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Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! Can you believe it’s already the final week of January? We sure can! This month has dragged!

This week, the elves gather to tackle the 2023 musical film, “Journey to Bethlehem“! All three of their opinions on this movie differ wildly: one loved it, one hated it, and one thought it was fine, but you’ll just have to tune in to find out who thought what! Regardless it’s a fun and festive episode filled with interesting debates and more than a few history lessons courtesy of Thom Crowe.

So, settle back, relax, enjoy, and get excited about the fact that we’re one month closer to the most wonderful time of the year! As always, thanks for your love and support, y’all! ❤️🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🔔🚂 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

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Title: Behold, They Shall Call Him Immanuel – God With Us! (Journey to Bethlehem)
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Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! We are back – or at least two of us are – to inject a bit of holiday cheer into the doldrums of this long, bitter January!

Join Julia and Anthony as they sit down to talk the critically acclaimed, 2023 film, “The Holdovers” – which has been getting a lot of awards buzz recently! Does it live up to all of the hype? You’ll just have to tune in to find out what the elves think, but Spoiler Alert: this deep dive is very complimentary and full of gushing!

So settle in, kick back, relax, and enjoy this fun, festive episode that’s sure to brighten the start of your week! As always, thanks for your love and support, y’all! ❤️🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🔔🚂 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

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Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics!

This week, join Julia, Thom, and Anthony as they cover the 2023 Peacock Original movie, “Genie“, starring Melissa McCarthy. This was a weird one for the elves, and reactions are sort of all over the place. As always, however, it’s a fun conversation which also encompasses talk of how your hosts spent New Year’s Eve, which includes discussions about Green Day, LL Cool J, Jelly Roll, and Rob Schneider’s daughter!

So, settle in, relax, and let us transport you back to Christmas as we make our way through January and the long months ahead that precede the 2024 holiday season! Enjoy, y’all! As always, thanks for your love and support! ❤️🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🔔🚂 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

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Wishing you a joyful New Year, cherished friends of Yuletide cheer! As we bid farewell to 2023 and look back one last time, our diligent elves are already casting their gaze toward the festivities of Christmas 2024. To inaugurate the 8th annual countdown for ‘Tis the Podcast, Anthony, Julia, and Thom delve into Disney’s new holiday offering, “Dashing Through the Snow,” from 2023. In the midst of sharing recent Christmas experiences, Anthony doesn’t hold back in expressing his disdain for the movie, while Thom rises to its defense, and Julia is here for the fireworks.

So, cozy up with a warm mug of hot chocolate, let the gentle light of your Christmas tree or the crackling warmth of your fireplace envelop you, and settle in for an episode filled with all the Christmas spirit.

Remember, we are eager to hear your thoughts! To join the conversation, simply visit linktr.ee/tisthepodcast. We look forward to connecting with you!

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Title: Santa Farts Smell Like Cinnamon (Disney’s 2023 Dashing Through the Snow)
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Merry Christmas, holiday fanatics! Can you believe that after a tremendously long year of counting down to this day that we are finally here? We sure can’t, but we’re as excited to celebrate as everyone else!

We hope Santa was good to all of you, but he’s not the only one with a present for you this year! In this special Christmas Day episode of the show, join Julia, Thom, and Anthony as they gather  to discuss Season 2 of the legacy sequel series, “The Santa Clauses“!

As you might remember, all three elves have a special place in their heart for the original “The Santa Clause“, soft spots for its two theatrical sequels, and enjoy Season One of the show! So what do they think of this controversial, and seemingly divisive, Second Season? Well, it turns out they like it more than a lot of people do! Is that purely due to nostalgia or do they think the story – which they speculate may be the last in the franchise –  has a lot going on its own merits? You’ll just have to tune in to find out! And who knows? Maybe their discussion may change some of your minds and have you looking at it in a different way!

So after you unwrap your gifts and have enjoyed your Christmas feasts, settle into your favorite chair beside the glow of your Christmas tree, put your feet up, relax, and enjoy this very festive episode! And

As always, thanks for your love and support, y’all! We’re looking forward to counting down to Christmas 2024 with all of you! ❤️🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🔔🚂 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

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Title: May The Name Mad Santa Cause Fear In People For Hundreds Of Years. (The Santa Clauses: Season 2)
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Happy Christmas Eve, everybody! Can you believe tomorrow’s the big day and that Santa’s already set out on his annual trip!?

To celebrate the occasion, please enjoy our annual Christmas Eve story, in which the elves read Ivan Cohen’s “Batman Returns: One Dark Christmas Eve“, the children’s adaptation of the Tim Burton holiday classic, “Batman Returns“, illustrated by J.J. Harrison! While this storybook is written to be read to the tune of “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen“, have no fear – the elves have no intention of making your ears bleed today and thus don’t sing the tale as it’s meant to be delivered!

So take a break from the wrapping, settle back with your favorite holiday drink beside your Christmas tree in order to bask in its glow, and enjoy!

As always, thanks for your love and support, y’all! Make sure to check your feeds tomorrow – Monday, December 25th, Christmas Day itself – for our episode on season two of the legacy sequel series, “The Santa Clauses“!

Have a very Merry Christmas! We hope you have an amazing one, filled with food, drinks, laughter, and loved ones, and we hope that the big man in red brings you everything you asked for! We’re looking forward to counting down to Christmas 2024 with all of y’all! 🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🚂🔔 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

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On this week’s episode, join the festive elves as they welcome special guest, Charlyn Lewis to talk about the busy Christmas band season, how Harry Potter is just a bunch of kids running around with sticks, the murderous Dorthy from the Wizard of Oz before Antony spends the episode trying to convince the world he doesn’t hate children while diving into the Amzon Prime Original, Candy Cane Lane.

Whether you’re in the throes of gift-wrapping, or peacefully relaxing by the fireside, we’re thrilled to be part of your holiday festivities. Join us for this jolly adventure!

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Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy First Monday in December! We’re in the home stretch now, if you can believe that!

To mark the occasion, Santa Claus himself – Matt Spaulding of “North Pole Radio” – joins the “Tis the Podcast” elves this week to discuss the brand new, Disney Plus original holiday film, “The Naughty Nine“!

Anthony is on warpath in this episode, raging against modern-Disney movies and the ability of the child actors they continue to cast, pitting him against Julia, Thom, and Matt – who all really enjoyed the movie – in an absolute Battle Royale of a discussion!

What worked in this movie? What didn’t? And do all four hosts find any points of agreement during the discussion? You’ll just have to tune in to find out! Needless to say, this is one festive and fun episode you want to be sure not to miss!

So, settle in with your favorite holiday drink, relax, and enjoy! As always, thanks for your love and support, y’all! ❤️🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🔔🚂 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

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Title: Santa Took Christmas From Us. Let’s Take It Back. (The Naughty Nine)
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Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics! And happy last week of November!! Can you believe how fast the holiday season is flying? We sure can’t!

With Thom away visiting family for Thanksgiving, it’s just Julia and Anthony this week, and they gather to talk the brand-new, extraordinarily festive Apple TV holiday special, “Hannah Waddingham: Home For Christmas“!

We won’t play coy – both Julia and Anthony adored this incredible special, which gave them all of the Christmas feels, and they spend an hour gushing over the amazing Hannah Waddingham, the cast of “Ted Lasso“, all of the other featured celebrity guests, and the song arrangements sung over the course of this quick forty-five-minute variety special.

Also discussed: both Julia’s and Anthony’s Thanksgivings’ thoughts on all of the “Scream 7” controversy; Anthony’s thoughts on his 2023 Thanksgiving watchlist as well as his thoughts on new movies he’s seen this past week, including: “Thanksgiving“, “The Holdovers“, “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes“, and “Napoleon“; and much, much more!

This is one cheerful, festive, and fun episode you want to be sure not to miss! It’s the perfect antidote to those Monday blues and will inject a healthy dose of Christmas feels into your week! So, settle in with your favorite holiday drink and enjoy! As always, thanks for your love and support, y’all! ❤️🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🔔🚂 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

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Title: You’re Not Gonna Melt Their Faces. You’re Just Gonna Melt Their Heats. (Hannah Waddingham: Home For Christmas)
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Happy Friday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy Black Friday to all of our American listeners! We hope you’re enjoying your long holiday weekend and getting a jump start on all of your holiday shopping with all of the Christmas sales in effect!

As a special treat – an extra Thanksgiving treat to show all of you how grateful we are for your listenership – please enjoy this special bonus episode in which Julia and Anthony interview not one, but TWO very special guests.

First up, the incredible Taniya Nayak, host of ABC’s hit show, “The Great Christmas Light Fight“, which returns for its Season 11 premiere this upcoming Sunday, November 26th!

Second, to promote his group’s 2023 “Sleighin’ It Tour“, the personable and talented Steve Morgan of “Straight No Chaser“!

Listen as Julia and Anthony question them about their careers, their inspirations, their love for the holidays, and much, much more! This is a fun, different, and informative episode you want to be sure not to miss! So once you’re done with your Black Friday shopping, sit back, relax, and enjoy! As always, thanks for your love and support, y’all! ❤️ 🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🔔🚂 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

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Happy Thursday, Christmas fanatics! And Happy Thanksgiving!

As a special Turkey Day treat for y’all, Julia, Thom, and Anthony have gathered to discuss the 1983, Jim Henson production, “A Thanksgiving Tale“!

What do the elves think of this holiday special, that is definitely a product of its time? Truth be told, they’re split on it – which is quite unusual for them when it comes to anything even tangentially Muppet related! Where do they each fall? Does a lack of nostalgia do this special a disservice? And regardless of quality, does it feel sufficiently Autumn-y and Thanksgiving-y to our hosts? Well – you’ll just have to tune in and listen to find out!

So in your post Thanksgiving feast haze this evening, put your feet up, relax, and enjoy this holiday gift from us to you! We hope you have the most wonderful day filled with turkey trots, parades, football, food, drinks, family, friends, and an abundance of love. We are so thankful for each and every one of you, your love, and your support. We’re so excited to countdown the remaining weeks until Christmas with all of y’all! ❤️🍂🦃🍽️🍷🏈🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🔔🚂 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

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Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics!

This week, join Julia, Thom, and Anthony as they journey into the realm of Netflix Original Holiday Movies to cover the 2021, stop-motion musical animated short, “Robin Robin“!

In a turn of events that doesn’t often happen, Anthony and Thom find themselves on the same side of the divide in this episode against Julia, who adores this special! Why do the boys hate it? Well, you’ll have to tune in to find out! Though Anthony has a theory the British element might have something to do with it if History is any indicator!

Despite their differences of opinion, this is one cheery and festive episode you want to be sure not to miss! So, settle in with your favorite holiday-flavored-drink, relax, and enjoy! As always, thanks for your love and support, y’all! ❤️ 🍂🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🔔🚂 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

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Sprinkle some tinsel on your Monday folks, and welcome to another festive episode of ‘Tis the Podcast! As we journey deeper into the heart of November, the magic of Christmas is growing stronger every day! Join our merry band of elves as we dive headfirst into a Christmas-filled adventure, talking Art the Clown’s Christmas poster, reminiscing about the 20th anniversaries of Elf and Love Actually, the release of Iron Flame, and discussing the merits of real versus artificial Christmas trees. We’ll then be unwrapping our thoughts on the charming 2022 Hallmark movie, The Royal Nanny. Even though we’re a tad late this week, remember, it’s always Christmas here.

So hop on the sleigh and let’s spread some holiday cheer together!

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Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy November! We are officially in the most wonderful time of the year!

To kick off the official start of the holiday season, the elves decide to delve into the large and ever-growing world of Hallmark Christmas movies by covering the 2022 original, “Haul Out the Holly” – starring the channel’s new indisputable queen, Lacey Chabert!

How does this film fare to the plethora of royal-themed content that the channel puts out and the elves tend to prefer? And does it do anything to wet the hosts’ whistle for 2023’s upcoming sequel? You’ll just have to tune in to find out, but one thing’s for certain – this is one merry episode you want to be sure not to miss!

So settle in with your favorite Starbucks holiday drink, sit back and relax in front of your Christmas tree, and enjoy! As always, thanks for your love and support, y’all! ❤️ 🍂🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🔔🚂 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

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Hey there, festive spirits of Halloween and Christmas! 🎃 Our elfish gang is back this week, ready to chatter about Halloween costumes, fresh off the press holiday tunes 🎶, and the sneak-peek into the second season of The Santa Clauses! And guess what? They’ll also be delving into the thrice-removed sequel of Halloweentown, Halloweentown High 🧙‍♀️.

So, ready your cauldrons, brew up a merry potion, and tag along with your beloved elves as they gear up to wrap up this bewitchingly spooky month! 🎅🌙👻🎃

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Happy Tuesday Christmas fanatics!

Apologies again that this episode is dropping a day late, but as you know – life gets in the way at times! Which is also the reason why Thom is absent from this episode and we had to reshuffle our schedule a bit! So while we were originally planning our return to Halloweentown this week, instead, Julia and Anthony continue the show’s sojourn through Spooky Season by traveling to Elm Street and Camp Crystal Lake to cover the 2003 Slash of the Titans, “Freddy vs. Jason“!

Not only has Julia never seen this movie before, but she’s never seen any movie featuring Freddy Krueger or Jason Voorhees before! Which, of course, makes her the perfect elf to host tonight’s show! What does she think of it? Well, you can probably guess – but that doesn’t make this episode any less entertaining! Especially since she finds herself at odds with Anthony who unabashedly loves this film!

Listen as your two hosts walk you through the plot beat-by-nonsensical-beat, critique the horrific acting, and fill in key pieces of context and history from the two iconic slashers individual franchises as needed! Also discussed: Mike Flanagan’s various horror shows; Amazon Prime’s new film, “Totally Killer“; the teased “Seinfeld” revival; the Halloween plans of Julia’s children; and the end of Anthony’s hunt for Hallmark’s popular Betty White/Rose Nylund “The Golden Girls” ornament!

This is one fun episode you want to be sure not to miss! (As is the bonus episode we dropped in your feeds this past Sunday, so make sure you give that one a download and listen as well!) So settle back with your Pumpkin Spiced Lattes, put your feet up, and enjoy! And, as always, thanks for your love and support y’all!  ❤️ 🍂 🎃👻🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🔔🚂 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

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Happy Sunday, Christmas fanatics!

To celebrate the fact that as of today we’re officially halfway through October, we thought we’d drop this bonus Spooky Season episode in your main feeds as a little surprise for you!

You’ve heard us refer to it a few times already in other episode, but it’s finally here: The 2023 “Tis the Podcast” Ultimate Horror Movie Bracket!

In this special episode, Anthony is joined by a whole slew of special guests and self-labeled horror aficionados to determine the best horror movie ever, March Madness style! The guests include:

Listen as they debate and argue in real time to determine which horror movies advance through this NCAA-esque scary movie bracket as iconic films are pitted against one another in four different “divisions” for a chance to be named the best horror movie!

  • Are Christmas-themed scares frightening enough to go far?
  • Will Freddy or Jason best the other?
  • Does Ghostface stand a chance against Michael Myers?
  • Can The Warrens successfully exorcise Pazuzu?
  • Can “Jaws” take a bite out of “Alien“?
  • Is a psychopathic adult posing as a child scarier than a child who is literally the Antichrist?
  • Will Art, Pennywise, or “The Klowns” reign supreme as the scariest movie clown(s) and can any of them win it all?
  • Are Hitchcock or the Universal Monsters timeless enough to overcome more modern horrors?
  • Can Jigsaw outmaneuver participants of the Purge?
  • Despite its undeniable style, does A24 offer enough substantive scares in its movies to go the distance?

All of these questions and much, much more are answered in this extraordinarily fun episode full of quotes, impressions, trivia, nostalgia, and laughs. This is one you definitely do not want to miss – even if it’ll take you a few sittings to finish it given its length. (That’s What She Said.) But that’s what happens when you get a bunch of scary movie buffs onto a recording together – there’s a lot of passionate gushing and vigorous debate going on here in an episode that took three recordings and a lot of blood, sweat, and tears to finish, which is why we’ve decided to drop this in your main feed instead of on Patreon.

So settle in with your Pumpkin Spice Lattes, relax, and enjoy! And make sure to let us known on social media what your hosts got right, what they got wrong, and which horror movie you think should have come out on top!

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

*Note: As this episode was originally intended for Patreon, there may be some adult language and content in this episode that hasn’t been edited out. So keep that in mind before listening with truly young ears!*

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Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics! And Happy Thanksgiving to all of our Canadian friends and family! We are so thankful for all of you and hope that you have an amazing one!

This week, Julia, Thom, and Anthony continue their Spooky Season journey by returning to Woodsboro – or at least the set of Woodsboro at Sunrise Studios – to cover the film, “Scream 3”, which, in the year 2000, was meant to serve as the definitive ending of the “Scream” trilogy/franchise! And joining them on this journey are two huge “Scream” fans – Kendall Farrae of “Two Girls, One Crypt” and (for the first time on the main show!) Lindsey Grelis of “Film Strip Podcast”!

“Scream 3” is the most divisive in this beloved horror franchise with both general audiences and critics alike. What do your five hosts think of it? Is it underrated? Is it secretly good? Is it so bad it’s actually fun? Or is it just plain bad? Needless to say, opinions differ dramatically, and yet – somehow – they all end up on the same page for the most part!

This is one sprawling, fun, interesting conversation full of behind the scenes anecdotes; a discussion about the movie in the context of the “Me Too” movement and what it says about the pressures faced by young actresses in Hollywood; Courtney Cox’s bangs; whether it lives up to the promises of Jamie Kennedy’s Randy regarding what the final chapter of a trilogy entails; a debate on whether the finale’s twist and series retcon works and makes sense; whether the series has jumped the shark and become a parody of itself with this installment; and laughs and quotes galore amongst so much else! Trust us when we say you don’t want to miss this one!

So settle in with your Pumpkin Spiced Latte, put your feet up, relax, and enjoy! As always, thanks for your love and support, y’all!

*NOTE: There are some issues with Thom’s audio this episode. He sounds muffled for large portions of it. We apologize for the quality of his mic and are working to ensure it’s fixed for next week’s episode.*

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