Arnie and Helen Zaltzman (The Allusionist, Answer Me This) swap Christmas songs to see what does and doesn’t go on their Christmas playlists. We discuss how American and UK Christmas music is different. And at least one of Arnie’s song choices makes Helen say, “Why?”

Creator and Host: Arnie Niekamp 

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Guest: Helen Zaltzman

Check out The Allusionist and Answer Me This

Producer and Editor: Garrett Schultz

Artwork: Allard Laban

Opening Theme Music: Andy Poland

Song Playlists:

Playlist of all the songs for this episode here

(Everybody’s Waitin’ For) The Man with the Bag (Remastered 1996) - Kay Starr

I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday - Wizzard

Lonely This Christmas - Mud

The Christmas - Donny Hathaway

Only You - The Flying Pickets

Stop the Cavalry - Joan Lewie

Stay Another Day - East 17

Santa’s Comic’ In a Whirly Bird - Gene Autry

Christmas Time (Don’t Let the Bells End) - The Darkness

Merry Christmas Everyone - Shakin’ Stevens

Christmas Trumpets/We Wish You a Very Merry Christmas (1996 Remaster)- Ray Anthony

The growing list of accepted Christmas songs here

Christmas-ellaneous: all the songs lovingly rejected so far here

YouTube Videos:

Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day

Mud - Lonely This Christmas

Flying Picket - Only You (on Top of the Pops)

Jona Lewie - Stop the Cavalry

East 17 - Stay Another Day

The Darkness - Don’t Let the Bells End

Additional Materials:

A playlist of Allusionist Christmas episodes

A recent Answer Me This Christmas episode

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