Merry Britsmas

It's that time of year! Halloween is here and Merry Spooksmas is back. It's time for some strange British spooky songs, a haunting tale about odd stone men walking at night, and a vampiric encounter with the family in BBC sitcom 2Point4 Children.  Bloc Party - Hunting For Witches The Guisers - It's Halloween  The Specials - Ghost Town 

It's October or Spooktober, so it's time to get spooky and seasonal with this creepy festive episode. Let's find out if He Came in the BBC sitcom Ghosts, listen to some gothic festive music, and hear a tale of the Welsh skeletal horse, the Mari Lwyd!  The Damned - Ain't No Sanity Clause  The Cure - Merry Xmas Everybody  Cranes - The Xmas Angel  Siouxsie & the Banshees - I'l Est Ne, Le Divin En...

In our first 'Ber' episode of the year, we hear some more alternative British original christmas tunes, check out Jasper Carrott celebrating the season in The Detectives, and hear the festive experiences of Bill Bailey. Beak - Merry Xmas (Face the Future)  Will Wilde - Xmas Eve Blues  The Eli Lillies - Xmas is the Season of Love Feet - Vegetarian Xmas

In our August episode, Merry Britsmas takes on some rural festive murder in Midsomer Murders, hears about the past Christmas experience of Sir Derek Jacobi, and shares some British covers of Carol of the Bells.  The Big Moon - Carol of the Bells  Medieval Babes - Carol of the Bells  The Futureheads - Carol of the Bells Katie Melua - Carol of the Bells 

Merry Britsmas is back for 2026! It's Christmas In July, so check out some cool, cool alternative British Christmas tunes, hear a memory of Last Christmas from actress Emilia Clarke, and take a trip to The Smoking Room with a cult BBC sitcom. Big Boss Man - Xmas Boogaloo  Departure Lounge - Xmas Downer  Drugstore - Maybe At Xmas Time  Morgan - Xmas In Waikiki  Teenage Fanclub - Xmas Eve 

In this bonus episode, take a listen to some new British Christmas songs that I've found to be a delight this year and gift in your aural stockings (aka your ears) to check out this year and add to your playlists. 

It's the final super Christmas episode of 2025 from Merry Britsmas! Let's hear from some friends about the newest British Xmas adverts, an unconventional nativity in The Vicar of Dibley, and a glam rock festive song with The Darkness.  The Darkness - Christmastime Kevin Simm Choir of Man  The Toons  The Darkness - I Am Santa

It's December! Let's get festive with the history of Christmas cards, a modern take on a classic carol by a British musician, and a TV combo of Shakespeare and Dickens for a festive special!  First Ever Xmas Card Video  In Dulci Jubilo: Mike Oldfield  Swimming   The Little Unsaid   Kings College Choir 

In our second November episode, we explore a very important anniversary! It's 40 years since Santa Claus the Movie came out and, due to it's British links, it's time to talk about it along with a festive friend of mine. I also share another seasonal poem from a Poet Laureate and share some under-heard British indie christmas tunes.  S anta Claus the Making of Doc The Feeling - Feels Like Xmas Hone...

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! Band Aid 30  Air Supply  Allie Sherlock 

It's Christmas Podcast Day! Xmas Podcasters will be taking a peek at TV and film inspired by It's A Wonderful Life. On Merry Britsmas, we're taking on the mighty Basil Brush who wished he was never born in a festive episode of The Basil Brush Show called It's A Wonderful Brush! https://christmaspodcasts.com/

It's Merry Spooksmas! Merry Britsmas dresses up as a creepy podcast for October and takes a look at Welsh Halloween traditions, creepy monstrous songs by British artists, and goes to Motherland for chaotic trick or treating.  Spooky British Songs Trick or Treatz by Metronomy Vampire Jive by Mazes Waking the Witch by Kate Bush   Recipe for Stump Naw Rhiw

In our first October episode of 2025, Merry Britsmas gets both seasonal and spooky. We will explore a haunted house sitcom with The Ghosts of Motley Hall, some creepily-named British bands and their festive tunes, and explore a Scottish Wintry monstrous legend in Beira, the Queen of Winter!  Beastly Bands and their Festive Songs Bird to Beast - Winter Snow  Brutalligators - Drunk Xmas  Bears Den -...

In the first Ber month episode of the year, we get super schmaltzy with a long-running nostalgic BBC tv show called Call The Midwife, explore British covers of Santa Baby, and take a look at a famous actor's father who wrote a festive poem!  Covers of Santa Baby The Puppini Sisters Robbie Williams  Katherine Jenkins  Roo Pescod

In the August episode of Merry Britsmas, we take a look at a surreal seasonal episode of a sitcom about security guards called Nightingales, a festive poem from the wonderful Christina Rossetti, and the merry musical stardom of Elaine Page. And at the end, a little extra to celebrate a late metal legend.  Elaine Page - Christmas 

It's Christmas In July! Let's celebrate with some summery British covers of Feliz Navidad, a festive poem from William Wordsworth, and some sketch show comedy from Harry Enfield and Chums!  Feliz Navidad Covers: Lily Lambert  Sorry Audio  Shame   Jose Feliciano & Jools Holland 

It's HALFWAY TO CHRISTMAS! And we celebrate some peace and quiet with more British artists covering Silent Night, look at another festive poem, and get ready for the end of the school year with classic teen show Grange Hill's Christmas disco!  Silent Night Covers Kim Wilde Peter Andre Erasure Shaggy & Sting

In the May episode of Merry Britsmas, I chat about an episode of timey-wimey show Dr Who set in a snowy wonderland, discuss and read a British Xmas poem, and share some alternative original seasonal songs that you probably don't know.  Dodgy - Xmas At The Food Bank  The Lilac Time - The Needles  Shelley Harland - In My Arms For Xmas  Oh! Gunquit - High On Xmas/Don't Believe In Xmas 

Merry Britsmas is BACK for 2025! In my first episode of the year, I check out an old sitcom about Santa in hospital in Only When I Laugh, some Welsh festive christmas music from Cerys Matthews, and the much loved tradition of Boxing Day Footy!    Cerys Matthews Xmas Music Playlist 

It's CHRIIISTMAASSS! For our last full episode of the year, I dive into a festive special of a great sketch show from the 90s called Goodness Gracious Me, explore British covers of my favourite carol, O Holy Night, and share some more festive emergency question responses about nativities and chocolates!  Total Christmas Podcast  O Holy Night Covers Leona Lewis Michael Ball  Ellie Goulding  Bastill...

In the first of our December episodes this year, we take a look at a boy band called East 17 telling us to Stay Another Day, chat about some Outnumbered parents back in 2011, & discuss some more festive emergency questions about nativities and Quality Street! East 17 - Stay Another Day    Kylie Minogue - Stay Another Day Tom Chaplin - Stay Another Day Rae Morris - Stay Another Day  Old Dirty B...

In our second November episode, we have a very unusual Santa Claus exploration with a Channel 4 take on therapy and history, some alternative indie British festive tunes that need to be heard, and more festive questions and answers!  The Long Blondes - Xmas Is Cancelled  The Beautiful South - Hold It Back    Frankie & the Heartstrings - Too Right It's Xmas  Badly Drawn Boy - Donna & Blitze...

In my first November episode of Merry Britsmas, we have more festive questions to answer about food and drunken mistakes, a Christmas comedic special about a big comedian called Greg Davies, and a song that links to armistice day by a pretty famous Liverpudlian called Paul McCartney!  Pipes of Peace Covers MUNA   Callum Minks Sergio Denis Don't Call Me Ishmael  Merry Britsmas KO-FI Link

It's Merry Spooksmas! Which means Halloween vibes and horrors, such as a creepy tale of murder mystery from Jonathan Creek, some gothic horror songs, and creepy ghostly stories from the historic town of Rye! Kaiser Chiefs - Zombie Prom  Radiohead - Burn The Witch Echo & the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon

On our first October episode of Merry Britsmas this year, we get a little bit spooky but still quite festive. I watch a recent kids show about monsters called Scream Street, force myself to listen to comedic British Xmas songs, and ask and answer some more Emergency Festive Questions, this time with a spooky twist!  David Brent - Don't Cry It's Xmas  Geraldine McQueen - Once Upon A Xmas  Spitting...