Today I am interviewing cozy mystery author Darci Hannah. She is the author of the Beacon Bakeshop Mystery series, and has written a wonderful Christmas mystery called Murder at the Christmas Cookie Bake-Off. Join us as we chat about her mystery series, our favorite Christmas cookies, movies, music and traditions. Then we play another fun […]
This Memorial Day, we’re kicking off our Summer Holiday Movie Season! All summer long we’ll be highlighting ridiculous summer action movies with a holiday bent! On this episode we’re taking the modern surveillance state to task with Tony Scott’s 1998 mistaken identity thriller Enemy of the State! Will Smith is on the run from the […]
In this episode, Jay and Scott discuss the history of “The Little Drummer Boy” and also go deep into the Bing Crosby/David Bowie duet. They even dig up obscure versions of the song by Ringo Starr, Jimi Hendrix, and more. Check out the hilarious Saturday Night Live spoof of the Crosby/Bowie duet with Will Ferrell […]
Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas talks about wrapping up the long first season of the Sounds of Christmas podcast. He talks about Memorial Day, the anniversary of “White Christmas”, finishing up with the music from 2021, social media and coming attractions for the Sounds of Christmas station and podcast! Listen to this episode […]
What’s up, dudes? Tim Babb from Can’t Wait for Christmas joins me to dive into the bonkers special “Andy Williams & the NBC Kids Search for Santa!” Is there kidnapping? Sort of. Is there a funky “Jingle Bells?” Definitely! Does Santa explode? Absolutely! So grab your snow shoes, search for clues, and follow Santa’s mailman […]
Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics! And Happy Memorial Day! We hope that as you’re all enjoying your barbecues this long weekend you take a moment to reflect on all of those who died during active military service. To celebrate the end of May (if you can believe we’re there already!), Julia, Thom, and Anthony journey back […]
Jeff Fox often helps people find what they’re looking for in holiday entertainment, and he chats with Rikki about collecting Christmas specials. Find him on Twitter and Instagram at @CHRspecials and online at namethatchristmasspecial.com Listen to this episode of the Sleigh Bells & Mistletoe Christmas Podcast Author: Rikki Meece and Mary Richards, Christmas Podcasters Title: […]
How about taking a little look at a classic 70s sitcom Xmas episode about life in prison with Ronnie Barker in Porridge, the merry joy of ex-footballer Chris Kamara singing some classic holiday songs, & the difficulties of Xmas during bombing raids in WWII. Chris Kamara – Here’s To Christmas Listen to this episode of […]
Episode N of The Christmas Alphabet Podcast. Christmas Alphabet is all about Christmas – in alphabetical order. Every two weeks there’s a new episode about Christmas: history, memories and music, all starting with one letter of the alphabet. The podcast is written and hosted by Wayne – an author, broadcaster and Baptist pastor in Manchester, […]
On this episode, we’ll learn about Santa’s Workshop North Pole, a Christmas themed amusement park in Colorado, and talk with one of the general managers of the park, Austin Lawhorn. We’ll also run down the top 5 opening lines in Christmas movies, discover a way to add a little Christmas to your next formal affair, […]
30 weeks! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! Vote on today’s daily Christmas Music Battle: https://pollforall.com/plzweeqy 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: @xmasmorningpodcast Listen to this episode of Christmas Morning Author: Bramble Jam Podcast Network Title: May 25th – […]
This jiggly dessert has adorned holiday tables across the United Kingdom. Originally from Italy, it has made an appearance in such writings as Poldark and the books of Harry Potter. It’s now more commonly purchased in packet form with traditional flavours of vanilla, strawberry and chocolate, but was originally made with poultry and almonds. We […]
Welcome to episode 51 of Holly Jolly X’masu! In this episode, I’ll be discussing Goro “Smiley” Asahina’s 1967 album, “Dancing Through Blue Christmas.” Just speaking as a collector, this is the sort of album I live for. Not only is it virtually unknown, both here and in Japan, but it contains an original song that […]
Happy Monday! This week, the elves start off talking about graduations, Moonknight, and recently announced releases that get them excited before jumping into the 2009 Macy’s animated special Yes, Virginia. They look at the true story behind the legend and discuss Francis B. Church’s iconic letter in the Sun, talk through the animation style, and […]
What’s up, dudes? Glen Warren from Season’s Eatings and I dive into synth pop giant Erasure and their Christmas song “She Won’t Be Home!” We talk chord progression, lyrics, and rhythmic patterns! Of course we also talk dance and synths! Oh yeah, and we talk their version of “Silent Night!” How does their uptempo rhythm-driven […]
This week Australia’s ONLY Christmas Podcast takes a deep dive on the underrated and very humble Gingerbread and we discuss why we believe it will be the Hottest Christmas Item in town this year. We discover how much effort people are putting into their Christmas Card greetings and if its cheapens the sentiment the less […]
Here it is, the answer to all your prayers. After the success of last episode’s brand new advice column, Jack-Ask, 2 people have contacted the show asking for solutions to their problems. Once again your heroic host has stepped into the breach to save Christmas. Then it’s a brand new segment ‘Do You Hear What […]
What’s up, dudes? It’s a LOST EPISODE! Recorded in August 2020, my brother Danny joined me to talk “The Muppet Christmas Carol!” After disappearing into Zoom archive obscurity, this recording was finally found and dusted off so that you can hear my brother and I really get into it! There’s impressions, there’s singing, there’s tons […]