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Podcast Introduction

This is Day 18 of the 2022 encore of the 2009 season of the Lifespring! Why Christmas show, hosted by James Cooper, creator of whychristmas.com, and me the OG Godcaster, Steve Webb, of lifespringmedia.com.

Every day from now to christmas day, you’ll hear an episode from the 2009 season. If you’re  not yet subscribed or following the show, you can do that at lifespringwhychristmas.show.

And on the Christmas day show, we’re going to have a drawing to see which lucky listener will win an autographed copy of Bryan Duncan’s A NehoSoul Christmas CD. For details on how you can enter, go to lifespringmedia.com/day9 to see how.

Design: Steve Webb. Christmas tree character: James Cooper

Notes

Continuing from Steve's Pudding yesterday, on today's show James will be trying some Christmas Cake and Mince Pies!

Find out more at: http://yxmas.com/recipes

Support

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Steve Webb 0:02Merry Christmas. This is day 18 of the 2022 encore of the 2009 season of the Lifespring White Christmas show hosted by James Cooper, creator of whychristmas.com and me the OG Godcaster Steve Webb of Lifespringmedia.com. Every day from now to Christmas day you'll hear an episode from the 2009 season. And if you're not yet subscribed or following the show, you can do that at LifespringWhyChristmas dot show. And on the Christmas Day show we're going to have a drawing to see which lucky listener will win an autographed copy of Bryan Duncan's A NehoSoul Christmas CD. For details on how you can enter go to Lifespringmedia.com slash day nine to see how. That's Lifespringmedia.com slash d a y numeral nine no spaces. This is a value for value podcast. It's free and there are no ads on the show. But if you've been enjoying the show so far this month would you be willing to make James and Mike Christmas a little happier by sending a Christmas gift our way here's where you can do that

Jingle 1:03lifespringmedia.com/support

Steve Webb 1:03And now enjoy the show.

James Cooper 1:11Hello, and welcome to Day 18 of the 2009 Lifespring my Christmas show. Well, yesterday Steve told you a bit about some Christmas food in that Christmas pudding and I thought I'd continue with that today with a couple more bits of festive fare. Well, you might or might not have had some mince pies yet. Unlike Christmas pudding and their name, they originally filled with minced lamb rather than the dried fruit mix as they are today. And they were also first made in oval shape to represent Jesus's manger. And often they had little pastry Jesus put on the top. I'm rather partial to a hot mince pie with some ice cream. A custom from the Middle Ages said that if you eat a mince pie on every day from Christmas to 12th Night,