It’s November! Let’s listen to yet another Band Aid take on Do They Know It’s Christmas, a poem about the festive feast, and celebrate the season with a revival of a classic variety TV extravaganza called A Christmas Night With The Stars!
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Have you ever wondered how does Santa make all the toys? How does he keep track of the naughty and nice list? Where is his village located? In today’s episode, I’m reading the cozy children’s story “Lill’s Travels In Santa Claus Land” by Ellis Towne, Sophie May, and Ella Farman. In this charming story from 1878, a young girl named Lill discovers the magical Santa Claus Land and finds the answer to these questions and more! This is the perfect story to put you in the mood for Christmas.
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I started thinking about how to address Brian Wilson’s death on the podcast since we learned of his passing. “Little Saint Nick” and The Beach Boys’ Christmas Album are Christmas classics that needed to be addressed, but how or with who? The answer came when Oglio Records announced that it planned to reissue a 25th anniversary edition of Brian Wilson: Live at the Roxy. The promotional efforts behind that release put a number of possible interviews at my disposal.
This week, writer David Leaf talks about Brian in 2000 and 1963’s The Beach Boys’ Christmas Album. Leaf has written liner notes for numerous Beach Boys and Brian Wilson releases, and wrote The Beach Boys and the California Myth (1978) and SMiLE: The Rise, Fall & Resurrection of Brian Wilson, which was released earlier this year.
I also mentioned the upcoming Strange Daisy Christmas, a compilation of Christmas songs by the New Orleans indie community on Strange Daisy Records. You can order it now online from Bandcamp.
I featured Loucey’s version of Darlene Love’s “Christmas (bAbYpLeAze CoMeHoMe)” in the episode, and earlier in the year I interviewed Cherie McCabe of Loucey after the release of their debut album, Participation Trophy Wife.
Next week, I’ll be back with more on Brian Wilson when I talk to musician Probyn Gregory about playing in Brian’s band in concert and in the studio when he recorded his 2005 solo Christmas album, What I Really Want for Christmas.
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42 Days until Christmas. This week on the podcast, I am talking about 7 iconic brands that release Christmas themed products, or designs each year.
Today’s episode is all about Bath and Body Works holiday collection
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…)
Hip Hop Christmas by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Wondering what to buy for the billionaire in your life? The Christmas Cousins have you covered.
This week, Cousin Chad and Cousin Seth are joined by everyone’s favorite (and fabulously wealthy) Cousin Lee for a deep dive into Oprah’s Favorite Things 2025. From $400 slippers to gold-plated everything, we’re walking through Oprah’s closet — metaphorically, of course (the security guards wouldn’t let us in).
We’re separating the “Wow!” from the “Why?” and finding the perfect gift for everyone — billionaires, millionaires, and even a few “hundred-aires.”
Expect laughs, luxury, and light roasting as we crown our own “Christmas Cousins Approved” favorites.
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It’s another jingle-filled edition of Merry Minutes, the weekly holiday news show presented by the #1 ranked Christmas podcast, Christmas Countdown, hosted by your favorite festive duo — Eric Petersen and Danny Jordan!
In this massively merry episode, Eric and Danny unwrap the latest can’t-miss Christmas stories lighting up the season, including:
🏠 Major renovations happening at the Home Alone house in Chicago! There’s a new owner in town, and rumor has it something very merry may be coming later this holiday season…
💰 A closer look at how the current economy is impacting holiday shopping trends — and what it means for Christmas lovers looking to spread cheer without breaking the bank.
🎥 A very special guest appearance from Reagan Elkins, the director of the new A Christmas Story-adjacent documentary Fragilé! That’s right — we found him! Reagan joins the show to share insider details about the 50-foot-tall leg lamp in Oklahoma and how it’s brought new life to his hometown.
As always, Eric and Danny sprinkle in their signature holiday humor, heartwarming insights, and merry mischief, making Merry Minutes your one-stop sleigh ride through all things Christmas!
🎅 Big News Alert! The wait is over — Season 5 of Christmas Countdown is officially live on all podcast platforms and YouTube! Tune in now for brand-new countdowns, festive games, and the most wonderful laughs of the year.
Show Some Christmas Spirit: If you love what you hear, don’t forget to rate and review the show wherever you listen, and follow @ChristmasCountdownShow on social media for daily doses of holiday cheer!
So grab your cocoa, cue up the carols, and join Eric and Danny for another episode packed with nostalgia, joy, and Christmas magic!
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What’s up, dudes? Mike Westfall of Advent Calendar House and Tim Babb from Can’t Wait for Christmas are with me to talk all about the genius that is Al Yankovic! Even Caleb Cote from Insert Reference Here pops in to dive into Weird Al “Christmas at Ground Zero!”
The song is a throwback to the Phil Spector “wall of sound” era, full of bari sax and keyboard layers. Of course, in Al fashion, he copies the style to perfection. Harmonically, it’s a simple I-vi-ii-V chord progression reminiscent of the 1960s.
Lyrically, the song is awash in Cold War nuclear disaster tropes. Yankovic’s label, Scotti Brothers Records, insisted that he record a Christmas album. However, after Yankovic presented the song to his label, they relented, because it was “a little different from what they were expecting.” After the song was written and recorded, Yankovic wanted to release the song as a commercial single, but Scotti Bros. refused. Eventually, Scotti Bros. released the song as a promotional single and then commercially.
Sleigh bells ringing? Check. Trimming the tree? Uh huh. Atom bombs dropping? Only if it creates new mutants! So load your gun and suck and cover to this episode on Weird Al “Christmas at Ground Zero!”
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” The pumpkins on the tree were not mere pumpkins.”
Sorry for the tardiness of this episode, but Robert is still in the Halloween spirit in November, so let’s pull a Simpsons Treehouse of Horror-style delay and explore the classic adaptation of the Ray Bradbury novella, The Halloween Tree
Join Robert as he breaks down the 1993 special, how the story dwells in the true meaning of Halloween, how the special almost got made by Chuck Jones in the 1960s, how a Ray Bradbury superfan got it back on track and how Disneyland would eventully instal thier own Halloween tree.
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43 Days until Christmas. This week on the podcast, I am talking about 7 iconic brands that release Christmas themed products, or designs each year.
Today’s episode is all about Hallmarks Keepsake ornaments
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…)
Joy To The World by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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44 Days until Christmas. This week on the podcast, I am talking about 7 iconic brands that release Christmas themed products, or designs each year.
Today’s episode is all about Dunkin Merry and Bright cups
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…)
We Wish You a Merry Christmas by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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It’s the most caffeinated time of the year — the red cups are back, the peppermint is flowing, and Starbucks has officially declared it’s Christmas season.
Cousin Chad and Cousin Seth bravely step into the holiday battlefield armed with nothing but caffeine tolerance and questionable judgment to try every new Starbucks holiday drink.
Are they merry and bright — or just overhyped and overpriced?
From the Chestnut Praline to whatever “Toasted Sugar Cookie” thing they’ve concocted this year, we’ll sip, rate, and roast our way through the entire 2025 Starbucks holiday menu.
Happy Tuesday! This week on the TGI Podcast, we’re heading to the Belcher household for one wild Thanksgiving celebration.
We’re talking about the classic episode “An Indecent Thanksgiving Proposal,” where Bob’s holiday dreams get derailed when Mr. Fischoeder ropes the family into pretending to be his family for Thanksgiving dinner.
We break down why this episode has become a Thanksgiving TV staple, share our favorite quotes, and decide if it deserves a “you got it dude” or a “no way Jose!”