40 Beloved Christmas Specials of the 70s Part One

Hey CSWL FANS! We’re doing our best to save Christmas by diving into fan-shared Things Boomers Like: 40 Beloved Christmas Specials of the 70s. In part one we tackle the first 20. From Bob Hope’s holiday specials to Cher’s star power and Rich Little’s impressions.

Funny how The Glenn Cambell Christmas special led us to discuss how comedy changed with disruptors like Woody Allen and David Letterman, why slapstick like pie-in-the-face humor might’ve always been overrated, and how subtitles can make things funnier. How did The Waltons seem like they were based on a real mountain family and their surprising connection to It’s A Wonderful Life? Remember when a 50-mile trip was a journey? Are Christmas Angels suggesting you try ayahuasca?

How Christmas variety shows of the 70s unveil insight into why Nancy Kerrigan’s story still matters, and why skipping Family Affair could land you a corner booth at “Victim Con,” Were the 70s just a big 60s hangover? Also, what’s the deal with whistling janitors, and could John Denver have taken a page from Billy Joel? How Captain Kangaroo’s appearance in a Christmas Special led to chats about random encounters with legends like George Burns or John Cleese?

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Kev’s Top ‘Alt’ Christmas Movie Picks Part 2

Kev and Anne are back to discuss Part 2 of Kev’s Alt Christmas Movie Picks as they continue to try to save Christmas. Kev continues to give Anne assignments as well as share his encounter with a celebrity psychic who coined the phrase he continues to hang on to “All Will Be Well”. The amazing talent of Will Ferrell and Ryan Renyolds, the sound advice for a 100-year-old and how this is truly the season the love and enjoy each other. Kev is back with more Dickens and admits that some may find him “a bit much” How Anne’s mom will finally get her way and how Boston’s BS artist teaches us to get around the system. They chat Spirited, The Man Who Invented Christmas and possibly the most deserving albeit underrated of them all 29th Street. How the latter just may need some Underpower and how Bill Murray’s Ghost Buster’s character is similar to Kev. Will this episode trigger a CSWL Summa Series? And how CSWL compares to the 2004 Red Sox. As always, please give us a 5-star review on Apple. Text us your thoughts at 351 251 2511 and find us on Facebook. The holiday season HAS arrived! Talk Shawtly

Kev's Top 'Alt' Christmas Movie Picks Part One

Kev and Anne are back and discuss Kev’s must-see Alt 8 Holiday Specials Part One. The two discuss how similar to The Little Drummer Boy, they are doing their best for you in their attempt to rally to save Christmas. What The Revenge of the Nerds and The Little Drummer Boy have in common. Why Fat Man is Entry Level to Violent Night and how Violent Night is “Fun Violence” and should have been remarketed as “Santa’s Last Stand,” Kev proceeds to give Anne quite a bit of homework, even extending the assignments until next season. Does Kev love all things A Christmas Carol? Anne is in the safe zone when the two talk Billy Bob Thorton and his connection to the Thorn Birds. Should 30 Something have been named 60 Something, and are Kev and Anne part of the problem? As always, please give us a 5-star review on Apple. Text us your thoughts at 351 251 2511 and find us on Facebook. The holiday season HAS arrived! Talk Shawtly

Rankin Bass Twas the Night Before Christmas

Kev and Anne are back and give the 1974 Rankin & Bass Twas the Night Before Christmas 4 ½ Candy Canes. Before going scene by scene, Kev digresses and wonders if this is not the counter punch to the Hannah Barbera The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn’t, why Cobra Kai is different from the Land of the Lost, and how Albert the Mouse reminds him of today's youth and how intelligence without experience is 2 dimensional thinking per Star Trek wisdom.  What is a 'Very Venmo' Christmas and memories of Jordan's Furniture in Waltham MA and their infamous Marshmallow couch. A very special guest appearance from Maria Menounos along with a reminder to always pay the Vig. As always, please give us a 5-star review on Apple. Text us your thoughts at 351 251 2511 and find us on Facebook. The holiday season HAS arrived! Talk Shawtly

Kev and Anne are back and give the 1962 classic Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol 3 ½ Candy Canes. Kev digresses and provides a lot of inside baseball- including inside tips on Tina Louise, Rose Marie, Mr. T and more. We learn how Kev’s father-in-law is similar to Mr. Magoo and that instead of green bean almondine, make homemade friend dough at your next holiday gathering if you want to be popular. Is CSWL the “alt-version” to the podcasts that are more hallmark-centric? As always, please give us a 5-star review on Apple. Text us your thoughts at 351 251 2511 and find us on Facebook. The holiday season HAS arrived! Talk Shawtly

Hey CSWL Fans! Kev and Anne chat what they are up to and where they have been. Did Kev win the trivia game against Polar Express train rival- did Elf Pixie take sides? Kev chats yard decorations- and the magic of Santa's village in Finland. Back in Florida- Anne talks all things boat show and golf cart parade before diving into Kev’s New Friend Party Idea- could this go on the road this Summa? As always, please give us a 5-star review on Apple. Text us your thoughts at 351 251 2511 and find us on Facebook. The holiday season HAS arrived! Talk Shawtly

Kev and Anne are back to talk their R&B fav characters and their not so favs. Anne’s number one is now a solid part of Kev’s list. Kev shares more inside baseball, and insight into why Santa Claus is Coming to Town is his own personal Dianetics and why The Winter Warlock is his L.Ron Hubbard. As always, please give us a 5-star review on Apple. Text us your thoughts at 351 251 2511 and find us on Facebook. The holiday season HAS arrived! Talk Shawtly

Better late than neva- Kev and Anne are back to talk all things Festivus for the Rest of Us! Kev goes inside baseball to provide inside the writers' room tips as well as wanting to dig deeper to uncover who has the IP and what tweaks could have made this iconic comedy even better. Is Festivus still celebrated around the world? Why the love for Love Actually? As always, please give us a 5-star review on Apple. Text us your thoughts at 351 251 2511 and find us on Facebook. The holiday season HAS arrived! Talk Shawtly

Happy Thanksgiving, CSWL fans, and as you know-this Friday- Black Friday marks the Opening Day of the Holiday Season! In this episode, Kev, Anne, Christian and Evan cover The Simpson’s Season 2 Episode 7: Bart vs Thanksgiving! Kev and crew give this newly deemed classic 5 Candy Canes!! We cover what makes the Simpsons great and timeless, Anne shares her childhood dream of being one of the 'Up with People' Singers (?) and as you head to the kitchen, make sure NOT TO IMPROVISE on Thanksgiving classics.  While you're at it why don't we bring back words like 'delight', splendid and grand?  As always, please give us a 5-star review on Apple. Text us your thoughts at 351 251 2511 and find us on Facebook. The holiday season HAS arrived! Talk Shawtly

Happy Black Friday, CSWL fans, or should we say Happy Opening Day of the Holiday Season! In this episode, we cover the classic South Park Black Friday 3-part episode from 2013. Between anime and Game of Thrones references, not to mention how close the writers came to predicting the climate of today, this is a 5 Candy Cane review and commentary from us. Text us your thoughts 351 251 2511 and find us on Facebook. The holiday season HAS arrived!