This show has it all.
Well, it has some stuff.

First up it’s The Quiz, see if you can beat my score of 8.

Then Bob Baker explains the difference between University and College in Do You Hear What I Hear.

We’ve been sent another Worst Present Ever from Rob Taylor, and this one is a Festive Bounty.

After that, listener Benjamin Hall has sent us a definitive top 5 of the all time greatest US Christmas adverts.  If you disagree you’re welcome to send me your top 5.

This episode we have another giveaway.  If you’d like to win a copy of The Unofficial Elf Cookbook by Bryton Taylor, all you have to do is email me ‘Let’s ‘ave it’, and it could be yours.
Check out the book here:
https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/The-Unofficial-Elf-Cookbook

Then, thanks to a question in The Quiz, we look at who Kerstman is.  It’s an interesting one.

It seems that in The Quiz last episode, Martin Goodman was the only listener who knew Showaddywaddy sung Hey Mr Christmas, well this episode we have a listen to it.
Check out the song here:

Then Bob Baker is back with Spread a Smile of Joy, and he looks at giving thanks as a way to spread the love.
Check out Bob’s pod, Festive Foreign Film Fans, it’s great:
https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

This episode’s version of A Christmas Carol is a Rude Retelling by Brian Harvey of East 17 fame.  It’s not for the sensitive, but it’s a bit of fun if you don’t mind swearing.
Here’s a link:

This episode’s recommendation is a British sitcom called Miranda.  Me and the wife have just rewatched all 20 episodes and I think you’ll enjoy it.
Not sure if it’s streaming where you live, but here’s a link:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1533435/

Get in touch:
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Website: totalchristmaspodcast.com

Merry Christmas!

It’s a packed episode filled with all sorts.

We begin with a look at the Cornish custom of Star Gazy Pie.  It’s not the most appetising pie you’ll ever see, but it has a great history.

Then our Podcast Barman Bob Baker takes a look at Caskets and Coffins.

Next it’s our yearly tradition of looking at Seth’s Christmas Ghost Stories produced by Biblioasis.
If you want to win the latest 3 books in the series email me with the following…
“Yeah, I’ll ave em”.
Check out the lovely little books here:
https://www.biblioasis.com/product-category/fiction/seths-christmas-ghost-stories/

In last episode’s quiz I had never heard of the song Christmas Through Your Eyes by Gloria Estefan, so we take a look at the song, which was a B-side to the Miami Mega Mix.

Want to watch a badly acted operatic version of A Christmas Carol?  Then check out Mr Scrooge from South Carolina ETV.
Here’s a link:

Next up Bob is back with Spread A Smile of Joy and he talks about giving blood.  It’s a great way to save a life.

Then it’s The Christmas Quiz and you get to test yourself against the lovely Jeanie Mulligan from Ireland .

Get in touch:
Email: totalchristmas@gmail.com
Website: totalchristmaspodcast.com

Merry Christmas!

Hello you beautiful people!

It’s a packed episode and we start off with a great story from listener Rob Taylor, he shares the story of his worst present ever.

Then Bob is here with Do You Hear What I Hear and we’re looking at the correct way to pronouce the letter ‘Z’ (spoiler, it’s ZED).

Then it’s the quiz, we’ve had a few people send in their scores from last week. I managed 7 this week, see how you can do.

After that Bob is back with another way you can spread a little happiness.
Check out Bob’s podcast, Festive Foreign Film Fans, here:
https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

Then it’s the first part of our interview with the delightful Jeanie Mulligan from Ireland. We had a great chat, and you’ll learn a thing or two about an Irish Christmas.

This episodes recommendation is the audiobook of Stephen King’s Under the Dome. It’s on YouTube and it’s around 30 hours long. That’ll keep you occupied.

Get in touch…
Email:  totalchristmas@gmail.com
Website: totalchristmaspodcast.com

Merry Christmas!

Hello you beautiful people.
For many years I’ve thought Scrooge’s gift to the Cratchitt family of a huge turkey was ridiculous. How on earth would they cook it in time for their Christmas dinner?
Well greater minds than mine have looked into it and thanks to their brains and research we look at it the feasibility of such a large turkey.
Here’s a link to the full article:
https://infinitequestpodcast.com/extras/f/how-big-was-the-prize-turkey-in-a-christmas-carol

Keeping on the subject of Turkey’s, this episode’s Christmas Not So Classic is Ho Ho Ho (Who’d be a Turkey at Christmas) by Sir Elton John.
It’s not that good, but you can check it out here:

Then, in Do You Hear What I Hear, Bob Baker looks at the word Jelly as used to describe Santa’s belly.

Then it’s The Quiz, I scored a respectable 8. Let me know how you got on.

After the joke Bob returns with Spread A Smile of Joy and he looks at the practice of Jeep Ducking.
Check out Bob’s podcast, Festive Foreign Fans, here:
https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

In Christmas All Over The World we look at the lovely Mexican tradition of Las Posadas, where a procession of people re-enact Joseph and Mary’s attempts to find lodgings.  It’s fun for all the family.

This episode’s recommendation comes from listener Timothy Lewis and it’s called Words Unravelled, a podcast that looks at everything to do with words.
Have a listen, I think you’ll enjoy it:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/words-unravelled-with-robwords-and-jess-zafarris/id1737751787

Get in touch:
Email: totalchristmas@gmail.com
Website: totalchristmaspodcast.com

Merry Christmas!

Hello you beautiful people!
It’s another packed show and we start off by looking at a tradition from Yorkshire here in the UK.  The Yorkshire Christmas Pie was a multiple bird roast inside a pie.
Alas it’s not really a thing these days, but I give you a recipe so you can go and make your own.

Then Bob Baker our podcast barman looks at the word ‘Torch’ in Do You Hear What I Hear.

Next up it’s the quiz. I scored a respectable 8, see if you can do better.

A couple of years ago Benji Pearson asked me to help him design his Halloween costume of Jacob Marley, well this year he’s looking at being The Ghost of Christmas Present. We discuss what he looks like in What The Dickens.

Then Bob is back with Spread a Smile of Joy and he’s suggesting a lovely concept called Santa’s Kindness Ornament and Journal from Demdaco.
Here’s a link:
https://www.demdaco.com/santas-kindness-ornament-journal/

This episode’s version of A Christmas Carol is 1200 Ghosts.  It’s a YouTube mash up that takes clips from 400 versions of A Christmas Carol and puts them together to tell the story.  It’s definitely worth a watch:

Get in touch:
Email: totalchristmas@gmail.com
Website: totalchristmaspodcast.com

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas you beautiful people.

It’s a packed show and we start off with with our exciting new quiz Santa Banter.  I describe a situation and you have to work out the rhyme.  I bought it at the car boot sale and I’m testing it on you lucky people…  probably only this once.

Next up is Bob Baker with Do You Hear What I Hear and he’s look at ‘pants’.  Bob’s done the research and it’s pretty darn interesting.

Then we take a look at Cozy Little Christmas by Katy Perry. It was a question in last week’s quiz, and I thought I’d never heard of it, turns out I had and it’s not as obscure as I thought.  Plus the video is fun.
Have a watch here:

After that it’s this episode’s version of A Christmas Carol and it is not very good at all.  It’s called “Mrs Scrooge, A Christmas Poem” by Carol Ann Duffy, and it’s a modern take on the legend telling us what happened to Scrooge’s widow.
I read it so you don’t have to.

Then Bob is back with Spread A Smile Of Joy and it was suggested by yours truly.  Why not tidy up your local area with a bit of litter picking, you’ll feel great and your neighbours will be pleased as well.
Check out Bob’s pod here:
https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

Last week we looked at the history of Christmas trees, this week we’re looking at the history of one particular tree, perhaps the world’s most famous Christmas tree, the one at the Rockefeller centre.

Get in touch:
Email: totalchristmas@gmail.com
Website: totalchristmaspodcast.com

Merry Christmas!

I recorded this episode in my pants….     nice.

First up it’s the quiz, I scored 8, see how you can do.

Next up it’s Spread a Smile of Joy with Bob Baker, our resident barman, why not spend some time with rescue animals.

Then we have another 4 songs that Bob claims are popular in the US, but no one seems to agree with him.
Here’s the 4 songs:
Season of a Lifetime – Plain White Ts
Man in the Santa Suit – Fountain of Wayne
Don’t Shoot Me Santa – The Killers
Christmas Eve/Sarajevo – Trans Siberian Orchestra:

Then Bob returns with Do You Hear What I Hear? and he’s having a chinwag about the term ‘Chinwag’.
Have a listen to Bob’s podcast:
https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

Then Adam Parker from The Merry Britsmas Podcast shares his story of how he found out the truth about Santa, or as he and I would say, Father Christmas.
Check out Merry Britsmas here:
https://merrybritsmas.podbean.com/

This episode’s version of A Christmas Carol is by Pipe Dreams Theatre and it’s an epic audio production.  They call it Three Ghosts and it’s very good despite the fact they have made some interesting changes to the story.
Check it out here:
https://www.pipedreamtheatre.com/three-ghosts-cast

Get in touch:
Email:  totalchristmas@gmail.com
Website:  totalchristmaspodcast.com

Merry Christmas!

It’s another episode and you’re great.
First up we have the quiz, and Adam, the host of Merry Britsmas Podcast has a go. He scored 9, I only scored 7, see how you get on.
Check out Adam’s Podcast here:
merrybritsmas.podbean.com

Then Bob Baker is here with Do You Hear What I Hear and he discusses the word Sod.
Usually his research is top rate, but this time he makes a bit of an error.  We still love him though.

Then I have a Christmas Book Review.  It’s a short story called Job Warner’s Christmas and it’s by Alger Horatio.  It’s a delightful little story and I think you’ll like it.
Have a read here:
ulib.niu.edu/rarebooks/Alger/DigRepos/jobwarner.html

This episode’s Christmas All Over The World is the legend of The Devil’s Knell from Yorkshire, here in the UK.  It’s a great story.

Next up Bob Baker is back with Spread A Smile of Joy. A lot of people give to charity at Christmas, but maybe think about doing it throughout the year.
Check out Bob’s great podcast, Festive Foreign Film Fans, here:
4fpodcast.buzzsprout.com

This episode’s version of A Christmas Carol is another pupper one, this time all the puppets and props are made of cardboard.  It’s a charming affair so give it a look:

This episode’s recommendation is Librivox.  They have hundreds of free audiobooks that are all in the public domain.
Check it out:
Librivox.org

Get in touch…
Email:  totalchristmas@gmail.com
Website:  totalchristmaspodcast.com

Merry Christmas!

Episode 107 – Adam’s Christmas Quiz