It’s episode 95 and it’s a corker!

We begin by following up on last weeks episode when Benji Pearson mentioned an old long forgotten Christmas song about the 3 wise men.  He hasn’t been able to find a recording so he’s gone and done it himself.

Then it’s Jack Ask and I sort out some Christmas conundrums for listener Travis.

Next up it’s Bob Baker and Cav has suggested a high tech way of keeping it Christmas all year long.

Then it’s The Christmas Quiz and we have Ed Daly on to see how well he can score.
Ed is the author of The Christmas Book: The ultimate guide to your favorite holiday.
Here’s a link:

For this episode’s Do You Hear What I Hear, Bob looks at the word ‘Corker’.
Check out Festive Foreign Film Fans here:
https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

Then it’s our annual look at classic British Christmas songs that may or may not have made it across to the US.  And in this episode we also have a perspective from New Zealand, both Duane Bailey and Scott Newman from Tinsel Tunes have a listen and see if they know these 6 classics.
Have a listen to Tinsel Tunes here:

A couple of episodes ago I had the competition to win some little spooky ghost stories for Christmas, and now I have 3 more to give away.
If you want to win them contact me with the following 4 words: “Yeah, I’ll ‘ave ’em” and they could be yours.
Check out these lovely little books from Biblioasis here:

Get in touch:
email: totalchristmas@gmail.com
web: totalchristmaspodcast.com

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas you beautiful people!

It’s another pam-jacked episode and we start off with another Jack Ask, but not only that, it has a fantastic new jingle.  Quite frankly it’s the highlight of the show.

Then our Podcast Barman Bob Baker gives us another suggestion for how to keep it Christmassy all year, this one was sent in by Jennifer Kay and our podcast mascot Little Elmer.

Next up is the quiz.  I scored 7, see if you can beat that.

Then it’s the joke.  The less said the better.

This episode we’re giving away some lovely little books.  They’re part of the ‘Seth’s Christmas Ghost Stories’ series.  All you have to do is contact me with the four little words ‘Yeah, I’ll ‘ave ’em’ or if you’re a bit more refined you might like to say ‘Yes, I will have them.’
To learn more about the books here’s a link:

Then Bob is back and this week he’s discussing how we described those gentlemen who collect your garbage or rubbish.

This episode’s version is the not particularly outstanding version by Jetlag Productions.  There are one or two highlights but you can live without it.
Here’s a link:

This episode’s recommendation is The Happy Halloween podcast from friend of the show Tony Dixon.  It looks at all things Halloween and is great for this time of year.
Check it out:
https://podcasts.apple.com/tr/podcast/the-happy-halloween-podcast/id1633589441

If you want to get in touch I’d love to hear from you.

Email:  totalchristmas@gmail.com
Websiter: totalchristmaspodcast.com

Merry Christmas.

Hooray!  You’re here and I’ve missed you.

We start the episode with a lovely little Christmas memory from listener Jennifer Kay.

Then it’s Do You Hear What I Hear and our resident podcast barman Bob explains what us Brits are talking about when we say Mucking About.

Then it’s our version of A Christmas Carol and this one is an episode of Boy Meets World called A Very Topanga Christmas.  It’s okay I suppose.
You can watch a very poor version here:

After the Joke we look at Christmas dinner in the Czech Republic and they have some very interesting customs.

Then Bob gives another simple way to keep that Christmas spirit all through the year.

And then we have The Quiz. I scored 9, see if you can do better.

This episode’s recommendation is Desert Island Discs, it’s a BBC radio programme that has been running for over 60 years.  There over a thousand episodes featuring some very famous people.
Check it out here:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/desert-island-discs/id342735925

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

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas you beautiful people.

It’s a packed show, so let’s get started.

Inspired by my segment last week, Mary Polte sent us a link to a forgotten Monkees single.  It’s actually We Three Monkees as Mike Nesmith didn’t get involved.
It’s a cover of  Christmas is My Time of Year and you can have a listen here:

Then Jennifer Kay shares the story of when she, her sister and in a separate story her son found out the truth about Santa Claus.

Next up Bob Baker talks to us about Rubbish.

This episode’s version of A Christmas Carol is a 7 minute study guide summary.  It’s surprisingly thorough and the speech emojis are quite funny.
If you have a spare 7 minutes you might want to check it out:

Then Bob is back and he has a nice way to start each day with a mug of Christmas.
Check out Bob’s podcast here:
https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

Next up we look at The Burning of the Devil, a yearly custom that starts off the Christmas season in Guatamala.  It’s also a good oportunity for a spring clean (in the middle of winter).

Then it’s the quiz…  woo hoo!

If you want to get in touch, why don’t you.

Email:  totalchristmas@gmail.com
Website:  totalchristmaspodcast.com

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas.
It’s another packed episode with all sorts of festive goodness.

First up we have a change from our regular quiz format.  Our American-Scandinavian correspondent Benji Pearson has sent in a quiz about Christmas in Scandinavia and, spoiler alert, it’s a tricky one.

Then Bob Baker gives us a lovely suggestion on how to make the most of Christmas in July with it’s lovely summer Christmas music.

Then I have an interview with a friend of my family, Jade, who spent the first 14 years of her life in South Africa.  She tells us about the differences between a South African Christmas and ones in her new home in the UK.

Then Bob returns and we discuss the use of the word ‘Brilliant’.
It’s…….
very good.  (see what I did there).

This episode’s recommendation is Advent Calendar House Podcast with Mike Westfall.
All this month he’s been releasing his July episodes.  Make the most of them because he won’t be back again until December.
Check it out:
https://adventcalendar.house/

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

Merry Christmas!

It’s episode 85 and it’s a long one.

First up it’s the quiz, can you beat my score of 7 out of 10.

Then we have Do You Hear What I Hear and our resident podcast barman Bob Baker discusses the word Solictor.

Then we have interview with Matt Spaulding.  Not only is he the host of the excellent North Pole Radio Podcast, but he’s also a real life Santa.  We have a great chat about what it’s like donning the big red suit and being the man himself.
To listen to Matt’s podcast check it out here:
https://northpoleradio.buzzsprout.com/

Then Bob is back with a great idea for how to keep Christmas all through the year.
Check out Bob’s podcast, Festive Foreign Film Fans here:
https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

If you want to get in touch, I’d love to hear from you.
Email: totalchristmas@gmail.com
Website:  totalchristmaspodcast.com

Merry Christmas.

It’s Christmas and you’re beautiful!

We start the show with a pretty basic but thorough version of A Christmas Carol from Little Fox.  It’s aimed at helping teach English as a second language and it actually covers most of the story despite being less than 20 minutes long.

Then Bob Baker our Podcast Barman discusses a rather rude English word that’s not quite so rude overseas.

After that we have the quiz.  Try to beat my score.

Then we look at the Christmas Not So Classic of Santa Baked Potato.  A charity single (and book) from Matt Lucas.  It failed to make an impact at Christmas in 2020, but it’s harmless.
Check it out here:

Then Bob Baker is back with a suggestion from Ty Virgin about how to use alcohol to feel festive throughout the year.

This episode’s recommedation is actually from Bob Baker.  It’s his new podcast: The Festive Foreign Film Fans.  Each episode they discuss a foreign Christmas film, so there will be plenty of new films you’ve never heard of before.
Check it out here:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/festive-foreign-film-fans/id1685586608

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

Merry Christmas

It’s episode 81 and it’s more Christmas than one person can handle.

First up we have the return of the Yule Log.  This one is a bit different because the yule log itself is right on the periphery.  It features Terry Crews, actor and former NFL player painting a lovely Christmas picture.
It’s worth a look:

Then Bob Baker is here with Do You Here What I Hear and Bob is very interested in ‘snogging’,

Then it’s this episode’s version of A Christmas Carol.  This is an episode of Xena Warrior Princess called A Solstice Carol.  Xena and her sidekick Gabrielle teach a mean old king the true meaning of Christmas.
Watch it here:

Then it’s Christmas Everyday and Bob suggests lotto scratch cards are the way to keep feeling festive all year long.

Next up is another story of the Real Life St Nicholas read by the host of Tinsel Tunes and Christmas Morning Podcast, Scott Newman.
Check out the latest episode of Tinsel Tunes:
tinseltunes.com

Then it’s the Quiz.  See if you can beat my score of 8.

This episode’s recommendation is Excuse Me, That’s Illegal.  It’s a true crime podcast that looks at some of the less severe crimes.  It’s funny and worth a listen.
Check it out here:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/excuse-me-thats-illegal/id1526994548

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

Merry Happy Christmas!

Merry Easter you beautiful people.
What better way to celebrate Easter than spending the best part of an hour talking about Christmas.

Friend of the show Geoff Malcolmson has created a short animation of his comic strip Santa & Ruudy.  Have a look and share it with everyone you love:
https://www.youtube.com/@SantaandRuudy

We have part 3 of our series about Christmas in the Netherlands.  This time we discuss the wonderful tradition of Chocolate Letters.  Yum.

Then we have the sad story of my wife’s friend’s daughter who’s favourite role model is Santa Claus. It’s a hearbreaker.

Then Bob Baker talks about how us Brits use the term ‘birds’, in this episodes Do You Hear What I Hear.

Next up is the quiz.  Stop whinging at the back.

Then Bob Baker is back and thanks to Christy Easter we have a great suggestion for how to keep the Christmas spirit alive all year long.

The Christmas Not So Classic is Naughty Christmas by Fat Les.  Hot on the heels of their massive chart success with Vindaloo, they returned with this awful attempt at a Christmas song that doesn’t mention Christmas at all.
It’s a bit of fun though, so have a look:

This episode the recommendation is…  get some fresh air.
The winter is gone, so why not go outside and fill your lungs with the good stuff.

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

You know I love ya,
Merry Christmas