Welcome to episode 40 of Holly Jolly X'masu! In this episode, I talk about the Shadracks' 1970 album, "Merry X'mas With The Shadracks." It's a fun album full of Christmas standards by the Japanese Folk band. I'm sometimes surprised by the records I come across while searching for Japanese Christmas albums. One unexpected gem was an EP I stumbled across about a year ago called "Christmas on Campus." It was listed as a folk album, but I couldn't get much more from the description. When it finally arrived about a month later, I found it to be a delightful but all-too-brief four-song collection of Japanese Folk singers from 1969. That sent me on a quest to find more of the same. I'd seen the cover for the Shadracks' album on a few different sites, but had never given it much attention, so I was surprised to see it turn up in my first searches for Japanese Christmas Folk music. Naturally, when I went back to the shops that had it, those copies had sold. Thankfully, it didn't take long for another copy to show up, and I was glad once I finally added it to my collection. I hope the Shadracks have whetted your appetite for Japanese Christmas Folk. While I haven't found too many full albums, I have found some great singles and stray tracks on other records. I'll share some of those with you next time. It's an interesting collection of songs from a diverse group of artists and I'm sure you'll enjoy it. As always, any feedback on this episode would be appreciated. If have any suggestions, or if you'd like to recommend a song or album for a future episode, drop me a line and let me know. Remember, I've added a button to my Ko-fi page. If you'd like to support me one cup of coffee at a time, a donation is only $3. I've also opened a Redbubble store. I only have a couple designs up, but keep an eye on it as I'll be trying to add more. Any proceeds or donations received will be put towards purchasing new Japanese Christmas music to review for future episodes. You can also find me on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. And if you get a chance, leave me a review on iTunes. Thanks!