Total Christmas Podcast

Hello you beautiful people! We've tried this before and we're doing it again. Listener Jason Matuziak has sent me a bunch of songs that he tells me are classic songs at Christmas in the US.  I'll let you know if I've heard any of them. Then Bob Baker is here with Where Are You Christmas? and this time he's found it in Levenworth, Washington in the US thanks to listener Net...

Hello you beautiful people! We start the show with a version of A Christmas Carol. This one is from the sit-com A Different World, and the episode is from series 3 called, For Whom the Jingle Bell Tolls. I watched it on Netflix and it was well and truly...  meh. In Do You Hear What I Hear? Bob Baker looks at the British term 'A damp squib'. If you don't know what it means, you will...

Merry Christmas you beautiful people! It's a very special episode, because we welcome to the show Shelli and Frank Arnold. Shelli and Frank have been listening since the early days of the show and we've been chatting once a year about their Christmas village. Well they're here in the UK for the whole episode. First it's Christmas All Over The World and Shelli and Frank share wh...

Merry Christmas you beautiful people! We start the show by looking at the Winter solstice in the Southern hemisphere. Is there an equivalent of Christmas in June when the South of the globe has its shortest day? Then Bob Baker our resident barman looks at Wellington boots in Do You Hear What I Hear? There's no Christmas Quiz this episode, instead we have the triumphant return of Santa Banter,...

Merry Christmas you beautiful people! We start the show with a version of A Christmas Carol. This is an episode of the BBC sitcom Bad Education. It has its moments. Then Bob Baker takes us to Poland for Where Are You Christmas? Next up we have a Christmas Story of Shame from our lovely listener Nettie Tebeau. It's a Christmas tree infestation. Then Bob is back with Do You Hear What I Hear? an...

Merry Christmas you beautiful people! Last epsisode I told the story of shame about my Christmas jumer that was too small, but this episode we have a happy ending where a lovely listener gets to win it. Then I talk about a Christmas Not So Classic, it's from the very rude British comedian Roy Chubby Brown, it's called Rockin' Good Christmas and it's naff. Have a listen here:  h...

Merry Christmas you beautiful people! Do you think the Alistair Sim version of A Christmas Carol is the best? Well think again, because in this episode I explain why it's rubbish. This episodes Do You Hear What I Hear? is an interesting one, and Bob Baker looks at the term to 'read' as in to study.  Then it's The Christmas Quiz and after my pitiful performance last week when I...

Merry Christmas you beautiful people! Last episode I talke about Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas and Bob Baker sent me a great versio of Our World, have a listen to it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFvIIuvA4yE&list=RDuFvIIuvA4yE&start_radio=1 Then we take a look at some Christmas related Guinness World Records. How many candy canes can one man fit into his beard? You'll f...

Hello you beautiful people! We start the show with one of the worst songs of all time. Mr Blobby was the UK Christmas number 1 in 1993 and it's pretty bad. Have a look here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIRQrnPRiUk Then Bob Baker takes us to Mora, Sweden for Where Are You Christmas? Next up it's The Christmas Quiz. I scored a 6, make sure to email me your score. Ever heard the term &a...

Hello you beautiful people! We begin the episode with a Jack Ask question from listener Kevin Church, apologies because it's Valentine's Day related not Christmas. Do you know what the word 'Dross' means? Well, although I use it frequently, I didn't, but Bob Baker explains it all in Do You Hear What I Hear. This episode's version of A Christmas Carol is called Estrell...

Hello you beautiful people! Last episode I talked about a stage version of A Christmas Carol and listener Christy Easter sent in a link to her favourite stage version, you can check it out here:   https://www.nsmt.org/achristmascarol.html This episode's version of A Christmas Carol isn't really a version at all, but it's worth a look. It's a Christmas episode of a sitcom called...

Hello you beautiful people! We've had a few emails from listeners which I talk about at the top of the show, one of those email was from Scott Newman and he and his daughter have completely ruined Step Into Christmas. Then it's The Christmas Quiz and you can test yourself against Bob Baker from Festive Foreigh Film Fans (and of course this podcast). Check out Bob's podcast here:  ht...

Merry Christmas you beautiful people! It's our last episode of the year and it's packed in like 50 elves in a single Christmas stocking. We start the show with Santa Claus is Not Coming To Town and Todd Polte shares the story of how he found out the truth about Saint Nick. Next up it's our yearly visit to see Shelli and Frank Arnold's Christmas village. It's a spectacular...

It's December, so it's Christmas and we start the show with this episode's version of A Christmas Carol. It's one I saw at The Theatre Royal Winchester. It's an old time radio stage performance and it started past Dr Who Colin Baker. Then it's Do You Hear What I Hear and Bob Baker is talking about the word 'Publican'. A couple of episodes ago we had Mary Pol...

Hello you beautiful people! We start the show with a version of A Christmas Carol and it's the audio release that Mickey's Christmas Carol is based on. The full title is An Adaptation of Dickens' A Christmas Carol by The Disney Players. You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCilmU2_NQM Next up it's Do You Hear What I Hear? and Bob Baker is looking at Polystyren...

Hello you beautiful people! We start the show with Christmas All Over The World and we have a look at some of the culinary delights in France, particularly La Reveillon and the 13 Desserts. Then Bob Baker has a look at the word us Brits use to describe a cigarette in Do You Hear What I Hear. In The Christmas Quiz this week I only managed to score 6. Make sure to email me and let me know your score...

Hello you beautiful people! We start the show with What The Dickens, and we have a look at some of the streets, towns and buildings that Dickens may have been referring to when describing Scrooge's London. Then Bob Baker takes a look at the word 'blinding' in Do You Hear What I Hear? Next up it's The Christmas Quiz and we're joined by Todd and Mary Polte, see if you can be...

Hello you beautiful people! We begin the episode with Christmas All Over The World, and we look at the tradition of Scrambling in Driffield, Yorkshire. Where children roam the streetsgo from shop to shop begging for treats. Next up is Where Are You Christmas, and this time Bob Baker is looking at Bruges in Begium. Then it's our second part of our look at the 2019 BBC/FX version of A Christmas...

Merry Christmas You Beautiful People! We start the show with Where Are You Christmas? and Bob Baker tells us it's hiding in Germany. Then it's this episodes version of A Christmas Carol, it's the 2019 version starring Guy Pearce. Some would say this is the worst version ever, but not Todd and Mary Polte, who come on the show to stick up for it.  If you never seen it, you can watch i...

Hello you beautiful people! We start the episode with a few Guinness World Records. How heavy do you think the world's largest Christmas pudding was? or what about the most brussels sprouts eaten in a minute? You'll find out here. Do you know what a 'brolly' is? Well we know in the UK, and Bob Baker will teach you what one is in Do You Hear What I Hear. This episode's vers...

Merry Christmas you beautiful people! We begin the show by looking at a Christmas Not So Classic. This one is from one of the biggest bands of all time, U2. They recorded a version of the British classic I Believe In Father Christmas, and it's okay. Here's a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD6QSJsASVM Then Bob Baker is looking for Christmas in Where Are You Christmas, and he finds...

Merry Christmas you beautiful people! It's a packed episode and we start with The Christmas Quiz. I scored 8, make sure to email me and let me know how you got on. Next up it's Where Are You Christmas and this episode Bob Baker takes us to a couple of Christmas shops in Edinburgh (pronounced Eden-burg, if you're Bob). This epsisode we have a combination of A Christmas Carol and Yule...

Merry Christmas you beautiful people! We start the show with this episode's version of A Christmas Carol. It's an episode of the Disney cartoon series 101 Dalmatians called A Christmas Cruella. If you want, you can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njxjk4CosPM&t=1290s Then Bob Baker looks at what us Brits mean by a 'flannel' in Do You Hear What I Hear. After th...

Merry Christmas you beautiful people! We start the show with this episode's version of A Christmas Carol. It's a made for TV movie starring Tom Arnold and it's an 'interesting' twist on the story. It's called Chasing Christmas and you can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv7nL5nb2E0 Next up our resident barman Bob Baker looks at how us Brits say Aeroplan...

Hello you beautiful people! We start the show with a Christmas Not So Classic. The Pet Shop Boys were massive in the 80s and still going strong in the 90s. In 1995 they recorded a Christmas song just for their fanclub members. It's call It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas, and it's okay I suppose. Have a listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBj8VehCeLE Then it's Where Ar...