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 

In my first November episode of Merry Britsmas, we have more festive questions to answer about food and drunken mistakes, a Christmas comedic special about a big comedian called Greg Davies, and a song that links to armistice day by a pretty famous Liverpudlian called Paul McCartney! 

Pipes of Peace Covers

MUNA 

Callum Minks

Sergio Denis

Don't Call Me Ishmael 

Merry Britsmas KO-FI Link

It's Merry Spooksmas! Which means Halloween vibes and horrors, such as a creepy tale of murder mystery from Jonathan Creek, some gothic horror songs, and creepy ghostly stories from the historic town of Rye!

Kaiser Chiefs - Zombie Prom 

Radiohead - Burn The Witch

Echo & the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon

On our first October episode of Merry Britsmas this year, we get a little bit spooky but still quite festive. I watch a recent kids show about monsters called Scream Street, force myself to listen to comedic British Xmas songs, and ask and answer some more Emergency Festive Questions, this time with a spooky twist! 

David Brent - Don't Cry It's Xmas 

Geraldine McQueen - Once Upon A Xmas 

Spitting Image - Santa Claus Is On The Dole 

In my 66th episode and the first Ber month episode of 2024, I go back to the 1960s to listen to some older British Christmas songs that people may not know, watch an old show about Scottish doctors with some festive storytelling, and go back to the Emergency Festive Questions book to answer and ask some more odd queries such as why is Rudolph's nose red? 

David Whitfield - Santo Natale

Dave King - Xmas & You 

Adam Faith - Lonely Pup In A Xmas Shop

In the August episode of Merry Britsmas, I take a look at British covers of an indie classic Just Like Xmas by Low, explore a sitcom I knew nothing about called Robin's Nest, and answer some more Festive Emergency Questions, as well as reading out some of your answers from last month!

Covers of Just Like Xmas

Tripp Mirror 

Guisers 

Parcs 

Gastown Irregulars 

Gabrielle Aplin 

It's Christmas in July! So it's time for some summery xmas things on Merry Britsmas including some (incredibly vaguely linked) festive songs about sun and summer, as well as a look at Death In Paradise, a show about crime, the Caribbean, and, in this episode, Christmas. I also ask and answer some more festive questions and hope you will answer them too! 

The Sunflower Thieves - It's Not Like The Xmas Films 

The Eves - Xmas In Summertime

Los Bitchos - Los Chrismos 

Leo Sayer - Xmas In July