Rikki and Mary describe games played during Christmas gatherings past and present, and they play Pass the Parcel together.

Documentary filmmaker Eric Porterfield talks to us about his film, “The Tree that Visited New York City for the Holidays” about the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree.

Once you see one, you don’t forget it. Vintage and antique Christmas enthusiast Barbara Frazier Lehl tells us her experience with an upside down Christmas tree.

For Veterans Day, we want to honor the men and women who have served our country.  Benjamin William Bradley takes us back to a solemn time in America by looking at Christmas after Pearl Harbor, the first in an upcoming series of holiday times and themes during WWII.

Looking to make a great Halloween playlist? In this BONUS episode, SBMX Rikki and radio host, Bob Bedore, cover a frightfully long list of spooky tunes sure to get you in the spirit of the season. Hear titles from those beloved monster classics to the more obscure song suggestions, Perfect for the little Trick-or-Treaters or the oldest dead souls. It’ll be a BOO-tiful time with “A Spooky Tunes Playlist.”

It’s the magazine of the music industry, the gold standard in tracking the hits and the misses of the music charts. Billboard. Avid Christmas music collector and holiday radio show host, Rob Martinez, joins SBMX to share the history and insights of Billboard’s top holiday songs.

We have another entry in our ongoing series, Christmas Destinations. Yvonette Creary joins the podcast to share the festivity, beauty, and wonder that is Niagara Falls at Christmas time.