On this episode of Christmas Podding we reveal Australia’s ALL TIME Favourite Christmas song list, and even we were surprised at what came in at number 1.
We find out how buying the right gift can help create a lifetime of beautiful memories for those who receive it plus
if you’re faced with spending Christmas alone this year, why it may not be the worst thing to ever happen, our top suggestions on what you should definitely do when you spend Christmas day by yourself.
Coming up this week with Liam and Ness on Australia’s ONLY Christmas podcast, Christmas Podding.
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On the Eleventh episode of Closer to Christmas, I discuss the Funko Games card game, A Major Card Game. This A Christmas Story themed card game is a fun little game to play to celebrate the release of the new Christmas Story movie that just came out. If you are a fan of the Classic film, then you should check this game out. Please feel free to follow me on instagram, to see any of the things I mentioned on this episode. I will have pictures of the game, and a card pack opening video to check out. You can follow me here: @closertoxmas You can also email me, I would love to hear your feedback, and if you have ANY experience with or playing with the games I talk about, I would love to hear it! email me at closertochristmaspod@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. 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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It’s episode 69.
That’s right 69, and you know what, I’m so mature I don’t even mention it once.
It’s true, just listen and you’ll see.
The show starts with Bob Baker and Do You Hear What I Hear. This week it’s Naff.
Then Paula Horwood shares the harrowing tale of how her supply teacher told the whole class who really delivers the presents on Christmas Eve,
Paula is the creator of Baubicles and you can learn a bit more here:
https://baubicles.co.uk/
Next up we have the quiz and it’s out with the old and in with the new. I’ve run out of questions from the original quiz so I’ve bought a book.
If you fancy being a Christmas Quizmaster you can have the old quiz, just email me and your name will go into the hat.
Then our US correspondent Scott Newman is on the show to tell us if he recognises some classic British Christmas songs.
The songs are:
Walking In The Air
2000 Miles by the Pretenders
Step Into Christmas by Sir Elton John
Keeping The Dream Alive by Freiheit
Saviour’s Day by Cliff Richard
Check out Scott’s podcasts here:
https://www.christmasmorningpodcast.com/
Then I plug my merch. Do you want a T-shirt that let’s people know you love Christmas?
Well if you do all the proceeds go to charity.
Check out the T-shirts here:
http://tee.pub/lic/Fd5fQwF4tsY
Also I have a book.
Thursday Night’s Alright by Jack Andrews
I wrote it nearly 20 years ago. It’s very rude and there’s lots of bad language, but on the plus side it is very funny.
If you have Kindle Unlimited you can read it for free, or buy the ebook version on Amazon for $3.
(There’s no cover picture on Amazon at the moment, but it does have a cover, it just hasn’t processed yet, although when you read this, it might have a cover).
Then it’s What The Dickens and we discuss a couple of very interesting bits about Candles in A Christmas Carol
Next up Bob Baker is back with Wonderful Christmastime and we have more Christmas traditions that you can get involved in.
Then it’s part 2 of Between The Lights by E F Benson as read by Tony Dixon.
Check out Tony’s podcast here:
This week’s recommendation is the fantastic book Thursday Night’s Alright by Jack Andrews. A crude but hilarious novel that your mum might find offensive, but you’ll love.
Here’s a link:
If you want to get in touch, what are you waiting for…
Email:
totalchristmas@gmail.com
website:
www.totalchristmaspodcast.com
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Christmas Past is a term that conjures up a lot of images in the mind. In those two words we are instantly reminded of things that are precious to us.
The power of Christmas past is evident in nearly all that we do to celebrate the season. Our music is filled with the golden oldies of Christmas, our decorating yields to even ancient practices of yore, and our foods are traditionally festive and have been so since before we were born.
We love to celebrate in ways that are old, to remember of how Christmas used to be, and to honor the things, places and people of the past. Christmas is, if anything, honored by time and cherished for what it has always been.
Nobody knows that better than Brian Earl, host of the Christmas Past Podcast and author of a new book titled – what else? – Christmas Past.
I’ve been wanting to talk with Brian for a long time. If anyone understands my interest and even slightly obsessive history with Christmas past, it’s Brian Earl. As he says – he’s not a historian, he is a storyteller.
And there are a lot of stories to tell about Christmas of the past.
In this far ranging episode of our own podcast Brian takes us on his Christmas journey. It is a journey that not only started in his childhood but also a journey that deliciously never ends.
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Hey everybody! Today we’re traveling to Germany to discuss the history of Christmas there, and the super interesting character named der Weihnachtsmann! You’ll learn all about the different traditions that have been around for hundreds of years and how they have evolved and influenced how the Yuletide time is celebrated today. As promised here’s some notes from this episode – Knecht Ruprecht (aka Krampus) and Odin (Hruod Percht / Rhumreicher Percht).
Thomas Nast image of Santa from 1880s (woo boy was I off on this, I mistakenly said the 1820s) link
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Happy A Christmas Story Christmas release! Because of that we are here with a special *bonus* episode covering the release of the HBO Max original film ‘A Christmas Story Christmas’.
In this episode, Matt talks about his history with the original and gives an overview of the film after watching it for the first time.
In the thirty-eighth episode of 12 Days Pod, Cara and Dan discuss how Toy Story 4 is overrated, the importance of cool animation styles, and Dan tries his hand at a J.K. Simmons impression!
What’s up, dudes? What do get when you cross 2 countertenors and a tenor with 2 baritones and bass? Probably the same thing as when you cross Mozart and Christmas! Thom Crowe from ‘Tis the Podcast and I dive into the British choral group and their Wolfgang inspired repertoire! There’s Christmas standards and regional classic! So grab your bow tie, arrange your music, and immerse yourself in this episode!
Welcome to episode 65 of Holly Jolly X’masu! For my second “Big In Japan” episode, I’ll be talking about the Ventures and their 1965 album, “The Ventures’ Christmas Album.”
I was on the fence about covering this album since it was originally a US release, but considering how big the Ventures have been in Japan for nearly six full decades, I wanted to make sure I included them in my “Big In Japan” month. I’ve taken some liberties with my editing this episode, but I hope you’re still able to enjoy the album, and that it encourages you to seek out more from the Ventures.
Be sure to listen in on the 25th as I wrap up my “Big In Japan” month with a selection of records from a variety of artists, including a couple of the more sought-after Japanese Christmas records. This is one episode you don’t want to miss!
As always, any feedback on this episode would be appreciated. If have any suggestions, or if you’d like to recommend a song or album for a future episode, drop me a line and let me know.
Remember, I’ve added a button to my Ko-fi page. If you’d like to support me one cup of coffee at a time, a donation is only $3. I’ve also opened a Redbubble store. I only have a couple designs up, but keep an eye on it as I’ll be trying to add more. Half of any proceeds or donations received will be donated to support the people of Ukraine, while the rest will be used to purchase new Japanese Christmas music to review for future episodes. You can also find me on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. And if you get a chance, leave me a review on iTunes. Thanks!
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Hey everyone! Today we talk all about Superheroes at Christmas. From live action movies & TV shows to comic books I dive in to celebrate the heroes we love to watch & read at Christmastime. This is a very special episode to celebrate my late sister Steffany, who sadly passed away November 17, 2005 at age 17. I think we all have loved ones who we miss during the holidays and I have been wanting to do something special for my sister. Being the anniversary of the day she passed, I thought this would be a great way to celebrate her life and her super powers! Please send me your thoughts, feedback, memories of your lost loved ones, anything you’d like to share, send it my way!
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Anya Cheng is the Founder and CEO of Taelor, a men’s clothing rental subscription box. Anya is also the former product head of Target, eBay and Meta. As we get closer to the holidays, Anya joins Christmas Clatter to discuss gifting trends this year, the best way to save money while shopping for loved ones, the significance/growth of experience-based and sustainable gift gifting options and running a Bay Area business during the holidays.
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In a word, Christmas is love. Love for family, love for friends, love for all those that we are most grateful for. In this episode, Eric and Danny count down each of their top 5 favorite Christmas love songs. Plus, the guys welcome in Hallmark Channel’s Andrew Walker who chats about his new holiday movie, Three Wise Men and a Baby, what it’s like shooting Christmas movies, his family’s holiday traditions and much more!
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This episode is sponsored by Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas, featuring all-new original holiday movie premieres every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 8/7c.
Ken Kessler talks to Kevin McGrath about the pair of collections he’s put together to benefit the homeless charity Crisis UK. “Have Yourself A Merry Indie Christmas” is in two volumes, and each one contains fifty-four original songs! Kevin talks about what it took to get all these songs from so many artists and the guidelines he used. He also invites you click the Bandcamp links below and listen to some (or all) of the songs yourself. And while he’d like to take a break, he hints that a third volume is not out of the question (and he invites indie artists to reach out to him for details)!
Have Yourself A Merry Indie Christmas Volume I: https://v4velindre.bandcamp.com/album/have-yourself-a-merry-indie-christmas-volume-i
Have Yourself A Merry Indie Christmas Volume II: https://v4velindre.bandcamp.com/album/have-yourself-a-merry-indie-christmas-volume-ii
Crisis UK: https://www.crisis.org.uk/
Kevin on Tumblr: https://redsoapbox.tumblr.com/
Kevin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevonhissoapbox
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Hello everyone – today we are talking poetry. I have the amazing North Pole Poet Laureate with me today, Amy Marschak. She was named by Santa himself to spread Christmas cheer throughout the world by her improv poetry. That’s right – improv! So in today’s episode I talk to her about life as Santa’s poet, and then she kindly demonstrates her talent and comes up with several poems for me with just a few prompts. You will be captivated by her Christmas cheer! There is a video version of this interview on my youtube channel if you’d like to see the interview.
Gracie and I then get together and see if we can’t do some improv poetry too… it turns out it was a bit harder than we thought, but we had a lot of fun!
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What’s up, dudes? Remember struggling to make that trip home for Thanksgiving? Anthony Caruso from ‘Tis the Podcast and CJ Bélanger from Christmas Sessions remember! That’s right! It’s all “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles!” We talk about that time Neal (Steve Martin) and Del (John Candy) have holiday hijinks as they race to get to Chicago by Thanksgiving Day via different forms of transportation! Are there planes? Yep. Trains? You betcha. Automobiles? Only if they’re on fire! So book your travel plans, grab some shower curtain rings, and book it to this episode!
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