Entries by e_xander

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Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (w/ CJ and Anthony)

What’s up, dudes? Remember struggling to make that trip home for Thanksgiving? Anthony Caruso from ‘Tis the Podcast and CJ Bélanger from Christmas Sessions remember! That’s right! It’s all “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles!” We talk about that time Neal (Steve Martin) and Del (John Candy) have holiday hijinks as they race to get to Chicago […]

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Episode 137: Santa Jaws

Home for the Horrordays enters extra innings this week as we finally tackle a little film called SANTA JAWS! You see, it’s Jaws, but the shark wears a fun little Santa hat. Not surprisingly, this comes from the Syfy Channel stable of original movies, but somewhat surprisingly, this actually looks and feels like a real […]

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Miracle on 34th Street (1947) Part 2: Getting Macy’s to Agree, Filming the Parade and Store, a Christmas Film in Summer and Santa Wins an Oscar

“I Believe… it’s silly but I believe” The holidays are upon us! And what a better way then finish our dive into Miracle on 34th Street. Now it’s time to see how Fox managed to get Macys and Gimbels to agree to use their names for the movie. Learn how the movie’s filming of the […]

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Episode 64 – Big In Japan, Pt. 1: Janet Lynn’s “A Joyful Christmas With Janet”

Welcome to episode 64 of Holly Jolly X’masu! In the first of my “Big In Japan” episodes, I’ll be discussing American figure skater Janet Lynn’s 1973 album, “A Joyful Christmas With Janet.” I’ve always been intrigued by the “Big In Japan” phenomenon. It wasn’t something I gave a lot of thought to when I first […]