Entries by e_xander

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6 days until Christmas (Instrumental Christmas Song Battle)

đŸŽ” Vote on today’s daily Christmas Music Battle: https://pollforall.com/p3mj252q đŸ—žïž 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 […]

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Babar and Father Christmas (w/ Michael May)

What’s up, dudes? Is it BAB-ar or BaBAR? Michael May from After Lunch, Crestwood House, and Hellbent for Letterbox and I try to figure it out. Yes, we’re talking about “Babar and Father Christmas!” Arthur, Pom, Flora, and Alexander, the royal elephant children, are playing with their monkey pal, Zephir. Soon he tells them that […]

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“Asalto Navideño” with Miguel ZenĂłn, and the Ray Conniff Singers

This week’s episode features two interviews—one with Grammy-winning jazz saxophone player Miguel ZenĂłn helping us appreciate the salsa Christmas classic Asalto Navideño by Willie ColĂłn and HĂ©ctor Lavoe. Asalto Navideño was reissued on vinyl this holiday season by Craft Recordings. The other is with music industry veterans Jonathan McHugh and Tamara Conniff, who worked together […]

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Christmas Podding – The Worst Gift List of all Time. What NOT to buy the ones you love this Christmas.

Today on Australia’s ONLY Christmas Podcast we have a Podcast a day, every day from now till Christmas. We uncover the all time terrible gift list. A complete guide of presents you must NOT give this year. We have the most popular sweet treats list. Every sweet festive favourite we know the world loves to […]

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7 days until Christmas (Instrumental Christmas Song Battle)

đŸŽ” Vote on today’s daily Christmas Music Battle: https://pollforall.com/p388vpvx đŸ—žïž Check out today’s news item: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20251208-the-anti-materialist-christmas-rituals-around-the-world-that-swap-gifts-for-meaning — 🎄 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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Merry Minutes: Home Alone Gingerbread House, Little Nero’s, & Mitch Wood Interview

It’s another holly-jolly edition of Merry Minutes, hosted by your favorite festive duo — Eric Petersen and Danny Jordan! 🎄 ⁠TAP TO LISTEN TO CHRISTMAS CAME EARLY 🎄 TAP TO JOIN OUR PATREON⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎄 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TAP TO FOLLOW US ON THE SOCIALS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎄 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TAP TO WATCH THE SHOW⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎄 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TAP FOR OUR MUSIC PLAYLISTS⁠ In this […]

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Motown Merry Christmas (w/ Ken Kessler)

What’s up, dudes? Motown! The sound defined the ‘60s, the acts brought joy to everyone. Ken Kessler from Sounds of Christmas and I dive into the wonderfully odd “Motown Merry Christmas!” From the Temptations to Smokey Robinson, this one celebrates Christmas the Motown way
with several non-Motown acts?! Hosted by Miami Vice’s Philip Michael Thomas, the […]

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The List: 5 Ways to Fix AMC & Freeform’s Holiday Programming

This week on The List, I’m taking a holiday deep dive into two of TV’s biggest seasonal players: AMC and Freeform. From scheduling quirks to movie selection, I break down the five changes I’d make to improve their holiday lineups—making it more festive, binge-worthy, and just plain fun. Whether you’re a die-hard 25 Days of […]