On this year’s Christmas Spectacular episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan and Ryan make themselves merry exploring Victorian Christmas traditions, why pet dogs get stockings and pet cats don’t, and whether fireplaces are integral to Christmas celebrations. Plus, Ryan talks about two Hudson River Valley historic home tours and the boys wrap things up with their annual Ugly Christmas Ornament Exchange.

Things we talked about in today’s podcast:

Glenview Historic Home

https://www.hrm.org/glenview/ 

Armour-Stiner Octagon House

https://www.armourstiner.com/ 

Tomie DePaola’s Christmas Tree Book

https://www.amazon.com/Tomie-dePaolas-Christmas-Tree-Book/dp/0823442381 

Rent’s “Christmas Bells”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nVcUkol3Eg 

Banu Gibson’s “I’d Like to Hitch a Ride with Santa Claus”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZBpJOd9iY4 

Ryan’s ornament

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1096328209/penis-snowflake-ornament?source=aw&utm_source=affiliate_window&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=us_location_buyer&utm_content=652045&awc=6220_1639615067_263b2ecb8085222918f9e35a0534832c&utm_term=0 

Kiernan’s ornament

https://oldworldchristmas.com/products/santa-with-face-mask-ornament?gclid=Cj0KCQiA5OuNBhCRARIsACgaiqXlQPMrfRgOUO_OWa_F2Mt9MBTX5Zj72WNC3Thdbt4z1mMPxOqyagoaAur9EALw_wcB