We’re back baby!
and don’t pretend you haven’t missed us.

It’s a brand new year and what better way to get the new season off to a start than having some technical problems.  That’s right kids, you’ll be sure to notice some sound issues with this one and there’s a simple explanation. . .   I’m crap.

First off Robin and Juno sing the all time classic Jingle Bells.

Then we have an interview with the wonderful Tilly Smith who runs the Cairngorm Reindeer Centre in Scotland.  To learn a bit more here’s a link:
www.cairngormreindeer.co.uk

This week’s version of A Christmas Carol is the very forgettable (or at least I hope I can forget it) version by Pink Fong.  It’s only 5 minutes long so you may as well have a gander, here’s a link:

The recommendation is The Truth from Radiotopia.  It’s a great podcast and each episode is a different story / radio play.  I highly recommend the episode Naughty or Nice which is about some elves at the North Pole.  Here’s your link:
http://www.thetruthpodcast.com/story/2015/10/7/naughty-or-nice

If you want to get in touch please email me at  totalchristmas@gmail.com

Merry Christmas

It’s the last full episode before Christmas, and do we have a show for you?

Yes… the answer is yes.

We’ve had lots of emails and stories from listeners so we start the show with some of those and we have a brand new member of the team, our self-appointed CEO of Correspondents Britton Wilson.

Then our US correspondent tries a mince pie for the first time.  Will he love it, will he hate it?

We also have our first ever book review and it’s for Skipping Christmas by John Grisham,  This book was turned into the film Christmas With The Kranks and it’s not bad.

Robins Sings the all time classic White Christmas.

Then we have an interview with the man behind the fantastic website Why Christmas.  He tells all about the site and some of the bizarre things he’s learnt while making the site.
Have a look at his site here:  whychristmas.com

Then it’s the last of the Yule Lads, Candle Beggar.  Find out why he’s the most popular one of the Yule Lads in Iceland.

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Merry Christmas

It’s Episode 18, and this one is actually over an hour long.  Who’d have thought we’d have enough exciting stuff to fill an hour?  Well we don’t it’s about 3 minutes of gold and the rest is drivel, but don’t let that stop you.

The present suggestion is to adopt an animal on behalf of someone.  They’ll get a pack of pictures and stuff and usually you get the change to visit the zoo or sanctuary for free, plus it’s helping a good cause.
Because it’s Christmas, why not adopt a reindeer.  Here’s a link to the Cairngorm Reindeer Centre in Scotland:  https://www.cairngormreindeer.co.uk/

We have a story of shame that is also a Christmas unsolved mystery.

Then we find out how the boys from Jingle Jank Podcast found out the truth about Santa Claus.

Robin sings that all time Christmas Classic:  When Santa Got Stuck Up The Chimney.

Then for a change we feature some great Christmas tunes from some independent artists.
We have songs from Johanna Jones, Sarah Glassman and Rob Vischer.   You should definitely give their stuff a listen.

Then it’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for.  It’s the return of the Christmas Movie Quiz.  This time Sean Sotka from the Christmas Podcasts Podcast tries his hand and I’ve got to say, he does pretty well.
Here’s a link to Sean’s podcast:  https://christmaspodcasts.com/series/christmas-podcasts-podcast/

This episode’s Yule Lad is Door Sniffer and it’s not as exciting as it sounds.

The recommendation this week is Weird Christmas with Craig Kringle and if you’ve never listened, you should.  Here’s a link:   https://weirdchristmas.com/category/podcast/

Then I repeat the offer of a handmade card from our resident artist Robin, all you have to do is record and send us a story.

If you want to get in touch you can email us at totalchristmas@gmail.com or visit the website totalchristmaspodcast.com.

Merry Christmas

It’s Episode 16 of The Total Christmas Podcast and this show is packed to the rafters.

We have the worst present ever.  It’s a secret Santa gift, and this secret Santa should be thoroughly ashamed of himself.

The perfect gift idea is a personalised wine, beer or coffee glass.  There’s an endless selection and it’ll probably break within a year so you can buy them the same gift next year.  It’s the gift you keep giving.

Thanks to a listener suggestion, this episode I give a list of plants that will flower around Christmas time and make for the perfect decorations in and outside your house.

Then Benji Pearson shares his story of shame.

The version of A Christmas Carol we look at was from an episode of A Shower of Stars.  It stars Frederic March as Scrooge and Basil Rathbone as Jacob Marley, and it’s not the best.
If you want to watch it, here’s a link:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih5NNa6PEvA&list=RDXT0Rzy5Op2Q&index=11

The Yule Lad of the week is called Sausage Swiper.  The name pretty much says it all.

The recommendation is Totally Rad Christmas.  A podcast hosted by friend of the show Gerry D.  Each episode he and a guest look at the things that made Christmas in the 80s so rad.  Whether it’s a film, TV show, toy or song +it’s loads of fun and I was the guest on episode 32.
Here’s a link:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/840331

If you want to get in touch you can email us at totalchristmas@gmail.com or visit the website totalchristmaspodcast.com.

Merry Christmas

It’s Episode 14 and well Robin is back and so is a Christmas Carol.

We suggest another fantastic Christmas gift, and this episode it’s a Bluetooth Beanie Hat.  The perfect gift for anyone with a head who likes to listen to stuff.

We look at The Energy Carol. Produced by The National Film Board of Canada in 1975 this version of the Dickens classic aims to make you save electricity.  It’s only 10 minutes long, so have a watch of it.  Here’s your link:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njFnLDR8mr0

This episode, not only does Robin sing, but Juno her 2 year old sister is there as well.  You haven’t heard Silent Night until you’ve heard it by these two songstresses.

Then we look at Door Slammer, the 7th Yule Lad.  Well, I say Yule Lad, but is it really just the wind?

This episode’s recommendation is Tis The Podcast.  One of the rare breed of Christmas Podcasts that comes out weekly.  Every week they discuss a different Christmas film, special or TV episode.  Here’s a link to the website:  https://www.tisthepodcast.com/

If you want to get in touch you can email us at totalchristmas@gmail.com or visit the website totalchristmaspodcast.com.

Merry Christmas