Can't Wait for Christmas

On this episode, we learn about the 1947 classic, Miracle on 34th Street. We’ll also put some Christmas in your nights, point you where to go for great Christmas in July content, and ask you to name…yourself. Download here! 00:00 – 01:36 Intro 01:36 – 02:37 We Need a Little Christmas Now 02:37 – 08:34 Five Golden Things (Christmas in July on the Web) 08:34 – 12:...

On this episode, we discover how Saint Nicholas turned into Santa Claus. We’ll also count down the top 5 Christmas plants, play an eggnog scavenger hunt, prepare for Leon Day, and decide who sang Children Go Where I Send Thee best. Download here! 00:00 – 02:15 Intro 02:15 – 03:28 We Need a little Christmas Now 03:28 – 06:12 Five Golden Things (Christmas Plants) 06:12 &#8211...

On this episode, we discus the Angels of Christmas, tell you how to make clove studded oranges, count down the 5 best Christmas knock knock jokes, and continue to enlist your help to come up with a movie idea with all the hallmarks of a great Christmas movie. Download here! 00:00 – 01:23 Intro 01:23 – 03:47 We Need a little Christmas Now 03:47 – 06:31 Five Golden Things (Christma...

As the era of Toys R Us comes to an end, we take a look back at the rise and fall of this toy giant. Plus we countdown YOUR suggestions for non-Christmas Christmas songs, get a recipe from the east, and pit Hansen against the Shins in a Who Sang It Best. This episode is dedicated to the late Charles Lazarus. I tried to tell your story as best and as honestly as I could. Download here! 00:00 &#8211...

Special guest, David Cummings from the NoSleep Podcast joins the show to talk about the scary side of Christmas. Plus we countdown the top non-Christmas songs that have become Christmas songs, we share a lazy way to keep some Christmas in your life, and we once again enlist your help to try and write our own Hallmark Christmas movie. Download here! 00:00 – 01:34 Intro 01:34 – 02:53 We...

Get some tips for how to lose that holiday weight on this episode. Plus post-Christmas deals, a virtual trip to Disneyland, a new Who Sang It Best, and your chance to help write a Hallmark style movie. Download here! 00:00 – 01:48 Intro 01:48 – 03:27 We Need a little Christmas Now 03:27 – 07:15 Five Golden Things (Best Christmas Deals Tim Found This Year) 07:15 – 10:44 Sant...

It’s our annual bonus episode featuring the top 5 little moments in Christmas songs, a Christmasy twist on blueberry muffins, some listener feedback, and a few wacky surprises! Download here! 00:00 – 03:52 Intro 03:52 – 05:26 We Need a little Christmas Now 05:26 – 08:42 Santa Bab’s Mail Bag 08:42 – 15:02 Five Golden Things (Favorite Little Parts of Christmas Son...

It’s time to learn how you voted in the Great Die Hard Debate and you’ll hear all about one of the greatest Christmas movies of all time, It’s a Wonderful Life. Plus you’ll learn 5 ways to make snowflakes and a way to show appreciation for the delivery service people this season. Download here! 00:00 – 02:57 Intro 02:57 – 04:43 Need a Little Christmas NOW 04:43...

It’s part 2 of the epic Christmas Podcast Crossover Event! Seven Christmas podcasts have come together to tell a heartwarming Christmas story, “The House of the Seven Santas,” by John Kendrick Bangs. #7PodsFor7Santas Download here! 00:00 – 02:20 Intro and Explanation 02:20 – 06:16 House of the Seven Santas – Part 2 06:16 – 08:28 Wrap Up 08:28 – 10:25...

It is finally time to vote in the Great Die Hard Debate! You’ll might even learn something new about Die Hard before we start the voting. Plus you’ll hear the top five songs from “John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together,” hear about the latest Christmas albums of 2017, and find out who won the contest from last month. Download here! 00:00 – 01:29 Intro 01:29...

The cast of Mousetalgia joins the show to talk about Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion Holiday! You’ll also have a chance to win a prize from the Can’t Wait For Christmas Podcast store, hear how to mix some Christmas into your Halloween, and we get closer to solving the Great Die Hard Debate. For your chance to win, remember to post a link to your favorite episode on Twitter and tag u...

In this episode, you’ll learn the history of the Christmas card, learn Tim’s top 5 favorite Christmas smells, get a little Christmas now from the radio, decide who sang Silver Bells best, and hear more in the great Die Hard Debate. Download here! 00:00 – 01:37 Intro 01:37 – 02:42 We Need a little Christmas now 02:42 – 05:30 Five Golden Things (Christmas Smells) 05:30...

In this episode you’ll get tips and hints for a safe and successful Christmas light display, we revisit non-traditional Christmas movies, give you a delicious snickerdoodle recipe, and a celebrity weighs in on the great Die Hard Debate. Download here! 00:00 – 01:27 Intro 01:27 – 05:09 We Need a little Christmas now 05:09 – 12:58 Five Golden Things (MORE Non-Traditional Chri...

It’s our 2 year anniversary show! This episode is made up entirely of listener suggestions like: the Pinky and the Brain Christmas special, the 5 best Christmas Specials from British Television, tips for celebrating Christmas in July, and competing versions of Christmas Island. Download here! 00:00 – 02:14 Intro 02:14 – 06:05 We Need a little Christmas now 06:05 – 15:31 Fiv...

In this episode, we try to answer the question of when Jesus was born and we count down the top five Christmas songs about warm weather. We’ll also get a quick and tasty Christmas recipe, read some listener email, get some Christmas movie news, and have a SUPER SIZED Die Hard debate. Download here! 00:00 – 02:01 Intro 01:26 – 02:33 We Need a little Christmas now 02:33 – 08:...

In this episode, we learn about the Christmas Truce of World War I, discus some Christmas controversies, add some Christmas ambience to your computing time, look for some more debate about Die Hard, and have an old fashioned “Grinch-Off.” Download here! 00:00 – 01:26 Intro 01:26 – 02:33 We Need a little Christmas now 02:33 – 07:32 Five Golden Things (Christmas Controv...

In this episode, we examine the theory that Santa might be a Time Lord, learn about the legend of El Agüelo, and continue the debate about Die Hard. Download here! 00:00 – 01:51 Intro 01:51 – 03:13 We Need a little Christmas now 03:13 – 09:07 Five Golden Things 09:07 – 16:30 Santa Babb’s Mailbag 16:30 – 22:40 “What’s That Christmyth?” (The Lege...

In this episode, we learn the history of the carol Silent Night (with the help of a “celebrity guest”). We also discus more ways to add Christmas to Disneyland, learn to cook something delicious, and check out the ghost of Christmas movies future. Download here! 00:00 – 01:43 Intro 01:43 – 09:04 We Need a little Christmas now 09:04 – 13:44 Five Golden Things 13:44 &#8...

In this episode, we do a DEEP dive into the 2003 film Love Actually, learn some facts about the direct-to-video film Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas, learn a way to add a little Christmas to ANY podcast, and get one step closer to deciding if Die Hard is a Christmas movie. Download here! 00:00 – 01:26 Intro 01:26 – 04:08 Santa Babb’s Mail Bag 04:08 – 05:40 We...

In this episode, we learn the history (and controversy) behind the poem A Visit From St. Nicholas, we count down the top 5 songs that should keep playing after Christmas, and we enlist YOU to settle one of Christmas’ greatest debates. Download here! 00:00 – 01:53 Intro 01:53 – 03:40 We Need a Little Christmas Now 03:40 – 08:01 Five Golden Things 08:01 – 09:44 Santa Ba...

In this episode, you’ll learn a little more about the Kringle Radio Christmas Eve Broadcast, listen to some songs that don’t make sense to play on Christmas (plus one that does), and the background characters take over for a truly bizarre finale. Download here! 00:00 – 00:54 Intro 00:54 – 03:00 We Need a Little Christmas Now 03:00 – 10:01 Five Golden Things 10:01 &#82...

In this episode, you’ll hear all about the space train wreck that was the Star Wars Holiday Special. You’ll also learn how to add a little technology to your countdown to Christmas, get tips on what to buy AFTER Christmas, and we’ll announce the winner of the 2016 Jingle Brawl! Download here! 00:00 – 01:33 Intro 01:33 – 03:20 We Need a Little Christmas Now 03:20 &#821...

In this SUPER SIZED episode, we’ll talk about the Muppet Christmas Carol and celebrate Christmas in Disneyland with special guests Jeff and Kristen from the Mousetalgia podcast! Plus, it’s the FINAL ROUND of the Jingle Brawl! Vote for your favorite version of Jingle Bells!!! Download here! 00:00 – 03:11 Intro 03:11 – 07:52 Five Golden Things (Top 5 Parts of Disneyland at Ch...

In the October episode, you’ll get a chance to win a sweet prize package from our official store just by spreading the word about the semi final round of the Jingle Brawl. But before any of that you’ll learn about Christmas “urban legends,” find a portal to the television specials of Christmas past, and take a look at the history of the nativity scene (with a special guest)...

In the September episode, you’ll learn all about the song “Do they know it’s Christmas.” Plus discover a helpful new way to countdown the days until Christmas, hear our rank of the top 5 Ebenezer Scrooge performances, and find a way to add a little Disney Magic to your decorations this year. Then you’ll hear the final batch of contestants in the 2016 Jingle Brawl. Dow...