Happy Thanksgiving Week, everyone! Today I’ll be reading a Thanksgiving story titled “Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen” by the legendary short story master O. Henry. It’s a funny and thoughtful tale about two men bound by tradition… but I won’t spoil anything!

After the story, I chat a bit about our own traditions and ask an important question: Is it okay for some traditions to come to an end? I also share a Christmas book recommendation and talk about Words Christmas Gave Us by Grace Tierney. You can listen to my interview with her in last week’s episode!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

02:00 Season’s Readings

08:23 Story Introduction

10:23 Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen by O. Henry

21:32 Thoughts on Traditions

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Listen to this episode of the Cozy Christmas Podcast
Author: ArtK
Title:

“Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen” A Thanksgiving story by O. Henry

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Jeff and Jay take on Kristy for Thanksgiving! Wait Jay, is this just the sacrifice game again but more boring? Welp that’s a spirit breaker.

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Author: Horror For The Holidays
Title: Horror For The Holidays Episode 73: Kristy
Horror for the Holidays

This month, Scott and Duane discuss the song “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”. They also reveal the winners of each episode in the Great Tinsel Tunes Song Battle 2025 – please go vote for your champion using the poll: https://pollforall.com/pk7jyyjm

Here’s the version recommended by our Welsh listener: Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree by Mel & Kim

Songs Played in this Episode:

Listen to this episode of Tinsel Tunes Podcast
Author: Tinsel Tunes
Title:

83: Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree

Tinsel Tunes Podcast

Sounds of Christmas

Listen to this episode of the Sounds of Christmas Podcast
Author: Ken Kessler
Title: The Shop Around The Corner
Sounds of Christmas

It’s Turkey Lurkey time!

  • The Night Before (2015)
  • Cast of Promises, Promises – Turkey Lurkey Time (1968)
  • Justin Wilson – Whitey the Snow White Lamb (1967)
  • Christmas video games

Closing songs (by us and friends):

Tambourine Girlfriend – I Think I Could Be Santa

Rusty and Nora – Rudolph the Red-Nosed Ba Doin Ya Doink

Hamster House – Why Am I a Misfit Toy?


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Title: S7E4 – You’ll Be Famous
Snow in Southtown

Closer to Christmas

32 Days until Christmas. This week on the podcast, as we get into the decorating, I am talking about 7 decorating things to avoid to make sure your holiday season stays shining as bright as possible.

Today’s episode is all about taking a step back

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: 32 Days, Step Back
Closer to Christmas

Closer to Christmas

BONUS episode, Getting ready for advent! since we are coming up on December, I wanted to do a week long series on advent and advent calendars. Before I started that week long series, I wanted to talk about a book that was sent to be by author, Crystal Campbell.

The book is authored by Crystal Campbell, who is known for her passion for the Advent and Christmas seasons. Campbell’s work aims to instill a faith grounded in love for all, encouraging families to focus on sharing kindnesses as they prepare for Christmas each year. The devotional and the accompanying ornaments make a significant impact, bringing joy and love to homes during the Advent season.

 

If you want to check out the website for the book, please visit:

A Season of Love and Kindness by Crystal Campbell Advent Book Ornament

 

 

 

 

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: Getting ready for advent. A Season of Love and Kindness, a book by Crystal Campbell
Closer to Christmas

Check out my latest reaction video for “Let it Snow” by Lainey Wilson with Bing Crosby at the link below! Thank you to Ashley from the Christmas Chapters Podcast for the recommendation!

https://youtu.be/5csv5BEn_co

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

New reaction video! “Let it Snow” by Lainey Wilson with Bing Crosby 🎄🎅🎄🎅

Christmas Everyday

Total Christmas

Hello you beautiful people!

We start the show with a version of A Christmas Carol and it’s the audio release that Mickey’s Christmas Carol is based on. The full title is An Adaptation of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol by The Disney Players. You can watch it here:

Next up it’s Do You Hear What I Hear? and Bob Baker is looking at Polystyrene, or is it Styrofoam? You decide.

Then we have our yearly visit with our US correspondent Scott Newman from The Tinsel Tunes and Christmas Morning Podcasts. This year we look at a few of the many versions of Do They Know It’s Christmas.

Here’s the videos:

Band Aid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH-xd5bPKTA

Band Aid 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMZjb3YEUQ8

Band Aid 20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UZ–sD_DBQ

Band Aid 30

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w7jyVHocTk

Lad Baby

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIS3wNkQ_UE

Keith Lemon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_05wWm6Mp0

 

Then Bob Baker is back with Where Are You Christmas? and he’s looking at Harry Potter stuff in the UK.

Check out Bob’s podcast here:  https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

We end with The Christmas Quiz. I managed 8, let me know how you got on.

Get in touch:

Email: totalchristmas@gmail.com

Web: totalchristmaspodcast.com

Merry Christmas!

Listen to this episode of Total Christmas Podcast
Author: Jack
Title:

Episode 146 – Do They Know It’s Christmas?

Total Christmas

Closer to Christmas

38 Days until Christmas. This week on the podcast, as we get into the decorating, I am talking about 7 decorating things to avoid to make sure your holiday season stays shining as bright as possible.

Today’s episode is all about

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…)

 

 

Angels We Have Heard – Christmas by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

 

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?collection=004&page=1

 

Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Listen to this episode of Closer to Christmas
Author: Charles Ague
Title: 33 Days, Ignoring safety
Closer to Christmas

Forget the usual holiday cheer and dive into the chilling world of Christmas folklore with the terrifying Karakoncolos (also known as Kallikantzaros).

These malevolent, shapeshifting, hairy winter goblins emerge exclusively during the Twelve Dark Days, the treacherous period between Christmas (December 25th) and Epiphany (January 6th), to wreak havoc across the Balkans. We uncover the sinister origins of this enduring European myth, tracing it back to the drunken, masked chaos of the ancient Dionysian festivals in Greece, and reveal their terrifying cosmic purpose: spending all year sawing down the World Tree!

Join us as we explore the chilling regional differences:

  • Greek Myth: Why do the Kallikantzaros try to force travelers to dance to death?
  • Turkish Folklore: Learn the deadly verbal trickery of the Karakoncolos, which requires you to always use the word “kara” (black) or risk instant death.
  • Bulgarian Tradition: How the Karakondžul’s influence gave rise to the massive, UNESCO-recognized Kukeri festivals.

We detail the bizarre protective rituals, from burning stinky shoes and scattering salt to the crucial act of counting holes in a sieve, used to keep these holiday horror creatures out of your home. This is the ultimate deep-dive into the ancient European folklore and Christmas monsters you need for the winter season.

 

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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

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Listen to this episode of the Lost Christmas Podcast
Author: The Chronicler
Title: The 12 Dark Days: Karankoncolos, the Goblins of Christmastime
Lost Christmas Podcast

Closer to Christmas

34 Days until Christmas. This week on the podcast, as we get into the decorating, I am talking about 7 decorating things to avoid to make sure your holiday season stays shining as bright as possible.

Today’s episode is all about Overdecorating the tree

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: 34 Days, Overdecorating the tree
Closer to Christmas

Happy Thanksgiving! Here’s our annual Thanksgiving playlist bonus episode with 10 songs that could go on your Thanksgiving mix. This year’s songs include tracks by Book of Love, Vince Guaraldi, Brian Wilson, First Aid Kit, Linus of Hollywood, Enya, and more!

Also, here’s a Spotify playlist with most of the songs we’ve chosen for our Thanksgiving playlists over the past five years.


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Listen to this episode of the Snow in Southtown Podcast
Author: snowinsouthtown@gmail.com (Snow in Southtown Podcast)
Title: Bonus – Thanksgiving Playlist 2025
Snow in Southtown

Welcome to Christmas Every Day! This is the podcast that keeps the spirit of Christmas alive all year long.

This week, we have a very special guest… our first guest, in fact! We have a great little Christmas Q&A session, so you won’t want to miss that.

Thanks a ton, and Merry Christmas!

Listen to this episode of Christmas Everyday
Author: Christmaseverydayshow
Title: Episode 23 – a very special guest!! 🎄🎅🎄🎅
Christmas Everyday

🎵 Vote on today’s daily Christmas Music Battle: https://pollforall.com/pl9xzg8e

🗞️ Check out today’s news item: https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/military/air-force-families-told-take-christmas-decorations-down/

 


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🎄 Stay up to date on Christmas TV: http://www.mostlychristmas.com/christmastvschedule/1/
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Listen to this episode of Christmas Morning
Author:
Title: 34 days until Christmas (Instrumental Christmas Song Battle)
Chrismas Morning

Fan-favorite Cousin Chris from ChristmasEveryMinute.com is back — and as always, he did his homework.

This time he arrives armed with a full list of festive missions tailored specifically for the Cousins: everything Cousin Seth can do in Chicago to keep the holiday spirit pumping, plus a few North Carolina-friendly ideas for Cousin Chad.

 

Chris also brings updates on his ever-expanding website, teases future Christmas content, and reveals the tragic discovery that pumpkin eggnog kegs do not exist in the Chicago area (a blow Seth may never recover from).

 

We also dive into Seth’s new business ventures — including whether he’s ready to ship his coffee nationwide so Chris can feature it in his Top Ten Gifts for 2025 — and wrap things up with a look at our Thanksgiving plans, holiday prep, and general festive scheming.

Listen to this episode of the Christmas Cousins podcast
Author: Christmas Cousins Pod
Title: The Holiday To-Do List Seth Never Asked For: Cousin Chris Returns!
Christmas Cousins

In today’s episode, Vaughn Joy, Ph.D. joins Christmas Past to discuss how the social and political climate of the mid-20th century shaped the Christmas movies of that era. She’s the author of the new book, Selling Out Santa: Hollywood Christmas Films in the Age of McCarthy

Music in this Episode

Happy Night Christmas Winter Jazz” — Music for Videos, via Pixabay

Order your copy today! Of Christmases Long, Long Ago

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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: Interview: Vaughn Joy, Author of Selling Out Santa
Christmas Past

What’s up, dudes? Joe Martinez from Now Watch This and Sean Sotka from the Christmas Podcasts Podcast are with me to talk Airwolf “Half-Pint!” Yes, it’s all about Hawke, Santini, and Archangel, but most importantly The Lady!

Archangel tells Stringfellow Hawke they have credible intel on Saint John’s son Le Van. String checks it out, and meets the boy’s foster father McBride. McBride actually knew Saint John in ‘Nam, working on covert special ops assignments together. He confirms Saint John’s death.

As String and Le Van bond, McBride and an enlisted drug dealer plot to smuggle drugs into the country via Saint John’s casket. Of course, Archangel suspects tomfoolery, but Hawke is glad to finally have answers. Eventually, String and Santini investigate the casket and find drugs inside. Hawke buries it to lure the villains out, and uses Airwolf to capture them.

Drug smuggling plot? Yep. Airwolf shenanigans? A few. Child gambling and martial arts? Definitely! So grab your sunglasses, hop in The Lady, and fly around to this episode on Airwolf “Half-Pint!”

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Listen to this episode of Totally Rad Christmas
Author: Gerry D / Sean Sotka, Joe Martinez
Title: Airwolf “Half-Pint” (w/ Sean and Joe)
12 Days Pod