Tis the Podcast

The elves are prepping for Christmas in July with some special help from the Ghost of Christmas Past. This week, we revisit our number one movie, Elf. Does this film still hold the flame it once did for the elves, or has its flame begun to flicker? Cuddle up, tune in, and find out!

This week, patron and friend of the show, Gerry Davilla joins Julia, Thom, and Anthony to discuss The Avengers-esque, Crisis-on-Infinite-Earths type, 1979, grand finale crossover event, Rankin/Bass' 1979 theatrical film, Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July. Together, the four hosts try their hardest to make sense of the completely out there plot, which retcons Rudolph-the-Red-Nosed-Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, and Santa Claus is Comin' to Town while introducing a complex mythology for the North Pole that introduces the evil wizard, Winterbolt, the queen of the northern lights, Lady Boreal, and a neglected, drugged-up looking reindeer called Scratcher. Filled with tons background information on Rankin/Bass, A+ impressions, terrible singing, and plenty of bafflement to go around, this is one hilarious episode that you definitely do not want to miss! So blast that air conditioning, make yourself a cup of hot cocoa, sit back, and enjoy while reveling in the fact that we're now officially closer to this Christmas than we are to last Christmas. 

Happy Leon Day! We're officially halfway to Christmas, and the elves couldn't be more excited. To celebrate, they've come together for a very special episode just in time for the release of Toy Story 4 - one in which they discuss the made-for-TV special, Toy Story That Time Forgot. In Trixie, The Battlesaurs Are Not Playing!, the elves share their love of all things Toy Story as they discuss the holiday special Toy Story That Time Forgot.

This week, the elves accidentally wrap up week 3 of Hallmark movies with 2018's Christmas at Graceland, starring American Idol star Kellie Pickler. Can this country girl give the elves the Hallmark redemption they've been looking for?

This week, Julia, Thom, and Anthony are joined by fellow Christmas podcaster, and loyal listener and patron of the show, Todd Killian of Christmas Clatter Podcast to cover a movie of his choice: the 2011, ABC Family original film, 12 Dates of Christmas! How does this movie stack up against the other two holiday Groundhog Day films - Pete's Christmas and Christmas Every Day - the elves have covered so far? Does the presence of Amy Smart ruin this Christmas comedy for our hosts? Do ABC Family holiday movies even hold a candle to Hallmark ones? Tune in to find out the answer to these questions, along with how you can pick a movie and cohost an episode with the elves! This is an all around fun episode that's sure to shake you from those summertime blues - you don't want to miss it! 

This week, join Julia, Thom, and Anthony as they cover the musical adaption of a beloved holiday classic, A Christmas Story Live!, as originally broadcast by Fox in December 2017. Will it fare better with Thom and Julia than the original version did? Did the elves actually enjoy the musical numbers? Settle in, relax, and enjoy this hilarious episode that is sure to stir some controversy amongst fans of the original movie! 

To kick off the month of June, and the countdown to Leon Day, Julia, Thom, and Anthony dive back into the realm of Hallmark Christmas movies and cover the 2017 film, Switched for Christmas, starring the Queen of Hallmark, Candace Cameron Bure. It's a battle of the sexes this episode, with Thom and Anthony (in rare form and agreement!) on one side sharing a dislike for this movie, and Julia on the other trying to give it a fair shake. But can the elves at least agree that there's an abundance of holiday atmosphere and a Linus moment? Also discussed this episode are the elves' opinions on when it starts feeling like Christmas to them! Enjoy! 

TV month wraps up this week as the elves sit down to talk about the holiday episodes of 30 Rock. Grab some delicious food, sit back, and celebrate as a Verdukian on Merlipeen!

This week, all three elves are back together again to cover the five Christmas episodes of ABC's hit comedy, Modern Family! A lot of ground is covered this week, as we talk about America's favorite blended family, in addition to discussing America's sexiest accents, Douglas Fir vs. Fraser Fir Christmas trees, Mel Gibson's upcoming holiday comedy Fat Man, and FX's A Christmas Carol miniseries amongst many other things! Pour yourself a hot cocoa, relax, enjoy, and revel in the fact that we are 40% of the way through the year, and all that much closer to Christmas! 

Due to some scheduling issues this week, not only was our original plan to cover the Christmas episodes of Modern Family pushed back a week, but Thom was sadly unable to make the recording of this episode due to travel for work! As such, Julia and Anthony right a wrong that listeners pointed out after our previous episode dropped, and cover "Citizen Knope", Parks and Recreation's fourth-season Christmas episode that we somehow missed when covering the other holiday episodes of the comedy last week! What we thought was only going to be a short mini-episode, however, turns into a supersized one, when the two elves turn their attention to Avengers: Endgame and delve into the movie in great, spoilerly, loving detail! Don't worry though - for those of you who haven't seen the film yet, the Parks and Rec half of the episode is completely spoiler free, and afterward, fair warning (and a musical cue!) is given before talk switches to grand-finale of the Marvel Cinematic Universe thus far. While a break from the show's normal format, this is one episode you definitely do not want to miss, so settle in with your favorite Christmassy beverage, relax, and enjoy!