Nat Bickel, the author of the delightful children’s book “The Christmas Clue,” joins Todd to talk about her family’s Christmas tradition that inspired her to write the book and the joys of having a family that embraces crazy Christmas traditions.

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Dr. Emily Zarka joins Christmas Clatter to talk about the dark foil to St. Nicholas, Krampus. Krampus brings beatings (and worse) to children rather than gifts, but how did the half-goat, half-demon monster become part of Yuletide tradition? Explore the real folkloric origins of this famous Alpine beast and find out why it’s seen a recent rise in popularity.

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Decyo McDuffie is an up-and-coming jazz vocalist who embodies the essence of classic swing Jazz styles from the 20s & 30s. Professional Jazz vocalist, Jane Monheit, has referred to Decyo as “one of the most brilliant young singers out there.”  Decyo’s newest release, “Harpring My Way Through Christmas,” combines timeless sounds with a jazz styling on the harp. Listen as Decyo tells Todd about how this fantastic album came together while working with a harpist from halfway across the world.

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Rehya Stevens’s new Christmas album “‘Tis the Season” will have your soul a-singin’ and a-jinglin’ with great new original Christmas songs with a warm and familiar sound. Rehya joins Todd to tell the story of how she created this album as a follow to her first Christmas album, “Celebrate.”

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Callisters Christmas is a family-owned and operated business selling Christmas tree ornaments and holiday decorations for 30 years and starting in 1991 in regional shopping-mall kiosks, with an inventory of about 400 ornaments. Today, they do seasonal pop-up stores in Midwestern malls, including Mall Of America and state fairs.

Tami Crouch joins Todd to tell the story of Callisters, upcoming trends in ornaments, and the value of using decorations to remember the years past.

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Author, Ginger Bolton, stops by to tell us all about her new book “Deck The Donuts.” So grab a cup of hot cocoa, and cuddle up as Ginger and Kensington Publishing’s Cozy Mystery collection bring us a Christmastime treat to read.

It’s Christmastime again in Fallingbrook, Wisconsin. Emily has truly decked the halls of her donut shop and decorated her donuts with festive designs from green and red frosting to snowflake sprinkles. For the annual Ice and Lights Festival, she’s commissioned a sculpture with three ice-carved donut shapes to form a holey snowman, Frosty the Donut. She has one Christmas wish this year—to spend some time under the mistletoe with a certain detective.

But the holidays just aren’t the same without an unexpected disaster or two. A tour bus on its way to the festival has crashed and a snowstorm has left all the shaken passengers stranded and shivering. Emily and her friends open their homes to shelter the traveling families, while the bus driver is admitted to the hospital for his injuries. But the following morning, Emily discovers his body—buried beneath Frosty the Donut.

The bus passengers show little sympathy for the man who dashed through the snow so badly, some claiming he was under the influence while behind the wheel. Emily also discovers that the driver had a history with folks in Fallingbrook. With multiple motives for murder piling up, it will take a Christmas miracle for Emily to solve this crime…

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There is no rhyme or reason for when Cancer will affect a family. It is a tough battle no what time of year; however, Christmas makes the happy times happier and the tough times more challenging. Thats, where Christmas Without Cancer steps in to help make Christmas happen for families during their fight with Cancer. Christmas Without Cancer offers assistance to families all year long. Gerri and Patrick of Christmas Without Cancer join Todd to tell how the charity began and how they are helping families.

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Diane Dempsey, the founder of the Retro Christmas Card Company, discusses the origins of her company, her love of art and design, and her passion for Christmas. From doodling in elementary school to her career working at Cabbage Patch Kids to starting her own business, Diane tells us her story and what drives her to create such wonderful Christmas designs.

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This bonus episode is round two of the multi-podcast collab between Christmas Past, Totally Rad Christmas, and Christmas Clatter. Listen to round one on Christmast Past Podcast with Brain Earl and round three on Totally Rad Christmas with Gerry D.

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