Entries by e_xander

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Santa’s Magic Toy Bag

🎄 It’s 1983, and my emotional support jack-in-the-box is not providing much help for my Imposter Syndrome. Prepare for a deep dive into another pre-ALF puppet special from Paul Fusco starring a very depressed elf in training trying to find where he belongs in Santa’s workshop by first finding everywhere he doesn’t belong. Plus: Santa’s […]

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Road to “MaXXXine” Part Two – Please, I’m A Star! – A “Pearl” Retrospective

Happy Thursday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy Fourth of July to all of our American listeners! Since we didn’t get a chance to record a bonus Independence Day episode this year, we’re releasing another episode that was originally intended to drop on Patreon instead! (Hence the explicit tag for language!) Think of it as a second […]

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Episode 158: Jaws

It’s the 4th of July on this podcast, which means we’re roughly halfway to Christmas! So what better way to celebrate than with the most 4th of July movie of them all: Jaws! You know Jaws. It’s the granddaddy of all killer shark movies. It’s Steven Spielberg’s first breakout hit. It’s the movie that made […]

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This Is A Completely Unique And Original Situation That Has Literally Never Happened Before. (Family Switch)

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy First Day of July! We’re barreling ever-closer to those ‘Ber Months with more than a few big milestones along the way to be hit this month! How exciting is that? Less exciting is the film the elves are covering this week: the 2023 Netflix Original Movie, “Family Switch“! While […]

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Road to “MaXXXine” Part One – I Will Not Accept A Life I Do Not Deserve – An “X” Retrospective

Happy Sunday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy Last Day of June! Since we didn’t get a chance to record a bonus Fourth of July episode this year, we’re releasing an episode that was originally intended to drop on Patreon instead! (Hence the explicit tag for language!) Think of it as a special “Summerween” treat, as it’s […]

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Halfway to Christmas 2024 | Top 5 Christmas Countdown Lists for Season 4

Okay, Christmas fans, this not a drill! We’re halfway to Christmas 2024! To celebrate, ⁠⁠⁠Eric⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Danny⁠⁠⁠ are here to share a little Dasher Day Christmas cheer. In this episode, the Countdown Boyz each share their top 5 picks for Christmas themed lists they would like to cover in season 4. Do you want to […]

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Episode 114: Teruaki Kawamura’s “Merry Christmas Everyone”

Welcome to episode 114 of Holly Jolly X’masu! In this episode, I talk about the 1963 album, “Merry Christmas Everyone – Folk Dance Party,” produced by Teruaki Kawamura and the Japan Recreation Association. I hope you enjoyed “Merry Christmas Everyone.” Despite the objections to it and the song’s problematic history, I’ve always been fascinated with Japan’s […]

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26 Weeks / 182 days until Christmas! (“What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?” Song Battle)

Missed up? It’s been a whole 24 hours. Here’s another episode of Christmas Morning! 🎄Vote on today’s daily Christmas Music Battle: https://pollforall.com/pkb87zpm 🎄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/ — 🎄Email us: christmasmorningpodcast@gmail.com 🎄Subscribe to Christmas Morning here: […]