Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas talks to Mike from Vista Blue (and Ralphie’s Red Ryders and Tambourine Girlfriend) about his free upcoming Christmas EP, which will be out this Friday. They also talk about Mike’s process for writing Christmas songs, as well as spooky songs and baseball songs. They also talk about the podcast Mike co-hosts with his friend Rusty, Snow In Southtown, and some of what you can hear about in their Thanksgiving episode! Not only does Mike give us some exclusive news on some of his plans for 2022, but he also gives us an exclusive acoustic performance of some of the songs he’s written (some we talked about and some we didn’t)!
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Happy Thanksgiving! People keep saying there are no Thanksgiving songs, so we decided to share a few of the tracks that we like to listen to this time of year. Be sure to check out our Awful Christmas Movies episode from a couple of days ago, and we’ll be back after Thanksgiving to discuss ’80s TV specials.
Thanksgiving 2021 Playlist
Nicole Westbrook – It’s Thanksgiving
Jay & the Techniques – Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie
Natalie Merchant – Kind and Generous
Third Eye Blind – Thanks A Lot
Vista Blue – 1621
Abba – Thank You for the Music
Little Eva – Let’s Turkey Trot
Parry Gripp – Mister Bug’s Thanksgiving
The Cranberries – Ode To My Family
Big Star – Thank You Friends
Happy Thanksgiving Week! It is hard to believe we are already so close to the big November holiday and that means Christmas is right around the corner! But before we turn the page to Santa Claus and reindeer, we are closing out our Thanksgiving episodes by going back to the land of Boy Meets World.
In this episode, Matt discusses how strange it is for students to win a turkey, how the whole class differences vibe threw him off and how he really struggled to determine whether or not this would be deemed a classic Thanksgiving episode. Get your stretchy pants on, make sure to baste that turkey in the oven and listen in to our final Thanksgiving episode of the year!
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In this episode, Eric and Danny continue counting down each of their top 10 favorite holiday season TV shows and TV specials. The guys chat about why they picked each show or special, then share a clip from each of their picks, from 5 to 1. From Shrek the Halls and Mickey’s Christmas Carol, to Saturday Night Live and The Office; these Christmas TV specials and show lists are packed full of jingle jangley jubilation!
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Merry Monday everyone! We’ve got something special for today! We have our first interview with Ed Daly, the author of the recently published ultimate guide on the season, “The Christmas Book”. The first part has us talking about how he got the idea to write such a book, the research process and how he sold it.
Ed is also the first to be subjected to the Behind the Bells Infamous Christmas Survey. 40 Holiday questions that go from the classic to the modern to the absolute weird of Christmas. It’s nearly 2 1/2 hours of Christmas chatter and fun!
What’s up, dudes? Chuy from Exploring the Myths Behind the Legends podcast joins me to talk the 1984 slasher “Silent Night, Deadly Night”! We really get into it! There’s repressed trauma, crazy serial killers, strict nuns, and more! Oh, a catatonic grandpa somehow revives long enough to lucidly instill the fear of Santa into a young child! Definitely not a movie for the kiddies! You’ve been warned! So grab your axe, put on your Santa suit, and make sure you’re not being naughty while you listen to this episode!
Welcome to Season 3 of the Yuletide TV podcast! The boys kick off their third year reviewing Christmas TV episodes with Pandering Week, reviewing some classic Christmas eps for popular TV shows. They begin their journey with “The One Where Rachel Quits” from the third season of Friends (available to stream on HBOMAX). Will they start off their new season with a classic or a lump of coal? get your holiday season started by listening in to find out!
Other topics discussed in this episode include: hockey references, Sister Christian by Night Ranger, Power Rangers, Santa Claus being Uncle Sam, comedians that won’t play college campuses, cash grab books, Jim Gaffigan impressions, understand Rachel, needing the fear, women in STEM, Girl Scout cookies, easter egg videos, and asking listeners to send pictures of themselves at airport Chili’s.
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Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics! Can you believe it’s already the week of Thanksgiving here in America? Time is flying!
As a special holiday treat for our listeners, please enjoy our hotly anticipated “Home Sweet Home Alone” episode! In a rare alliance, Anthony and Julia find themselves on the same side of the divide during this discussion, with both of them disliking this new original movie from Disney +, while Thom does his best to defend it as he self-medicates with a seasonal Rogue Ale called Santa’s Private Reserve, which he highly recommends! What does everyone’s favorite contrarian like about this film? What does everyones favorite Pollyanna not like? And why does everyone’s favorite New York Christmas podcaster think this film is the embodiment of modern day Disney Studios’ creative bankruptcy? You’ll just have to listen to find out!
Also discussed in this very enjoyable episode: spy videos from the set of Disney +’s highlight anticipated, long-awaited sequel, “Hocus Pocus 2“; the new trailer for the MCU’s latest installment, “Spider-Man: No Way Home“; each of the elves’ Thanksgiving plans; and much, much more!
So, settle in with your favorite holiday beverage beside your Christmas tree, sit back, relax, and enjoy this fun episode!
And if you want even more “Tis the Podcast“, make sure to check your podcast feeds this upcoming Thursday – November 26th – to hear a special Thanksgiving bonus episode: the once Patreon-exclusive discussion about Freeform’s original holiday film, “Turkey Drop“! And, on Black Friday – November 27th – make sure to check your feeds for Chapter Forty-Three of “Another Christmas Story” entitled “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”, which the amazing Mike Westfall of the always awesome “Advent Calendar House” will be reading to you!
As always, thanks for your love and support, y’all! We hope you all have a very Happy Thanksgiving with your loved ones and remember that we are thankful for each and every one of you! 🍂🦃🥧🍽️🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🚂🔔 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️
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Title: Ugh! This Is Garbage! I Don‘t Know Why They Are Always Trying To Remake The Classics! (Home Sweet Home Alone)
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We’re going back to the theater today! And there’s a mystery afoot…
What happens when the worlds of Sherlock Holmes and Ebenezer Scrooge are thrown together? Find out in the new play that debuts today in NYC, A Sherlock Carol. My guest today is Mark Shanahan, he’s the writer and director of the play. He comes from an extensive background in acting, writing and directing many plays both for the stage and radio. He stops by and we chat about his new play, the challenges of performing theater safely during a pandemic, and the power of stories – especially those by Arthur Conan Doyle and Charles Dickens.
Then, I read a Christmas mystery story by Thomas Hardy called “The Thieves Who Couldn’t Stop Sneezing.” It is a funny short story about a young man named Hubert who stumbles across some thieves planning to rob a nearby mansion. Find out what happens in this charming holiday tale.
Timestamps
00:00 My review of Gerald Dickens’ A Christmas Carol performance
07:17 Interview with Mark Shanahan
33:08 Story: The Thieves Who Couldn’t Stop Sneezing by Thomas Hardy
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Ken Kessler from the Sounds of Christmas talks to Paul Kelly about Christmas music, revisiting “How To Make Gravy and his new Christmas album, Paul Kelly’s Christmas Train, including the huge list of guests appearing on various tracks, and how he chose the huge, diverse group of songs in this twenty-two track collection!
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This week we uncover the world wide shortage in just about everything you’ll need to make this years Christmas complete and what you MUST do this weekend to ensure you have all the essential supplies.
We’ll take a trip back to Christmas Past with a lesser known tradition that we think just wont cut it in todays modern Christmas Celebrations plus
Which city is the best in the world to truely enjoy the season to its fullest potential. We hear from our overseas correspondent and we may have a contender for the Most Christmassy City ever.
In our last episode before we unleash our Advent Calendar of Christmas Podcasts. On December 1st we Press Play on a BRAND NEW PODCAST each and every day in the Countdown to Christmas.
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It’s that time again! Time to curl up on the couch and welcome in the Holidays with the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! From floats to music performances to marching bands to Santa Claus himself, the parade has it all! Join Chris & Kris as they give you all the details to this year’s massive event. They also give a peak at what’s to come from the podcast as the Holidays approach. Stay safe and Happy Holidays!
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This show is packed to the gills. We have it all, bad editing, poor sound quality, boring content, you name it, we’ve got it.
First up is Santa Claus is NOT Coming to Town, and Katie Gibson shares the story of how she kept the magic alive for her younger sister.
Rich Chambers shares another Christmas memory and we listen to his take on The Snow Miser and The Heat Miser from The Year Without a Santa Claus. Check out Rich’s album here:
https://richchambers.com/santa-s-rockin-band
Then we’re joined by Scott and Jay from Jingle Jank podcast. We listen to 4 classic British Christmas songs and find out if the boys have ever heard of them. This is the first half and we listen to another 3 in the next episode.
Here’s the songs:
A Spaceman Came Travelling by Chris de Burgh
I Believe in Father Christmas by Greg Lake
December Will Be Magic Again by Kate Bush
Fairytale of New York by The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl
Check out the Jingle Jank here:
jinglejank.com
This episode’s book review is Seth’s Christmas Ghost Stories from Biblioasis. Very atmospheric short stories to revive the tradition of ghost stories at Christmas. Check them out here:
http://biblioasis.com/product-category/fiction/seths-christmas-ghost-stories/
If you’d like to win a couple of these books just email me and your name will go in the hat, with the winner to be announced in the next episde.
http://biblioasis.com/product-category/fiction/seths-christmas-ghost-stories/
Then we have an interview with Geoff Malcolmson the creator of Santa and Ruudy an online comic strip. If you follow it on Facebook you’ll get a daily strip each day of December. It’s just like a little advent calendar.
https://www.facebook.com/SantaandRuudy
This episode we have two Top Ten Christmas Movie Lists, they’re from Frank and Shelli Arnold and Mary Polte. Where will they stand on our chart, only one person can decide, Judge Jack.
Robin and Juno are BACK! They explain to us exactly why we put out a stocking at Christmas and then attempt to sing the wonderful classic Last Christmas by Wham.
Then we have a clip from Ed Daly explaining what inspired one of the all time greatest Christmas songs, Silent Night. This story is taken from his book The Christmas Book: The Ultimate Guide To Your Favourite Holiday.
If you want to get in touch, what’s stopping you?
Do it now.
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Happy Saturday, Christmas fanatics! Welcome to the forty-third official installment of “Another Christmas Story”!
This week’s chapter, Chapter Forty-Two, entitled “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”, will be read to you by the author of our story himself, our very own Anthony Caruso! We hope you like it! If you do, make sure to share this episode and our website, upon which the text of this installment is posted, to get it in front of as many ears and eyes as possible! In addition, make sure to share this installment for a chance to win a brand new, 2021 Hallmark “Stocking Stuffers Special Edition Keepsake Ornament”!
Coming up on the show this upcoming Monday, November 22nd, we will be covering the brand new Disney + original movie, “Home Sweet Home Alone“! And already recorded and in the bag is our episode on the 2003, family holiday movie, “Eloise at Christmastime“, which will drop in your feeds on Monday, November 29th! Meanwhile, later that same night, we will be recording our episode on the brand new, Netflix holiday film, “Love Hard“, which will drop in your feeds on Monday, December 6th!
Before that, however, on Friday, November 26th – Black Friday – you’ll get to hear Chapter Forty-Three of “Another Christmas Story” entitled “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”, which Mike Westfall of “Advent Calendar House” will be reading to y’all! Why is it coming a day later than when new chapters normally drop? Because on Thursday, November 25th – Thanksgiving Day – we will be dropping a once Patreon exclusive in which we discuss the Freeform original film, “Turkey Drop“! So, keep your eyes on your podcast feeds because there’s lots of great stuff coming up!
Enjoy, y’all! And have a very Happy Thanksgiving! We’re thankful for all of you! 🍂🦃🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🚂🔔 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️
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Title: ”Another Christmas Story” – Chapter Forty-Two – It‘s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year – As Read By Anthony Caruso
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In this episode we dive into the person that was Saint Nicholas of Myra. There’s plenty to go around with stories, myths, fantasy, and real history. We talk about the day we celebrate St. Nicholas and a few traditions around the world, and finally we conclude the episode with part 2 of how Santa Claus looks different all over the world from The Lost Years of Santa Claus. Enjoy!
Special thanks to:
The Christmas Song/Heaven/Slow 3/4 Song by Peter Evans, Tom Blancarte, and Brandon Seabrook – CC by 3.0
Santa Claw11010s is Coming by Ergo Phizmiz – CC by 3.0
holiday by Dee Yan-Key – CC by 3.0
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