Happy Friday, everyone! We’ve made it through another long week!

Welcome to another installment of Christmas Movie Commentaries, in which Julia, Thom, and Anthony do commentaries for the marquee Christmas films that everyone loves. This episode, they’re covering the controversial, 2000, Ron Howard, live-action remake, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”! This time around, however, Anthony is virtually the lone elf participating, as Julia couldn’t make it and Thom had so called “connection issues”. Luckily for him, however, he’s joined by listeners Michelle Kidwell, Charlyn Lewis, Matt Eurich (A.K.A. GaryBlauman), and Ron Hogan (A.K.A. PresidentHotdog), who’s actually never seen the film before! That’s right, despite being two elves down, it’s a full house this episode and the discussion is as fun as ever! The question is – does the commentary between Anthony and these Tis the Podcast listeners turn as contentious as the original debate between him and the other two elves that occurs in the infamous Tis the Podcast episode that covered this film? Or do the hearts of those participating grow three-sizes, leading to personal Linus moments happening live during this commentary? You’ll have to tune in to find out!

Anthony and Thom (before he disappears) will count you down and let you know when to press play on whatever device on which you’re watching your movie, but if you just want to listen and not watch along, this is still a fun episode to brighten your weekend! So settle in, queue up that Blu-Ray player (or Netflix, like the five of us used this week!), and enjoy a trip the trip to Whoville! Enjoy!

And for those of you who aren’t patrons yet, but want to look into getting this bonus episode, other bonus episodes, a song, a ringtone, Christmas cards, stickers, and other goodies, head on over to https://www.Patreon.com/TisThePodcast and consider subscribing! And if you want even more Tis the Podcast goodies, including hoodies, buttons, mugs, t-shirts, and Christmas ornaments, check out our new online store at http://shop.tisthepodcast.com/ !

As always, thanks for all of your love and support, everybody! 🦌 ⛄️ 🤶 ❄️

This week, Julia, Thom, and Anthony journey into the realm of made-for-TV movies to discuss the 2001, family, holiday film, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, based on the famous song of the same name! Once again, as so often happens, Anthony finds himself a man alone on an island on one side of the debate – his opinion fueled by nostalgia – while Thom and Julia find themselves together across the divide. Also revealed this episode – what each of the elves feel about the Christmas song in question in general, as well as what their favorite covers are; their feelings on Dylan and Cole Sprouse and their acting abilities; and – in response to a question of the week posed by GaryBlauman – what television shows that are no longer producing new episodes they’d like to see come back for a one-off Christmas reunion special. All of this, and much, much more – including fierce debates and laughs a plenty – make this one episode you do not want to miss! So settle back with those Pumpkin Spice Lattes from Dunkin, blast that air-conditioning, and enjoy!

Welcome to a very special bonus episode of Tis the Podcast in which Julia, Thom, and Anthony celebrate 3-years(!!!) of friendship, family, laughs, everlasting Christmas spirit, and tons, and tons, and tons of holiday movies and television specials!

Join the elves as they travel back through time with the Ghost of Christmas Past to reflect on how far they’ve come, recount their biggest mistakes, and reveal their personal Top-10 lists of movies they’ve covered and Top-5 lists of television specials they’ve covered; while their movie lists differ substantially more this year than in past years, there are still a few staples across all three! Also – learn whether they’re happier with the current state of their Christmas movie canon list or their Christmas television canon list!

Then, journey with the hosts and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Be as they look ahead to what Year 4 might bring – including the unveiling of their official bucketized headings for their Christmas movie canon list, a tease about future podcast mascots, and hints about content that will be coming your way! And as if all of that wasn’t enough, listen through to the end to hear the debut of the new, official, and totally rad Tis the Podcast Christmas Carol, written and performed by Gerry Davila of Totally Rad Christmas!

So blast that air conditioning, settle back with your Pumpkin Spice Lattes (which – along with other delicious pumpkin-flavored drinks – are officially back at Dunkin!), and enjoy this celebration of the podcast which has spawned the most amazing community of listeners anywhere on the internet; a community that has spanned lifelong friendships and is really more like a family. Thanks for 3-years, y’all! Here’s to year 4!