333 Days until Christmas.ย This week on the podcast, I’m celebrating the number 500! This week, will be my 500th daily episode, so I will be tying in the number 500 to this entire week.
Today’s episode is all about Why Christmas still matters
If you would like to pick up the Closer to Christmas Coloring Book that I released, for yourself, or as a gift for someone, you can do so, by clicking here:ย โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ https://a.co/d/7n5QjOrโ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ …ย can follow me here: @closertoxmas You can also email me, I would love to hear your feedback. Email me at closertochristmaspodcast@gmail.com Please rate and review the podcast wherever you are listening, it helps spread the word, and I appreciate it from the bottom of my heart. To check out any visual component to this epidode, check out my Youtube page: โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ ย ย ย /ย @closertochristmasโ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ …ย ย
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And finally, and HUGE thank you to my brother, Kevin, for allowing me to use his music throughout my show. If you like what you hear, you can pick up his album on Itunes, which can be found here:ย โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ A solstice night on Apple music or A Solstice Night on Amazon (https://amazon.com/music/player/album…)
Whatโs up, dudes? Ever get sideswiped by a song you thought was just a vibe? Chad and Laura Wonsik are with me to talk Dan Fogelbergโs 1980 quietly devastating holiday classic โSame Old Lang Syneโ! Itโs definitely a Christmas song that sneaks up on you with feelings.
Set on a snowy Christmas Eve, the autobiographical song tells the story of a chance encounter between old lovers in a grocery store. Thereโs small talk, six-packs, and a late-night bar confession where life didnโt quite turn out the way either of them planned. They toast โthe innocence we lost,โ share one last connection, and then drift back into their separate lives without a Hallmark-esque ending.
Musically, itโs deceptively simple. The verses move gently through familiar IโviโV chords, giving the story a conversational, almost spoken feel. Then the refrain shifts to viโIVโV, lifting just enough to underline the emotional weight without ever becoming sentimental. Itโs soft rock storytelling at its finest: restrained, adult, and painfully human.
Grocery store meet-cute? Check. Beer-fueled confession? Yep. Emotional gut punch disguised as background music? Absolutely. So grab your winter coat, hum along quietly, and relive one of the most honest Christmas songs ever written with this episode on Dan Fogelbergโs โSame Old Lang Syne.โ
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We’re back with our first episode of 2026 and our next episode in our The History of the Christmas Album series!
In this episode we look at the early days of recorded music, including the first format war between Thomas Edison’s wax cylinders and Emile Berliner’s shellac discs.
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334 Days until Christmas.ย This week on the podcast, I’m going to focus on helping listeners move on from Christmas 2025, while still keeping Christmas in your hearts.
Today’s episode is all about Christmas being close than you think
If you would like to pick up the Closer to Christmas Coloring Book that I released, for yourself, or as a gift for someone, you can do so, by clicking here:ย โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ https://a.co/d/7n5QjOrโ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ …ย can follow me here: @closertoxmas You can also email me, I would love to hear your feedback. Email me at closertochristmaspodcast@gmail.com Please rate and review the podcast wherever you are listening, it helps spread the word, and I appreciate it from the bottom of my heart. To check out any visual component to this epidode, check out my Youtube page: โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ ย ย ย /ย @closertochristmasโ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ …ย ย
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And finally, and HUGE thank you to my brother, Kevin, for allowing me to use his music throughout my show. If you like what you hear, you can pick up his album on Itunes, which can be found here:ย โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ A solstice night on Apple music or A Solstice Night on Amazon (https://amazon.com/music/player/album…)
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On this episode, weโll be learning about the Ukrainian Christmas spider and what it has to do with tinsel. Weโll also take care of some unfinished business from last Christmas, count down the top 5 ways to extend Christmas a little longer, and find out how to plant the flag of Christmas in your front yard this winter.
00:00 โ 02:57 Intro
02:57 โ 06:47 Canโt Wait For Christmas Podcast- 10 Years (We Didnโt Start The [Christmas] Fire parody)
06:47 โ 08:29 We Need A Little Christmas Now
08:29 โ 13:31 5 Golden Things โ Random Ways To Extend Christmas
13:31 โ 20:05 Ukraine Christmas Spider
20:05 โ 22:26 Wrap Up
22:26 โ 23:31 Outtakes
โWe Wish You A Merry Christmasโ United States Marine Band
โJingle Bellsโ Performed by Kristen Nowicki
(The embedded player for the episode is bellow the links)
Hey, Festive Fans, let nothing ye dismay, weโre back with Part Two of our super-sized Festive Foreign Film Fans Special Royal English Christmas/New Year’s Triple-Stuffed Podcast Episode Extravaganza!ย Phew, if you think thatโs a lot to say, just consider the exciting, action-packed show weโre describing.ย It is a two-part journey across England and, along the way, we unwrap traditions old and new, share some of their Christmas music, eat Latvian piragi, and listen as our guests recall their own Christmas memories.ย This episode is filled with real tidings of comfort and joy!ย It is more stuffed than the man with the bag, and you know thatโs what everybodyโs talking about.ย England has so much Yule merriment and festive atmosphere that we couldnโt fit it all into one show!
Come all ye faithful!ย We have brought in some incredible people to create our audio content, so we donโt have to.ย And, as loyal listeners know, we donโt give up the microphone lightly — you have to pry it out of our chubby little fingers.ย Weโve already heard from Adam Parker Sibun from the โMerry Britsmasโ podcast.ย He gave us some of the unique details we crave (thanks to his Nan for her crazy gift-giving ideas), but weโve only just begun to appreciate the story of Christmas in England.ย For todayโs journey, we have Jack Ford, from the โTotal Christmasโ podcast.ย Jack and his show are the inspiration for the โFestive Foreign Film Fansโ, so you can blame him.ย He has, well, a total knowledge of British Christmas and is excellent at creating a fun holiday agenda.ย We also talk to Matt Fitzpatrick, who is currently the 22nd top ranked golfer in the world and one of the Top 5 golfers from England. So what does Matt know about Christmas?ย Enough to recognize that โDie Hardโ is a Christmas movie.ย Plus, he is a Sheffield United fan.
If you didnโt listen to Part One, let nothing ye dismay. What we explored last episode only built the foundation and set the stage for Part Two, where we now dive deeper into the sounds, customs, and curious details that bring an English Christmas to life. These Three Guests with Accents Are pretty special, providing us their own personal reflections. Through their stories, itโs no Silent Night as we hear how Christmas is experienced, remembered, and felt across the pond. We even find time to fit in our own choice for best British Christmas song and some royal trivia that may surprise even the most devoted Anglophile.
So donโt un-deck the halls or pack away the holly just yet.ย Welcome back to the next chapter of our cozy, classic English Christmas tale.
Season 3, Episode 12 – The Festive Foreign Film Fans Special Royal English Christmas/New Year’s Triple-Stuffed Podcast Episode Extravaganza (England – Part 2)
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Dense, dark, and encased in pastry, it is not immediately inviting to modern eyes. This pastry offers an unusually clear window into Scotland’s medieval past, its religious transformations, and the ways ordinary people adapted tradition to changing social conditions. We’re exploring the history and origins of black bun.
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335 Days until Christmas.ย This week on the podcast, I’m going to focus on helping listeners move on from Christmas 2025, while still keeping Christmas in your hearts.
Today’s episode is all about turning blues into something positive
If you would like to pick up the Closer to Christmas Coloring Book that I released, for yourself, or as a gift for someone, you can do so, by clicking here:ย โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ https://a.co/d/7n5QjOrโ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ …ย can follow me here: @closertoxmas You can also email me, I would love to hear your feedback. Email me at closertochristmaspodcast@gmail.com Please rate and review the podcast wherever you are listening, it helps spread the word, and I appreciate it from the bottom of my heart. To check out any visual component to this epidode, check out my Youtube page: โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ ย ย ย /ย @closertochristmasโ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ …ย ย
If you would like to check out my ko-fi page, and support me as an artist, you can follow this link:ย (5) Ko-fi.com – Your Ko-fiย and click on the shop page to get some free, or pay what you like christmas phone wallpapers!
And finally, and HUGE thank you to my brother, Kevin, for allowing me to use his music throughout my show. If you like what you hear, you can pick up his album on Itunes, which can be found here:ย โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ A solstice night on Apple music or A Solstice Night on Amazon (https://amazon.com/music/player/album…)
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336 Days until Christmas.ย This week on the podcast, I’m going to focus on helping listeners move on from Christmas 2025, while still keeping Christmas in your hearts.
Today’s episode is all about planning ahead
If you would like to pick up the Closer to Christmas Coloring Book that I released, for yourself, or as a gift for someone, you can do so, by clicking here:ย โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ https://a.co/d/7n5QjOrโ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ …ย can follow me here: @closertoxmas You can also email me, I would love to hear your feedback. Email me at closertochristmaspodcast@gmail.com Please rate and review the podcast wherever you are listening, it helps spread the word, and I appreciate it from the bottom of my heart. To check out any visual component to this epidode, check out my Youtube page: โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ ย ย ย /ย @closertochristmasโ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ …ย ย
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And finally, and HUGE thank you to my brother, Kevin, for allowing me to use his music throughout my show. If you like what you hear, you can pick up his album on Itunes, which can be found here:ย โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ A solstice night on Apple music or A Solstice Night on Amazon (https://amazon.com/music/player/album…)
337 Days until Christmas.ย This week on the podcast, I’m going to focus on helping listeners move on from Christmas 2025, while still keeping Christmas in your hearts.
Today’s episode is all about Mini Christmas Moments
If you would like to pick up the Closer to Christmas Coloring Book that I released, for yourself, or as a gift for someone, you can do so, by clicking here:ย โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ https://a.co/d/7n5QjOrโ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ …ย can follow me here: @closertoxmas You can also email me, I would love to hear your feedback. Email me at closertochristmaspodcast@gmail.com Please rate and review the podcast wherever you are listening, it helps spread the word, and I appreciate it from the bottom of my heart. To check out any visual component to this epidode, check out my Youtube page: โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ ย ย ย /ย @closertochristmasโ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ …ย ย
If you would like to check out my ko-fi page, and support me as an artist, you can follow this link:ย (5) Ko-fi.com – Your Ko-fiย and click on the shop page to get some free, or pay what you like christmas phone wallpapers!
And finally, and HUGE thank you to my brother, Kevin, for allowing me to use his music throughout my show. If you like what you hear, you can pick up his album on Itunes, which can be found here:ย โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ A solstice night on Apple music or A Solstice Night on Amazon (https://amazon.com/music/player/album…)
Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks about Meat Loaf’s Christmas connections, including his long-rumored Christmas album and the Christmas songs that he did release (sort of)!
338 Days until Christmas.ย This week on the podcast, I’m going to focus on helping listeners move on from Christmas 2025, while still keeping Christmas in your hearts.
Today’s episode is all about Using the countdown
If you would like to pick up the Closer to Christmas Coloring Book that I released, for yourself, or as a gift for someone, you can do so, by clicking here:ย โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ https://a.co/d/7n5QjOrโ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ …ย can follow me here: @closertoxmas You can also email me, I would love to hear your feedback. Email me at closertochristmaspodcast@gmail.com Please rate and review the podcast wherever you are listening, it helps spread the word, and I appreciate it from the bottom of my heart. To check out any visual component to this epidode, check out my Youtube page: โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ ย ย ย /ย @closertochristmasโ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ …ย ย
If you would like to check out my ko-fi page, and support me as an artist, you can follow this link:ย (5) Ko-fi.com – Your Ko-fiย and click on the shop page to get some free, or pay what you like christmas phone wallpapers!
And finally, and HUGE thank you to my brother, Kevin, for allowing me to use his music throughout my show. If you like what you hear, you can pick up his album on Itunes, which can be found here:ย โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ A solstice night on Apple music or A Solstice Night on Amazon (https://amazon.com/music/player/album…)
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339 Days until Christmas.ย This week on the podcast, I’m going to focus on helping listeners move on from Christmas 2025, while still keeping Christmas in your hearts.
Today’s episode is all about Packing Christmas away
If you would like to pick up the Closer to Christmas Coloring Book that I released, for yourself, or as a gift for someone, you can do so, by clicking here:ย โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ https://a.co/d/7n5QjOrโ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ …ย can follow me here: @closertoxmas You can also email me, I would love to hear your feedback. Email me at closertochristmaspodcast@gmail.com Please rate and review the podcast wherever you are listening, it helps spread the word, and I appreciate it from the bottom of my heart. To check out any visual component to this epidode, check out my Youtube page: โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ ย ย ย /ย @closertochristmasโ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ …ย ย
If you would like to check out my ko-fi page, and support me as an artist, you can follow this link:ย (5) Ko-fi.com – Your Ko-fiย and click on the shop page to get some free, or pay what you like christmas phone wallpapers!
And finally, and HUGE thank you to my brother, Kevin, for allowing me to use his music throughout my show. If you like what you hear, you can pick up his album on Itunes, which can be found here:ย โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ A solstice night on Apple music or A Solstice Night on Amazon (https://amazon.com/music/player/album…)
ย /ย @closertochristmasโ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ …ย ย 
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