This week, the elves travel to the universe of Disney Channel Original Movies in order to cover the 2011 film, Good Luck Charlie: It’s Christmas! Join them as they discuss their history with Disney TV shows, family Christmas movies and television specials, and – with the spooky season just around the corner – their ideas for Christmas horror movies. So kick back with your favorite pumpkin-flavored drink, let that Autumn breeze wash all over you, and enjoy this fun-filled episode! 

Welcome to the ‘Ber months, all of you friends of the elves out there! As the days get shorter and cooler, we dip our toes into a controversial “Is It or Isn’t It a Christmas Movie” movie: 2005’s Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer. Regardless of where the hosts fall on the Christmas question, there’s no denying the discussion about this cult classic is a lively one! So, breathe in that crisp, nearly autumnal air as we talk this shoot ’em up whodunit, honor the passing of the incredible Chadwick Boseman, and create some pretty darn amazing Christmas movie night double-features!

Happy Friday, everyone! We’ve made it through another long week!

Welcome to another installment of Christmas Movie Commentaries, in which Julia, Thom, and Anthony do commentaries for the marquee Christmas films that everyone loves. This episode, they’re covering the controversial, 2000, Ron Howard, live-action remake, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”! This time around, however, Anthony is virtually the lone elf participating, as Julia couldn’t make it and Thom had so called “connection issues”. Luckily for him, however, he’s joined by listeners Michelle Kidwell, Charlyn Lewis, Matt Eurich (A.K.A. GaryBlauman), and Ron Hogan (A.K.A. PresidentHotdog), who’s actually never seen the film before! That’s right, despite being two elves down, it’s a full house this episode and the discussion is as fun as ever! The question is – does the commentary between Anthony and these Tis the Podcast listeners turn as contentious as the original debate between him and the other two elves that occurs in the infamous Tis the Podcast episode that covered this film? Or do the hearts of those participating grow three-sizes, leading to personal Linus moments happening live during this commentary? You’ll have to tune in to find out!

Anthony and Thom (before he disappears) will count you down and let you know when to press play on whatever device on which you’re watching your movie, but if you just want to listen and not watch along, this is still a fun episode to brighten your weekend! So settle in, queue up that Blu-Ray player (or Netflix, like the five of us used this week!), and enjoy a trip the trip to Whoville! Enjoy!

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As always, thanks for all of your love and support, everybody! 🦌 ⛄️ 🤶 ❄️

Welcome to a very special bonus episode of Tis the Podcast in which Julia, Thom, and Anthony celebrate 3-years(!!!) of friendship, family, laughs, everlasting Christmas spirit, and tons, and tons, and tons of holiday movies and television specials!

Join the elves as they travel back through time with the Ghost of Christmas Past to reflect on how far they’ve come, recount their biggest mistakes, and reveal their personal Top-10 lists of movies they’ve covered and Top-5 lists of television specials they’ve covered; while their movie lists differ substantially more this year than in past years, there are still a few staples across all three! Also – learn whether they’re happier with the current state of their Christmas movie canon list or their Christmas television canon list!

Then, journey with the hosts and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Be as they look ahead to what Year 4 might bring – including the unveiling of their official bucketized headings for their Christmas movie canon list, a tease about future podcast mascots, and hints about content that will be coming your way! And as if all of that wasn’t enough, listen through to the end to hear the debut of the new, official, and totally rad Tis the Podcast Christmas Carol, written and performed by Gerry Davila of Totally Rad Christmas!

So blast that air conditioning, settle back with your Pumpkin Spice Lattes (which – along with other delicious pumpkin-flavored drinks – are officially back at Dunkin!), and enjoy this celebration of the podcast which has spawned the most amazing community of listeners anywhere on the internet; a community that has spanned lifelong friendships and is really more like a family. Thanks for 3-years, y’all! Here’s to year 4!

After a much needed (though unwanted!) week off, the elves are back, and they’re once again journeying across the pond to cover the 2009, Holiday-Comedy film, Nativity! There’s plenty of love for this movie to go around this week – how could there not be when it stars Martin Freeman? – and there are laughs-a-plenty as the hosts talk about their favorite parts and scenes! Also discussed: plenty of listener feedback and their ideas for what they would do if they were put in charge of making the 2020 John Lewis commercial! So settle in, blast that air-conditioning, enjoy this festive episode, and celebrate the fact that we are officially only nineteen-weeks from Christmas!