Total Christmas Podcast

Hello you beautiful people! We start the show with Christmas All Over The World and we take a look at the Yorkshire tradition of The Old Hoss. A bunch of people go round the pubs and one of them is dressed as a horse and they sing a poem...  and I'm not making it up. Next up Bob Baker has a look at what us Brits call 'taps' and those Yanks call 'faucets' in Do You Hear Wha...

Hello and welcome to the show. We begin with this episode's version of A Christmas Carol and it's A Chipmunk Christmas carol. You can watch it here:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvugRKHpP4s&t=1325s Mike Westfall covered this version on an episode of The Advent Calendar House Podcast, and you can have a listen here: https://adventcalendar.house/episodes/alvin-and-the-chipmunks-me...

Merry Christmas you beautiful people! We start the show with an old time radio version of A Christmas Carol. It's an episode of western show The Six Shooter and it stars Jimmy Stewart.  I enjoyed it, you can listen to it here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y917m6lGIY&t=141s Bob Baker looks at Candy and Sweets in Do You Hear What I Hear? Then it's The Christmas Quiz. It's a t...

Merry Christmas you beautiful people. We dedicate this episode to the delightful Chris Coon. We commence the show with The Quiz. I scored 9, can you do any better? Then it's Do You Hear What I Hear, and Bob Baker looks at the word Constable to describe an officer of the law here in the UK. We have the return of The Muppet Christmas Show and this time we look at the The Bear in the Big Blue Ho...

Hello you beautiful people! We start the show with The Quiz and I have a new book. Let me know how you get on. Then Bob Baker, our self-appointed podcast barman, talks about the word Blimey, a classic British term that isn't that popular overseas. Next up we have some ideas for listener Rob Taylor on how he can raise some money for charity at Christmas. One suggestion is to try to break a wor...

Hello you beautiful people! We start the show with Do You Hear What I Hear, and our resident barman Bob Baker takes a look at Trainers (or Sneakers). This episode's version of A Christmas Carol is Ms Scrooge, starring Cecily Tyson as a female Scrooge set in modern day. Have a watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32PQC6Ovu90 Then we have a request from listener Rob Taylor. He's kee...

Hello you beautiful people! We start the show with a version of A Christmas Carol. This was produced by the BBC in 1977 and starts Michael Hordern as Scrooge. It stays very close to the book. You can watch it here:  https://odysee.com/@GaryPSmith:6/AChristmasCarol1977:a Then we have Jack Ask, and it's our second question from listener Travis. Is a maths question acceptable as a reindeer game?...

Hello you beautiful people! We start the show with the return of Jack Ask and my Canadian listener, Travis, wants to know what's the best dessert to have after your Christmas dinner. Then our podcast barman, Bob Baker, takes a look at the word Queue in Do You Hear What I Hear. This episode's version of A Christmas Carol is the Cbeebies Panto. It's not too bad and you can watch it he...

Hello you beautiful people! We start the episode with a version of A Christmas Carol. This one is a Christmas special of the long running Canadian kids show The Buck Shot Show and it's called Buckanezer Scrooge.  It's an interesting one. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1SgFBXrrVc Then Bob Baker is here with Do You Hear What I Hear. Do you know the difference between an Es...

Hello you beautiful people! We start the show with a Chirstmas Not So Classic. It's called Christmas Day and it's by the British band Squeeze. Released at the height of their success it failed to even chart. Have a listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB6BIYjPeHM Next up it's our podcast barman Bob Baker with Do You Hear What I Hear? and he's talking to us about the wor...

Hello everybody, we're back for a brand new year! First up it's Christmas All Over The World and we take a look at the Catalonian tradition of El Caganer.  A small figurine doing a poo in a nativity scene. Next Bob Baker is here with Do You Hear What I Hear and he discusses the meaning of the word 'Rubber'. After the Joke, it's the Quiz.  Make sure you email me your score....

Merry Christmas Everyone! It's the last episode of the show this year and it's packed. First up we have a Worst Present Ever. It's another one sent in by listener Rob Taylor and it's not a gift anyone would want. Then Bob Baker, out podcast barman, is here with Do You Hear What I Hear and he's talking about Santa's Grotto. Nest up it's The Quiz and Scott Newman f...

Merry Christmas you beautiful people. It's a packed show so let's not mess about. First up it's Santa Claus is NOT Coming to Town, and listener Timothy Dumont has shared the story of how he spoiled the myth of Santa to a bunch of teenagers. Do you know the difference between a Sidewalk and Pavement?  Well there isn't one and, in Do You Hear What I Hear, Bob Baker explains it al...

Merry Christmas! It's a packed show, and we start off with a not particularly good version of A Christmas Carol from 2001. It's animated and has the voices of Kate Winslet, Simon Callow and Nic Cage as Jacon Marley. You can watch here, or not, it's your life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptEiotEFUdk&t=4116s Next up is A Story of Shame from our listener Nettie Tebeau. Then it&...

This show has it all. Well, it has some stuff. First up it's The Quiz, see if you can beat my score of 8. Then Bob Baker explains the difference between University and College in Do You Hear What I Hear. We've been sent another Worst Present Ever from Rob Taylor, and this one is a Festive Bounty. After that, listener Benjamin Hall has sent us a definitive top 5 of the all time greatest U...

Welcome to the show! We start off with another tradition from Cornwall here in the UK.  It's called the Cornish Kissing Bunch and it's a Christmas wreath but with a twist. Then Bob Baker, our resident bar tender, looks at the British word 'Git' in Do You Hear What I Hear. This episode's version of A Christmas Carol is A Christmas Karen from 2022.  It's a modern twist...

It's a packed episode filled with all sorts. We begin with a look at the Cornish custom of Star Gazy Pie.  It's not the most appetising pie you'll ever see, but it has a great history. Then our Podcast Barman Bob Baker takes a look at Caskets and Coffins. Next it's our yearly tradition of looking at Seth's Christmas Ghost Stories produced by Biblioasis. If you want to win...

Merry Christmas you beautiful people! We start the latest episode with a version of A Christmas Carol from the The Guild of Thespian Puppets.  It doesn't have the greatest production values, but it's very funny. Give it a watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd0dJa93eeY&t=1550s Then it's Do You Hear What I Hear, and our self-appointed podcast barman, Bob Baker, talks about the...

Hello you beautiful people! It's a packed episode and we start off with a great story from listener Rob Taylor, he shares the story of his worst present ever. Then Bob is here with Do You Hear What I Hear and we're looking at the correct way to pronouce the letter 'Z' (spoiler, it's ZED). Then it's the quiz, we've had a few people send in their scores from last w...

Hooray for Christmas! First up we have this weeks version of A Christmas Carol. It's an episode of Popular which was a late 90s show about teenagers starring a bunch of actors in their mid to late twenties. It's awful, but in a good way.  Or it's great, but in a bad way. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi0QMHU6jSo Then Bob Baker brings us Do You Hear What I Hear, and...

Hello you beautiful people. For many years I've thought Scrooge's gift to the Cratchitt family of a huge turkey was ridiculous. How on earth would they cook it in time for their Christmas dinner? Well greater minds than mine have looked into it and thanks to their brains and research we look at it the feasibility of such a large turkey. Here's a link to the full article: https://inf...

Merry Christmas you beautiful people! It's a packed episode filled to the brim with Christmas joy. We start the show with a version of A Christmas Carol from 1913 starring Seymour Hicks.  They've made some interesting choices. You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWz5UvQrs8Q&t=1248s The Bob Baker explains the difference between a yard and a garden in Do You Hear Wha...

Hello you beautiful people! It's another packed show and we start off by looking at a tradition from Yorkshire here in the UK.  The Yorkshire Christmas Pie was a multiple bird roast inside a pie. Alas it's not really a thing these days, but I give you a recipe so you can go and make your own. Then Bob Baker our podcast barman looks at the word 'Torch' in Do You Hear What I Hear...

Hello you beautiful people. It's another episode with me, your lovely host. We open the show with a Christmas Not So Classic. It's called Christmas Isn't Christmas and it's from Bon Jovi.  It was only released last year but I hadn't heard a thing about it. Have a listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KO5HaSSus5I Then Bob Baker is here to look at why us Brits called...

Merry Christmas you beautiful people. It's a packed show and we start off with with our exciting new quiz Santa Banter.  I describe a situation and you have to work out the rhyme.  I bought it at the car boot sale and I'm testing it on you lucky people...  probably only this once. Next up is Bob Baker with Do You Hear What I Hear and he's look at 'pants'.  Bob's done...