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354 Days until Christmas. This week on the podcast, I’m talking all about why we celebrate Christmas until January.
Today’s episode is all about why Christmas just isnt december 25th
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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355 Days until Christmas. This week on the podcast, I’m taking a look at some of the Christmas trends that made their mark in 2025.
Today’s episode is all about Christmas becoming personal again
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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356 Days until Christmas. This week on the podcast, I’m taking a look at some of the Christmas trends that made their mark in 2025.
Today’s episode is all about Christmas content went short
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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In 2026, we’ll be taking things back to the 1980s! So here’s a short playlist to help us all get settled in, featuring 10 songs that were listed in Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart exactly 40 years ago today, the first week of January 1986.
There’s no talking in this episode. Just the music. Happy ’80s, guys!
The Cars – Tonight She Comes
Bruce Springsteen – My Hometown
The Hooters – Day by Day
The Dream Academy – Life in a Northern Town
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – So You Want to Be a Rock & Roll Star
Simple Minds – Alive and Kicking
Survivor – Burning Heart
Starship – Sara
John Cougar Mellencamp – Small Town
Night Ranger – Goodbye
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357 Days until Christmas. This week on the podcast, I’m taking a look at some of the Christmas trends that made their mark in 2025.
Today’s episode is all about Christmas becoming a mental health season
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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Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year! Welcome to Christmas Every Day, the podcast that keeps the spirit of Christmas alive all year long!
Join us today as we talk about having the post-Christmas blues, and different ways we can help to make it through. And if you have any new(ish) Christmas music recommendations for us, please send those to christmaseverydayshow@gmail.com, and we’ll be taking those recommendations for reaction videos in an effort to learn Christmas music that we’re not familiar with – yet!
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358 Days until Christmas. This week on the podcast, I’m taking a look at some of the Christmas trends that made their mark in 2025.
Today’s episode is all about experiences replacing stuff
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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359 Days until Christmas. This week on the podcast, I’m taking a look at some of the Christmas trends that made their mark in 2025.
Today’s episode is all about nostalgia becoming the star
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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360 Days until Christmas. This week on the podcast, I’m taking a look at some of the Christmas trends that made their mark in 2025.
Today’s episode is all about Christmas decor got smaller
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…)
In this fantastically festive bonus episode of the hit holiday podcast Christmas Countdown, hosts Eric Petersen and Danny Jordan are joined by Producer Chris to unwrap Christmas 2025 and recap everything that went down on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. From favorite moments and family traditions to surprises, snacks, chaos, and those “only-at-Christmas” memories, nothing is off-limits in this cozy post-holiday hang.
Eric, Danny, and Chris share how they celebrated, what went according to plan (and what absolutely did not), and the little moments that made Christmas 2025 one to remember. And of course, in true Christmas Countdown fashion, the conversation drifts into delightfully random holiday (and non-holiday) banter, nostalgic reflections, and plenty of laughs along the way.
Whether you’re still riding the Christmas high or already missing the magic, this episode feels like catching up with friends by the tree one last time.
🎧 Follow, rate & reviewChristmas Countdown wherever you’re listening — it helps keep the Christmas spirit alive all year long!
🎄 Stay merry with us on social media @christmascountdownshow
Christmas doesn’t end on December 25—so why do we treat it like it does?
For centuries, Christmas was a forty-day season, stretching from the Nativity all the way to Candlemas on February 2. In this episode, we explore the entire forgotten half of Christmas: the feast days, folk traditions, saints, celebrations, and moments of sanctioned chaos that once filled the darkest weeks of winter.
From Boxing Day and St. Stephen’s Day to Wren Day in Ireland, from the Boy Bishop and the Lord of Misrule to Twelfth Night, Epiphany, Three Kings Day, La Befana, Orthodox Theophany, Plough Monday, Old Christmas, and finally Candlemas, this episode uncovers how Christmas slowly unfolded—rather than abruptly ending.
We trace how:
Medieval society embraced misrule, role reversal, and communal feasting
Gift-giving traditions moved from Christmas Day to Epiphany
Calendar changes created “Old Christmas”
Industrialization and reform compressed Christmas into a single day
Candlemas weather lore gave rise to Groundhog Day
This is a global journey through liturgy, folklore, agrarian life, and cultural memory, revealing how Christmas once lingered—burning slowly like a candle against the long winter night.
If you’ve ever felt like Christmas ends too quickly…this episode explains why it didn’t used to.
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361 Days until Christmas. This week on the podcast, I’m taking a look at some of the Christmas trends that made their mark in 2025.
Today’s episode is all about the year Christmas went digital
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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362 Days until Christmas. This week on the podcast, I’m going back and looking over the year of 2025 through a Christmas lense
Today’s episode is all about The Final episode for Christmas week 2025
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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