Most of the classic American Christmas songs come from the 1940s. What was it about that decade that accounts for an explosion of Christmas music that’s stood the test of time? What is it about those songs that sounds so Christmassy? And why are Christmas classics so few and far between in recent generations? Join […]
What’s up, dudes? Remember Muppet Magazine? Remember The Cosby Show? They were mashed up in the Winter 1986 issue of Muppet Magazine! Gonzo leaves the Muppets to live with Denise, Theo, Vanessa, and Rudy! Will he ever return to his band of lovable weirdos? Will he learn the meaning of family? Will I talk about […]
This is Christmas Poddings 12 Days of Christmas Podcasts. A Podcast a day every day from now till Christmas Day. We’re talking all things Christmas Cards. Who is still sending them and are they a thing of the past? Would you partake in an Ornament Exchange? A nice way to spread some Christmas cheer or […]
ROCK N ROLL, BABY! It’s Tuesday. Let’s party! 🎄Vote on today’s daily Christmas Music Battle: https://pollforall.com/plzqp8gw 🎄Keep track of all of the battle songs: https://www.christmasmorningpodcast.com/songs 🎄Listen to the Christmas Battle Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4L8i6OUEAKUn1Z32nJ45Tp?si=87e41e380cc940a8 🎄Stay up to date on Christmas TV: http://www.mostlychristmas.com/christmastvschedule/1/ — 🎄Email us: christmasmorningpodcast@gmail.com 🎄Subscribe to Christmas Morning here: www.christmasmorningpodcast.com 🎄Follow us on social media: […]
Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas talks to Michael Brandmeier about his Christmas music, particularly the new single “I See An Angel” (and the story behind it). Michael also shares some details about the book he’s writing, inspired by the song and the original event. Michael’s website: https://michaelbrandmeier.com/ Michael’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@silenthwk Listen to […]
What’s up, dudes? It’s a bonus episode with Santa’s Poet Amy! That’s right! The elves taught her all about improv poetry, so she dropped in to compose some rad poems about Christmas in the ’80s! Transformers, and MTV, and Scrooged! Oh my! So enjoy the poetry, and be sure to book her for your next […]
Hello! My guest today is cozy mystery writer Carol J. Perry. She is the author of the Haunted Haven series and the Witch City Mystery series. We have a fun conversation talking about her books. I’d especially recommend her most recent one called “High Spirits”, as it takes place at Christmas. Later on, the conversation […]
Happy Tuesday! We are back covering ‘Step By Step’ for the first time in nearly two years! In this episode, Matt talks about how long it has been since they’ve covered the show, he can’t believe this ‘Christmas Connection’ wasn’t more obvious and he talks about how this particular episode hit on two different […]
Art Kilmer from a Cozy Christmas podcast gives us his top picks for Christmas books this season. Listen up, then grab those books and cozy up to read them. Listen to this episode of the Sleigh Bells & Mistletoe Christmas Podcast Author: Rikki Meece and Mary Richards, Christmas Podcasters Title: A Good Reads Christmas
Today we start Christmas Poddings 12 Days of Christmas. A Podcast a day every day from now till Christmas Day. We have uncovered the Top 3 favourite Christmas Traditions worldwide. We discuss what we all love most about Christmas. To Host or Not Host, that is the question? Why you should be putting your hand […]
What’s up, dudes? Remember hanging out at the arcade playing games, eating pizza, and spending quarters like nobody’s business? Jeff from Lost Christmas and Manny from Feliz Christmas, Merry Navidad do! We’re diving into every bit of Nintendo’s Donkey Kong! Yes, we even talk about the Christmas episode of the Saturday Supercade show “Donkey Kong, […]
🎄 It’s 1997, and Tim Curry as an evil pipe organ is literally bringing down the house. Join us as we journey into the depths of Disney’s direct-to-video library for an unnecessary but charming midquel that explains why the Beast hates Christmas and raises even more questions about the curse on his castle. **** 🎙 […]
Christmas time is a time for family, food, celebration…and some of the most delicious smells in the world! In this episode, Eric and Danny count down each of their top 5 favorite festive smells found during the holiday season. Do you want to have access to even more massively merry exclusive bonus episodes, be a […]
Another week? HECK YEA! Happy Monday and Merry Christmas! 🎄Vote on today’s daily Christmas Music Battle: https://pollforall.com/pl6d7rgp 🎄Keep track of all of the battle songs: https://www.christmasmorningpodcast.com/songs 🎄Listen to the Christmas Battle Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4L8i6OUEAKUn1Z32nJ45Tp?si=87e41e380cc940a8 🎄Stay up to date on Christmas TV: http://www.mostlychristmas.com/christmastvschedule/1/ — 🎄Email us: christmasmorningpodcast@gmail.com 🎄Subscribe to Christmas Morning here: www.christmasmorningpodcast.com 🎄Follow us on social […]
Strictly speaking, a Christmas carol is a song that tells the Nativity story. That’s what made Edmund Sears’s song, “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear” so unusual when he wrote it. It didn’t tell the story of Jesus’s birth; it told the story of how people reacted to the news. This “humanist carol” arrived at […]
Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! Can you believe we’re under two weeks away from the big day itself? We sure can’t! To mark the occasion, join Julia, Thom, and Anthony as they cover yet another version of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol“, this time in the form of the 2022 Apple TV Original, “Spirited“, starring Will Ferrell and […]
Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas talks to Bonnie and Diane from KEITH (aka the KEITH Band). They talked about some of the performers KEITH has opened for, including Sam & Dave, Mel Tillis and the Steve Miller Band! They also talked about their trips to the Grammys in support of one of their […]
This one is a very special episode where I’m going to talk all about Olentzero, the Basque gift-giving giant from the Pyrenees! Such a long oral history exists in the Basque region and Olentzero is a wonderfully unique character. In this episode we dive into the history of the region at winter/Christmas time and some […]