Can't Wait for Christmas

By Tim BabbComedy Kids & Family Education for Kids

Can't Wait for Christmas episodes

August 25, 2025 CWFC 147 – Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
On this episode, we’re going to take a look back at the 1970 Rankin/Bass classic Santa Claus is coming to town. We’ll also use some of that wintery Christmas magic to keep your drink cold, learn a little bit about a special kind of art project, and we’ll count down the top 5 Christmas versions of non-Christmas songs
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00:00 – 01:43 Intro
01:43 – 03:26 We Need A Little Christmas Now
03:26 – 12:14 5 Golden Things – Christmas Versions of Non-Christmas Songs
12:14 – 16:28 Santa Babb’s Mail Bag
16:28 – 32:44 Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
32:44 – 35:15 Wrap Up
35:15 – 38:32 Outtakes
“We Wish You A Merry Christmas” United States Marine Band
“Jingle Bells” Performed by Kristen Nowicki
(The embedded player for the episode is bellow the links)
Christmas Ice Cube Videos on TikTok and YouTube
https://www.tiktok.com/@cantwaitforchristmaspod/video/7542247380725337375
https://youtube.com/shorts/BbD6_xNoozU?si=2TKWueG-lWyXfBdB
Ryan George’s YouTube Channels
https://www.youtube.com/@PitchMeetings
https://www.youtube.com/@RyanGeorge
https://www.youtube.com/@ryangeorgeplus
‘Tis The Soundtrack podcast
https://tisthesoundtrack.com/
39 min
July 25, 2025 CWFC 146 – 10th Anniversary Special: A Bomb For Christmas Cast Reunion
On this episode, we celebrate 10 years of the podcast and 5 years of our made-for-podcast Christmas movie, A Bomb For Christmas…with a cast reunion. We have a conversation about the making of the movie, what the cast has been up to since, and a special announcement about the future!
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00:00 – 03:22 Intro/A brief look back at 10 years of Can’t Wait For Christmas
03:22 – 04:38 Cast reunion introductions
04:38 – 21:38 Cast’s experiences recording the movie
21:38 – 22:48 Fun facts about A Bomb For Christmas
22:48 – 26:56 More fun stories from making the movie
26:56 – 39:07 Favorite/least favorite lines
39:07 – 50:25 What has the cast been up to since?
50:25 – 51:41 ***Special Announcement***
51:41 – 55:41 Wrap Up
55:41 – 29:52 Outtakes
“We Wish You A Merry Christmas” United States Marine Band
“Jingle Bells” Performed by Kristen Nowicki
(The embedded player for the episode is bellow the episode guest list and links)
Reunion Guests:
Dynelle Babb
Brendan Scherb
Emmily Scherb
Jeffery Cronin
Kristen Cronin
Trish Healey
Edward Frizzelle
Justin Dinger
Featuring Special Podcaster Guests:
Mike Westfall, from the Advent Calendar House podcast
Noah, from the TANcast Podcast (NSFW)
With Super Special Guests:
Nora Scherb
Penny Scherb
Griffin Scherb
James Babb
Michael Babb
That’s Hindsight (Edward’s Movie Review Podcast)
https://thatshindsight.buzzsprout.com/
Jacklyn Collier’s “In Between Bites” film at the Chain NYC Film Festival
https://chainfilmfest2025.eventive.org/films/686e6ebe28baa299b91ce92b
59 min
July 23, 2025 CWFC 145 – A Bomb For Christmas – 5th Anniversary (Parts 7 & 8)
On this episode, we conclude the the 5th Anniversary presentation of our made-for-podcast Christmas movie: “A Bomb For Christmas” with parts 7 and 8. This has all been leading up to our cast reunion episode on July 25th.
Brief Synopsis:
Holly is a dedicated cop who’s getting some time off for Christmas whether she wants it or not. Now she’s back in her small town and rediscovering her love of her husband. But when her job follows her home, instead of celebrating with her husband, she’ll have to save him. Can she save the day, save her marriage, and save Christmas at the same time? Tune in to find out.
Whether you’re a fan of those made-for-TV Christmas movies that are a hallmark of the season, or if you’re a die hard fan of action packed Christmas movies…A Bomb For Christmas is the perfect gift for you this year, five years ago, or really any year.
Download here!
00:00 – 00:58 Intro
00:58 – 16:13 Act 7
16:13 – 26:31 Act 8
26:31 – 29:04 Credits
29:04 – 30:05 Post Credit Scene
30:05 – 30:44 Wrap Up
“We Wish You A Merry Christmas” United States Marine Band
“Jingle Bells” Performed by Kristen Nowicki
(The embedded player for the episode is bellow the links)
Cast of “A Bomb for Christmas”
Dynelle Babb as Holly McTiernan
Brendan Scherb as Bobby McTiernan
Emmily Scherb as Alana Rickmanovich
Jeffery Cronin as the Russian Voice
Kristen Cronin as Tracy Chabert
Trish Healey as Betty
Edward Frizzelle as George
Justin Dinger as Gern Blanston
John Rice as Larry Tirripelli
Introducing:
Penny Scherb as Kimberly
Griffin Scherb as Brandon
James Babb as Patrick
Michael Babb as Quinn
Featuring Special Podcaster guest stars:
Mike Westfall, from the Advent Calendar House podcast, as Captain Willis
Mignon Fogarty, from the Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing podcast, as Mayor Deleo
Andy the Christmas Ham, from the TANcast Podcast (NSFW), as Viktor
with
Noah, from the TANcast Podcast (NSFW), as Joe McKringleberry
Tim Babb, from the Can’t Wait For Christmas podcast, as the Narrator
and
Kristin Nowicki, from the Mousetalgia podcast, as Chief Beebe
Music for “A Bomb for Christmas”
Was sourced from Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
(Full Track list for music and sound effects can be found here)
31 min
July 16, 2025 CWFC 144 – A Bomb For Christmas – 5th Anniversary (Parts 5 & 6)
On this episode, we continue the the 5th Anniversary presentation of our made-for-podcast Christmas movie: “A Bomb For Christmas” with parts 5 and 6. We will be releasing two parts of the movie every Wednesday leading up to our cast reunion episode on July 25th.
Brief Synopsis:
Holly is a dedicated cop who’s getting some time off for Christmas whether she wants it or not. Now she’s back in her small town and rediscovering her love of her husband. But when her job follows her home, instead of celebrating with her husband, she’ll have to save him. Can she save the day, save her marriage, and save Christmas at the same time? Tune in to find out.
Whether you’re a fan of those made-for-TV Christmas movies that are a hallmark of the season, or if you’re a die hard fan of action packed Christmas movies…A Bomb For Christmas is the perfect gift for you this year, five years ago, or really any year.
Download here!
00:00 – 00:58 Intro
00:58 – 13:14 Act 5
13:14 – 23:21 Act 6
23:21 – 25:07 Wrap Up
“We Wish You A Merry Christmas” United States Marine Band
“Jingle Bells” Performed by Kristen Nowicki
(The embedded player for the episode is bellow the links)
Cast of “A Bomb for Christmas”
Dynelle Babb as Holly McTiernan
Brendan Scherb as Bobby McTiernan
Emmily Scherb as Alana Rickmanovich
Jeffery Cronin as the Russian Voice
Kristen Cronin as Tracy Chabert
Trish Healey as Betty
Edward Frizzelle as George
Justin Dinger as Gern Blanston
John Rice as Larry Tirripelli
Introducing:
Penny Scherb as Kimberly
Griffin Scherb as Brandon
James Babb as Patrick
Michael Babb as Quinn
Featuring Special Podcaster guest stars:
Mike Westfall, from the Advent Calendar House podcast, as Captain Willis
Mignon Fogarty, from the Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing podcast, as Mayor Deleo
Andy the Christmas Ham, from the TANcast Podcast (NSFW), as Viktor
with
Noah, from the TANcast Podcast (NSFW), as Joe McKringleberry
Tim Babb, from the Can’t Wait For Christmas podcast, as the Narrator
and
Kristin Nowicki, from the Mousetalgia podcast, as Chief Beebe
Music for “A Bomb for Christmas”
Was sourced from Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
(Full Track list for music and sound effects can be found here)
26 min
July 09, 2025 CWFC 143 – A Bomb For Christmas – 5th Anniversary (Parts 3 & 4)
On this episode, we continue the the 5th Anniversary presentation of our made-for-podcast Christmas movie: “A Bomb For Christmas” with parts 3 and 4. We will be releasing two parts of the movie every Wednesday leading up to our cast reunion episode on July 25th.
Brief Synopsis:
Holly is a dedicated cop who’s getting some time off for Christmas whether she wants it or not. Now she’s back in her small town and rediscovering her love of her husband. But when her job follows her home, instead of celebrating with her husband, she’ll have to save him. Can she save the day, save her marriage, and save Christmas at the same time? Tune in to find out.
Whether you’re a fan of those made-for-TV Christmas movies that are a hallmark of the season, or if you’re a die hard fan of action packed Christmas movies…A Bomb For Christmas is the perfect gift for you this year, five years ago, or really any year.
Download here!
00:00 – 00:51 Intro
00:51 – 13:28 Act 3
13:28 – 25:46 Act 4
25:46 – 26:17 Wrap Up
“We Wish You A Merry Christmas” United States Marine Band
“Jingle Bells” Performed by Kristen Nowicki
(The embedded player for the episode is bellow the links)
Cast of “A Bomb for Christmas”
Dynelle Babb as Holly McTiernan
Brendan Scherb as Bobby McTiernan
Emmily Scherb as Alana Rickmanovich
Jeffery Cronin as the Russian Voice
Kristen Cronin as Tracy Chabert
Trish Healey as Betty
Edward Frizzelle as George
Justin Dinger as Gern Blanston
John Rice as Larry Tirripelli
Introducing:
Penny Scherb as Kimberly
Griffin Scherb as Brandon
James Babb as Patrick
Michael Babb as Quinn
Featuring Special Podcaster guest stars:
Mike Westfall, from the Advent Calendar House podcast, as Captain Willis
Mignon Fogarty, from the Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing podcast, as Mayor Deleo
Andy the Christmas Ham, from the TANcast Podcast (NSFW), as Viktor
with
Noah, from the TANcast Podcast (NSFW), as Joe McKringleberry
Tim Babb, from the Can’t Wait For Christmas podcast, as the Narrator
and
Kristin Nowicki, from the Mousetalgia podcast, as Chief Beebe
Music for “A Bomb for Christmas”
Was sourced from Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
(Full Track list for music and sound effects can be found here)
27 min
July 02, 2025 CWFC 142 – A Bomb For Christmas – 5th Anniversary (Parts 1 & 2)
On this episode, we bring you the the 5th Anniversary presentation of our made-for-podcast Christmas movie: “A Bomb For Christmas.” We will be releasing two parts of the movie every Wednesday leading up to our cast reunion episode on July 25th.
Brief Synopsis:
Holly is a dedicated cop who’s getting some time off for Christmas whether she wants it or not. Now she’s back in her small town and rediscovering her love of her husband. But when her job follows her home, instead of celebrating with her husband, she’ll have to save him. Can she save the day, save her marriage, and save Christmas at the same time? Tune in to find out.
Whether you’re a fan of those made-for-TV Christmas movies that are a hallmark of the season, or if you’re a die hard fan of action packed Christmas movies…A Bomb For Christmas is the perfect gift for you this year, five years ago, or really any year.
Download here!
00:00 – 00:35 Intro
00:31 – 11:54 Act 1
11:54 – 24:14 Act 2
24:14 – 24:39 Wrap Up
“We Wish You A Merry Christmas” United States Marine Band
“Jingle Bells” Performed by Kristen Nowicki
(The embedded player for the episode is bellow the links)
Cast of “A Bomb for Christmas”
Dynelle Babb as Holly McTiernan
Brendan Scherb as Bobby McTiernan
Emmily Scherb as Alana Rickmanovich
Jeffery Cronin as the Russian Voice
Kristen Cronin as Tracy Chabert
Trish Healey as Betty
Edward Frizzelle as George
Justin Dinger as Gern Blanston
John Rice as Larry Tirripelli
Introducing:
Penny Scherb as Kimberly
Griffin Scherb as Brandon
James Babb as Patrick
Michael Babb as Quinn
Featuring Special Podcaster guest stars:
Mike Westfall, from the Advent Calendar House podcast, as Captain Willis
Mignon Fogarty, from the Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing podcast, as Mayor Deleo
Andy the Christmas Ham, from the TANcast Podcast (NSFW), as Viktor
with
Noah, from the TANcast Podcast (NSFW), as Joe McKringleberry
Tim Babb, from the Can’t Wait For Christmas podcast, as the Narrator
and
Kristin Nowicki, from the Mousetalgia podcast, as Chief Beebe
Music for “A Bomb for Christmas”
Was sourced from Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
(Full Track list for music and sound effects can be found here)
25 min
June 25, 2025 CWFC 141 – Poinsettia aka Cuetlaxochitl aka Flor de Nochebuena
On this episode, we’re going to look at the surprisingly complex history of one Christmas’ most popular plants, the poinsettia, aka the cuetlaxōchitl, aka Flor de Nochebuena. We’ll also give you a tip to make your lawn more festive in the off season and we’ll help you mentally beat the heat as we count down the top 5 Christmas songs that talk about cold weather.
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00:00 – 02:31 Intro
02:31 – 03:50 We Need A Little Christmas Now
03:50 – 09:11 5 Golden Things – Cold Weather Christmas Songs
09:11 – 10:03 Santa Babb’s Mail Bag
10:03 – 12:31 Chris’ Mass of Christmas Carols
12:31 – 23:02 Poinsettia aka Cuetlaxochitl aka Flor de Nochebuena
23:02 – 26:05 Wrap Up
26:05 – 29:52 Outtakes
“We Wish You A Merry Christmas” United States Marine Band
“Jingle Bells” Performed by Kristen Nowicki
(The embedded player for the episode is bellow the links)
This Yard Looks Much Better At Christmas Garden Flag
https://www.zazzle.com/this_yard_looks_much_better_at_christmas_garden_flag-256127756236198435
Theatre Xavier Presents: A Christmas Carol, a Ghost Story of Christmas (Wednesday Matinee)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaXhtU4Q8WU
Totally Rad Christmas Ep 318 – 1985 Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade (w/ Tim and Charlie)
https://totallyradchristmas.com/1985-walt-disney-world-very-merry-christmas-parade/
30 min
May 25, 2025 CWFC 140 – The Yule Goat (Julbocken)
On this episode, we’re going to explore the very colorful history of Scandinavia’s favorite Christmas animal, the Yule Goat. We’ll also count down the top 5 corporate Christmas marketing fails, give you an EGGcelent deep fried recipe sure to be a hit at a Christmas party or any party, and listener Chris will give us his micro reviews of multiple film adaptations of A Christmas Carol.
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00:00 – 01:45 Intro
01:45 – 03:04 We Need A Little Christmas Now
03:04 – 09:53 5 Golden Things – Corporate Christmas Marketing Fails
09:53 – 12:49 Chris’ Mass of Christmas Carols
12:49 – 26:17 The Yule Goat (Julbocken)
26:17 – 28:46 Wrap Up
28:46 – 33:21 Outtakes
“We Wish You A Merry Christmas” United States Marine Band
“Jingle Bells” Performed by Kristen Nowicki
(The embedded player for the episode is bellow the links)
Southern Living TikTok about Deep Fried Deviled Eggs
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8M1DBU5/
Scrooge (Starring Seymour Hicks and Donald Calthrop 1935)
https://youtu.be/ISl7vBpxhJ4?si=Maa9gjlLquZEc28H
Scrooge (1901) The Most Complete Version
https://youtu.be/HY3ZgSHgdSM?si=9Zts3rXUx7kyKkX6
A Christmas Carol (1910) Full Christmas Movie
https://youtu.be/eQ1TnOU919Q?si=oip101dQggBaJgJK
1923: Scrooge aka a Christmas Carol
https://youtu.be/8fVYBFcQwwc?si=0dw3_cBaigTiO1ye
Season’s Eatings podcast
https://www.seasonseatingspodcast.com/
34 min
April 25, 2025 CWFC 139 – What Do Sand Dollars Have To Do With Christmas?
On this episode, we’re going to hit the beach and answer the question, what does a sand dollar have to do with Christmas? We’ll also count down the top 5 Christmas yacht rock songs, get an expensive glimpse at our Christmas future, and find a little year round Christmas in the Most Magical Place on Earth.
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00:00 – 01:59 Intro
01:59 – 05:06 We Need A Little Christmas Now
05:06 – 11:29 5 Golden Things – Yacht Rock Christmas Songs
11:29 – 16:12 All I Want For Christmas is News
16:12 – 20:14 The Legend of the Sand Dollar/What Do Sand Dollars Have To Do With Christmas?
20:14 – 22:14 Wrap Up
22:14 – 24:53 Outtakes
“We Wish You A Merry Christmas” United States Marine Band
“Jingle Bells” Performed by Kristen Nowicki
(The embedded player for the episode is bellow the links)
Can’t Wait For Christmas on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/@CantWaitForChristmas
A Cozy Christmas Podcast
https://www.cozychristmaspodcast.com/
25 min
March 25, 2025 CWFC 138 – Christmas During the Great Depression
On this episode, we take a look back at what Christmas was like durring the Great Depression. We also give you a fun Christmas candle craft idea and countdown the top non-Christmas songs from famous Christmas artists.
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00:00 – 02:19 Intro/YouTube Announcement
02:19 – 03:59 We Need A Little Christmas Now
03:59 – 12:49 5 Golden Things – Non-Christmas Songs From Famous Christmas Artists
12:49 – 23:04 Christmas During the Great Depression
23:04 – 26:04 Wrap Up
26:04 – 30:01 Outtakes
“We Wish You A Merry Christmas” United States Marine Band
“Jingle Bells” Performed by Kristen Nowicki
(The embedded player for the episode is bellow the links)
Can’t Wait For Christmas on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/@CantWaitForChristmas
Water Bead Christmas Candle Craft
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTLjkq6qc/
Ritz Mock Apple Pie Recipe
https://www.snackworks.com/recipes/ritz-cracker-mock-apple-pie-53709/
Tim on Tis’ The Soundtrack
YouTube video: https://youtu.be/Bj1_s8VNH6s
Podcast episode: https://redcircle.com/shows/1df99e29-8b7d-4395-b6e3-17b7ee24bc74/episodes/fd65b67e-372e-4832-b4e1-8a59582be321
Closer To Christmas Podcast
https://anchor.fm/closertochristmas
31 min