Christmas Countdown Show 2022
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Top 5 Christmas Aesthetics

The holiday season just got a whole lot merrier with Eric Petersen and Danny Jordan on a brand-new episode of Christmas Countdown! In this festive-filled show, the guys are diving into their Top 5 Christmas Aesthetics, from cozy cabin vibes to sparkly winter wonderlands. Whether you’re decking the halls or just dreaming of the perfect Christmas scene, this episode will inspire you to get your holiday décor on point!

But the fun doesn’t stop there! Eric and Danny also dish about their recent trip to Big Bear Lake, CA, where they finally checked off the ultimate holiday bucket list item: golfing together in the mountains! (Spoiler alert: It’s as epic as it sounds!)

And that’s not all! The hosts chat about the latest Christmas news, including all the must-know updates from the holiday world. Plus, they’re joined by Producer Chris for a brand-new, massively merry Christmas game: Christmas Clash. Get ready for laughs, surprises, and some seriously competitive Christmas spirit!

Tune in for:

  • Top 5 Christmas Aesthetics to elevate your holiday vibe
  • A hilarious recap of Eric & Danny’s Big Bear golf adventure
  • Latest Christmas news & updates
  • The ultimate Christmas-themed game, Christmas Clash

Press play, grab your favorite holiday treat, and join Eric and Danny as they count down to the most wonderful time of the year—with plenty of laughs along the way!

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Backstory: The Original Santa Claus Parade

Who doesn’t love a parade? The very idea of a procession, usually involving costumes and music, is at least 4,000 years old. But grand parades to kick off the Christmas season are much newer. The kind we’re most familiar with nowadays developed when large retail chains held parades to stimulate shopping and define a new, earlier start to the Christmas season. All that capitalism sounds very American, but — surprise! — Canada beat us to it!

In today’s episode, Clayton Charters, president and CEO of the Original Santa Claus Parade in Toronto, joins Brian.

Watch the playback of the 2024 Santa Claus Parade on Youtube!

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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (w/ Danny Davila)

What’s up, dudes? I’m once again joined by my brother Danny to talk all about the sequel to one of the best Christmas movies ever! Yep, it’s “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”! It was a blatant cash grab from the studio.  Of course, it has a phenomenal Christmas musical score, composed by the great John Williams! And who doesn’t love even more over-the-top Looney Tunes-style comedy?

Kevin McCallister’s family is preparing to go to Florida for Christmas. When Buzz humiliates  precocious little Kevin at their Christmas concert, his acting out causes his parents to banish him to the attic. One little blackout and downed phone line later, and Kevin is almost left home alone again! Luckily, he makes it to the airport. Unfortunately, he gets on the wrong plane and lands in New York City!

Kevin checks into a hotel and lives it up on his dad’s credit cards. The plot really kicks into gear when the Wet—no, Sticky—Bandits escape from prison and plan to rob a local toy store. With all his cunning and ingenuity–and spunk–Kevin defends his uncle’s house with traps and snares, and ensures the capture of the rogues! And there’s a cool pigeon lady!

This one’s got it all, especially quotes! My brother and I can’t help ourselves! Paint cans? Check. Electrocution? Yup. Spending $967 on room service? Definitely! So grab your bricks, dip your rope in kerosene, and defend a toy store with this episode on “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York!” Dig it!

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Horror For The Holidays Episode 55: Silent Bite

On this episode Jeff and Jay discuss their most anticipated movie of 2024, a special guest stops by multiple times, and we receive insight from a real vampire.

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Sounds of Christmas
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Michelle Malone And More Christmas Music

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Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks to singer/songwriter Michelle Malone about last year’s Christmas album, and the Christmas album we might be getting next year (which you can get on her website right now), plus lots of other stuff!

Michelle Malone’s Website
Michelle Malone’s music store
Michelle Malone’s YouTube channel
Michelle Malone on Bands In Town

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Christmas Podding – What is the Greatest Christmas Song of All Time?

This week on Australia’s ONLY Christmas Podcast, “Christmas Podding” we duke it out and ask what is the greatest Christmas song OF ALL TIME? You may be shocked which tune we elevate to the Top Spot.

We give advice on how to have a financially stress free Christmas, plus

With looming Postal deadlines this week we unpack the age old question, Does anyone really want to receive or send a Christmas Card this year.

Join us as we talk all things Christmas on Christmas Podding.

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17 Days, Depression at Christmas

17 Days until Christmas. Dealing with depression at 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…  

 

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…)

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Blackadder’s Christmas Carol

🎄It’s 1988, and the Spirit of Christmas just broke down my bedroom door to say hello.

This edition of Scrooge Sunday turns everyone’s favorite festive tale of redemption on its head and blows it out its enormous, muscular backside as great philanthropist and all-around softy Ebenezer Blackadder learns from watching his ancestors and descendants that it’s good to be bad.

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🎙 Guest:

Jack Ford (Total Christmas Podcast)

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💬 Topics & Tangents:

1. “Blackadder’s Christmas Carol” on Vimeo.

2. Tony Robinson’s “Christmas Wrapping” and the Total Christmas Podcast episode on it.

3. How have I never heard of humbug candies?

4. “A Merry Messy Kweznuz.”

5. A deleted scene.

6. Miriam Margolyes (Queen Victoria) in “Little Shop of Horrors.”

7. Jim Broadbent (Prince Albert) as Santa in an Aldi Christmas ad.

8. “The Last of Scrooge,” and Jack’s review of it.

9. The cast of “Grange Hill” sings “Just Say No.”

10. Dennis Lill (Beadle) in “Batman” (1989).

11. Spitting Image and “The Chicken Song.”

12. Merry Britsmas on “A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong.”

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📼 Commercial Break:

BBC1 Intro to “Blackadder’s Christmas Carol” (1988)

Barclaycard: “Surveillance” (1995), starring Rowan Atkinson.

Festive Foreign Film Fans.

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“Blackadder’s Christmas Carol” © 1988 BBC.

Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost.
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18 Days, On this date in Christmas history

18 Days until Christmas. On this date in Christmas History!

 

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…  

 

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…)

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Christmas in India During The British Colony

This episode I’m doing things a little differently, I’m going back to my roots – India; both of my grandmothers were born in India, during the british Colonial invasion and I wondered what Christmas was like in India during the colonial days.

Hope you guys enjoy!

As always you can find me on X, formerly known as twitter on KristmasTalks, thats K R I S T M A S Talks and also I am now on BlueSky, which is kringletalksxmas.bsky.social. You can also find me on the Christmas Podcast network – where you can all the best Christmas Podcasts from around the world… and me!

Also check out my YouTube channel – Kringlestraveladventures, including a very special Polar Express Train Ride!

https://www.youtube.com/@KringlesAdventures

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19 Days, St. Nicholas Day

19 Days until Christmas. Today is St. Nicholas Day.

 

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…  

 

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…)

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It’s Still Christmas Time in the City!

After taking Thanksgiving week off, Chris and Kris are back to catch you up on what’s new in NYC for the Holidays.

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The History of Christmas Decorations: From Greenery to Glittery

How did Christmas decorations become such a magical part of the holiday season? In this episode, we explore the fascinating history behind the festive adornments we know and love. From the ancient use of greenery like holly, ivy, and mistletoe to the first decorated Christmas trees in Germany, every tradition has a story to tell.

We’ll also dive into the evolution of ornaments, the dazzling rise of electric Christmas lights, and the shimmer of tinsel that has graced holiday homes for centuries. Discover how these decorations became symbols of joy, hope, and celebration, and how modern trends continue to transform the way we deck the halls. Whether you’re a fan of vintage charm or contemporary sparkle, this episode is packed with inspiration and holiday history.

Stay tuned at the end of the episode for a special reading from The Lost Years of Santa Claus, the book that uncovers Santa’s untold adventures and the origins of Christmas magic. Let’s light up your holiday season with the history of Christmas decorations! 🎄✨

 

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19 Days Until Christmas! (Christmas Instrumental Friday)

Another Friday is here and we all know what that means… another Instrumental Friday!!!

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Season 2, Episode 11 – Wajib (Palestinian Territory)

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For this episode, we travel to the Middle East and the region which today is known as the Palestinian Territory. In the same way that Festive Fans covered Russia and Ukraine last December, we wanted to visit another area in need of hope during this holiday season.  Finding joy during times of war can be deeply challenging.  What is ironic is how the birthplace of the Prince of Peace has seen such ongoing human suffering, political tension, and regional instability.  We view the State of Palestine through the eyes of a father and son, Abu and Shadi, featured in the 2017 film Wajib.  Not only is there the existing tension between the Palestinians and the Israelis, but also the strained relationship between the father and son.

Abu lives in the daily shadow of oppression, trying his best to continue a normal life.  Shadi lives in Italy, after having been forced to leave because of his political activity.  Their internal struggle is brought to the surface when Shadi returns to Nazareth for his sister’s wedding.  Shadi is angry by what he sees as the humiliation of the Palestinian people, but Abu is loyal and devoted to his homeland.  The two spend the day together hand-delivering wedding invitations.  The constant bickering can be exhausting, but their quiet resolution is touching and reminds us how hope can flourish even in the midst of strife.  If there is a Christmas message here, it is the importance of human connection among all people. This offers the only possibility for peace and the promise of a better tomorrow.

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Barbie in The Nutcracker

🎄It’s 2001, and a rock giant is chasing us across the ocean, which has been entirely frozen over by fairies with minty fresh breath.

From the makers of “ReBoot” and Dire Straits’ “Money for Nothing” music video comes Barbie’s first feature-length movie, complete with motion capture of the New York City Ballet, revolutionary hair animation, and Tim Curry as an extra sassy Mouse King.

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🎙 Guests:

Kristi and Bri from Bad Princess Movies.

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💬 Topics & Tangents:

1. “Barbie and the Nutcracker” on the Internet Archive.

2. Bad Princess Movies on “Barbie in The Nutcracker.”

3. Motion capture footage of the New York City Ballet.

4. Oops, we went on multiple Zelda tangents about Majora’s Mask and the Song of Storms.

5. It’s usually not a good sign when you find a doll on the ground in a destroyed village.

6. Of course there’s a toy of Marzipan the horse (no relation to the Marzipan with the answering machine).

7. Today’s TV Trope: Literal Cliffhanger.

8. Do the Great Lakes freeze over?

9. Mod Hair Ken and his stick-on facial hair.

10. Barbie eyes new horizons (BBC News, 2001).

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📼 Commercial Break:

Barbie in the Nutcracker My Size Sugarplum Princess (2001)

“A Very Zelda Christmas,” by DarkNuck, on Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube.

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“Barbie in The Nutcracker” © 2001 Mattel, Inc.

Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost.
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Backstory: The Magi

The three kings. The wise men. The magi. They’re the supporting cast in many a Nativity scene…the subject of several postage stamps and greeting cards…the subject of that classic Christmas song. Who were they? Where were they from? Why did they traverse afar following yonder star? What was with the gold, frankincense, and myrrh? Were they even real? And does it matter? Today, professor and author Eric Vanden Eykel joins Brian to tell the story of these mysterious figures.

Check out Eric Vanden Eykel’s book, The Magi.

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To Tree or Not To Tree: Year 2-Cousin Seth’s Big Decision!

The question on everyone’s minds this holiday season-will he or won’t he?

 

Last year, our Festive Freshman, Cousin Seth, got his first ever Christmas Tree…but this year, as our Seasonal Sophomore, well, with Cousin Seth you just never know…

 

Will he get a tree? If so, live or fake? Will he propose to Mrs. X at a Christmas Tree Farm?!?

 

So many questions and just not enough time before Christmas.!!!

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