Merry Britsmas

In my first December episode of 2023, I take a gander at a Christmas Gone Wrong in the Gone Wrong Show, explore British covers of It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas, chomp on some more British festive chocolate, and reveal the final showdown in the BIG XMAS NUMBER ONE SHOWDOWN!

Covers of It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Xmas:

Connie Talbot 

Rag’n’Bone Man 

Calum Scott

Michael Ball & Alfie Boe 

Listen to this episode of Merry Britsmas
Author: Adam Parker Sibun
Title: Merry Britsmas 56: It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas Gone Wrong
Merry Britsmas

Total Christmas

Merry Christmas you beautiful people.

It’s another packed show, and we start off with a Jack Ask.  Travis wants to know what the perfect Christmas morning beverage is…  and I tell him.

Then we have a christian propeganda version of A Christmas Carol. It’s from 2001 and stars Dean Jones and it’s called Scrooge & Marley.
You can watch it here:

Next up is the Christmas joke and the less said about that the better.

Then we play another song from Adam Kennedy.  It’s possibly my favourite because I love the idea behind it.
Check out the full album here:
https://adamkennedy.bandcamp.com/album/literally-shrunk-down-and-living-in-my-christmas-village

Then we have an interview with historical fiction author Steven A McKay.  He’s written some brilliant Christmas stories featuring characters from the Robin Hood legend.
You can check out his work and also his podcast, Rock Paper Swords here:
https://stevenamckay.com/

Next up it’s the quiz and to give use the answers we have Duane and Scott from Tinsel Tunes.
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Merry Christmas

Listen to this episode of Total Christmas Podcast
Author: Jack
Title: Episode 97 – A Quiz, a Carol and a Medieval Christmas
Total Christmas

Welcome back Christmas Cousins! In this very special episode, Cousin Seth tries eggnog for the first time ever.

 

Listen now to hear history made live on-air!

Listen to this episode of the Christmas Cousins podcast
Author: Christmas Cousins Pod
Title: Breaking News: Cousin Seth tries his First Ever Eggnog!!! (Yes, you read that correctly).
Christmas Cousins

Closer to Christmas

Today is December 9th, 2023, so there is only 16 days left until Christmas! Today Mike from Advent Calendar House counts down with us. Make sure to visit his podcast page at https://adventcalendar.house/ Happy Holidays!

 

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 You 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: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@closertochristmas⁠

 

 

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

 

 

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Author: Charlie
Title: December 9th, 2023!
Closer to Christmas

In this enlightening episode of The Lost Christmas Podcast, we embark on a captivating journey through time to explore the rich history of Luminaria. Join us as we uncover the origins, cultural significance, and evolution of these mesmerizing paper lanterns that have lit up our lives for centuries.

From their humble beginnings in far-flung regions to their widespread use in modern celebrations, we delve deep into the enchanting world of Luminaria. Learn how different cultures have embraced these glowing lanterns, from the traditional Mexican “farolitos” to the luminaria-lit streets of Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Discover the intriguing stories behind Luminaria’s role in various festivals, holidays, and religious ceremonies, shedding light on their enduring symbolism and importance.

Don’t miss out on this radiant exploration of Luminaria’s past. Hit that play button and let us guide you through the luminous tapestry of history on The Lost Christmas Podcast!

Stick around after the history to answer another mystery as we reveal another piece from The Lost Years of Santa Claus, exploring the missing pages from the rich history of our beloved hero.

 

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Special thanks to:

The Christmas Song/Heaven/Slow 3/4 Song by Peter Evans, Tom Blancarte, and Brandon Seabrook – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CC by 3.0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Santa Claws is Coming by Ergo Phizmiz – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CC by 3.0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

holiday by Dee Yan-Key – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CC by 3.0

 

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Listen to this episode of the Lost Christmas Podcast
Author: The Chronicler
Title: Illuminating History: Uncovering the Fascinating Origins of Luminaria: Uncovering the Fascinating Origins of Luminaria
Lost Christmas Podcast

 The interview episode part two.  Join me and my friend Susan for a fun episode chatting about all things Christmas!!!

Listen to this episode of the Mary’s Merry Christmas Podcast podcast
Author: Mary
Title:

Mary’s Merry Christmas Podcast S2 E8

Mary's Merry Christmas Podcast

This episode is all about the Band-Aid Number 1 – “Do They Know It’s Christmas Time”, written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, it reached applause and fame after it’s release in November of 1984, and was covered 3 more times with 3 different messages attached over the years; next year celebrating 40 years since it’s original release.

I also spoke to Adam from Merry Britsmas about our love for Christmas from the UK, why he decided to create Merry Britsmas and what inspired him. We go through his favourite UK Christmas song and favourite UK Christmas TV special.

You can follow Adam on all platforms @MerryBritsmas

As always you can follow me on X, formerly known as Twitter @KristmasTalks, and on the Christmas Podcast Network, the best in Christmas Podcasts around the world … and me!

Until next time, take care, bye bye!

Listen to this episode of KringleTalksKristmas
Author: Kriss Kringle
Title: Season 3 Episode 7 – ”Do They Know It’s Christmas Time”
KringleTalksKristmas'

Grab a guitar and get to playing! It’s another instrumental Friday!

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Listen to this episode of Christmas Morning
Author:
Title: 17 Days Until Christmas! (Christmas Instrumental Friday)
Chrismas Morning

Holiday Cocktails and a guy in his 40’s sitting on Santa’s lap? What could possibly go right?

 

Hold on to your jingle bells because in this episode, we’re planning the logistics for taking Cousin Seth, our festive freshman, on an adventure to meet Santa and strike a pose on the big guy’s lap.

 

Bob, the co-host of the Festive Foreign Films Fans Podcast, is joining in on the festive frolics. Together, they’ll navigate the delicate art of adult lap-sitting with Santa, and you won’t want to miss a single moment of what some are calling, “the most important broadcast of all time”.

 

To add a dash of creamy holiday cheer, we’re diving into the world of Trader Joe’s eggnogs. We’ll be sipping, slurping, and reviewing these festive beverages, all while planning the perfect strategy to coax Cousin Seth into that coveted Santa lap pic. Spoiler alert: It involves more laughter than strategy.

 

So buckle up for a sleigh ride of absurdity, a sip or two of eggnog wisdom, and the unwrapping of the ultimate holiday comedy. Who knew getting a guy in his 40s onto Santa’s lap could be this riotous?

 

Also, we LOVE hearing from you, please reach out with any thoughts, comments, or just general feedback.

 

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Listen to this episode of the Christmas Cousins podcast
Author: Christmas Cousins Pod
Title:

Weekend Kickoff Party: Planning Seth’s Visit to Santa (and tasting some Holiday wine cocktails while we’re at it)!

Christmas Cousins

🕎 It’s 2003, and a team of Hebrew school basketball players think they’ve found the ghost of Judah Maccabee in a random guy living in a van.

It’s time once again to think about the Seleucid Empire as we watch a Disney Channel Original Hanukkah Movie very loosely based on the true story of former college basketball star Lamont Carr and a yeshiva’s struggling team looking for a leader.

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🎙 Guests:

April Ryley (@where2nextapril, @thefancygeologist).

J.W. Friedman (I Don’t Even Own a Television).

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💬 Topics & Tangents:

1. “Full-Court Miracle” on Disney+.

2. Lamont Carr’s obituary in Virginia Magazine, 2017.

3. Psychocandy, an experimental pop duo of Cassie Steele (Julie) and Jase Blankfort (Stick).

4. UVA’s Athletics website circa 2003.

5. Alex’s prized Dr. J basketball card isn’t even a rookie card and isn’t that valuable.

6. “Jewball,” a novel featuring the South Philadelphia Hebrew Association basketball team.

7. Sadly, the only upload I could find of the hip-hop cover of the Dreidel song is a smartphone recording of a TV playing this movie.

8. This basketball movie’s NBA star cameo is provided by Jerome Williams.

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📼 Commercial Break:

Microsoft Encarta Commercial, 1995.

Returning Student, a 40-year-old’s journey to finish the college degree he never got.

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“Full-Court Miracle” © 2003 Disney Enterprises, Inc.

Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost.
Full show notes and social links at adventcalendar.house.

Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost.
Full show notes and social links at adventcalendar.house.

Listen to this episode of the Advent Calendar House podcast
Author:
Title: Full-Court Miracle
Advent Calendar House

Christmas Countdown Show 2022

In this very merry BONUS episode, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Eric⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Danny⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ each share 5 additional ways to get your heart and mind into the holiday spirit. The guys chat about why they picked each thing, then share a story about each of their picks, from 10 down to 6.

Plus, the guys pull back the curtain, and share more about what’s been going on lately in their respective lives.

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Listen to this episode of Christmas Countdown
Author: A Countdown Network Production
Title: Bonus Episode #308 – Top Ways to Get Into the Holiday Spirit | Part 2
Christmas Countdown'

Colorful, glossy, enticing. For generations of children, the annual department store Christmas catalog was a field guide, a treasure map, and the fuel for hearts desires and letters to Santa. And then, one day, they were gone.

Mentioned in this Episode

Wish Book Web

Music in this Episode

Listen to this episode of the Christmas Past
Author: Brian Earl
Title: Backstory — Wishbooks
Christmas Past

12 Days Pod

In the fifty-sixth episode of 12 Days Pod, Cara and Dan discuss deli meat jump scares, all things Hallmark, and the parallels between Winnipeg and New York.

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Listen to this episode of 12 Days Podcast
Author: 12 Days Pod
Title: 56. Hanukkah on Rye: Happy Challah-Days
12 Days Pod

What’s up, dudes? It’s one of the greatest Christmas songs ever written and recorded, but most of us Americans have never heard of it! Adam Parker Sibun from Merry Britsmas is here with me to talk all about the Shakin’ Stevens classic “Merry Christmas, Everyone!”

In the summer of 1984, composer Bob Heatlie wrote and recorded his demo for the song in sweltering heat. The song was written specifically for Shakin’ Stevens whom Heatlie had worked with before. Heatlie told the Guardian that: “I wrote the song in summer, during a heatwave. It was so hot I was wearing shorts, dripping in sweat, standing there recording with jingling bells, thinking, ‘This is crazy!'”

In order to avoid competition for the coveted Christmas No. 1 position from Wham’s “Last Christmas” and Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas,” the decision was made to release the song in ’85, despite being completely recorded and produced the prior year. The gamble paid off, and the song reached #1.

The music video features a young girl catching a flight to Santaworld, where she meets Shakin’ Stevens in a now-famous red and black Christmas sweater. She’s also greeted in Lapland by a barbarous Santa, a shack-ful of kids breaking child labor laws, and a snowman. Merry Christmas, everyone indeed!

Early rock ‘n roll/rockabilly arrangement? Yep. Upbeat tempo? Of course! A very murderous looking Santa Claus? Why, indubitably! So grab your favorite Christmas sweater, have a party tonight, and share a kiss under the mistletoe to this episode!

Merry Britsmas
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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 / Adam Parker Sibun
Title:

Shakin’ Stevens “Merry Christmas, Everyone” (w/ Adam Parker Sibun)

Closer to Christmas

Today is December 8th, 2023, so there is only 17 days left until Christmas! Today Adam from The Merry Britsmas Podcast counts down with us. Make sure to visit his podcast page at https://merrybritsmas.podbean.com/ Happy Holidays!

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 You 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: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@closertochristmas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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

Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/closertochristmas/message

Listen to this episode of Closer to Christmas
Author: Charlie
Title: December 8th, 2023
Closer to Christmas

Sounds of Christmas

Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to New Age instrumentalist David Lanz about his new Christmas singles (both with Kristin Amarie and his new solo piano release)! They also talk about David’s previous single with Kristin and the plans for new albums next year (including a Christmas album)!

David Lanz’s website: https://davidlanz.com

David Lanz’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheDavidLanz

Kristin Amarie’s website: https://kristinamarie.eu

Kristin Amarie’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@KristinAmarieMusic

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Listen to this episode of the Sounds of Christmas Podcast
Author: Ken Kessler
Title: David Lanz on Christmas music, new singles and more!
Sounds of Christmas

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Listen to this episode of Christmas Morning
Author:
Title:

18 Days Until Christmas! (“Deck the Halls” Song Battle)

Chrismas Morning

Welcome back Christmas Cousins and get ready for a festive frolic as Cousins Seth and Chad dive into the penultimate week of the Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas!

 

This week, our jolly freshman, Cousin Seth, is making grand plans. Brace yourselves, because he’s about to experience the magic of “It’s a Wonderful Life” FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME!!!

 

But that’s not all—Seth’s holiday extravaganza continues with a tree-trekking adventure. Will he find the perfect tree, or will the trees find the perfect Seth?

 

And, hold onto your jingle bells, there’s even talk of a rendezvous with the man in red himself—Santa Claus! 🎅🎁

 

Join the Christmas Cousins as they spill the cocoa on Seth’s weekend escapades, share their movie picks, and offer some yuletide wisdom.

 

It’s a preview episode sprinkled with laughter, a dash of holiday cheer, and a pinch of Cousinly mischief. Tune in and let the merriment commence! 🎉🔔

 

And please take a moment to give us a rating and review if youre on Apple podcasts or a follow on Spotify or elsegwere, it really helps others find the show (and boosts our spirits too!)

 

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Listen to this episode of the Christmas Cousins podcast
Author: Christmas Cousins Pod
Title:

Weekend Preview: Hallmark, Seth’s Tree & his 1st time seeing ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’!

Christmas Cousins