcase is also on Code Zero Radio every Tuesday and Thursday at 10pm central time:http://codezeroradio.com/Other websites:Twitter:https://twitter.com/iamusicshowcaseInstagram:https://instagram.com/iowamusicshowcaseReverbNation:https://www.reverbnation.com/iowamusicshowcaseArchive.org:https://archive.org/details/@iowa_music_showcase#uploadsSpotify:https://play.spotify.com/user/iowamusicshowcase