This episode is for all of you who love the Christmas season - the traditions, the decorations, the nostalgia and the baking. It’s also for those who have softly cried on Christmas, because the traditions, the decorations, the nostalgia and the baking have pushed you over the edge. We understand, we’ve been there. Here you will find solace, comfort, and a primer from Vicki Grant - a mother, writer and Christmas Guru - on how to avoid those inevitable tears. So cozy up with a blanket, wrap yourself in Jenn Grant’s Christmas album that’s sprinkled throughout the episode, and breathe. All will be merry and bright, I promise.

Nigel Slater, The Christmas Chronicles

Listen to the Christmas Chronicles here

Anja Dunk, ADVENT - Festive German Bakes to Celebrate the Coming of Christmas

Jenn Grant’s Forever on Christmas Eve Album 

Vicki Grant

Vicki says a Christmas party isn’t a Christmas party without Grease Babies. I wrote about them here - as for the recipe, here’s the gist: begin with white bread, crusts cut off. Add a teaspoon of undiluted Campbell’s Mushroom Soup to each slice and spread edge to edge. Roll slice and wrap with bacon. Bake until crispy but still gooey on the inside. They’ll be gone in seconds.

Credits

Hosted by Lindsay Cameron Wilson

Edited by Abby Cerquitella

Theme song is One More Night by Jenn Grant 

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