What do Christmas songs, a simple harbor-style cod dish, and people of very different beliefs have in common?

In this episode of Layer by Layer Go!, we gather everyone around the same table for The Perfect Christmas Party — a warm, thoughtful, and surprisingly practical look at what makes Christmas resonate across cultures, religions, and even non-belief.

We explore the real origin stories behind classic Christmas songs like Jingle Bells, White Christmas, Silent Night, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and O Holy Night — not just what they mean, but how they were born and why they still move us.

Along the way:

• We talk sensation, memory, and longing in songwriting
• We bring food to the table with Chef Whiskers’ Golden Harbor Cod
• We look at how Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Scientology, atheism, and more peacefully coexist during the Christmas season
• We close with a grounded, hopeful reflection on how Peace on Earth and Goodwill to all humanity might actually be possible in 2026

This episode is calm, inclusive, practical, and deeply human — the kind you finish feeling a little warmer than when you started.

Pull up a chair.
 The table’s big enough.

TIMESTAMPS 

00:00 – Opening: The Big Table
00:40 – Meet Donnie Dawg (The Host)
01:05 – Meet Melody the Muse (Music & Story)
01:25 – Jingle Bells (Origin & Sensation)
02:23 – Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
02:48 – The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
03:17 – White Christmas
03:45 – Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
04:16 – My Favorite Things
04:32 – Away in a Manger
04:43 – We Three Kings
04:54 – Silent Night
05:13 – O Holy Night
05:44 – Meet Bubba the Silly Squirrel
06:13 – Meet Whiskers the Kitty Chef
06:36 – Recipe: Golden Harbor Cod
07:54 – Meet Dreamweaver, the Wise Owl
08:02 – How the World’s Beliefs Welcome Christmas
09:04 – Dreamweaver’s Journaling Prompt
09:32 – Meet Fairlite (Mediator & Closing Perspective)
10:25 – Close: Peace on Earth, Goodwill to All
Total Runtime: 10:41