Paul F Tompkins and Janet Varney swap Christmas songs with Arnie. Songs from T Rex, John Prine, the Everly Brothers and more. Also a Christmas mystery from Janet.

Creator and Host: Arnie Niekamp 

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Guests:

Paul F Tompkins

More info on seeing Paul live with Varietopia and other shows: http://paulftompkins.com/live

Janet Varney

Get more info on SF Sketchfest 2026: SF Sketchfest - The San Francisco Comedy Festival

Check out Janet’s podcast E Pluribus Motto: E Pluribus Motto | Maximum Fun

Producer and Editor: Garrett Schultz

Artwork: Allard Laban

Opening Theme Music: Andy Poland

Song Playlists:

Playlist of all the songs for this episode here

Christmas Will Be Just Another Lonely Day - Brenda Lee

Christmas Eve Can Kill You - The Everly Brothers

2000 Miles - Pretenders

Christmas Bop - T. Rex

Ain't No Chimneys in the Projects - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

Christmas in Prison - John Prine

A Musical Christmas Card: O Christmas Tree/The Sleigh - Fred Waring & The Pennsylvanians

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen: Big Band Version - Jimmy Smith

Winter Wonderland - Count Basie Orchestra

The growing list of accepted Christmas songs here

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

Videos:

Silent Night by Janet and Paul (along with Jonathan Coulton and Eban Schletter): Silent Night

John Gorka’s I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day: John Gorka - I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day

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