AND TODAY, IT’S A CLASSIC THAT CAME ABOUT ON A COLD TRAIN RIDE BACK EAST IN THE LATE 1940’S. WHAT STARTED OUT AS A POTENTIAL COMMERCIAL JINGLE TURNED INTO ONE OF THE MOST LOVED CHRISTMAS SONGS OF ALL TIME. THE STORY OF THAT TRAIN RIDE…AND THE SONG ON TODAY’S BEHIND THE SONG! Click Here

TODAY, THE REAL LIFE STORY OF A ROCK MUSICIAN WHO WANTS AN IRISH COFFEE…AND WINDS UP WITH A SIX PACK OF BEER…..AND A TOP TEN HIT! THE STORY AND THE SONG….ON MARK AND KRISTIN’S BEHIND THE SONG! Click Here

TODAY, A STRUGGLING SONGWRITER FINALLY GETS A SONG RELEASED…AND ALL HE HAD TO DO WAS WRITE A CHRISTMAS NOVELTY SONG! WE’LL PLAY THAT FIRST SUCCESS…ON MARK AND KRISTIN’S BEHIND THE SONG! Click Here

TODAY THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS INSPIRES A ONE SONGWRITER TO WRITE A MUSICAL PRAYER FOR PEACE. HIS STORY…AND THE SONG….ON MARK AND KRISTIN’S BEHIND THE SONG! Click Here

TODAY, THE VOICE OF ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS CHARACTERS IN ADVERTISING….LENDS HIS SINGING TALENT TO A CHRISTMAS TV SPECIAL IN THE 60’S….IT’S ONE OF THE GREAT ONES YOU GREW UP WITH…AND IT’S NEXT….ON  MARK AND KRISTIN’S BEHIND THE SONG! Click Here

TODAY, A BRITISH ROCK MUSICIAN SEES A NEWS REPORT ON TV….AND IT SPARKS THE IDEA FOR A SONG THAT CAN HELP FEED STARVING CHILDREN. A SONG WITH A PURPOSE… ON MARK AND KRISTIN’S BEHIND THE SONG! Click Here

TODAY, ONE OF THE MOST UNLIKELY PAIRINGS OF MUSICIANS GIVES US ONE OF THE MOST UNFORGETTABLE HOLIDAY HITS….WE’RE GOIN’ BACK TO THE 70’S…… ON MARK AND KRISTIN’S BEHIND THE SONG!  peace on earth

TODAY, WE’RE GOIN’ WAY BACK…FOR ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR ROCK AND ROLL CHRISTMAS SONGS EVER….SUNG BY A 13 YEAR OLD GIRL. A TRUE CLASSIC…ON MARK AND KRISTIN’S BEHIND THE SONG! Click Here

TODAY, A SINGER LIVING IN LOS ANGELES STARTS TO FEEL HOMESICK AND WRITES A HOLIDAY SONG THAT BECOMES A MODERN DAY CLASSIC. WE’RE HEADING BACK TO THE YEAR 1970…ON  MARK AND KRISTIN’S BEHIND THE SONG! Click Here

TODAY, A SINGING MOVIE STAR IS INSPIRED BY KIDS CALLING OUT FOR AN EVEN BIGGER HERO….AND WRITES A TIMELESS CHILDREN’S SONG THAT’S BEEN PART OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON EVER SINCE…..THE STORY AND THE SONG ARE… ON MARK AND KRISTIN’S BEHIND THE HOLIDAY SONG!  here comes santa claus