Total Christmas Podcast

Merry Christmas in July you beautiful people. This episode starts with our weekly quiz.  Do you know what colour mistletoe berries are?  If you do, you'll get at least one question right.  If you don't....   what?  of course you know what colour they are. Then we have a Story of Shame sent in by the mom of our podcast mascot Elmer, Jennifer Kay. This week the Do You Hear What I Hear from...

I've been ill so don't give me a hard time if this episode isn't up to the usual standard. We start with a Christmas Not So Classic this time it's 21st Century Christmas an attempt by Cliff Richard to get a Number one single in his 6th consecutive decade.  It's not that bad...   or that good. Our Self-appointed podcast barman Bob Baker explains the difference between Pisse...

Here we are, together again.   It's great to see you. First up we have The Worst Christmas Present Ever sent in by the self-appointed podcast barman Bob Baker.  Sometimes gifts can really hurt your feelings. Travis Gronsdahl has sent us in his favourite yule log, and it's naff.  But they're all naff so what do you expect.  This one is the official DC Comics one from 2021 and if you&...

I'm here, you're here, let's talk about Christmas. First up it's a story of shame, this one was sent in by Travis Gronsdahl and it's a story of a Secret Santa and a bunch of very rude colleagues. Then Frank the Tank has sent us a Curious Christmas Custom.  This one is quite heartbreaking for all the wrong reasons. Then Wayne Clarke from the Christmas Alphabet podcast has s...

Here it is, the answer to all your prayers. After the success of last episode's brand new advice column, Jack-Ask, 2 people have contacted the show asking for solutions to their problems.  Once again your heroic host has stepped into the breach to save Christmas. Then it's a brand new segment 'Do You Hear What I Hear'.  Bob Baker, the show's self appointed bar tender, tran...

Welcome to the show you beautiful people. This episode starts with a brand new segment called Jack-Ask (which is a terrible name and needs to be changed).  For some reason a listener thinks your host, Jack, is the person to ask for advice on a Christmas dilemma.  What do you do when a guest brings very little food to the table, but takes loads of leftovers when they leave? Then it's the trium...

Hello. It's me. It's another "great" episode.  We've had a lovely letter from our new Podcast Bartender Bob Baker, who shares his love of Christmas with us. Then it's the return of Wayne Clarke, the host of The Christmas Alphabet Podcast and he shares with us the story of how he found out the truth about Santa.   To have a listen to his podcast, here's a link: ht...

Hello you beautiful person. It's a jam packed episode with all sorts of crap. Want to watch a boring yule log that's out of focus because BB8 is in front of it beeping occasionally? Well here's a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb0eTSE22pM&list=PLPiftmz8-_6AMwI6o-VXb_bm3KbM3nHfg&index=1&t=245s Then it's What The Dickens, and in my humble opinion this one is a...

Hooray,  it's another episode of The Total Christmas Podcast. We start off with an interesting feature from Frank the Tank our Curious Customs Correspondent. He's curious to know if some of the customs in the US have made it over the pond to the UK. Then we have the return of The Christmas Not So Classic.  This time we look at It's Christmas All Over the World by Sheena Easton. If y...

Has it really been 2 weeks already?   Well here we are again with another 'wonderful' episode of The TCP. First up your host reads an old Christmas story from Scotland about a shepherd boy who has lost a sheep on Christmas Eve. Then we have a very short segment where I ask why Frank the Tank hasn't sent me anything in a while. Then we have a lovely interview with Wayne Clarke, the h...

It's episode 50 of The Total Christmas Podcast, that's half a century, wow. The Yule Log for this episode is from the TV show This Is Us.  Watch the family house burning for a solid hour.  It's not great. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmnW81C_tVg&t=1s In this episode we have another deep look at some of the obscure phrases in A Christmas Carol.  Why was Marley "as dead as...

Great to see you, thanks for tuning in. First up we have a follow on from last episode's segment about the German smoker ornaments.  This time we look at the Moosmann from Vogtland and we also have a couple of stories about them. Then we have a great Story of Shame from L C Newman who tells the tale of how they nearly blew the whole Santa secret by staying up all night drinking and playing wi...

Did you miss me? Cause I missed you. It's the first episode of the new year and it's the usual stuff. First up we have this episode's version of A Christmas Carol.  It's called We Wish You A Mandy Christmas and it is an episode of the BBC TV series Mandy starring Diane Morgan. I really enjoyed it and maybe you will too, here's a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQF_iw...

Merry Christmas you beautiful people! We recorded this episode on Christmas day just after Santa had been. It's a short one, just to wish all our wonderful listeners a very Merry Christmas, plus there's a song from Juno and Jack and a Christmas mash up. You know we love ya! Merry Christmas

It's Christmas you beautiful people. Let's celebrate by listening to some imbecile shouting into a microphone. First up Julie Sibilla shares the worst Christmas present that her nan gave to her mum and brother. This episode's Yule Log is the Arendelle Castle Yule Log from Frozen, and it's on Disney plus.  If you haven't got Disney plus, don't worry, it's a pretty...

It's Christmas! and you're beautiful. Hooray. This episode is packed to the rafters. First up is another great song from Adam Kennedy and his Creative Commonaires. This one is called The Plight Before Christmas and you can watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeOa36NjAGU Then Ed Daly, author of The Christmas Book, tells us about the origins of two of the most popular Chr...

Welcome to The Total Christmas Podcast, it's December and it really is Christmas and it's another packed show. First up Ed Daley reads another part from his book.  This time he explains how a clerical error led to It's A Wonderful Life becoming one of the most popular Christmas films of all time. If you want to read more, check out his book: https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Book-Ult...

This show is packed to the gills.  We have it all, bad editing, poor sound quality, boring content, you name it, we've got it. First up is Santa Claus is NOT Coming to Town, and Katie Gibson shares the story of how she kept the magic alive for her younger sister. Rich Chambers shares another Christmas memory and we listen to his take on The Snow Miser and The Heat Miser from The Year Without...

You're here!  And it's great to see you. In this episode we start with another story and song from Rich Chambers.  The song this week is called Hold On Santa and you can hear the whole thing here: https://richchambers.com/santa-s-rockin-band Then we have an interview with Ed Daly about his fantastic new book, The Christmas Book: The Ultimate Guide to Your Favorite Holiday . Here's a...

Hooray for another episode of The Total Christmas Podcast. First up we look at The Eye of Sauron Yule Log from The Lord of the Rings.  A 2 second loop of a flaming eye playing for 5 hours.  It's riveting stuff. You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q23_LCri1Kw&t=201s This episode we have 4, count'em 4, Top Ten Christmas Movies Lists.  Where will they land on our char...

OI YOU.  YEAH YOU, I'M TALKING TO YOU. COME AND LISTEN TO MY PODCAST.   DO IT NOW! It's another episode of the TCP and we have loads of crap for your lovely ears. First off it's our Top Ten Christmas Movies Lists.  We've had a team of scientists develop a formula to calculate the best list in Jack's opinion.  This episode we have lists from Anthony Caruso and Mike Westfall...

Hooray, it's another "great" episode of the TCP. This show is loaded up to the eyeballs with the usual drivel. Fist up  we have a brand new segment where Rich Chambers, singer and songwriter, shares one of his Christmas memories and then we play a clip from one of the songs from his Christmas album, Santa's Rockin Band. To check out the full album, here's a link: https://r...

Hello, good to see you. This episode we have Top Ten Christmas Movie Lists from Katie Gibson and Art Kilmer from The Cosy Christmas Podcast. If you want to check out Art's podcast, here's a link: https://cozychristmas.libsyn.com/ Then we talk about Scrooge The Musical starring Albert Finney.  Not only was this the first movie length musical version, but also the first colour version as w...

Hooray, it's another episode of this stuff. First up we look at 2 of our listeners' Top Ten Christmas Movie Lists.  First up is Benji Pearson and then it's Scott Newman, where will they appear on the chart? Then we look at one of the worst versions of A Christmas Carol that has ever been conceived. It is abysmal and a travesty and a blight on humanity. Want to watch it?   Why?  I&ap...

This episode was hastily scrambled together to get to you on time because I'm on holiday at the moment. We start with a book review of Mr Willowby's Christmas Tree by Robert Barry. Here's a link:   Then we look at the Muppet special of Mr Willowby's Christmas Tree, starring Robert Downey Jr, Leslie Nielsen and Stockard Channing.  It's not great, but you can watch it here:...