Ken from the Sounds of Christmas talks about Steve Cropper’s incredible body of work, including some Christmas music!
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Author: Ken Kessler
Title: Steve Cropper Tribute
22 Days until Christmas. This week on the podcast, I’m talking about 7 lesser known Christmas characters.
Today’s episode is all about Mari Lwyd
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: https://a.co/d/7n5QjOr… 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: 
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Author: Charles Ague
Title: 22 Days, Mari Lwyd
Welcome to the Christmas Every Day Advent Calendar! Join us to find out what’s behind today’s door.
Thanks a ton, and Merry Christmas!
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Inventor Reginald Aubrey Fessenden received hundreds of patents in his career. And one invention that debuted in 1906 changed Christmas as we know it.
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Author: Brian Earl
Title: The Builder of Tomorrows
What’s up, dudes? We had a blast covering the last few movies, so we’re continuing our live commentary series! This time it’s National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, and it’s awesome! Anthony Caruso from ‘Tis the Podcast, CJ Bélanger from Rose Suchak Ladder, and I have a blast with this watch along!
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Author: Gerry D / Anthony Caruso, CJ Bélanger
Title: Christmas Vacation watchalong (w/ Anthony and CJ)
Here are the new episodes that dropped the week of November 22nd to the 28th.
Closer to Christmas Podcast – November 22nd – “33 Days, Ignoring Safety.”
Total Christmas Podcast – November 22nd – “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”
Christmas Everyday Podcast – November 22nd – “New Reaction Video! ‘Let it Snow’ by Lainey Wilson and Bing Crosby.”
Closer to Christmas Podcast – November 23rd – “Getting Ready for Advent. A Season of Love and Kindness, a Book by Crystal Campbell.”
Closer to Christmas Podcast – November 23rd – “32 Days, Step Back.”
Snow in Southtown Podcast – November 23rd – “You’ll Be Famous.”
Sounds of Christmas Podcast – November 23rd – “The Shop Around the Corner.”
Tinsel Tunes Podcast – November 23rd – “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.”
Horror for the Holidays Podcast – November 23rd – “Kristy.”
Cozy Christmas Podcast – November 24th – “’Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen’ a Thanksgiving Story by O. Henry.”
Christmas Countdown Show Podcast – November 24th – “Top 10 Christmas Icons to Have Over for Christmas Dinner.”
Christmas Cousins Podcast – November 24th – “Scott (Christmas Morning Pod) Audits Seth’s 1st Ever Holiday Playlist.”
Tis the Podcast – November 24th – “Santa Has Spotify, You Know (A Very Jonas Christmas Movie)”
Christmas Morning Podcast – November 24th – “31 Days Until Christmas (‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’ Song Battle)”
Closer to Christmas Podcast – November 24th – “31 Days, Where Advent Began.”
Christmas Everyday Podcast – November 24th – “The Naughty List! Last Edition of the Year.”
Rose Suchak Ladder Podcast – November 24th – “It’s Beginning to Looke a Lot Like…Depression?”
Season’s Eatings Podcast – November 24th – “Kaiserschmarrn.”
TGI Podcast – November 25th – “Home Improvement – ‘Thanksgiving’ (Thanksgiving Rewatch)”
Can’t Wait for Christmas Podcast – November 25th – “Straight No Chaser: An Interview with Seggie Isho.”
Christmas Morning Podcast – November 25th – “30 Days Until Christmas (Original Christmas Song Battle)”
Can’t Wait for Christmas Podcast – November 25th – “A Bomb for Christmas 2: Past, Present and Future (Act 1)”
Closer to Christmas Podcast – “30 Days, The First Paper Advent Calendar.”
Christmas Morning Podcast – November 26th – “29 Days Until Christmas (‘Wonderful Christmastime’ Song Battle)”
Christmas Cousins Podcast – November 26th – “Deck the Hallmark’s Dan Joins Our 3rd Annual Christmas Beer Tasting!”
Twelve Songs of Christmas Podcast – November 26th – “AI for Christmas.”
Closer to Christmas Podcast – November 26th – “29 Days, Advent Calendars and World War 2.”
Totally Rad Christmas Podcast – November 26th – “Jeff Lorber ‘God Rest the House’ (w/ Steve Beech)”
Totally Rad Christmas Podcast – November 27th – “Santa Claus: The Movie Novelization (w/ Pax Holley)”
Cozy Christmas Podcast – November 27th – “Advent with The Theology Bros. (with Thom Crowe and Gerry Davilla)”
Tis the Podcast – November 27th – “A Day for Celebration, for Coming Together, and There Was None Who Looked Forward to This Wonderful Time More Than the Bear Named Winnie the Pooh. (A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving)”
Christmas Past Podcast – November 27th – “Story Time: Lucky’s Grove.”
Christmas Countdown Show Podcast – November 27th – “Merry Minutes: Good Charlotte’s ‘Fairytale,’ Grinch Reunion + New TMNT Holiday Special.”
Festive Foreign Film Fans Podcast – November 27th – “’Fat Man’ (Alaska)”
Christmas Morning Podcast – November 27th – “28 Days Until Christmas (Thanksgiving Song Battle)”
Closer to Christmas Podcast – November 27th – “28 Days, Advent Calendars Come to America.”
Sleigh Bells & Mistletoe Christmas Podcast – November 27th – “Christmas Toys.”
Christmas Creeps Podcast – November 27th – “Play Dirty.”
Merry Britsmas Podcast – November 28th – “Indie Christmas and Santa Claus the Movie 40th Anniversary.”
Lost Christmas Podcast – November 28th – “Warming Spices, Chilled Nogs: The Global History of Christmas Food and Drink.”
12 Days Podcast – November 28th – “A Christmas Puzzle (Taylor’s Version)”
Christmas Morning Podcast – November 28th – “27 Days Until Christmas (Instrumental Song Battle)”
Christmas Everyday Podcast – November 28th – “Last Episode of November!”
Closer to Christmas Podcast – November 28th – “27 Days, Chocolate Advent Calendars.”
Rose Suchak Ladder Podcast – November 29th – “A Ghost from Podcast Past.”
23 Days until Christmas. This week on the podcast, I’m talking about 7 lesser known Christmas characters.
Today’s episode is all about The Kallikantzaroi
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: https://a.co/d/7n5QjOr… 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: / @closertochristmas…
If you would like to check out my ko-fi page, and support me as an artist, you can follow this link: (5) Ko-fi.com – Your Ko-fi 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: A solstice night on Apple music or A Solstice Night on Amazon (https://amazon.com/music/player/album…)
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Author: Charles Ague
Title: 23 Days, The Kallikantzaroi
Welcome to the Christmas Every Day Advent Calendar! Today, we open up a new door and see what’s behind it… who knows what it could be!
Thank you for listening, and Merry Christmas!
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We did it — 250 episodes!
Yes, somehow 47.83 million listeners (give or take… mostly give) have stuck with us through Christmases past, present, and future, and today we celebrate hitting the big 2-5-0 with a very on-brand episode:
a wellness check on Cousin Seth’s holiday spirit.
We’re deep in the season now, which means it’s time to evaluate how Seth’s Christmas Journey is going—especially since he’s been assigned a full slate of festive challenges by Cousin Chad, Joe the Christmas Aficionado, Cousin Lee, and pretty much the entire super-fan community.
Is he thriving?
Is he struggling?
Has he lit any outdoor lights yet, or is he still emotionally negotiating with the extension cords?
We check his progress, his mood, his merriment levels, and whether he’s on track to advance from Jolly Junior to Santa Senior—or whether we’re looking at a full-season remedial course.
Join us for this milestone moment, a heartfelt thank you to our outrageously supportive listeners, and a promise for 250 more episodes…and beyond (sorry, Seth).
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Author: Christmas Cousins Pod
Title: Our 250th Episode Spectacular: Measuring Seth’s Christmas Spirit (aka The State of the Seth address)
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Title: 23 days until Christmas (Original Christmas Song Battle)
On this episode, we bring you a special presentation of act 2 of our made-for-podcast Christmas movie: “A Bomb For Christmas 2: Past, Present, and Future.” We will be releasing a new act every Tuesday until Christmas!
Brief Synopsis:
Last year, detective Tracy Chabert helped her partner, Holly, foil a plot to blow up a small town Christmas festival. This Christmas, someone is out to get revenge on Holly and it’s up to Tracy to save her…and she’ll be getting a little help from the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Future. It’s the movie that answers the question no one asked, “What would happen if you combined Die Hard 2 an A Christmas Carol?”
In Act 2, Tracy is sent to the past and learns the shocking truth about what really happened last Christmas.
00:00 – 00:20 Intro
00:20 – 10:53 Act 2
10:53 – 12:59 Credits
(The embedded player for the episode is bellow the credits)
A Bomb for Christmas 2: Past Present and Future Act 2 was written directed and produced by Tim Babb
Cast:
Kiki Cronin as Tracy Chabert
Emmily Scherb as Alana/Jemma Rickmanovich
Jeffery Cronin as the Russian Voice
Justin Dinger as Gern Blanston
Dynelle Babb as Holly McTiernan (Archival audio from “A Bomb For Christmas” 2020)
Brendan Scherb as Bobby McTiernan (Archival audio from “A Bomb For Christmas” 2020)
With special podcaster guest stars…
Brian Earl from Christmas Past and author of Of Christmases Long, Long Ago: Surprising Traditions from Christmas Past as the Ghost of Christmas Past
Mike Westfall, from the Advent Calendar House podcast, as Captain Willis (Archival audio from “A Bomb For Christmas” 2020)
Edward Frizzelle from That’s Hindsight as George (Archival audio from “A Bomb For Christmas” 2020)
Mignon Fogarty, from the Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing podcast, as Mayor Deleo (Archival audio from “A Bomb For Christmas” 2020)
Noah, from the TANcast Podcast (NSFW), as Joe McKringleberry (Archival audio from “A Bomb For Christmas” 2020)
And
Alonso Duralde from LinoleumKnife, Maximum Film, Breakfast All Day, and Deck The Hallmark and author of Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas – Revised and Updated Edition as the Ghost of Christmas Present.
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All other music and sound effects were public domain found at Pixabay.com
This made-for-podcast Christmas movie is a work of fiction. Any similarity to actual persons living or dead or actual events is purely coincidental.
Copyright 2025 by the Can’t Wait for Christmas Podcast. All rights reserved.
Tune in December 9th for A Bomb for Christmas 2: Past, Present, and Future Act 3.
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Author: Tim Babb
Title: CWFC 153 – A Bomb For Christmas 2: Past, Present, and Future (Act 2)
🎄 “This just in: Santa Claus is dead… or he might as well be, because there’s an even fatter man who’s holding families at nice-point!”
’Tis the Advent Calendar House’s 15th season, so this December’s dozen begins with a similarly titled episode of “The Simpsons” from 2003.
Shane Keating from ToughPigs.com, Erin Evans, and Joey O. join the mission to stop being selfish and start being good.
📺 As of this recording, “’Tis the Fifteenth Season” (Season 15, Episode 7) is available on Disney+.
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💬 Topics & Tangents:
This episode premiered the day after Saddam Hussein was caught.
Marge’s couch gag anime costume: Jun the Swan from “Gatchaman.”
“How Low Can DVD Players Go?” (New York Times, 2003)
The Joe DiMaggio rookie card is real.
Today’s TV Trope: Art Shift — “Christmas with the California Prunes” and “The Year Santa Got Lost,” animated by the Chiodo Bros.
Animaniacs’ 50 State Capitals.
Of course I looked up the astrolabe’s coordinates.
Convoy, and the cover by Sifl & Olly.
Operation: The Simpsons Edition.
The first on-screen appearance of Nelson’s mom.
The end of “Treehouse of Horror IV.”
Stupid TV, Be More Funny: How the Golden Era of The Simpsons Changed Television — and America — Forever, by Alan Siegel.
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📼 Commercials:
Bart vs. the Space Mutants (1991)
Butterfinger – The Power Cut (1993)
A Bomb for Christmas 2: Past, Present, and Future on the Can’t Wait for Christmas Podcast.
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Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost.
Full show notes with links at adventcalendar.house.
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Happy December!
This week we cover Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper for the very first time as we break down the Christmas episode “Miracle in Oaktown.”
We talk Cooper’s mission to bring some cheer to local kids, why the mix of humor and heart still works, and whether it should be deemed a Christmas classic!
Come give it a listen 🎅🎄
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Author: Matt Eurich
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Today my guest is Roseanna M. White, and she has a new Christmas novella out called “The Christmas Book Flood”. It’s a story about family, romance, and books. Specifically, the Icelandic tradition of jolabokaflod! In our conversation we talk about her book and Christmas traditions found in Iceland, we reflect on things we are thankful for this year, and of course discuss all of oru favorite Christmas traditions involving music, movies, and of, books!
Find Roseanna online: https://www.roseannamwhite.com/
Books by Roseanna that we discussed:
The Christmas Book Flood (Novella)
Christmas at Sugar Plum Manor (Novella)
Giver of Wonders (Novel)
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Author: ArtK
Title: Christmas is a Holiday of Stories: an interview with author Roseanna M. White
24 Days until Christmas. This week on the podcast, I’m talking about 7 lesser known Christmas characters.
Today’s episode is all about The Yule Goat
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: https://a.co/d/7n5QjOr… 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: / @closertochristmas…
If you would like to check out my ko-fi page, and support me as an artist, you can follow this link: (5) Ko-fi.com – Your Ko-fi 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: A solstice night on Apple music or A Solstice Night on Amazon (https://amazon.com/music/player/album…)
Listen to this episode of Closer to Christmas
Author: Charles Ague
Title: 24 Days, The Yule Goat
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🎄 Stay up to date on Christmas TV: http://www.mostlychristmas.com/christmastvschedule/1/
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Welcome to the Christmas Every Day Advent Calendar! One of Santa’s elves dropped off a very special advent calendar for us, and we’ll be opening up a new door every day through Christmas.
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