The Dear Santa Podcast

Nikki the Wrapping Queen stops by to school us in the art of the giftwrap! 

Are you feeling Inspired for Christmas? We sit down with Tony Hobdy, the inventor of the Inspire Tree, a new tradition that promises a new way to celebrate!

We break down our favorites of the Top 25 finalists. What are yours?!

Who wants to help save Christmas? Well now you can . . . and you don't even have to star in a Hallmark movie! Dana Alyss has set out to keep the Christmas Barn in Bethlehem, PA from being torn down, and she needs your help.

Our ho ho hosts break down their top five games to play at the ho ho holidays!

It's never too early to think about decorating your Christmas tree, which is why we enlisted interior designers Alisa Berry and Keela Boone to get the pre-season tips that go all the way to the tippity top! Where do you hang your first ornament?

A trio of elves from Christmas in a Small Town in Dahlonega, Georgia stop by to tell us all about the event and one of our hosts struggles to think of anything valuable to say unrelated to Chad Michael Murray’s hair.

You can’t get bored at the holidays playing board games with family. Game developer Dougal Grimes of EightyTwo joins us to roll the dice on the topic.

What’s it like to produce a Christmas concert? We find out by chatting with Shelly Burley of Once Upon a Christmas Productions!

Back for 2026! Merry Christmas in July!

We're trekking across the globe as part of our Destination Christmas series. The sleigh is making a stop in North Pole, Alaska to learn all about Santa Claus House!

What are your Top 5 Stocking Stuffers?

We're trekking across the globe as part of our Destination Christmas series. The sleigh is making a stop in Macon, Georgia to learn all about the Macon Christmas Light Extravaganza!

We’re serving up a slice of delight with Nathan Kress and Grey DeLisle to discuss their new holiday special, A Chuck E. Cheese Christmas.

What are your Top 5 Christmas Movie Villains?!

Canines and Christmas? That’s exactly what we’re serving up as we sit down with The Dig Sitter Detective’s Christmas Tail author, Antony Johnston!

What are your Top 5 Modern Christmas Songs?

She's a country crooner with a voice built for classic holiday records, and now Elle Townley is looking to make your season perfect . . . with a little help from her new song, Perfect Christmas.

Drew and Ellie Holcomb are no strangers to holiday music. They have a new collection of Christmas songs for fans, and Drew stops by to tell us why the season is so important to his family.

Cindy Busby is Christmas movie royalty. Now she's stopping by to tell us all about her latest, There's No Place Like Christmas.

What are your Top 5 Christmas Movies?!

With two new holiday movies releasing on back-to-back weekends, actress Brianna Cohen is filling people with more yuletide tidings than Santa himself.

Sheléa's big voice is full of big holiday vibes on her festive single Want This Christmas With You, which she stops by to tell us all about.

It's a two-for-one special. Lost & Found in Cleveland stars Mark L. Walberg and Benjamin Steinhauser drop by to help us find our way this holiday season.

What are your Top 5 Classic Christmas Songs?!