About this podcast
Merry Monday and Welcome to Behind the Bells! Come join Robert Nicholas, your expert film scholar, as he takes you on a one horse open sleigh ride into the world of Christmas movies. We’ll go into a deep dive into your favorite holiday classics and what impact they had on the season.
- Elf Part 1: Spaghetti Candy, Big Meets Ten Commandments, A Jewish Lover of Christmas and Nearly Chris Farleyby e_xander on May 22, 2023
“I like to smile, smiling’s my favorite” Robert is back after a brief hiatus to explore the first major Christmas classic of the new millennium, Elf. […]
- Top 10 Christmas Elvesby e_xander on March 15, 2023
“The best way to spread Christmas Cheer is singing loud to hear!” In anticipation for my next deep dive, Robert looks at his personal favorite Christmas […]
- Violent Night Featuring Totally Rad Christmas!by e_xander on January 18, 2023
“Video game. Video game. Didn’t Anyone ask for a bat, a sword, or Molotov cocktails?” A new year means a new season of Behind the Bells. Today we’re […]
- Cozy Fire Chat: Santa’s Poet Amyby e_xander on December 21, 2022
Merry Teusday Everyone! On our newest cozy fire chat, we’ve got our first guest from the North Pole. We have Santa’s Poet Amy who took time out of her busy […]
- Miracle on 34th Street (1947) Part 2: Getting Macy’s to Agree, Filming the Parade and Store, a Christmas Film in Summer and Santa Wins an Oscarby e_xander on November 15, 2022
“I Believe… it’s silly but I believe” The holidays are upon us! And what a better way then finish our dive into Miracle on 34th Street. Now it’s time […]
- 10 Overlooked Nostalgic Halloween Songsby e_xander on November 1, 2022
“Happy Happy Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Happy Happy Halloween, Silver Shamrock” Happy Halloween… a day late and a Happy Christmas Podcasting Day! […]
- Miracle on 34th Street (1947): Part 1: What is Santa, The Faith of Kindness, Valentine Davies and The Lone Ranger Becomes a Writerby e_xander on October 3, 2022
“Oh, Christmas Isn’t Just A Day, It’s A Frame Of Mind… And That’s What’s Been Changing. That’s Why I’m Glad I’m Here, Maybe I Can Do […]
- Miracle on 34th Street (1947) Cozy Fire Chat: Gerry from Totally Rad Christmas, Scott from Holly Jolly X’Masu, & Matt from North Pole Radioby e_xander on August 15, 2022
Merry Monday everyone! Our next deep dive will cover the classic Miracle on 34th Street from 1947. But before we do, I thought it would be fun to try something […]
- Aaahh!!! Real Monsters: Gone Shoppingby e_xander on July 11, 2022
“It reminds me of my mother. It’s warm all over” (Yes, that was the most Christmas-line I could get from this episode) From the creators of Rugrats comes […]
- Santa Claus the Movie: Part 2: Salkinds Santa, Dudley Moore, Mcdonalds Toys and the Downfallby e_xander on June 7, 2022
“When you’ve got a hit like we have, Patch, the people don’t wanna wait a whole year, they’re dying for a sequel! A sequel. That’s it. We’ll bring […]
