This episode is all about Regifting & Gift Hacks. In the crazy shopping frenzy, it’s easy to leave someone off the gift list. Or you need a quick gift when an unexpected guest shows up at your holiday door. And trying to stick to a budget? Forget about it, right? Rikki and her guest, Heather […]
The Final Christmas Bowl Poll Take Our Poll On this episode, you’re going to decide which food wins the Christmas Bowl and maybe when a cool Prize pack while doing it. Plus we have Tim’s four favorite foodies, Becky, Dave, Kristen, and Jeff from the Mousetalgia podcast here to do some pre game analysis. Also, […]
In the 4th episode of Merry Britsmas, we are so damn close to Christmas, I can almost taste it! Actually, I literally can with some talk about Mince Pies! I also chat about some festive Wham and a modern comedy classic in Gavin and Stacey. Check out the official, amazing video for ‘Last Christmas’, as […]
Grab your aprons! It’s “Christmas In The Kitchen” on this episode of The Sleigh Bells & Mistletoe Christmas podcast. And although they’re not actually in a kitchen, Heather Smith & Rikki Meece talk about those favorite holiday dishes that span generations on the family table, favorite tools these ladies can’t do without when preparing special […]
There are book stores, and then there are book stores that provide the right ambiance and supply that create a book-nook community. This is part 2 of our 2-part series on Christmas Books. And in this episode, Margaret Brennan Neville of of the King’s English book store in SLC, UT joins Rikki for a chat […]
This bonus episode was recorded on the floor at Christmas Con 2019. Tim asks the crowd Five Golden Things! Download here! 00:00 – 02:07 Intro 02:07 – 11:56 Five Golden Things (From Christmas Con 2019) 11:56 – 15:41 Wrap Up! 15:41 – 18:26 Bonus Five Golden Things “We Wish You A Merry Christmas” United States […]
The Sleigh Bells & Mistletoe Christmas podcast hosted by Rikki Meece and Mary Richards. On this episode, Carrie Mercer of the Christmas Book Review podcast joins Rikki for a chat on some of the season’s best holiday reads… good for kids and adults, multiple genres for the season, Oprah’s holiday book list, even where to […]
Which is bigger for you? Christmas Eve or Christmas Day? In this merry little episode we take a longer look at Christmas Eve and why it is what it is. Why do we celebrate the night before in a bigger way, in many cases, than the day of Christmas? For some, there is no bigger […]
In the 3rd episode of Merry Britsmas, I return with a ramble about my love for Elton John’s ‘Step Into Christmas’, a review of the dark festive offering from Charlie Brooker in Black Mirror’s ‘White Christmas’ and a bit of history about the odd and unusual tradition of British panto! Background Music: Wish by Kevin […]
The Sleigh Bells & Mistletoe Christmas podcast hosted by Rikki Meece and Mary Richards. On this episode, Rikki speaks with Benjamin Bradley about one her favorite topics, Vintage Christmas, from collectibles to historical Germany and online shopping tips. Plus, Christmas News this month involves some Christmas crime, and a new Elf dessert. From decorating and […]
The Sleigh Bells & Mistletoe Christmas podcast hosted by Rikki Meece and Mary Richards. On this episode, Rikki chats with Brian Earl of the Christmas Past Podcast on trendy Christmas swaps. In Christmas News – new flavors for the season, and two new Christmas movies coming to theaters. We share the spirit of the season […]
The Sleigh Bells & Mistletoe Christmas podcast hosted by Rikki Meece and Mary Richards. We share the spirit of the season all year long and with an “all-things Christmas” program. Interviews, reviews, discussions. On this episode, Rikki chats with the founder of Songfacts.com, Carl Wiser, about how summer is such a “hot time” for Christmas […]
After many delays Santa finally made the announcement we have been hearing about for days — and, boy! — was it a big one! The crew of the North Pole Podcast were there and recorded it live…well, sorta. So we’ll let them tell the story of what Santa had to said and not say anything […]
The Sleigh Bells & Mistletoe Christmas podcast hosted by Rikki Meece and Mary Richards. We share the spirit of the season all year long and with an “all-things Christmas” program. Interviews, reviews, discussions. This episode features what’s happening with seasonal highlights in July with shopping steals and deals. Plus, how to keep up with those […]
They were years of change and uncertainty. For Christmas, they were years that made Christmas a whole new thing. They were the years of 1941, 1942, 1943 and 1944. How could these war years make Christmas different? That’s the topic of this podcast episode which features the stories and letters of real folks who experienced […]
Long before the Babe of Bethlehem was born Christmas was celebrated. In this episode we explore the spiritual and very real celebration of Christmas about Christ…before Christ. Historians, dependent upon physical evidence and validated truth, are quick to dismiss anything Christmas related before Christ as Pagan. We say not so fast. The evidence of Christmas […]
Everyone, it seems, is a Christmas music critic these days. The Christmas season of 2018 has been marked with those emphasizing what they don’t like about Christmas music. Headlining the news has been the new debate about an old song, Baby It’s Cold Outside. Some are calling it the date rape song. This despite the […]
Becoming an elf and working at the North Pole is the dream of a lot of people. In this merry episode of the North Pole Podcast you are introduced to Elf Hugo, the postmaster at the North Pole Post Office. You will learn a bit about his story and how he became an elf. You […]
