Hello you beautiful people!

We’ve tried this before and we’re doing it again. Listener Jason Matuziak has sent me a bunch of songs that he tells me are classic songs at Christmas in the US.  I’ll let you know if I’ve heard any of them.

Then Bob Baker is here with Where Are You Christmas? and this time he’s found it in Levenworth, Washington in the US thanks to listener Nettie Tebeau.

Then it’s The Christmas Quiz. I managed 8, although in the episode I claim it was 9 (mistakes were made). Make sure to email in your score.

Then Bob returns and it’s a bit of a milestone because Bob has recorded 100 segments of Do You Hear What I Hear? This one is extra special and he mashes all 100 hundred together in a lovely little rhyme.

Check out Bob’s podcast here:  https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.com

Then it’s this episodes version of A Christmas Carol and it’s a very loose version indeed. It’s a special stage episode of The Honeymooners from 1977. I watched it on Amazon Prime, but here’s some more info:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0445437/

This episode’s recommendation is the board game Telestrations. It was recommmended to us by Shelli Arnold and it’s tons of fun, plue you don’t have to pay to see who wins, you can just play it for laughs, so the kids don’t get in a strop.

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Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas you beautiful people!

It’s a very special episode, because we welcome to the show Shelli and Frank Arnold. Shelli and Frank have been listening since the early days of the show and we’ve been chatting once a year about their Christmas village. Well they’re here in the UK for the whole episode.

First it’s Christmas All Over The World and Shelli and Frank share what Christmas is like for them in the US.

Then, thanks to a suggestion from listener Dave McCrae, Bob Baker talks about a place in Iceland where you can celebrate Christmas all year round in Where Are You Christmas.

Next up Shelli and Frank share their stories of how they found out the truth about Santa Claus,

Then Bob is back and this time it’s Do You Hear What I Hear and he’s talking about what us Brits mean by ‘A wobbly’.

Check out Bob’s podcast here:  https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.com

Then it’s The Christmas Quiz. See if you can beat Shelli and Frank’s scores, plus my wife is in their as well for good measure.

While Shelli and Frank were over they visited Salisbury Cathedral, which is not far from me and they had a great time, so that’s this episodes recommendation.

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Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas you beautiful people!

We start the show with a version of A Christmas Carol. This is an episode of the BBC sitcom Bad Education. It has its moments.

Then Bob Baker takes us to Poland for Where Are You Christmas?

Next up we have a Christmas Story of Shame from our lovely listener Nettie Tebeau. It’s a Christmas tree infestation.

Then Bob is back with Do You Hear What I Hear? and he’s looking at the word nob.

Check out Bob’s podcast here:  https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.com

Last episode, somehow someone added an extra question to The Christmas Quiz. We don’t know who that person was, but when we find out there’s gonna be big trouble. This episode there are the regulation 10 questions, I managed 6, make sure to email in your score.

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Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas you beautiful people!

Do you think the Alistair Sim version of A Christmas Carol is the best? Well think again, because in this episode I explain why it’s rubbish.

This episodes Do You Hear What I Hear? is an interesting one, and Bob Baker looks at the term to ‘read’ as in to study.

Then it’s The Christmas Quiz and after my pitiful performance last week when I scored a paltry 4, this week I’ve scored a paltry 4.

Next up Bob Baker takes us to Austria with Where Are You Christmas?

Check out Bob’s podcast here:  https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.com

Then we have a story of shame, but it doesn’t have to have a sad ending, you can change the scripy, all you have to do is tell me the name of my pet mouse. If you haven’t got a clue have a listen to the latest episodes of my daughters’ podcast, I’m Not Complaining and you’ll find out.

Here’s a link: anchor.fm/notcomplaining

This episodes recommendation is the game show Taskmaster. It’s really fun to watch, but it’s even more fun to play. If you’ve never seen it, have a look for it, it’s great.

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Email: totalchristmas@gmail.com

Web: totalchristmaspodcast.com

Merry Christmas!

Hello you beautiful people!

We start the show with one of the worst songs of all time. Mr Blobby was the UK Christmas number 1 in 1993 and it’s pretty bad.

Have a look here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIRQrnPRiUk

Then Bob Baker takes us to Mora, Sweden for Where Are You Christmas?

Next up it’s The Christmas Quiz. I scored a 6, make sure to email me your score.

Ever heard the term ‘Taking the Mickey’? Well it’s pretty common here in the UK and Bob Baker explains it all in Do You Hear What I Hear.

Check out Bob’s podcast here:  https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.com

Then we take a look at Emmet Otter’s Jug Band Christmas, it’s truly charming and if you haven’t seen it, you should.

It was cover a few years ago on the Advent Calendar Podcast, have a listen: https://adventcalendar.house/episodes/emmet-otters-jug-band-christmas

This episode’s recommendation is Round Ireland with a Fridge by Tony Hawks. It’s a book, an audiobook and a film, It’s very entertaining so you should check it out.

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Email: totalchristmas@gmail.com

Web: totalchristmaspodcast.com

Merry Christmas!

Hello you beautiful people!

Last episode I talked about a stage version of A Christmas Carol and listener Christy Easter sent in a link to her favourite stage version, you can check it out here:  https://www.nsmt.org/achristmascarol.html

This episode’s version of A Christmas Carol isn’t really a version at all, but it’s worth a look. It’s a Christmas episode of a sitcom called Dear Phoebe starring Peter Lawford.

You can watch it here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snYEc2LhXOs

Then Bob Baker, our resident barman, is here with Do You Hear What I Hear? and he looks at why us Brits are called Limeys.

In this weeks Christmas Quiz I managed to score 7, make sure to send me your score.

Next up Bob is back with Where Are You Christmas? and he looks at a town in Brazil called Blumenau. They have a lot of German heritage and so they know how to keep Christmas all year round.

Check out Bob’s podcast here:  https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.com

Then I share a story of shame that happened to me this Christmas. It was a sad day for everyone involved.

This episode’s recommendation is The Unbelievable Truth, a radio show from the BBC. It’s lots of fun so have a listen.

Get in touch:

Email: totalchristmas@gmail.com

Web: totalchristmaspodcast.com

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas you beautiful people!

It’s our last episode of the year and it’s packed in like 50 elves in a single Christmas stocking.

We start the show with Santa Claus is Not Coming To Town and Todd Polte shares the story of how he found out the truth about Saint Nick.

Next up it’s our yearly visit to see Shelli and Frank Arnold’s Christmas village. It’s a spectacular sight and if you check out my facebook page there should be some pictures there.

Then it’s Where Are You Christmas, and Bob Baker looks at Christmas in Lapland.

This episode’s version of A Christmas Carol is one of the worst yet. It’s a modern day version with Dean Cain and it’s just awful.

Here’s a link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37266428/?ref_=fn_t_10

Ever wondered what the term ‘Guv’nor’ means, well Bob Baker is going to explain it all for you in Do You Hear What I Hear.

Check out Bob’s podcast here:  https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

Then it’s The Christmas Quiz and you can test your Christmas knowledge against Jeanie Mulligan from Ireland. It was a low scoring episode for both of us.

This episodes recommendation is I’m Not Complaing with Robin and Juno. Each week my two young daughters aged 10 and 5, tell jokes, talk about what they’ve been up to and argue. I think you’ll enjoy it.

Here’s a link: anchor.fm/notcomplaining

Get in touch:

Email: totalchristmas@gmail.com

Web: totalchristmaspodcast.com

Merry Christmas!

Hello you beautiful people!

We start the show with a version of A Christmas Carol and it’s the audio release that Mickey’s Christmas Carol is based on. The full title is An Adaptation of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol by The Disney Players. You can watch it here:

Next up it’s Do You Hear What I Hear? and Bob Baker is looking at Polystyrene, or is it Styrofoam? You decide.

Then we have our yearly visit with our US correspondent Scott Newman from The Tinsel Tunes and Christmas Morning Podcasts. This year we look at a few of the many versions of Do They Know It’s Christmas.

Here’s the videos:

Band Aid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH-xd5bPKTA

Band Aid 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMZjb3YEUQ8

Band Aid 20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UZ–sD_DBQ

Band Aid 30

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w7jyVHocTk

Lad Baby

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIS3wNkQ_UE

Keith Lemon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_05wWm6Mp0

Then Bob Baker is back with Where Are You Christmas? and he’s looking at Harry Potter stuff in the UK.

Check out Bob’s podcast here:  https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

We end with The Christmas Quiz. I managed 8, let me know how you got on.

Get in touch:

Email: totalchristmas@gmail.com

Web: totalchristmaspodcast.com

Merry Christmas!

Hello you beautiful people!

We start the show with What The Dickens, and we have a look at some of the streets, towns and buildings that Dickens may have been referring to when describing Scrooge’s London.

Then Bob Baker takes a look at the word ‘blinding’ in Do You Hear What I Hear?

Next up it’s The Christmas Quiz and we’re joined by Todd and Mary Polte, see if you can beat there scores.

In Where Are You Christmas? this episode, Bob is looking at a Scottish castle in Japan, I kid you not.

Check out Bob’s podcast here:  https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

Then we look at Refrigerator Day, an episode of the Jim Henson show Dinosaurs.

You can watch it here:  https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8iooia

Get in touch:

Email: totalchristmas@gmail.com

Web: totalchristmaspodcast.com

Merry Christmas!