Closer to Christmas

364 Days until Christmas. This week on the podcast, I’m going back and looking over the year of 2025 through a Christmas lense

Today’s episode is all about what 2025 took from us

If you would like to pick up the Closer to Christmas Coloring Book that I released, for yourself, or as a gift for someone, you can do so, by clicking here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://a.co/d/7n5QjOr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠… can follow me here: @closertoxmas You can also email me, I would love to hear your feedback. Email me at closertochristmaspodcast@gmail.com Please rate and review the podcast wherever you are listening, it helps spread the word, and I appreciate it from the bottom of my heart. To check out any visual component to this epidode, check out my Youtube page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   / @closertochristmas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…  

If you would like to check out my ko-fi page, and support me as an artist, you can follow this link: (5) Ko-fi.com – Your Ko-fi and click on the shop page to get some free, or pay what you like christmas phone wallpapers!

And finally, and HUGE thank you to my brother, Kevin, for allowing me to use his music throughout my show. If you like what you hear, you can pick up his album on Itunes, which can be found here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠A solstice night on Apple music or A Solstice Night on Amazon (https://amazon.com/music/player/album…)

Listen to this episode of Closer to Christmas
Author: Charles Ague
Title: 364 Days, what 2025 took from us
Closer to Christmas

Christmas Podding

Today on Australia’s ONLY Christmas Podcast we have a BONUS Episode. Our Boxing Day Debrief. We just had to do one more before the season ends

We battle it out to discover which is the Greatest Leftover Recipe of all time. Liam has your Ham, Ness has your Turkey, recipe vs recipe, these two have more than enough suggestions on what you can do today with those beautiful leftovers.

We ask the question what’s the best use of your time the day after the big day. What should I be doing on Boxing Day, Plus

Our Highlights for season 2025, the fights, the laughs, the festive fun, we have shared it all and done some cool things. Join us for the Boxing Day Debrief and celebrate the year we’ve all just shared together Celebrating all things Christmas

With your Aussie Hosts Liam and Ness talking all things Christmas all year round. Can you believe we’ll be back with a brand new season in January 2026.

Tune In to Christmas Talk Radio. Our 24/7 Christmas Radio Station talking All Things Christmas, Non-Stop every day of the week.

Find us on the I Heart Radio Ap or

Click on the link to listen below

https://tunein.com/radio/Christmas-Talk-Radio-s345979/

Listen to this episode of Christmas Podding
Author: Liam Renton
Title: Christmas Podding – Boxing Day Leftovers -What do I do with these?
Christmas Podding

Closer to Christmas

0 Days until Christmas. This week on the podcast, I’m going back and looking over the year of 2025 through a Christmas lense

Today’s episode is all about The traditions that anchored us

If you would like to pick up the Closer to Christmas Coloring Book that I released, for yourself, or as a gift for someone, you can do so, by clicking here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://a.co/d/7n5QjOr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠… can follow me here: @closertoxmas You can also email me, I would love to hear your feedback. Email me at closertochristmaspodcast@gmail.com Please rate and review the podcast wherever you are listening, it helps spread the word, and I appreciate it from the bottom of my heart. To check out any visual component to this epidode, check out my Youtube page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   / @closertochristmas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…  

If you would like to check out my ko-fi page, and support me as an artist, you can follow this link: (5) Ko-fi.com – Your Ko-fi and click on the shop page to get some free, or pay what you like christmas phone wallpapers!

And finally, and HUGE thank you to my brother, Kevin, for allowing me to use his music throughout my show. If you like what you hear, you can pick up his album on Itunes, which can be found here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠A solstice night on Apple music or A Solstice Night on Amazon (https://amazon.com/music/player/album…)

Listen to this episode of Closer to Christmas
Author: Charles Ague
Title: 0 Days, The traditions that anchored us
Closer to Christmas

Merry Christmas! Come and see what’s behind today’s door on the Christmas Every Day Advent Calendar!

Listen to this episode of Christmas Everyday
Author: Christmaseverydayshow
Title:

It’s the Christmas Every Day Advent Calendar! December 25

Christmas Everyday

Merry Christmas, everyone! We finally made it to the big day. Many thanks to all of our listeners who have joined us along the way… and we’re not stopping now! We’re putting our new episodes every Friday all year long, so come along with us each week if you love Christmas like we do!

Listen to this episode of Christmas Everyday
Author: Christmaseverydayshow
Title: We made it to Christmas!
Christmas Everyday

Merry Christmas! The festive season reaches its peak today. And for the tenth year in a row, I’m here on Christmas Day to take a look back. We’ll reflect on the news and trends, the sights and sounds that made Christmas of 2025 what it was.

Plus, a little report from Christmas Past headquarters, and a guest appearance from little Dashiell!

Wishing all of your a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I’ll see you all again in 2026!

Music in this Episode

Deck the Halls A” — Kevin MacLeod, via Incompetech

Order your copy today! Of Christmases Long, Long Ago

Connect with Me

Books

Of Christmases Long, Long Ago: Surprising Traditions from Christmas Past (2025, Lyons Press and Recorded Books) It’s Christmas as you’ve never seen it before, and it makes a great gift for all the Christmas lovers in your life.

Christmas Past: The Fascinating Stories Behind Our Favorite Holiday’s Traditions (2022, Lyons Press and Recorded Books)

Listen to this episode of the Christmas Past
Author: Brian Earl
Title: Christmas 2025
Christmas Past

IT’S FINALLY HERE! The day that we have been counting down to every week since January is officially here. Enjoy the final episode of Christmas Morning for 2025.

🎵 Vote on today’s daily Christmas Music Battle: https://pollforall.com/pk7jpjon


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Author:
Title:

IT’S CHRISTMAS 2025 (“The Christmas Song” Song Battle)

Chrismas Morning

What’s up, dudes? It was a huge upset for Boston, but Knicks fans came out happy! Jeff Loftin from Lost Christmas is with me to talk all about the 1985 Celtics v Knicks Christmas Day game!

What began as a rout by the Celtics ended in utter defeat, as their tendency to be complacent showed up. The Boston Celtics had a twenty-five point lead at one point during the game. Starters Bird, Ainge, McHale, and DJ had some off shooting, but nailed most of their free throws. Of course, this creates a commanding lead as Ewing was held to just two points for a long while.

Eventually, the Knicks came alive. The end of the third quarter saw them go on a phenomenal run, drastically outscoring Boston. Subsequently, they trounced Boston in the fourth to tie the game and force overtime. In the first, the Celtics held their own and kept it at a tie. The second overtime saw the Knicks defeat their foe 113-104.

Larry Bird? Kind of. Kevin McHale? Sort of. Celtics bench? Nowhere to be found! So grab your jersey, head to the court, and play along to this episode on the 1985 Celtics v Knicks Christmas Day game!

Lost Christmas Podcast
FB: @LostChristmasPodcast
Twitter: @LostChristmasP1
IG: @lostchristmaspodcast

Give us a buzz! Send a text, dudes!

Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Totally Rad Christmas Mall & Arcade, Teepublic.com, or TotallyRadChristmas.com! Later, dudes!

Listen to this episode of Totally Rad Christmas
Author: Gerry D / Jeff Loftin
Title: Celtics v Knicks Christmas Day 1985 (w/ Jeff Loftin)
12 Days Pod

Merry Christmas, friends! We’ve finally made it to the big day, and we hope you all are having a lovely holiday wherever you are in the world. It’s time to sit back, relax, mix up some fun Yuletide cocktails and listen to us yak about some Christmas movies!

On this episode, Joe and Nikki discuss a pair of new holiday offerings from Amazon Studios. First we take a look at The Merchants of Joy, a documentary about families who make their living selling Christmas trees in New York City. Following that, we get into the dysfunctional family comedy Oh. What. Fun., which follows Michelle Pfeiffer as a mom who feels wholly ignored by her family around the holidays. Ha ha ha!

Questions/Comments? Email us at XmasCreeps@gmail.comTweet us @ChristmasCreepsVisit us on the web at ChristmasCreeps.com! Join us on our Discord channel!

Intro: Christmas Wrapping (The Waitresses) Outro: Happy Christmas, You Guys! (Simon Panrucker) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

Listen to this episode of Christmas Creeps
Author: Christmas Creeps
Title: Episode 174: A Very Merry Amazon Prime Christmas
Christmas Creeps

12 Days Pod

In the Season 6 finale of 12 Days Pod, Dan and Cara discuss cursed children’s books, Barry Keoghan’s sex appeal, and Cara gives an English lesson on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

Listen to this episode of 12 Days Podcast
Author: 12 Days Pod
Title: 89. And to all a Green Knight
12 Days Pod

Merry Christmas!

Thanks to everyone for coming along for the ride this holiday season. I hope your Christmas is love and family filled.

Please enjoy this Reading of How The Grinch Stole Christmas! Big thanks to my good friend Dylan, who’s edited every single episode and actually did the music for this reading too! He’s a talented son of a gun!

Stay tuned, there may be another surprise or two before the new year 🎅😉

Listen to this episode of The Rose Suchak Ladder Podcast
Author: Claude
Title: S2:E7 – How The Grinch Stole Christmas!
The Rose Suchak Ladder Podcast

Seasons Eatings

Merry Christmas all. We’re exploring the history of some of the amazing desserts I had, and still have, for the holiday season. We’re looking at the origins of lassy mogs, jam jams, and date squares: all staples on the Newfoundland holiday dessert platter. Plus we’ll hear some local Newfoundland artists for the holiday merry making.

Thank you for listening to the podcast and I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a safe and prosperous new year.

Listen to this episode of Season’s Eatings
Author: Glen Warren
Title:

Season’s Eatings – Newfoundland Desserts

Season's Eatings

Closer to Christmas

It’s Christmas Eve, and it has been my yearly tradition to read some sort of version of A Visit from St. Nick over the past few years, and this year I am dedicating this version to my fellow podcasters out there! Enjoy, and merry Christmas

 

If you would like to pick up the Closer to Christmas Coloring Book that I released, for yourself, or as a gift for someone, you can do so, by clicking here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://a.co/d/7n5QjOr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠… can follow me here: @closertoxmas You can also email me, I would love to hear your feedback. Email me at closertochristmaspodcast@gmail.com Please rate and review the podcast wherever you are listening, it helps spread the word, and I appreciate it from the bottom of my heart. To check out any visual component to this epidode, check out my Youtube page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   / @closertochristmas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…  

If you would like to check out my ko-fi page, and support me as an artist, you can follow this link: (5) Ko-fi.com – Your Ko-fi and click on the shop page to get some free, or pay what you like christmas phone wallpapers!

And finally, and HUGE thank you to my brother, Kevin, for allowing me to use his music throughout my show. If you like what you hear, you can pick up his album on Itunes, which can be found here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠A solstice night on Apple music or A Solstice Night on Amazon (https://amazon.com/music/player/album…)

Listen to this episode of Closer to Christmas
Author: Charles Ague
Title: A Visit from St. Nick, podcasters edition for 2025
Closer to Christmas

Merry Christmas! We made it. It’s the most wonderful day of the year: Christmas Eve. Today, I wanted to share a few thoughts about the year behind us, what this Christmas journey has meant to me, and of course, read a story with you. I’ll be reading from Charles Dickens’s script of his one-man performance of A Christmas Carol, sharing one of my favorite scenes of all, the Cratchit family Christmas. It’s full of warmth, joy, and the kind of cheer that makes you want to pull your chair a little closer to the fire. So settle in, pour yourself something festive, and let’s enjoy these quiet moments together.

Ways to support the show:

Rate and review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-cozy-christmas-podcast/id1523423375

Buy me a coffee? www.ko-fi.com/cozychristmas

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email: cozychristmaspodcast@gmail.com

#podcast #Christmas #christmaspodcast #christmascarol #scrooge #tinytim #christmasstory #cozychristmas

Listen to this episode of the Cozy Christmas Podcast
Author: ArtK
Title: The Cratchit Family Christmas: A Cozy Christmas Eve 2025
A Cozy Christmas'

Christmas Podding
Today on Australia’s ONLY Christmas Podcast we have reached the top of the mountain. Welcome to our Christmas Day Special We discuss why Christmas Cash is still the best Christmas Present of all time. When it all goes wrong. You think you’re having a bad Christmas? We run you through those times when things went from bad to worse and it will make you think, At least that hasn’t happened to me on Christmas Day We look at the importance of taking just a few minutes today to set a good Table setting and why its so important to make an effort, Plus Stuff for a last minute gift idea? Surely it’s too late and nothing is open on Christmas Day? Well think again, we have the best list of last minute gift ideas available to buy on Christmas Day. It’s never too late Merry Christmas everyone. Thanks for making Season 8 our best season yet. We cant’ wait to hear about your Christmas Day highlights. With your Aussie Hosts Liam and Ness talking all things Christmas all year round. Tune In to Christmas Talk Radio. Our 24/7 Christmas Radio Station talking All Things Christmas, Non-Stop every day of the week. Find us on the I Heart Radio Ap or Click on the link to listen below https://tunein.com/radio/Christmas-Talk-Radio-s345979/

Listen to this episode of Christmas Podding
Author: Liam Renton
Title: Christmas Podding- Emergency last minute gift ideas you can still buy on Xmas Day
Christmas Podding

Closer to Christmas

1 Day until Christmas. This week on the podcast, I’m going back and looking over the year of 2025 through a Christmas lense

Today’s episode is all about Who we shared 2025 with.

If you would like to pick up the Closer to Christmas Coloring Book that I released, for yourself, or as a gift for someone, you can do so, by clicking here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://a.co/d/7n5QjOr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠… can follow me here: @closertoxmas You can also email me, I would love to hear your feedback. Email me at closertochristmaspodcast@gmail.com Please rate and review the podcast wherever you are listening, it helps spread the word, and I appreciate it from the bottom of my heart. To check out any visual component to this epidode, check out my Youtube page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   / @closertochristmas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…  

If you would like to check out my ko-fi page, and support me as an artist, you can follow this link: (5) Ko-fi.com – Your Ko-fi and click on the shop page to get some free, or pay what you like christmas phone wallpapers!

And finally, and HUGE thank you to my brother, Kevin, for allowing me to use his music throughout my show. If you like what you hear, you can pick up his album on Itunes, which can be found here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠A solstice night on Apple music or A Solstice Night on Amazon (https://amazon.com/music/player/album…)

Listen to this episode of Closer to Christmas
Author: Charles Ague
Title: 1 Day, Who we shared 2025 with
Closer to Christmas

Merry Christmas Eve! Today, I’m sharing the best Christmas Eve story of all time… The Man and the Birds, as told by Paul Harvey.

Merry Christmas to all!

Listen to this episode of Christmas Everyday
Author: Christmaseverydayshow
Title: A very Merry Christmas Eve story!
Christmas Everyday

On this episode, we bring you a special presentation of our made-for-podcast Christmas movie: “A Bomb For Christmas 2: Past, Present, and Future.” All 5 acts together in one, as well as outtakes and special messages from the cast.

Brief Synopsis:
Last year, detective Tracy Chabert helped her partner, Holly, foil a plot to blow up a small town Christmas festival. This Christmas, someone is out to get revenge on Holly and it’s up to Tracy to save her…and she’ll be getting a little help from the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Future. It’s the movie that answers the question no one asked, “What would happen if you combined Die Hard 2 an A Christmas Carol?”

Download here!

00:00 – 00:20 Intro
00:20 – 11:57 Act 1
11:57 – 13:11 Cast Greetings Part 1
13:11 – 23:42 Act 2
23:42 – 24:27 Cast Greetings Part 2
24:27 – 32:40 Act 3
32:40 – 33:55 Cast Greetings Part 3
33:55 – 43:50 Act 4
43:50 – 44:42 Cast Greetings Part 4
44:42 – 56:22 Act 5
56:22 – 58:18 Credits
58:18 – 1:08:47 Outtakes

(The embedded player for the episode is bellow the credits)

A Bomb for Christmas 2: Past Present and Future Act 5 was written directed and produced by Tim Babb

With the voice talents of:
Kiki Cronin as Tracy Chabert
Emmily Scherb as Jemma Rickmanovich
Jeffery Cronin as the Russian Voice
Brendan Scherb as Bobby McTiernan
Trish Healey as Betty
Tim Dumont as the Plane Captain
Kyra Hogue as “Simone Grubbs”
Lesley Victorine as Samantha the Reporter
Micheal Babb as Quinn
James Babb as Patrick
and
Dynelle Babb as Holly McTiernan

Jacklyn Collier from Deck the Hallmark as Candice from the Christmas Initiate
Brian Earl from Christmas Past and author of Of Christmases Long, Long Ago: Surprising Traditions from Christmas Past as the Ghost of Christmas Past
Mike Westfall, from the Advent Calendar House podcast, as Captain Willis
Edward Frizzelle from That’s Hindsight as George
Noah from TANcast (NSFW) as Joe McKringleberry
Gerry D from Totally Rad Christmas as Bert
Sean Sotka from the Christmas Podcasts Podcast as Ernie
Mignon Fogarty, from the Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing podcast, as Mayor Deleo (Archival audio from “A Bomb For Christmas” 2020)
and
Alonso Duralde from LinoleumKnife, Maximum Film, Breakfast All Day, and Deck The Hallmark and author of Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas – Revised and Updated Edition as the Ghost of Christmas Present.

Music
The choral renditions of We Wish You A Merry Christmas and The Star Spangled Banner were performed by the 1995 Lincoln High School Chamber Ensemble.
Deck the Halls A was performed
by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Used under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

Sound Effects
palazzo d’accursio xmas band 20121222_181319.mp3 by suonidibologna — https://freesound.org/s/172338/ — License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0
Kickin’ around the ole’ pigskin.flac by CGEffex — https://freesound.org/s/94172/ — License: Attribution 4.0
JJJ2 96 countdown – cheer.wav by FreqMan — https://freesound.org/s/88002/ — License: Attribution 4.0
Explosion by Iwiploppenisse — https://freesound.org/s/156031/ — License: Attribution 4.0

All other music and sound effects were public domain found at Pixabay.com

This made-for-podcast Christmas movie is a work of fiction. Any similarity to actual persons living or dead or actual events is purely coincidental.

Copyright 2025 by the Can’t Wait for Christmas Podcast. All rights reserved.

Listen to this episode of the Can’t Wait for Christmas Podcast
Author: Tim Babb
Title: CWFC 158 – A Bomb For Christmas 2: Past, Present, and Future (Full Movie)