{"id":3820,"date":"2024-12-17T13:17:43","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T13:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/talkingteesside\/?p=3820"},"modified":"2025-12-09T09:14:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T09:14:36","slug":"10-underrated-christmas-songs-to-add-to-your-playlist-according-to-a-music-lecturer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/talkingteesside\/2024\/12\/17\/10-underrated-christmas-songs-to-add-to-your-playlist-according-to-a-music-lecturer\/","title":{"rendered":"10 underrated Christmas songs to add to your playlist &#8211; according to a music lecturer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">Guest blog: Steve Jones<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">Senior Lecturer in Music Production at Teesside University, Dr Steve Jones takes us on a whistle-stop tour of his Christmas playlist ahead of the big day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">You won\u2019t find Mariah or Bubl\u00e9 on this playlist&#8230; <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">And while it wouldn\u2019t be Christmas without them, I\u2019m focusing specifically on those special festive songs which have struck a chord with me over the years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">Read on for the weird and wonderful picks which have reached the top ten on my Christmas playlist.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AN\u00daNA : The Coventry Carol (arr. Michael McGlynn)\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wit-jGD4wCw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">10) The Coventry Carol by AN\u00daNA\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">It\u2019s the surprise twist to this 16th century Christmas carol that earns its spot in my top ten list.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">The Coventry Carol was<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\"> traditionally performed as part of the Coventry Mystery Plays. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">And, although there <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">are more modern settings of the carol, this haunting version contains a well-known <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">example of a Picardy third. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">The Picardy third dates back to the Renaissance era and describes how a piece of music in a<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">\u00a0minor key raises a semitone to end with a major chord. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">This <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">unexpected chord change acts as an expressive lift, creating a feeling of happiness or <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">optimism \u2013things we all look for at this time of the year.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Joni Mitchell - River (Official Music Video)\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OLHxxBTl71I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">9) River by Joni Mitchell\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">This beautiful song comes from Joni Mitchell\u2019s 1971 album, Blue. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">Despite it being a <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">break-up song set around Christmas time, it has become something of a modern <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">Christmas standard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">River has been recorded by a wide range of artists, from Harry Styles to<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\"> Ellie Goulding. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">However, it\u2019s Joni\u2019s version that remains a favourite of <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">mine. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">I like how the piano accompaniment to her vocal neatly borrows from <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">Jingle Bells.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">Of course, Mitchell also gut-wrenchingly underscores the breakdown of the marriage between Emma Thompson and Alan Rickman\u2019s characters in Love Actually.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Wexford Carol\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0ePpyzP5GR8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">8) The Wexford Carol by Janice Burns and Jon Doran\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">On the more traditional, religious side is this Irish Christmas carol <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">from\u00a0 County Wexford. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">While the song is thought to be medieval<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">, it became popular during Victorian times when William Grattan <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">Flood, the organist at St. Aidan\u2019s Cathedral in Enniscorthy, transcribed the carol from a <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">local singer and published it in The Oxford Book of Carols. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">This version <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">by Janice Burns and Jon Doran, an Anglo-Scottish folk duo with a shared love of <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">traditional music and songs, offers a new slant on folk music.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">Burns and Doran seem to be touring constantly, enchanting audiences with their tight vocal harmonies. <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">They\u2019re playing at the Cluny 2 in Newcastle this December.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"That Was The Worst Christmas Ever! A Holiday Diorama. Sufjan Stevens.\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lh_0SMhZgZs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">7) That Was The Worst Christmas Ever! by Sufjan Stevens<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">Sufjan Stevens has become the quintessential alternative Christmas music curator, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">navigating the delicate terrain between festive joy and profound melancholy to <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">challenge traditional seasonal narratives. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">That Was The Worst Christmas Ever! <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">exemplifies his distinctive approach \u2013 deconstructing holiday <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">sentimentality through sparse instrumentation and emotional vulnerability. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">With a <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">simple progression, delicate instrumentation and Shara Worden\u2019s ethereal vocals,<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">\u00a0the song reveals Stevens\u2019 remarkable <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">ability to convert personal pain into universal musical poetry.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Robert Glasper ft. Cynthia Erivo - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen \/ Carol Of The Bells (Audio)\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KSYp0Rqosz8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">6) God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen \/ Carol Of The Bells by Robert Glasper ft. Cynthia Erivo<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">By contrast, Grammy-winning pianist Robert Glasper transforms the traditional <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">Christmas carol \u2018God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">His <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">innovative arrangements on the album In December break down genre boundaries, blending jazz with hip-hop rhythms to <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">give this classic seasonal hymn a contemporary twist.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">The voice of Wicked\u2019s Cynthia Erivo together with Glasper\u2019s signature style create a tender, joyful atmosphere which encapsulates the vibe of the holiday.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Christmas Was Better in the 80s\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2CusqmB8yP0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\"><strong>5) Christmas was Better in the 80s by The Futureheads<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">Sunderland post-punk quartet The Futureheads originally released Christmas was Better in the 80s in 2010, a nostalgic track featuring their distinctive humour and multi-part harmonies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">This song contrasts a minimalist piano intro with a riffing bass, shredded guitars and sleigh bells, celebrating 1980s memories with ironic lyrics like: &#8220;The snow was deeper in the 80s.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">This fan favourite appears on their 2025 self-produced Christmas album, recorded in Sunderland during the summer\u2019s heatwave funnily enough.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">The Futureheads are playing a series of December live shows, including home dates at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefirestation.org.uk\/\">The Fire Station<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tar Barrel in Dale\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0NziW856txo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">4) Tar Barrel in Dale by The Unthanks\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">Tar Barrel takes us to the heart of Northumberland, where men dressed in elaborate costumes and masks parade flaming barrels through town streets on New Year\u2019s Eve.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">The Unthanks sisters, with their deep connection to <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">Northumbrian musical heritage, commemorate the ancient, mysterious ritual \u2013 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">bridging past and present through their nu-folk interpretations. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">You could say the <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">burning barrel becomes a symbol of resilience, community, and the perpetual cycle of <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">renewal that marks the turning of the year.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Father Christmas\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8355kIB5x14?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">3) Father Christmas by The Kinks\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">The Kinks released this track in 1977, just as punk rock exploded across <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">the UK. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">The song captures the spirit of the moment with its prominent distorted guitar <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">riffs and clattering drums while incongruous sleigh bells and a tinkling piano add to the <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">festive theme. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">It tells of a department store Father Christmas who is beaten up by a<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">gang of youths who tell him to give them money instead of toys. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">The song influenced US bands such as Green Day, Bowling For<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">Soup and Smash Mouth.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rappin&#039; Blow (AKA Christmas Rappin&#039;) - Kurtis Blow\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RJBpPuQW7yU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">2) Rappin\u2019 Blow (AKA Christmas Rappin\u2019) by Kurtis Blow\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">It\u2019s hard to imagine now, but in 1979 hardly <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">anyone had heard or seen an artist like Kurtis Blow before. A few months earlier, The <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">Sugarhill Gang single Rapper\u2019s Delight had become the first commercially successful <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">hip-hop song. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">Producer Russell Simmons decided that he wanted to create a rap record <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">with Blow, one of the leading names in the new hip-hop scene.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\"> And <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">Christmas Rappin\u2019 helped propel the burgeoning rap genre into the <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">public eye over the festive season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">From a time before drum machines <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">and computers \u2013 the backing track is a live funk band with added party track. Its beat <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">has since been sampled by artists like Gorillaz, Mos Def and the Beastie Boys, while <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">Blow\u2019s opening voiceover features on countless hip-hop tunes.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Brenda Lee ~ Rockin&#039; Around the Christmas Tree (1958)\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C_S9xheZiPk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">1) Rockin\u2019 Around the Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">Despite the <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">mature vocals, this festive gem was recorded by Brenda Lee when she was just thirteen years old. She was joined by a line-up of veteran session musicians to create a s<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">tripped-down, rockabilly sound.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">Although the song has been in and out of the charts <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">since it was first released back in 1958, it has experienced a stunning resurgence since<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">Lee released a TikTok music video of her lip-syncing to the original recording more than six decades later<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">This viral moment launched the song to the top of the Billboard <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">Hot 100, making Lee the oldest artist ever to achieve this feat and setting a record for <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">the longest gap between original release and chart-topping success.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 19px\">What\u2019s your favourite Christmas song? Let us know in the comments below&#8230;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guest blog: Steve Jones Senior Lecturer in Music Production at Teesside University, Dr Steve Jones takes us on a whistle-stop tour of his Christmas playlist ahead of the big day. You won\u2019t find Mariah or Bubl\u00e9 on this playlist&#8230; And while it wouldn\u2019t be Christmas without them, I\u2019m focusing specifically on those special festive songs &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/talkingteesside\/2024\/12\/17\/10-underrated-christmas-songs-to-add-to-your-playlist-according-to-a-music-lecturer\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;10 underrated Christmas songs to add to your playlist &#8211; according to a music lecturer&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25094,"featured_media":4460,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[210,214,98,216,215],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/talkingteesside\/files\/2024\/12\/wengang-zhai-X7ah6dRN-ck-unsplash6.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/talkingteesside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3820"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/talkingteesside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/talkingteesside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/talkingteesside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25094"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/talkingteesside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3820"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/talkingteesside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3820\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4466,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/talkingteesside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3820\/revisions\/4466"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/talkingteesside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/talkingteesside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/talkingteesside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/talkingteesside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}