Sleigh Bells and Mistletoe Christmas Podcast

Art Kilmer from a Cozy Christmas podcast gives us his top picks for Christmas books this season. Listen up, then grab those books and cozy up to read them.

Vintage lighting expert Jeff Carter shares all about Christmas at Nela Park — the headquarters of GE Lighting in Cleveland, Ohio, and home to most of hte lighting breakthroughs of the last century.

Hear more about the delicious holiday staple of gingerbread, the differences in how it is made, and why Yvonnette Creary got her nickname, "The Gingerbread Lady."

David Andora, designer and maker of Tru-Tone LED Vintage-style Christmas lights, talks about their wide range of products and new items this year.

Christmas TV viewing expert Joanna Wilson joins us with her wealth of knowledge and research on Christmas TV shows over the decades.

John Strachan joins us from Vancouver, Canada, to talk about The Reindeer Bus -- a fully decorated Translink city bus that picks up donated toys and delivers them to charities helping children in need. If you happen to catch a ride on the bus, you might earn a candy cane from John (also known as Sparky the Elf!) or Santa or Mrs Claus.

We are celebrating Halloween by focusing on Christmas almost-ghost towns — spots that used to be booming and thriving but now not as much. Randy, The Santa Dad, joins the podcast.

Gary Eaton joins the podcast to talk about compiling the affordable and beautiful Christmas music CDs sold at department stores — specifically Kohl's.

SBMX takes on Christmas songs that should never go on your holiday playlist. We chat, and have a little fun, with two music industry professionals discussing our personal holiday hits and misses... mostly misses, BIG misses! Consider yourselves warned with this a public service announcement geared to Christmas music lovers everywhere.

Turn it up! Christmas Music News joins SBMX Rikki with the latest on what's coming in new holiday music this season. Time to get excited because lots of great artists are releasing including Debbie Gibson, Lindsey Stirling, Switchfoot, Steve Perry, Chris Isaak, a new Holidays Rule vinyl, & the long-awaited Backstreet Boys. Plus, Mary has the latest in Xmas News.

Rankin Bass historian Rick Goldschmidt joins the podcast again with news and tidbits and behind the scenes information. 

The latest installment in our Christmas Destinations series looks at our own home state of Utah. Catherine Armstrong with "Only In Your State" joins the podcast.

A fellow foodie, Rachael McAllister, joins the podcast to talk about which Christmas goodies you can bake ahead of time — and how to avoid the dreaded soggy bottom! 

After a brief delay, this is our final episode from our Christmas in July series, "Christmas Catalogues." Rikki chats with Gerry D from Totally Rad Christmas Podcast about the song from Captain Sensible on "One Christmas Catalogue." And you'll hear clips from Captain Sensible himself, which Gerry has graciously allowed us to use on our show.

Author Natalie Bickel talks about her book, The Christmas Clue, a children's book about a scavanger hunt that Santa Claus leaves for siblings Ryan and Natalie. 

We continue our Christmas in July series, Xmas Catalogs, by learning all about the websites. In this episode, Corey Groth, vintage Christmas enthusiast and collector, joins us to talk about Christmas catalogs in digital form for this age. 

Benjamin Will Bradley gives some fascinating insights into Sears Homes — actual homes that were ordered from the Sears Catalog, in the second episode of our special Christmas in July series, "Xmas Catalogs."

Remember getting a Christmas catalog in the mail and poring over it? Take a trip down memory lane as guests Wendy Hansen and Brent Wilhight talk about the Sears Wish Book and more.

Actor Yano Anaya, the toady Grover Dill, stops by to chat about his time on the set of A Christmas Story, how it's impacted his life now and what he expects of the new movie "A Christmas Story Christmas" filming now.

Julianna Ely joins the podcast from North Carolina to share the special story behind her incredible Christmas Village Tree.

Jeff Fox often helps people find what they're looking for in holiday entertainment, and he chats with Rikki about collecting Christmas specials.  Find him on Twitter and Instagram at  @CHRspecials and online at namethatchristmasspecial.com

Isaac Alexander joins the show for the first time. He has his own YouTube channel of DIY tutorials of holiday decorative lawn projects. Now is a great time to work on those outdoor projects to get them ready for next Christmas, and Isaac has lots of ideas and tips from beginner to expert.

Rikki chats with Jeff Carter — vintage lighting expert and friend of the podcast — about bubble lights! These bulbs have a ton of decorative appeal, adding action and movement and nostalgia: "It looks like a tube of bubbling color liquid sitting on your Christmas tree."