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Merry Britsmas

It’s CHRIIISTMAASSS! For our last full episode of the year, I dive into a festive special of a great sketch show from the 90s called Goodness Gracious Me, explore British covers of my favourite carol, O Holy Night, and share some more festive emergency question responses about nativities and chocolates!

Total Christmas Podcast 

O Holy Night Covers

Leona Lewis

Michael Ball 

Ellie Goulding 

Bastille  

Nina Nesbitt 

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Merry Britsmas 72 – Goodness Gracious Me & O Holy Night, It’s Blooming Christmas!

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In the first of our December episodes this year, we take a look at a boy band called East 17 telling us to Stay Another Day, chat about some Outnumbered parents back in 2011, & discuss some more festive emergency questions about nativities and Quality Street!

East 17 – Stay Another Day   

Kylie Minogue – Stay Another Day

Tom Chaplin – Stay Another Day

Rae Morris – Stay Another Day 

Old Dirty Brasstards – Stay Another Day

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Title: Merry Britsmas 71: Stay Another Day To Be Outnumbered This Christmas
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In our second November episode, we have a very unusual Santa Claus exploration with a Channel 4 take on therapy and history, some alternative indie British festive tunes that need to be heard, and more festive questions and answers!

The Long Blondes – Xmas Is Cancelled 

The Beautiful South – Hold It Back 

Frankie & the Heartstrings – Too Right It’s Xmas 

Badly Drawn Boy – Donna & Blitzen 

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Author: A Parker Sibun
Title: Merry Britsmas 70: A Curious Case Of Some Alternative Christmas Music
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In my first November episode of Merry Britsmas, we have more festive questions to answer about food and drunken mistakes, a Christmas comedic special about a big comedian called Greg Davies, and a song that links to armistice day by a pretty famous Liverpudlian called Paul McCartney!

Pipes of Peace Covers

MUNA

Callum Minks

Sergio Denis

Don’t Call Me Ishmael 

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Title: Merry Britsmas 69: A Man Down For A Peaceful Christmas
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It’s Merry Spooksmas! Which means Halloween vibes and horrors, such as a creepy tale of murder mystery from Jonathan Creek, some gothic horror songs, and creepy ghostly stories from the historic town of Rye!

Kaiser Chiefs – Zombie Prom 

Radiohead – Burn The Witch

Echo & the Bunnymen – The Killing Moon

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Merry Britsmas 68: SPOOKSMAS! Halloween Murders, Music & Ghostly Tales

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On our first October episode of Merry Britsmas this year, we get a little bit spooky but still quite festive. I watch a recent kids show about monsters called Scream Street, force myself to listen to comedic British Xmas songs, and ask and answer some more Emergency Festive Questions, this time with a spooky twist!

David Brent – Don’t Cry It’s Xmas 

Geraldine McQueen – Once Upon A Xmas 

Spitting Image – Santa Claus Is On The Dole 

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Author: A Parker Sibun
Title: Merry Britsmas 67: Christmas Screams and Shrieks
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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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Title: Merry Britsmas 66: A Retro 60s Christmas Peek
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In the August episode of Merry Britsmas, I take a look at British covers of an indie classic Just Like Xmas by Low, explore a sitcom I knew nothing about called Robin’s Nest, and answer some more Festive Emergency Questions, as well as reading out some of your answers from last month!

Covers of Just Like Xmas

Tripp Mirror 

Guisers

Parcs

Gastown Irregulars 

Gabrielle Aplin 

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Merry Britsmas 65: Just Like Christmas At Robin’s Nest

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It’s Christmas in July! So it’s time for some summery xmas things on Merry Britsmas including some (incredibly vaguely linked) festive songs about sun and summer, as well as a look at Death In Paradise, a show about crime, the Caribbean, and, in this episode, Christmas. I also ask and answer some more festive questions and hope you will answer them too!

The Sunflower Thieves – It’s Not Like The Xmas Films 

The Eves – Xmas In Summertime

Los Bitchos – Los Chrismos 

Leo Sayer – Xmas In July

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Title: Merry Britsmas 64: Christmas In July and Paradise
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In the Leon Day episode, with only six months until Xmas, I take a look at a sketch show spin-off about a home-made Christmas from Smith & Jones, learn my A-B-Cs with Xmas Alphabet, and start looking at some Xmas questions for all of us to answer!

Xmas Alphabet by Dickie Valentine 

Xmas Alphabet by Cliff Richard 

Xmas Alphabet by Jasmine Rae

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Author: A Parker Sibun
Title: Merry Britsmas 63: Leon Day Homemade Christmas Questions
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In the 62nd episode of Merry Britsmas, I talk about the ever-growing Hyde Park Winter Wonderland, force you to listen to some ‘apparently’ comedic novelty Christmas songs, and watch a festive episode of a sitcom about undertakers called In Loving Memory.

Paul Holt – 50 Grand For Xmas

Hot Pantz – (I’d Like To) Give You One For Xmas

Barron Knights – Merry Gentle Pops 

Hyde Park Winter Wonderland Promo 

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Author: A Parker Sibun
Title: Merry Britsmas 62: A Comedic Christmas Winter Wonderland
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MERRY BIRTHDAY! April is my Birthday month so I went seeking other birthday connections, looking at two famous people with April birthdays by exploring Leona Lewis’ brilliant festive album and a TV show about a very famous playwright born in April. I also explored some British celebs with Xmas Day Birthdays! Also check out more of me (if you want more…) on the Total Christmas Podcast.

Leona Lewis – One More Sleep  

https://www.totalchristmaspodcast.com/

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Author: A Parker Sibun
Title: Merry Britsmas 61: Christmas Birthdays with the Bard
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In the March episode, I’m inspired by St David’s Day to look at Welsh Christmas traditions, listen to some British covers of the carol God Rest You Merry Gentlemen, and watch a festive episode of police drama The Bill.

Covers of God Rest You Merry Gentleman

Wat Tyler

Manfred Mann 

Jamie Cullum

Annie Lennox 

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Merry Britsmas 60: Nadolig Llawen & God Rest The Bill

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In the first episode of 2024, Merry Britsmas takes a look at Kiss Me Kate, a sitcom about counselling, the New Year tradition of First Footing, and some alternative under-heard festive songs.

https://ko-fi.com/merrybritsmas

Pet Shop Boys – It Doesn’t Often Snow At Xmas

Twitchels – Ode To Just Like Xmas

Shadowlark – Christmas Time

John Cale – Child’s Xmas In Wales

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Author: Adam Parker Sibun
Title: Merry Britsmas 59: Kiss Me Christmas for First Footing
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It’s the (now) annual Bonus New British Xmas Music episode! Check out all the amazing artists below, support them if you can, and there’s also a surprise comedic gala from all your favourite Christmas podcasters (& me…)

ALA.NI

Peaness

Problem Patterns

Don’t Call Me Ishmael 

New Rules

Nina Nesbitt 

Volk Soup

Erica Manzoli

Kate Rusby

Curerbell 

Pegasuses 

Fortune Faded Glory 

Brutalligators & Fightmilk 

Sunflower Thieves

Wasuremono

Fenne Lily 

Wyldest

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Author: Adam Parker Sibun
Title: Merry Britsmas 58: BONUS! New British Christmas Music 2023
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It’s the big December episode of Merry Britsmas! I look at the king of Xmas’ Cliff Richard’s ‘Mistletoe & Wine’, one of my favourite raucous British shows, Bottom, more festive munching of British snacks, and I reveal the Winner of the BIG CHRISTMAS NUMBER ONE SHOWDOWN!

Also, I get some festive Podcast friends to help review some new seasonal adverts from Tesco, Aldi, M&S, and John Lewis. Check out their podcasts below!

https://adventcalendar.house/

Festive Foreign Film Fans –

https://twitter.com/festivefilmfans

Christmas Cousins 

https://www.instagram.com/christmascousinspod

https://www.instagram.com/hollyjollyxmasu/

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Author: Adam Parker Sibun
Title: Merry Britsmas 57: Mistletoe and Wine and Holy Bottoms For Christmas
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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 

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Author: Adam Parker Sibun
Title: Merry Britsmas 56: It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas Gone Wrong
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In our second November episode, I explore Greg Davies as Santa in a festive Cuckoo, some British covers of White Christmas, more of the BIG CHRISTMAS NUMBER ONE SHOWDOWN, and try some British festive snacks so you can hear me munching and get hungry!

Covers of White Xmas:

Billy Idol

Peggy Sue 

Keane

Martine McCutcheon

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Author: Adam Parker Sibun
Title: Merry Britsmas 55 – I’m Dreaming of a White Cuckoo Christmas
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