In the eighty fifth episode of 12 Days Pod, Dan and Cara discuss all things Christmas in the Spotlight, including: football impossibilities, Jaws, and how to actually make a Taylor Swift Christmas movie. Listen to this episode of 12 Days Podcast Author: 12 Days Pod Title: 85. A Christmas Puzzle (Taylor’s Version)
In our second November episode, we explore a very important anniversary! It’s 40 years since Santa Claus the Movie came out and, due to it’s British links, it’s time to talk about it along with a festive friend of mine. I also share another seasonal poem from a Poet Laureate and share some under-heard British […]
Are you ready to eat and drink through Christmas history? Go beyond cookies, roast, eggnog and mulled wine to uncover the fascinating deep cultural roots of Christmas foods. This episode is your passport to understanding how religion, colonialism, climate, and commercial ingenuity transform simple ingredients into festive flavors. This isn’t just about recipes—it’s about the […]
Shane Black Friday returns! Our favorite purveyor of holiday action nonsense is back with another Christmas-themed feature to jingle our bells and deck our halls. Or something like that. On this episode we’re discussing Play Dirty, the latest from filmmaker Shane Black. Play Dirty is based on Richard Stark’s long-running series of “Parker” crime novels. […]
Marketing and advertising experts, Wendy Hansen and Brent Wilhite, join the podcast again to talk about Christmas toys. Listen to this episode of the Sleigh Bells & Mistletoe Christmas Podcast Author: RIkki Meece Title: Christmas Toys
28 Days until Christmas. This week on the podcast, since we are approaching December, I want to take the time to talk about advent calendars this week. Today’s episode is all about Advent Calendars coming to America If you would like to pick up the Closer to Christmas Coloring Book that I released, for yourself, or […]
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Festive Fans Unite! (send us a message) Working in Alaska in the 1980s was no place for the fainthearted. It demanded perseverance and fortitude. Work began before dawn. The tasks were repetitive, backbreaking, and physical. Bears wandered close enough that you could hear their breath in the dark, or if the boom on the ship […]
It’s time for another sleigh-ride through the week’s biggest holiday headlines on Merry Minutes, the weekly holiday news segment presented by the #1 ranked Christmas podcast, Christmas Countdown, hosted by your favorite festive duo — Eric Petersen and Danny Jordan! 🎄 TAP TO FOLLOW US ON THE SOCIALS 🎄 TAP TO JOIN OUR PATREON 🎄 […]
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! It’s the kickoff to the main season of Christmas Past. What better way to get things going than with a cozy gathering around the fire for some old fashioned storytelling? Today, I’m back with a ghost story for Christmas. In “Lucky’s Grove,” when a Christmas tree is selected from a mysterious grove, […]
Happy Thursday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy Thanksgiving to all of our American listeners! We hope you all have a great day filled with family, friends, loved ones, food, drinks, parades, and football! We are so thankful for the love and support you show us all year long! To show our thanks, please enjoy this special […]
In today’s episode, the Theology Bros. (aka Art, Gerry, and Thom!) gather to talk about Advent—what it is, why it matters, and how we can celebrate it in meaningful ways. The Advent season is just a few days away, and people observe it in all sorts of traditions and styles. We’d love to hear how […]
What’s up, dudes? It’s the 40th anniversary of Santa Claus: The Movie! Pax Holley from Cult Film Club, Crestwood House, and I Read Movies is with me to talk all about the novelization! Santa Claus: The Movie was released in 1985, and it chronicled the origin of the Jill old elf himself. Eventually, it transitions […]
What’s up, dudes? There’s nothing like a Christmas jazz house song to kick off a party. I’ve got Steve Beech of Uplifting House Sessions with me to dive into the opening track of Winter Warnerland! Yes, we’re talking Jeff Lorber “God Rest the House!” Jeff Lorber is an American keyboardist and composer specializing in jazz […]
29 Days until Christmas. This week on the podcast, since we are approaching December, I want to take the time to talk about advent calendars this week. Today’s episode is all about Advent Calendars and World War 2 If you would like to pick up the Closer to Christmas Coloring Book that I released, for yourself, […]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) made itself part of this year’s music story with AI acts The Velvet Sundown, TaTa Taktumi and Breaking Rust making news one way or another. This week, Ken Kessler of the podcast The Sounds of Christmas and Gerry D from the Totally Rad Christmas podcast join me to talk about the way […]
The holidays are officially in full swing, and the Christmas Cousins are celebrating the only way we know how—by cracking open some questionable seasonal brews with some people we love. Join Cousin Seth and Cousin Chad as they welcome back fan favorites: Joe the Christmas Aficionado (holder of just as many festive opinions as […]
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