Happy Christmas in July! Buckle up, because this episode has a little bit of everything in it – I finally catch up with Gracie and she talks about her role in our community theater’s production of The Sound of Music. We then talk about our trip to Bronner’s Christmas Store, and of course had to […]
Happy Tuesday, and an apology for the belated drop! This week, the elves take a trip down memory lane to visit three of our favorite Christmas-loving rodents, Alvin, Simon, & Theodore for the 1981 Christmas Special, A Chipmunk Christmas. Find a cool spot to cozy up and join us as we talk Harry Potter (yet again), […]
🎄 It’s 1992, and a group of 30-year-old teenagers are on a bus trip to their doom unless an angel in training can convince her supervisor they’re worth saving. Join us for a very strange and very special visit to America’s most famous ZIP code in our first adaptation of It’s a Wonderful Life, even […]
This week we are continuing our Classic Christmas in July by covering the good old boys of Mayberry. This episode is centered around “Christmas Story” from the first season of The Andy Griffith Show. Matt talks about how this show is a favorite of someone important in his life, he offers up his take on […]
What’s up, dudes? It’s a spin-off episode! Yep, Duane and Scott from Tinsel Tunes did a Little Drummer Boy episode, and it inspired me to cover a cool version by Joan Jett! It’s very classic rock, with the I-bVII-I progression up front in the quasi-bridge section. It also leaves a lot of room for the […]
Welcome to episode 55 of Holly Jolly X’masu! In this episode, I’ll be Yumi Matsutoya’s Christmas songs. When it comes to Japanese Christmas music, there are a handful of really key artists. Over the past forty years, one of the most influential is Yumi Matsutoya. She’s certainly not the most prolific when it comes to […]
Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas continuesa Christmas in July event by talking to hosts of other Christmas podcasts about their podcasts – what they’re about, how (and why) they started doing it (and continue to do it) and what they’ve got planned for upcoming episodes. Today he talks to Tim from the Can’t […]
This week on Christmas Podding we deep dive into the world of Novelty Christmas Ornaments and dissect why you should NEVER buy one to put on your tree. Were you smart enough to buy up big in the mid year Toy sales only to have your Christmas Shopping done and dusted for Christmas 2022. Well […]
🎄 It’s 1985, but we’re rocketing into the future, when apparently urgent veterinary care no longer exists. It’s Scrooge Sunday, so join us for a glimpse into the space-age year of 2062 to find out if 3 robotic ghosts of Christmas can convince Mr. Spacely to change his stingy ways, while the clock is ticking […]
We continue our Christmas in July series, Xmas Catalogs, by learning all about the websites. In this episode, Corey Groth, vintage Christmas enthusiast and collector, joins us to talk about Christmas catalogs in digital form for this age. Listen to this episode of the Sleigh Bells & Mistletoe Christmas Podcast Author: Rikki Meece and Mary […]
Merry Christmas in July you beautiful people. This episode starts with our weekly quiz. Do you know what colour mistletoe berries are? If you do, you’ll get at least one question right. If you don’t…. what? of course you know what colour they are. Then we have a Story of Shame sent in by […]
🎄 It’s 1995, and a couple of giant space monsters with swords are about to lose a snowball fight against the powerless Power Rangers, who can’t Morph at the North Pole due to a cross-current of holiday magic. And also magnets. You can watch I’m Dreaming of a White Ranger on the official Powers Rangers […]
Another week, another Christmas morning! Vote on today’s daily Christmas Music Battle: https://pollforall.com/pl9rjo4x 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: July 13th – 165 days […]
🎃 It’s 1989, and Rue McClanahan is trapped in an underground castle inhabited by a bunch of Gremlin-looking puppets called Greevils — and for some reason wants to leave. Join us for a Halloween in July celebration of The Wickedest Witch, co-written and produced by ALF creator Paul Fusco, and starring Blanche from The Golden […]
Welcome to episode 54 of Holly Jolly X’masu! In this episode, I’ll be discussing Yumi Matsutoya’s classic 1980 album, “Surf & Snow – Volume One.” For as big as Yuming is, and considering how easy it is to find reviews, critiques and opinions about her online, I was surprised by the sparse amount of biographical […]
Christmas in July continues to roll right along as we dive into another classic television show. This week we are discussing Happy Days and the episode titled, “Guess Who’s Coming to Christmas” In this recording, Matt makes another Christmas connection, explains how weird one particular scene is and, as always, tries to determine if this […]
“It reminds me of my mother. It’s warm all over” (Yes, that was the most Christmas-line I could get from this episode) From the creators of Rugrats comes one show that pushed the furthest it could go with its dark imagry and groosout gags. Aaahh!! Real Monsters is an okay show with a ledd then […]
🎄 It’s 1983, and a young bear and fox are lost in the Big City after accidentally riding the rails on the apparently famous Christmas Tree Train in an obscure special that has little to do with Christmas trees or trains. Climb aboard as we explore the first holiday special starring Buttons and Rusty, known […]