Welcome to the Couple of Blokes Christmas show, it gets off to a shonky start when Ox claims Mariah Carey All I Want For Christmas is the best Christmas song ever. A ludicrous statement that is treated with the disdain it deserves.

Leads to a chat about various other Christmas songs. What's your fave? Let us know on the socials. We also talk Christmas movies, and some of the greats. Ox reveals to Marko that he's not only got a massive Boxing Day family planned, but he has a heap of people around for Christmas Day as well. And he has stocked up on Christmas clothing that he is looking forward to wearing on the day.

We get interrupted by the hotline calling, family member Adam has called through and gives Ox a bit of grief over being a day late last week. Adam tells Ox and Marko that he is looking forward to some yabbying this Christmas - the boys get excited.

Marko claims that he once experienced a white Christmas, although he also reveals that it was in Dallas, Texas - where it doesn't snow. None of us buy it. However, while Marko is excited about Christmas, he does have a concern with his family who are exhibiting civil selfishness, and he's unhappy with them. He explains on the pod and is after feedback.

Back to White Christmases, and Ox has had one in Nuremberg, Germany - a far more legitimate one than Marko. He explains the alcoholic drink that he was introduced to while he was there, and the food - sounds great. He then reveals something about the pie in the face story from the Footy Show that he hasn't talked about before - very funny. If you haven't seen it, watch the footage here. It involves Ox's mum calling Eddie McGuire to complain, and make a threat, about the incident - which Ed smoothed over. Ox and Marko chat about Sam Newman, who they describe as (in person) a lovely guy, but a very angry golfer.

Being the Christmas edition, Ox and Marko do their Christmas Brownlow. The great things about Christmas in Brownlow style. It's a lot of fun, and slightly controversial. Got any to add? Love to hear them on the socials.

Some disagreement over how to peel prawns. Ox and Marko peel them differently, and each is horrified by how the other peels their prawns.

Feedback this week, plenty of it this week, starting with Ox's muscle shirt picture. We talk about how Ox is continually mistaken for David Nietz. Discussion turns to Smorgies and whether it was any good or not. Ox is a fan.

And one of the family members has written in to pump up his nephew Caleb Windsor who has just been drafted the the mighty Demons.

We spin the wheel and get, bizarrely, an Easter joke. The wheel has gone pear-shaped on our Christmas special. We're about say goodbye, when the hotline rings, it's Michael with a question for Ox.

Have a great Christmas, stay safe, and if you're driving remember that it's better to get there late than not at all! See you next week for the last 2023 show!

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