In our first October episode of 2025, Merry Britsmas gets both seasonal and spooky. We will explore a haunted house sitcom with The Ghosts of Motley Hall, some creepily-named British bands and their festive tunes, and explore a Scottish Wintry monstrous legend in Beira, the Queen of Winter! 

Beastly Bands and their Festive Songs

Bird to Beast - Winter Snow 

Brutalligators - Drunk Xmas 

Bears Den - Christmas, Hopefully 

La Shark & Fiction - Snowballin' 

In the first Ber month episode of the year, we get super schmaltzy with a long-running nostalgic BBC tv show called Call The Midwife, explore British covers of Santa Baby, and take a look at a famous actor's father who wrote a festive poem! 

Covers of Santa Baby

The Puppini Sisters

Robbie Williams 

Katherine Jenkins 

Roo Pescod

In the August episode of Merry Britsmas, we take a look at a surreal seasonal episode of a sitcom about security guards called Nightingales, a festive poem from the wonderful Christina Rossetti, and the merry musical stardom of Elaine Page. And at the end, a little extra to celebrate a late metal legend. 

Elaine Page - Christmas 

It's Christmas In July! Let's celebrate with some summery British covers of Feliz Navidad, a festive poem from William Wordsworth, and some sketch show comedy from Harry Enfield and Chums! 

Feliz Navidad Covers:

Lily Lambert 

Sorry Audio 

Shame 

Jose Feliciano & Jools Holland 

It's HALFWAY TO CHRISTMAS! And we celebrate some peace and quiet with more British artists covering Silent Night, look at another festive poem, and get ready for the end of the school year with classic teen show Grange Hill's Christmas disco! 

Silent Night Covers

Kim Wilde

Peter Andre

Erasure

Shaggy & Sting

In the May episode of Merry Britsmas, I chat about an episode of timey-wimey show Dr Who set in a snowy wonderland, discuss and read a British Xmas poem, and share some alternative original seasonal songs that you probably don't know. 

Dodgy - Xmas At The Food Bank 

The Lilac Time - The Needles 

Shelley Harland - In My Arms For Xmas 

Oh! Gunquit - High On Xmas/Don't Believe In Xmas 

Merry Britsmas is BACK for 2025! In my first episode of the year, I check out an old sitcom about Santa in hospital in Only When I Laugh, some Welsh festive christmas music from Cerys Matthews, and the much loved tradition of Boxing Day Footy! 

Cerys Matthews Xmas Music Playlist 

It's CHRIIISTMAASSS! For our last full episode of the year, I dive into a festive special of a great sketch show from the 90s called Goodness Gracious Me, explore British covers of my favourite carol, O Holy Night, and share some more festive emergency question responses about nativities and chocolates! 

Total Christmas Podcast 

O Holy Night Covers

Leona Lewis

Michael Ball 

Ellie Goulding 

Bastille  

Nina Nesbitt 

In the first of our December episodes this year, we take a look at a boy band called East 17 telling us to Stay Another Day, chat about some Outnumbered parents back in 2011, & discuss some more festive emergency questions about nativities and Quality Street!

East 17 - Stay Another Day   

Kylie Minogue - Stay Another Day

Tom Chaplin - Stay Another Day

Rae Morris - Stay Another Day 

Old Dirty Brasstards - Stay Another Day

In our second November episode, we have a very unusual Santa Claus exploration with a Channel 4 take on therapy and history, some alternative indie British festive tunes that need to be heard, and more festive questions and answers! 

The Long Blondes - Xmas Is Cancelled 

The Beautiful South - Hold It Back  

Frankie & the Heartstrings - Too Right It's Xmas 

Badly Drawn Boy - Donna & Blitzen