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Jingle Bell Rocks: Mitchell Kezin Searches For The Soul Of Xmas Music

Jingle Bell Rocks is a fantastic documentary by and about Mitchell Kezin’s obsession with Christmas Music. Monte LOVED the film, featuring Rev. Run from Run-DMC,  John Waters, Wayne Coyne from The Flaming Lips and a bunch of other lovable Xmas music weirdos.  You can rent or by the movie here . Or if you want to STREAM the movie, email Mitchell himself and tell him “Monte sent you.” and listen to Monte’s conversation with Mitchell introducing him to our own Western Mass Christmas music aficionados SANTACO.

https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/jingle-bell-rocks-mitchell-kezin-searches-for-the-soul-of-christmas-music

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