Entries by e_xander

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Sports on Christmas: The Untold History Behind Holiday Games

Every holiday season, millions of fans tune in for Christmas Day sports—NBA showdowns, NFL clashes, global soccer derbies, college bowl games, holiday hockey classics, horse racing and even historic one-off matchups that became legends. But how did Christmas become one of the most competitive days on the sports calendar? And what traditions shaped the way […]

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21 Days, The Belsnickel

21 Days until Christmas. This week on the podcast, I’m talking about 7 lesser known Christmas characters. Today’s episode is all about The Belsnickel If you would like to pick up the Closer to Christmas Coloring Book that I released, for yourself, or as a gift for someone, you can do so, by clicking here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://a.co/d/7n5QjOr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠… can follow […]

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21 days until Christmas (“O Come, All Ye Faithful” Song Battle)

This episode is sponsored by Cozy Earth! Use promo code CHRISTMAS to get 40% off at cozyearth.com 🎵 Vote on today’s daily Christmas Music Battle: https://pollforall.com/pk7jo8px 🗞️ Check out today’s news item: https://www.usnews.com/news/entertainment/articles/2025-11-24/celebrate-the-holidays-with-new-albums-from-brad-paisley-the-peanuts-gang-and-more — 🎄 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 […]

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Christmas Trader Joe’s Tasting 2025: Uncle Barry (Chad’s Dad) joins the cousins!

It’s finally here — our yearly Trader Joe’s Christmas Tasting episode, one of the most loved and most requested traditions on the show. Every year we dig into Trader Joe’s newest and weirdest holiday releases, and this year’s lineup might be the most interesting yet. And we’ve got a very special guest joining us: Chad’s […]

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Merry Minutes ft. Mitch Grassi from Pentatonix

Christmas Countdown’s Merry Minutes is back with another massively merry edition of your favorite weekly holiday news show. In this special episode, Eric ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Danny are joined by Mitch Grassi — founding member of Pentatonix, holiday music legend, and all-around Christmas icon. 🎄 TAP TO WATCH PENTATONIX + FRANK SINATRA’S MUSIC VIDEO 🎄 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TAP […]

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22 Days, Mari Lwyd

22 Days until Christmas. This week on the podcast, I’m talking about 7 lesser known Christmas characters. Today’s episode is all about Mari Lwyd If you would like to pick up the Closer to Christmas Coloring Book that I released, for yourself, or as a gift for someone, you can do so, by clicking here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://a.co/d/7n5QjOr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠… can follow […]

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22 days until Christmas (“Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” Song Battle)

🎵 Vote on today’s daily Christmas Music Battle: https://pollforall.com/pkb7dbdo 🗞️ Check out today’s news item: https://www.9news.com/article/life/holidays/holiday-guide/nbc-christmas-rockefeller-center-performers/73-cd97ac2f-cc03-4b4b-a4e8-a394e967ecaa — 🎄 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 Builder of Tomorrows

Inventor Reginald Aubrey Fessenden received hundreds of patents in his career. And one invention that debuted in 1906 changed Christmas as we know it. Music in This Episode “Agony and Ivory” — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music Archive “The Cresting” — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music Archive “Tranquility” — Kevin MacLeod, via Free […]