We are very close to the ber months so celebrate with Merry Britsmas by hearing me ramble about the second Band Aid to take on Do They Know It's Christmas, a pair of super spies from the sixties in a strange festive adventure, and how decorating was all about tradition and thrift during wartime. 

Band Aid II 

Going Live! Report on Band Aid II 

Glee 

Slade 

Richard Cheese 

It's Christmas In July! Which mean's it's time to talk all things Christmas (as it is every month here...). This month, I explore some kind-of sunny British festive songs, a nativity that goes dreadfully wrong from the Play That Goes Wrong, and how rationing affected the holiday season during World War II. 

British Summery Christmas Songs

Shame - Feliz Navidad 

Shaggy & Joss Stone - Sunny Celebration 

Brutalligators - Christmas in July 

Peggy Sue - Surf Xmas EP 

It's Half Christmas! So let's get proper festive with the classic Snowman tune Walking in the Air, as well as discussing a kind-of-superheroic festive special from cult show Misfits, along with our now regular topic of British Christmas during World War II, focusing on rationing and supplies. 

Aled Jones - Walking in the Air 

Tom Chaplin cover 

Jack Robert Hardman cover 

Jerkcurb cover 

The Maccabees cover 

How about taking a little look at a classic 70s sitcom Xmas episode about life in prison with Ronnie Barker in Porridge, the merry joy of ex-footballer Chris Kamara singing some classic holiday songs, & the difficulties of Xmas during bombing raids in WWII. 

Chris Kamara - Here's To Christmas

In the first episode of 2022, I take a look at a silly reboot of a kids show about a super spy rodent, listen to some under appreciated festive British indie pop, and begin a new section exploring what life was like in the UK at Christmas during World War II. 

Dan Croll - A Guardian Christmas 

Gabrielle Aplin - Untitled 

Belle & Sebastian - Are You Coming Over For Christmas? 

In the wise words of Noddy Holder, it's CHRIIIISTTMAAASSSS!! Check out this mega message of festive love and celebration from the Christmas Podcast Network!

Happy Christmas all of you brilliant, wonderful people! 

In a special bonus episode, I review and recommend some brilliant new British festive songs from this year including the likes of Billy Nomates, Shame, Gary Barlow, Dream Nails and Will Joseph Cook. Check out the songs below: 

Gary Barlow - The Dream of Xmas 

Will Joseph Cook - No Time To Be Alone 

Shame - Baldur's Gate

Blackaby - Plastic Mistletoe

Laurie Shaw - Snow Day

Billy Nomates - Xmas is for Lovers, Ghosts & Children 

David Newton - Winter Tragedy 

Kathryn Williams & Carol Ann Duffy - Snow Angel 

Gabrielle Aplin - Just Like Christmas (Low cover) 

George Ezra - Come Home For Xmas (cover) 

Dream Star - Lonely Star 

It's our full on final proper episode of 2021 and it's an extra long packed present full of more than just the usual Merry Britsmas ramblings! I look at British classic The Vicar of Dibley's The Xmas Lunch Incident, covers of Greg Lake's I Believe in Father Xmas, and hear from other festive podcasters to get the final say on which Xmas advert of 2021 is the very best! 

Check out the other festive podcasts below: 

Totally Rad Xmas

Advent Calendar House

Xmas Alphabet 

Planning for Xmas

Xmas Podcast Podcast 

Jingle Jank 

Kringle Talks Xmas

Cosy Xmas

It's actually DECEMBER! So let's get super festive with some historical Medieval feasting, a Xmas celebration with Mark & Jez of Peep Show, and some intriguing British covers of Mariah Carey's super hit All I Want For Christmas Is You. 

Check out the covers: 

Clean Bandit 

Bastille 

Puppini Sisters

Jamie Cullum

Olivia Olson 

Check out The Christmas Alphabet podcast: http://christmasalphabet.com/ 

In the second November episode of 2021, I explore a festive Titanic cosmic cruise from an episode of Doctor Who, some seasonal poetry from Wendy Cope, and some history and covers of Fairytale of New York by The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl.