The Victorian Christmas is one of curiosity for a lot of people today. It is a time in Christmas history with a very long reach. It influences today in everything from music to decorating in the modern Christmas. But what exactly is the Victorian Christmas? It is a time so big in Christmas history that […]
Sail back to 1981 with us as we dig up Rankin/Bass’s penultimate and possibly most obscure stop-motion Christmas special ever, “The Leprechauns’ Christmas Gold,” which may or may not only exist because they had the rights to “Christmas in Killarney” and needed someplace to put it. On This Episode Mike Westfall (@fallwestmike), tiny but prolific […]
In the 6th episode of Merry Britsmas, for Christmas in July, get ready to learn something about Christmas in the Tudor era, listen to a non-Christmassy Christmas song from a bunch of Scousers (Liverpool-citizens for non Brits!), & the first modern timey-wimey Xmas with Dr Who! Background Music: Wish by Kevin MacLeod The Power of Love […]
In this episode, A Christmas Story is Recast/Miscast and Todd shares a Christmas memory on why burgundy is important to his family. Christmas Clatter Podcast That’s 4 Entertainment Listen to this episode of Christmas Clatter Author: Todd Killian Title: Burgundy Again
Hey, paisanos! We warp back to 1989 for a double dose of Christmas segments from “The Super Mario Bros. Super Show” — the live-action “Santa Claus is Coming to Flatbush,” featuring Santa losing his “transportation” in Brooklyn; and the animated “Koopa Klaus,” featuring a plot to… freeze the North Pole. On This Episode Mike Westfall […]
Join host, Glen Warren, as we explore the history and origins of the Yule log, or buche de Noel.
It’s Episode 8 of The Total Christmas Podcast, and the emails have been flooding in, all 2 of them. We have a professional celebrity chef who is going to give us their secret recipe for the perfect Christmas pudding, and then they sing us a song. This episode’s version of a Christmas Carol is the […]
The Hallmark brand is famous for greeting cards, keepsake ornaments, movies, and so much more. Holidays would not be the same without it! This episode features a conversation with Samantha Bradbeer, company archivist and historian for Hallmark. She takes us through the long history of this incredible company. And it starts more than 110 years […]
Christmas 1920 was a transformative time. The war was over and the deadly pandemic had subsided. Life could finally return to normal. In this merry episode we take a long look at this epic Christmas of Tinker Toys, Prohibition, Lincoln Logs, Raggedy Ann, and getting a new car for Christmas. We also discuss a bit […]
This week, the elves cover the Christmas episodes of the family-comedy, Everybody Loves Raymond! While Anthony is a huge fan, and believes that it’s an accurate description of family life in a New York Italian family, Thom and Julia haven’t really seen it before and this is a first time seeing multiple episodes for both […]
On this episode of Christmas Clatter Todd has a great Christmas Conversation with Thom Crowe from Tis The Podcast. Tis The Podcast Listen to this episode of Christmas Clatter Author: Todd Killian Title: Typecast As A Wise Guy
This month we go dark and look at the 20017 album “from Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a Dark Christmas)” from ex Nightwish singer Tarja Turunen. We also have a short listen to three obscure songs bought to us from a listener. Listen to this episode of Tinsel Tunes Podcast Author: DuaneBailey Title: S2E12 – […]
We are celebrating our one year anniversary! It was in July 2019 we got this labor of love off the ground, and talked about Christmas in July. This episode includes a conversation with Jeff Westorver about Christmas in July 2020. He runs MyMerryChristmas.com. Listen to this episode of the Sleigh Bells & Mistletoe Christmas Podcast […]
It’s the 7th Episode of The Total Christmas Podcast and we’ve received another email from a listener. Hard to believe but true. This episode’s version of A Christmas Carol is a seldom seen animated one from 1991 produced by Fuji Television and Saban International Services. They play fast and loose with the story line, but […]
In the final installment of “Screw You, Watch This,” Chris hops back in the saddle and has Brian and Jon watch the original Magnificent Seven from 1960. Along the way they discuss hand sanitizer, killing the coronavirus with fireworks, taking back the term UFO, the fact the hosts are three dumb white guys, Jon struggling […]
Bring us some figgy pudding, and we won’t go until we get some. This episode covers the history of figgy pudding and why we sing about it during the holidays.
On this episode, we discus the classic Christmas story, Gift of the Magi. We’ll also tell you how to get your hands on some eggnog in the off season, countdown the top 5 movie Santas, and we premiere act 2 of our made-for-podcast Christmas movie, “A Bomb For Christmas.” Download here! 00:00 – 03:38 Intro […]
Happy Leon Day everyone! We’re officially halfway to Christmas and to celebrate, Chris and Kris are marking the special day by presenting the Top 5 New York City Christmas songs! They break some big podcast related news, read a listener review, and answer a couple questions from the mailbag about their potential plans for celebrating […]
