Merry Christmas you beautiful people!

It's our last episode of the year and it's packed in like 50 elves in a single Christmas stocking.

We start the show with Santa Claus is Not Coming To Town and Todd Polte shares the story of how he found out the truth about Saint Nick.

Next up it's our yearly visit to see Shelli and Frank Arnold's Christmas village. It's a spectacular sight and if you check out my facebook page there should be some pictures there.

Then it's Where Are You Christmas, and Bob Baker looks at Christmas in Lapland. 

This episode's version of A Christmas Carol is one of the worst yet. It's a modern day version with Dean Cain and it's just awful.

Here's a link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37266428/?ref_=fn_t_10

Ever wondered what the term 'Guv'nor' means, well Bob Baker is going to explain it all for you in Do You Hear What I Hear.

Check out Bob's podcast here:  https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

Then it's The Christmas Quiz and you can test your Christmas knowledge against Jeanie Mulligan from Ireland. It was a low scoring episode for both of us.

This episodes recommendation is I'm Not Complaing with Robin and Juno. Each week my two young daughters aged 10 and 5, tell jokes, talk about what they've been up to and argue. I think you'll enjoy it.

Here's a link: anchor.fm/notcomplaining

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Merry Christmas!

It's December, so it's Christmas and we start the show with this episode's version of A Christmas Carol. It's one I saw at The Theatre Royal Winchester. It's an old time radio stage performance and it started past Dr Who Colin Baker.

Then it's Do You Hear What I Hear and Bob Baker is talking about the word 'Publican'.

A couple of episodes ago we had Mary Polte on the show, well this episode she shares the story of how she found out the truth about Santa Claus.

Then it's The Christmas Sarnie Smackdown, Jeanie Mulligan, from Ireland, comes on to talk about where to be the best festive sandwiches.

Then Bob is Back with Where Are You Christmas, and this time it's in Frankenmuth, Michigan.

Check out Bob's podcast here:  https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

Then it's The Christmas Quiz and you can compare your answers with our US correspondent, Scott Newman.

Check out Scott's Podcasts.
Tinsel Tunes:
https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/tinseltunes

Christmas Morninng:
https://christmasmorningpodcast.com/

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Merry Christmas!

Hello you beautiful people!

We start the show with a version of A Christmas Carol and it's the audio release that Mickey's Christmas Carol is based on. The full title is An Adaptation of Dickens' A Christmas Carol by The Disney Players. You can watch it here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCilmU2_NQM

Next up it's Do You Hear What I Hear? and Bob Baker is looking at Polystyrene, or is it Styrofoam? You decide.

Then we have our yearly visit with our US correspondent Scott Newman from The Tinsel Tunes and Christmas Morning Podcasts. This year we look at a few of the many versions of Do They Know It's Christmas. 

Here's the videos:

Band Aid 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH-xd5bPKTA

Band Aid 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMZjb3YEUQ8

Band Aid 20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UZ--sD_DBQ

Band Aid 30

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w7jyVHocTk

Lad Baby 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIS3wNkQ_UE

Keith Lemon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_05wWm6Mp0

Then Bob Baker is back with Where Are You Christmas? and he's looking at Harry Potter stuff in the UK. 

Check out Bob's podcast here:  https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

We end with The Christmas Quiz. I managed 8, let me know how you got on.

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Merry Christmas!

Hello you beautiful people!

We start the show with Christmas All Over The World and we have a look at some of the culinary delights in France, particularly La Reveillon and the 13 Desserts.

Then Bob Baker has a look at the word us Brits use to describe a cigarette in Do You Hear What I Hear.

In The Christmas Quiz this week I only managed to score 6. Make sure to email me and let me know your score.

Then Bob is back with Where Are You Christmas. This time he's looking at Christmas all year round in sunny California.

Check out Bob's podcast here:  https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

In this episodes version of A Christmas Carol we look at one of the all time classics, Mickey's Christmas Carol. It's short, but it's great.

The recommendation this week is The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. We're all familiar with the film, but if you haven't read the book you should check it out. I listened to the audiobook and it was just great. You can listen to it free at Librivox.org

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Merry Christmas!

Hello you beautiful people!

We start the show with What The Dickens, and we have a look at some of the streets, towns and buildings that Dickens may have been referring to when describing Scrooge's London.

Then Bob Baker takes a look at the word 'blinding' in Do You Hear What I Hear?

Next up it's The Christmas Quiz and we're joined by Todd and Mary Polte, see if you can beat there scores.

In Where Are You Christmas? this episode, Bob is looking at a Scottish castle in Japan, I kid you not.

Check out Bob's podcast here:  https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

Then we look at Refrigerator Day, an episode of the Jim Henson show Dinosaurs. 

You can watch it here:  https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8iooia

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Merry Christmas!

Hello you beautiful people!

We begin the episode with Christmas All Over The World, and we look at the tradition of Scrambling in Driffield, Yorkshire. Where children roam the streetsgo from shop to shop begging for treats.

Next up is Where Are You Christmas, and this time Bob Baker is looking at Bruges in Begium.

Then it's our second part of our look at the 2019 BBC/FX version of A Christmas Carol, and Mary and Todd Polte defend it while I attack it.

You can watch it here:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlTNqJFYiXw&t=7467s

Next up Bob is Back with Do You Hear What I Hear, and he's looking at Golden Syrup. 

Check out Bob's podcast here:  https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

Then it's The Christmas Quiz. I'm ashamed to say I only scored 6 this time around. Make sure to email me your score to let me know how much better than me you did.

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Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas You Beautiful People!

We start the show with Where Are You Christmas? and Bob Baker tells us it's hiding in Germany.

Then it's this episodes version of A Christmas Carol, it's the 2019 version starring Guy Pearce. Some would say this is the worst version ever, but not Todd and Mary Polte, who come on the show to stick up for it. 

If you never seen it, you can watch it here:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlTNqJFYiXw&t=7467s

Then Bob is back with Do You Hear What I Hear? and he's looking at the difference between Ass and Arse.

Check out Bob's podcast here:  https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

Then it's The Christmas Quiz, I managed 9, make sure to email me with your score.

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Merry Christmas!

Hello you beautiful people!

We start the episode with a few Guinness World Records. How heavy do you think the world's largest Christmas pudding was? or what about the most brussels sprouts eaten in a minute? You'll find out here.

Do you know what a 'brolly' is? Well we know in the UK, and Bob Baker will teach you what one is in Do You Hear What I Hear.

This episode's version of A Christmas Carol is from the TV series Topper from 1953. It's not that good, but it could be worse.

You can watch it here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFkt5_jG-TY

Then Bob is back with Where Are You Christmas, and this time it's in China.

Check out Bob's podcast here:  https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

In The Christmas Quiz I managed to score 8, let me know how you got on.

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Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas you beautiful people!

We begin the show by looking at a Christmas Not So Classic. This one is from one of the biggest bands of all time, U2. They recorded a version of the British classic I Believe In Father Christmas, and it's okay.

Here's a link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD6QSJsASVM

Then Bob Baker is looking for Christmas in Where Are You Christmas, and he finds it at Mount Rushmore (with thanks to Benji Pearson).

Next up it's the quiz, and we have a little contoversy about some of my pronunciations in the last episode.

Halloween is on the horizon and in previous years listener Benji Pearson has dressed as ghosts from A Christmas Carol. This year he's thinking of being the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come and he asks for my advice, of which I give him very little.

Then Bob is back with Do You Hear What I Hear and he's looking at two weeks, or as us Brits would say 'A fortnight'.

Check out Bob's podcast here:  https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

This episode's version of A Christmas Carol is an episode of the western TV show Cimarron City. It's an interesting one, 

You can watch it here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soC3lLkqiiA

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Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas you beautiful people!

It's a packed episode and we start with The Christmas Quiz. I scored 8, make sure to email me and let me know how you got on.

Next up it's Where Are You Christmas and this episode Bob Baker takes us to a couple of Christmas shops in Edinburgh (pronounced Eden-burg, if you're Bob).

This epsisode we have a combination of A Christmas Carol and Yule Logs. There are 3 to choose from and they're all a bit crap.

This is an audio play adaptation and it's only part 1 (there are no more parts):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMJoiFiJEoc&t=25s

This one is from the horendous version of A Christmas Carol by the BBC and FX:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IluciPAhTsw

And this one shows 4 different versions of A Christmas Carol on a tiny screen in the corner of the picture:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zIytOURrx0&t=2527s

Then it's What The Dickens! and I look at 3 interesting aspects of A Christmas Carol that you may not have noticed before.

Oy! it's Do You Hear What I Hear? and Bob looks at the word 'Oy', which I thought was universal, but turns out I was wrong.

Then it's one of my Christmas memories and I reminisce about my experiences going caroling singing as a teenager.

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Merry Christmas!