Entries by e_xander

Benito Cereno and Christkindlmarkt Travel (Christkindlemarkets in English for the searches)

Craig talks with Benito Cereno about Benito’s tour of Christkindlmarkets (Or Christkindlmärkte to be accurate, but we’re also gonna call them Christkindlemarkets just to make sure the search engines fine anything for my fellow Americans). If you don’t know Benito, you should. He knows more about Christmas history than anyone I know. He’s also a […]

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“The Quest for a Very Dashing Hulk of Plastic” by Carol Ann Campbell

What’s up, dudes? ‘Tis the season to be shopping! Hopefully you found the toys for which you were looking. We definitely wouldn’t want a Jingle All the Way situation. On Monday, December 12, 1983, Carol Ann Campbell, staff writer for the York Daily Record, published an article. In “The Quest for a Very Dashing Hulk […]

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Christmas Podding – Christmas Chocolate Battle Royale -Which is the Supreme box of festive Chocolates.

Today on Australia’s ONLY Christmas Podcast we have a Podcast a day, every day from now till Christmas. We battle it out to discover which is the supreme box of Christmas Chocolates. Which one wins the vote for Best Christmas Chocolates? We ask the question is it ok to travel and holiday with friends over […]

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From Wintry Rom-Coms and Cozy Crimes to Dark Fantasy: The Best Modern Christmas Novels You Should Read

In this episode, we explore the most compelling Christmas-themed novels from the past 20 years, spanning mystery, thriller, fantasy, horror, romance, and literary fiction. From snowed-in murder games and gothic holiday thrillers to dark reimaginings of Santa Claus, heartfelt romances, and magical Christmas fantasies, these books prove that holiday fiction goes far beyond cozy clichés. […]

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6 days until Christmas (Instrumental Christmas Song Battle)

🎵 Vote on today’s daily Christmas Music Battle: https://pollforall.com/p3mj252q 🗞️ Check out today’s news item: https://nypost.com/2025/12/09/us-news/wandering-black-bear-crashes-christmas-parade-in-tennessee-stunning-spectators-video/ — 🎄 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/ Contact Us: 🎄 Email us: christmasmorningpodcast@gmail.com 🎄 Subscribe to Christmas Morning […]

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The Silent Night

During the Great War, the fighting briefly ceased on Christmas on some parts of the front line. The so-called “Christmas Truce” has become almost legendary. What really happened? Read some of the newspaper articles from 1914 and 1915 reporting on the story at the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America archive. Music in this Episode “Drum […]