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85 Days, The Kringle Krew charity ornament 2024

85 Days until Christmas. This year, the Christmas Podcast Network has a charity Christmas Ornament sale! Please go to https://closertochristmas.com and click the link to purchase your ornament for charity today!

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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Elvira (w/ Anthony Caruso)

What’s up, dudes? It’s spooky season! So that means I’ve got Anthony Caruso from ‘Tis the Podcast with me to talk the Mistress of the Dark! That’s right! This episode is all about Elvira! From MTV specials to comics to her own feature film, we get into all of it!

In “Elvira: Mistress of the Dark,” the goth beauty inherits a decrepit New England mansion and a old recipe book. Spoilers: It’s actually a spell book, and she’s descended from a line of witches. There’s an uptight Puritanical town, an evil warlock uncle, and a group of hormonal teens! When they attempt to burn her at the stake, she conjures a storm to put it out, then tackles her maniacal uncle! Eventually, with her newly inherited money, she finances her own Vegas show!

In Elvira’s Haunted Holidays, the titular heroine plays the Scrooge character and is visited by three ghosts. First, she’s visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past who shows her making bat garland and burning down her schoolhouse. The next ghost shows her New York City’s Christmas spirit which she promptly lambasted for its greed. Finally, the Ghost of Christmas Future shows her a desolate wasteland, which changes her attitude about the holiday. Cue the horror hostess sic’ing a bat on some creeps.

Ancient family spell book? Check. Witty quips and zingers? Uh huh. Dangerous food monster? Only if it’s really gross! So grab your magic ring, hop in your convertible, and take a ride to this episode!

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The Drew Carey Show: It’s Halloween, Dummy

Happy October! We are now officially back and right in our element here in the spooky month! We are covering The Drew Carey Show to kickoff our Halloween month this week!

 

This one is wacky and wild, and while that usually isn’t something Matt enjoys, this one really surprised him!

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The Drew Carey Show: It’s Halloween, Dummy

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Sounds of Christmas
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Monster Mash

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86 Days, Christmas M&Ms

86 Days until Christmas. Do you have a holiday product that has become a staple year after year? When did M&Ms start a yearly tradition of red and green M&Ms?

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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86 Days, Christmas M&Ms

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What Can I Say? I Like Playing With My Food. (Abigail)

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! Can you believe it’s the last day of September already? We sure can’t! We are barreling fast toward the holiday season!

Spooky Season continues here at “Tis the Podcast” this week, as the elves gather to discuss the 2024 horror-comedy, “Abigail“! Can the seemingly twelve-year-old ballerina vampire win over the hearts and minds of all three of your hosts? You’ll just have to tune in to find out!

So settle back with your Pumpkin Spice Lattes, relax, and enjoy! Also get excited, for next week, Julia, Thom, and Anthony are journeying back to Woodsboro to cover “Scream 4“! They won’t be alone, however, for some of their good friends will be making the trip with them, including: Jay Skipworth and Lindsey Grelis of “Film Strip Podcast“, Kendall Farrae of “Two Girls, One Crypt“, and possibly Matt Spaulding of “North Pole Radio“! It’s going to be even more of a blast than usual, so make sure to keep your eyes open for that one!

As always, thanks for your love and support, y’all! ❤️ 🍂 🎃👻🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🔔🚂 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

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A Christmas Record (w/ Ken and Scott)

What’s up, dudes? I’ve got Ken Kessler from Sounds of Christmas and Scott Leopold from Holly Jolly X’masu here to talk the mutant disco/no wave album “A Christmas Record!” From ZE Records, it was a triumph of experimental Christmas music.

Founded in 1978 by Michael Zilkha and Michel Esteban, ZE was one of the most popular rated labels, capturing the emerging New York sound of the period. They gained exposure through a distribution deal with Island Records. In fact, before long they had signed  such acts as Kid Creole, the Waitresses, Was (Not Was), Cristina, and James White. Called “the best independent record label in the world” and “the world’s most fashionable label,” they closed their doors in ‘84.

In 1981, ZE released a Christmas compilation album as a lark. Of course the album is noted for standout alternative tracks “Christmas Wrapping” and “Christmas on Riverside Drive.” Davitt Sigerson’s “It’s a Big Country” is a folksy little ditty that plays as a newsletter of sorts, tucked into a Christmas card. Unfortunately, some of the songs don’t quite hit as hard. Suicide’s “Hey, Lord” is a depressing number and Alan Vega’s “No More Christmas Blues” feels like just the opposite.

Synthesizer? Yep. Funk rhythms? Got ‘em. Bummer Christmas songs? For sure! So grab your record player, put “A Christmas Record,” and listen to this episode!

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Horror For The Holidays 2024 Halloween Spooktacular Episode 1: Out There Halloween Mega Tape

Jay and Jeff kick off the 2024 Spooktacular with a follow-up to their favorite gem of the 2023 Spooktacular. Get ready to find out what’s……..out there!

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69: Christmas with The Fizz

Scott and Duane are joined by Adam Parker from the Merry Britsmas podcast to listen to the 2018 album “Christmas with The Fizz”.

 

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Christmas Podding
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Christmas Podding – New Christmas Tradition suggestions that may just change Christmas Day for the better.

This week on Australia’s ONLY Christmas Podcast we run you through the absolute worst ways people have ruined Christmas Day, from disasters to the down right silly things people have done that wrecked it for everyone.

Home made Advent Calendars are a fun way to celebrate the season whilst putting you’re own flavor on it, or are they? We run you through the many options you have to make your own this year, plus

Do you go the trouble of making your own table runners and settings only to have no one even notice the festive effort you’ve put in? We hear you and we ask the question is it even worth the hassle.

Join our festive besties Liam and Ness as we talk Christmas all year round on Christmas Podding.

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87 Days, The Oldest Fruitcake

87 Days until Christmas. How long can a fruitcake survive?

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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Episode 117 – Christmas on the Emerald Isle

Hello you beautiful people!

It’s a packed episode and we start off with a great story from listener Rob Taylor, he shares the story of his worst present ever.

Then Bob is here with Do You Hear What I Hear and we’re looking at the correct way to pronouce the letter ‘Z’ (spoiler, it’s ZED).

Then it’s the quiz, we’ve had a few people send in their scores from last week. I managed 7 this week, see how you can do.

After that Bob is back with another way you can spread a little happiness.
Check out Bob’s podcast, Festive Foreign Film Fans, here:
https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

Then it’s the first part of our interview with the delightful Jeanie Mulligan from Ireland. We had a great chat, and you’ll learn a thing or two about an Irish Christmas.

This episodes recommendation is the audiobook of Stephen King’s Under the Dome. It’s on YouTube and it’s around 30 hours long. That’ll keep you occupied.

Get in touch…
Email:  totalchristmas@gmail.com
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Merry Christmas!

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Merry Britsmas 66: A Retro 60s Christmas Peek

In my 66th episode and the first Ber month episode of 2024, I go back to the 1960s to listen to some older British Christmas songs that people may not know, watch an old show about Scottish doctors with some festive storytelling, and go back to the Emergency Festive Questions book to answer and ask some more odd queries such as why is Rudolph’s nose red?

David Whitfield – Santo Natale

Dave King – Xmas & You 

Adam Faith – Lonely Pup In A Xmas Shop

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88 Days, The Largest Lego Christmas Tree

88 Days until Christmas. How tall was the tallest Lego Christmas tree built?

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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89 Days, An Elf with a Cold

89 Days until Christmas. An Elf, with a cold stops by to tell a joke.

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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Behind the Christmas Songs with Annie Zaleski

Music journalist Annie Zaleski returns to 12 Songs this week. She last appeared in 2022 to talk about Wham!’s “Last Christmas.” In 2023, she wrote This is Christmas Song by Song: The Stories Behind 100 Holiday Hits, so she’s back to talk about a few of the songs she wrote about.

In the episode, we talk about the Kate Bush Christmas special and the Kacey Musgraves Christmas special, both of which are awesome in their ways.

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No Rules Tonight (w/ Ryan Estrada)

What’s up, dudes? I’ve got artist, author, and adventurer Ryan Estrada here to talk about his new book “No Rules Tonight” on Christmas in Korea in the ‘80s! Curfews and banned books and dance clubs! Oh my! It’s a fascinating look into true events!

Kim Hyun Sook is in college, and she’s being eyed as the new leader of the Banned Book Club. To top it off, it’s Christmas Eve, so traditionally this is when the Dance Club heads up the mountain to par-tay!

Speaking to the true story that inspired both books, Hyun Sook said, “Banned Book Club is a story about the harsh realities we faced while living under a dictator. But at the time, we did not think about ourselves as living in a dystopia. We dealt with many problems and tried to make the world a better place, but we were still living our lives, making friends, falling in love, and having fun. I wanted to make a book about finding the joy in life when the world doesn’t seem to want you to be happy. About discovering yourself in a world that seems hostile toward your very existence. Banned Book Club was about the sacrifices we made, the truths we hid, and the dangers we endured. I want readers of ‘No Rules Tonight’ to understand that the most important step to make the world a better place is
to be your true, authentic self.”

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90 Days, Wrapping Gifts

90 Days until Christmas. Have you ever wondered why we wrap gifts on 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 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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