Happy Holidays! If you’ve traveled through the seven levels of the candy cane forest looking for entertaining and informative musical insights, you’ve arrived at your destination!

Join hosts Wend and Will as they discuss the themes, leitmotifs, and peppermint-flavored instrumentation that make Elf one of their holiday favorites, all brought to us by the underrated musical genius – John Debney.

Hop into our sleigh as we expose fake Santas, tear Christmas-grams, and rip open the presents under the composer’s tree to reveal the memorable themes, the orchestration surprises, and all those swirly, twirly gumdrops that make this score so well-loved from pole to pole.

Timestamps8:47 – 1. Papa Elf12:14 – 2. Main Title17:47 – 3. Buddy’s Journey23:14 – 4. A Stroll With Buddy26:52 – 5. Christmas Medley30:59 – 6. Weird Wonderland38:36 – 7. The Frozen Battlefield42:09 – 8. Buddy’s Theme46:00 – 9. Santa’s in Trouble49:01 – 10. A Walk in the Park52:06 – 11. Attack of the Little People54:26 – 12. Central Park Rangers59:42 – 13. Working With Dad1:00:49 – 14. A Snowman’s Advice1:03:45 – 15. Showdown in the Park1:06:53 – 16. Buddy and Santa’s Flight1:09:16 – 17. Spaghetti and Syrup1:12:49 – Final ThoughtsLink