christmas past podcast

Merry Easter you beautiful people.
What better way to celebrate Easter than spending the best part of an hour talking about Christmas.

Friend of the show Geoff Malcolmson has created a short animation of his comic strip Santa & Ruudy.  Have a look and share it with everyone you love:
https://www.youtube.com/@SantaandRuudy

We have part 3 of our series about Christmas in the Netherlands.  This time we discuss the wonderful tradition of Chocolate Letters.  Yum.

Then we have the sad story of my wife's friend's daughter who's favourite role model is Santa Claus. It's a hearbreaker.

Then Bob Baker talks about how us Brits use the term 'birds', in this episodes Do You Hear What I Hear.

Next up is the quiz.  Stop whinging at the back.

Then Bob Baker is back and thanks to Christy Easter we have a great suggestion for how to keep the Christmas spirit alive all year long.

The Christmas Not So Classic is Naughty Christmas by Fat Les.  Hot on the heels of their massive chart success with Vindaloo, they returned with this awful attempt at a Christmas song that doesn't mention Christmas at all.
It's a bit of fun though, so have a look:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjCXLZtfZQg

This episode the recommendation is...  get some fresh air.
The winter is gone, so why not go outside and fill your lungs with the good stuff.

Get in touch:
Email:  totalchristmas@gmail.com
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You know I love ya,
Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas.
Welcome to episode 78 of the TCP.

First up we have a delightful Christmas memory from our American Scandinavian correspondent Benji Pearson.

Then it's Christmas  Everyday and Bob Baker gives us a very sneaky suggestion of how to keep Christmas alive all year long.

This episode's version of A Christmas Carol is one of the most accurate ones you will ever find.  The dialogue isn't quite there, but nearly all the scenes from the book are here. It's an Australian production from Burbank films and if you want to give it a look it's on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-o55wueO6U

Then our American correspondent Scott Newman tells us a story from the life and times of the real Saint Nicholas.  
Scott is the host of Tinsel Tunes and you can check out the latest episode right here:
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tinseltunes

Next up it's Do You Hear What I Hear and this time Bob Baker is explaining what us Brits mean when we say the word Cheeky.

Then it's the quiz.  Stop complaining.

This episode's recommendation is Love Letters podcast.  I've been enjoying it and you might too so give it a listen:
https://loveletters.boston.com/podcast

If you want to get in touch I'd love to hear from you.
Email:  totalchristmas@gmail.com

Websit: totalchristmaspodcast.com

You know I love ya, Merry Christmas.

We're back baby and it's a brand new year with the same old crap!

First up we have a lovely story from Tracy Dawson who shares the story of the year her daughter wanted Santa to bring a flying carpet.

Then Bob Baker teaches us all about the English rude word bollocks.

Next up it's the quiz and joining us with all the answers is Brian Earl.  Brian is the host of Christmas Past Podcast and also the author of the Christmas Past book.
 Here's a link:
https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Past-Fascinating-Favorite-Traditions/dp/149306939X

Then Bob Baker is back with his second segment.  This is a brand new segment called Christmas Everyday and in it Bob shares ideas on how to keep a glimmer of Christmas in your life all year long.  If you have any suggestions email them in.

Then we look at A Christmas Carol from 1999 starring Patrick Stewart. It's pretty good and if you want to watch it here's a link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BUb4WMjDjo&t=1419s

Then we have the triumphant return of the yule log and this one features The Fraggles.
It's okay I suppose.
Check it out here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1pCC-SIde0&t=1049s

This episode's recommendation is Rock, Paper, Swords a podcast that talks about historical fiction.  Their Christmas episode takes a look at the history of Christmas, and it's excellent.
Check it out here:
https://anchor.fm/rockpaperswords/episodes/Christmas-Special-2022--Merry-Xmas-one-and-all-e1s3hn1

If you want to get in touch, here's the email:
totalchristmas@gmail.com

or check out the website:
totalchristmaspodcast.com

Merry Christmas

Hello you beautiful person.

It's a jam packed episode with all sorts of crap.

Want to watch a boring yule log that's out of focus because BB8 is in front of it beeping occasionally?
Well here's a link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb0eTSE22pM&list=PLPiftmz8-_6AMwI6o-VXb_bm3KbM3nHfg&index=1&t=245s

Then it's What The Dickens, and in my humble opinion this one is a gem.  We learn about how Scrooge could tell the time in the dark.

Then we have a movie quiz all about Santa's wife, or Mrs Claus as she prefers to be known.  I give you the actress and the year and play a short audio clip from a film and you tell me what film it is.

Then in Christmas All Over The World we take a look at the Night of the Radishes.  A Christmas festival in Oaxaca Mexico where the locals carve giant radishes into some incredible displays.
Learn a bit more here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUlAPHXzaH4

This episode's recommendation is Jim Henson's The Tale of the Bunnies Picnic.  It's ideal to watch at Easter and features a bunch of very cute bunnies.
Watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9iYv7oD3hk

Enjoy the show and Merry Christmas.

What's up, dudes? The legendary Brian Earl from the Christmas Past Podcast sat down with me to talk the 1984 TV movie adaptation of “A Christmas Carol” starring George C. Scott! Do we talk about Christmas pudding? Maybe. Do we discuss accurate book-to-movie portrayals of the various Spirits of Christmas? Perhaps. Do we analyze the chord progressions and lyrics of the original song composed for the film? Definitely! So sit back in your counting house, grab the hand of a nearby Christmas Spirit, and relive a past Christmas with this episode!

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What’s up, dudes? Welcome to the Thunderdome! That’s right! It’s the finale of Two Truths And A Lie, 1980s edition! Before you check out this episode, go listen to Parts 1 and 2 at Christmas Past Podcast and Christmas Clatter, respectively. This is it. Don’t get scared now! Will Brian destroy the competition? Will Todd crush his enemies underfoot? Will yours truly finally prevail in this ultimate contest of champions? Grab a New Coke, sit back, and pray that our lies don’t get us on Santa’s Naughty List!

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We're back baby!
and don't pretend you haven't missed us.

It's a brand new year and what better way to get the new season off to a start than having some technical problems.  That's right kids, you'll be sure to notice some sound issues with this one and there's a simple explanation. . .   I'm crap.

First off Robin and Juno sing the all time classic Jingle Bells.

Then we have an interview with the wonderful Tilly Smith who runs the Cairngorm Reindeer Centre in Scotland.  To learn a bit more here's a link:
www.cairngormreindeer.co.uk

This week's version of A Christmas Carol is the very forgettable (or at least I hope I can forget it) version by Pink Fong.  It's only 5 minutes long so you may as well have a gander, here's a link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxKE308POP8

The recommendation is The Truth from Radiotopia.  It's a great podcast and each episode is a different story / radio play.  I highly recommend the episode Naughty or Nice which is about some elves at the North Pole.  Here's your link:
http://www.thetruthpodcast.com/story/2015/10/7/naughty-or-nice

If you want to get in touch please email me at  totalchristmas@gmail.com

Merry Christmas

Hello you beautiful people, you have been sorely missed.

It's Episode 12 of the podcast and this week we're proud to announce we have a Number 1 fan (self-appointed) and he shares his Worst Christmas Present Ever. 

As mentioned in the last episode, the wonderful Rachele Teasdale sent through some Aussie Christmas Songs and we find out if your host is familiar with them (spoiler alert: no he isn't).
Here's the songs:
He's the Aussie Santa by Bucko & Champs
https://youtu.be/0sGqk1aYmk8
Christmas Photo by John Williamson
https://youtu.be/ctvh9GVckTE
The Aussie Christmas Song by Batesy
https://youtu.be/FVCCIx0YxOo
Six White Boomers by Rolf Harris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlSsffF2xhA
Good King Wally by Bucko & Champs
https://youtu.be/_hcMF3SacCw
White Wine in the Sun by Tim Minchin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCNvZqpa-7Q

This week's recommendation is also this week's Santa Claus is NOT Coming to Town.  It's the excellent Christmas Past Podcast and the presenter, Brian Earl, tells the story of how he discovered the truth about Santa.  
Christmas Past talks about the history of all the traditions we love at Christmas, it's educational and entertaining and the website is also lots of fun.
Here's a link:
christmaspast.media

Yule Lad of the week is Pot Scraper, he has an ingenious method to help him steal your pots and give them a good scraping, but I can't help thinking this could all be avoided if people would just clean their pots and pans.

If you want to get in touch you can email us at totalchristmas@gmail.com or visit the website totalchristmaspodcast.com.

Merry Christmas